Table Talks - Media Day 2026
Table talks were a big hit in 2024 so we are bringing them back. They are like roundtable meets speed networking. Small groups will meet with a professional about a designated table topic. We will have approximately 12 Table Talks. Students will cycle through them every 20 minutes. Topics will be listed below with the attending professionals. Check back in the spring to consider the tables you want to visit.
Table Talks
Ballroom 108.1
- Table 1 - Ask Me Anything: Digital Media & Entertainment
Jerry Houston Shannon '09
Executive Producer
WSMV -
Table 2 - Ask Me Anything: Film & Video Production
Scott Votaw
Assistant Vice Chancellor
Georgia Film Academy / University System of Georgia - Table 3 - Ask Me Anything: Journalism
Gabrielle Nelloms '18
Video Producer
CNN - Table 4 - Ask Me Anything: Public Relations
Jacob Hawkins '06
Director of Public Relations & Head of System Crisis Communications
Southern Company / Georgia Power - Table 5 - When Everything Is Media, Who Do You Believe?
Sonji Jacobs
Managing Partner
INCISIVE
Chris Sizemore
Founder & Partner
INCISIVE - Table 6 - From Graduation to the First Job: Navigating Year One
London Hornsby '23 & '24
Administrative Assistant
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners -
Table 7 - Inside Print: The Business of Building Belonging
Crystal Baxley
CEO & Publisher
Midland Neighbors & North Columbus Neighbors Magazines
Shane Whatley
Publisher
Carrollton Living Magazine
ballroom 108.3/4
- Table 8 - Join the Organization, Build the Career
Jackson Gamble '23
Communications Specialist
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners - Table 9 - Make the Movie Anyway: Financing Film with Creative Capital
Andy Carpenter
Writer / Director / Producer
Strong Land Creative
Paul Rowe
Owner / Operator
Last Caress Productions - Table 10 - Beyond the Newsroom: The Lifestyle Pivot
Kandace Blake '18
Lifestyle TV Host
WALB - Table 11 - Real Lives, Real Stories
Charity Johnson
Director of Strategic Communications
Atlanta Habitat for Humanity - Table 12 - Power of Communication
Dylan Mathews '18
Host & Executive Producer
Atlanta Sports Radio, 92.9 The Game - Table 13 - crtl + alt + create: Doing More with Less
Jose Avila-Kelly '05
Technical Operations Manager
CNN - Table 14 - How to Build Your Own Platform
Arvon Bacon '21
Founder
Bacon Network, LLC