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Philip Phung

Informatics, 2010

As of 2024 Philip was a Senior Solutions Engineer at Disney for the Ad Platforms Technical Operations team. He has built internal support tools for the Ad Operations team as well as provide his technical expertise in supporting Advertising Account Managers across various branches within the company. Previously, Philip was hired on directly with ESPN before merging with the parent company, Disney. He focuses primarily in front-end web development utilizing his knowledge in UX Design, Data Visualization, QA Testing.

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Jessie Sherwood

MLIS, 2010

Jessie is working as a manuscript cataloguer with the Robbins Collection at the University of California Berkeley's School of Law (Boalt Hall).

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Chris Sinco

Informatics, 2010

Chris is working as a UX design lead at Google, designing Android developer tools. Chris was previously an interaction designer at Microsoft, designing for Hololens, Cortana and Visual Studio Code.

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Michael Siruno

Informatics, 2010

Michael works as a people manager with AT&T's college-hiring Technology Development Program, where he is responsible for the growth of the program through the hiring of college graduates and interns. He says, "I am passionate about recruitment, assessment and career coaching of new talent to make an impact at AT&T."

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Jeremy Skinner

MLIS, 2010

Jeremy is working as a library director for Curry Public Library in Gold Beach, Oregon. He was recently recognized as Librarian of the Year for the state of Oregon by the Oregon Library Association.

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Nicholas Sweers

MSIM, 2010

Nicholas works as a Senior Manager, Knowledge Management, Global Supply Operations at Expedia. Previously, Nicholas worked in information architecture for Amazon from 2011-2014.

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Benjamin Tucker

MLIS, 2010

In 2012, Ben began working at the Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound in Tacoma as their Business, Economics, and Social Sciences Liaison Librarian.

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Vivek Venkatramani

MSIM, 2010

Vivek is a Manager in IT Audit and Assurance at KPMG, where he has worked since 2010.

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Veronica Vichit-Vadakan

MLIS, 2010

After 10 years as a systems librarian at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Veronica shifted her library focus and started a new position as a faculty reference librarian at Portland Community College, Oregon's largest post-secondary educational institution.

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Mark Vitazko

Informatics, 2010

Mark is a senior product designer at Facebook, leading projects on Facebook Search. He previously worked at Microsoft from 2012 to 2019 on the Cloud + AI team, designing for the HoloLens, enterprise voice tools, Cortana, IoT and Windows Phone. Mark also previously worked at General Electric from 2010 to 2012 on smart appliances and connected home products.

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25 years in, Information School is more essential than ever

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Twenty-five years ago, there were no smartphones or social media. Most of us had dial-up internet. We went to Blockbuster when we wanted to rent movies and read newspapers when we wanted to stay informed. Artificial intelligence was the...
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A photo of Cynthia Leitich Smith and images of two of her books, "Jingle Dancer" and "Sisters of the Neversea."

Cynthia Leitich Smith to share insights on Indigenous stories

Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Children's and young adult book author Cynthia Leitich Smith writes stories that center Indigenous youth as heroes. Her storytelling draws inspiration from moments and experiences she’s had in her own life.“I didn't really think of it...
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