Chelsea Shamy
Dearing Group

Account Executive
Session One (3:00 – 3:30 p.m.)
Session Two (3:35 – 4:05 p.m.)
Sessions that Chelsea is attending:
Communication, Advertising, Brand Development, Account Management, Project Management, Strategic and Digital Marketing, Business Development, Brand Positioning, Content Development, Client Relations
You may want to meet with Chelsea if you have an interest in the following:
Chelsea Shamy works as an Account Executive for Dearing Group, a full-service marketing and communications agency. Dearing Group works through a variety of tools including advertising, brand development, content marketing, social media, web development, audio/video production, media, and public relations. Chelsea is a Purdue University graduate, and prior to her time with Dearing Group she worked as an Account Coordinator with an agency called Reed Promotional Media.
Tom Doherty
Cardinal Publishers Group

President
All Sessions
Sessions that Tom is attending:
Book publishing, Book Distribution, Marketing, Sales, Entrepreneurship, Client Relations, Project Management,
You may want to meet with Tom if you have an interest in the following:
Tom Doherty founded Cardinal Publishers Group, a full service national book distributor, back in 2000 and has presided over it ever sense. Previous to his time with Cardinal Publishers Group, Tom worked as the Vice President of Sales for SPI & Sagamore Publishing, as the Sales and Marketing Manager of Masters Press, as the Eastern Regional Marketing Manager for Warner Publishers Service in New York, and has had an additional ten years of book publishing and distributing experience. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Independent Book Publishers Association.
Ross Tanner
Dearing Group

Brand Strategist/Vice President
Session Three (4:10 – 4:40 p.m.)
Sessions that Ross is attending:
Marketing, Communication, Advertising, Brand Development, Brand Management, Media Planning and Buying, Project Management
You may want to meet with Ross if you have an interest in the following:
Ross Tanner works as the Vice President and Brand Strategist for Dearing Group, a full-service marketing and communications agency. Dearing Group works through a variety of tools including advertising, brand development, content marketing, social media, web development, audio/video production, media, and public relations. Prior to his time with Dearing Group, Ross worked with Haan Marketing + Communications as a creative production assistant, spent two years in the Peace Corps, and graduated from Ball State University.
Karen Morgan
Purdue University,
College of Liberal Arts

Coordinator of International Student Services
Session One (3:00 – 3:30 p.m.)
Sessions that Chelsea is attending:
Advising, International Student Services, Teaching, Chinese Language, Japanese Language, Linguistics
You may want to meet with Karen if you have an interest in the following:
Dr. Karen Morgan works as the Coordinator of International Student Services for the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University. Prior to working in this role, Karen also held a position as a Lecturer, teaching Purdue students undergraduate Chinese. She has a Ph.D. in applied linguistics, and has maintained several relevant experience such as Principal and Instructor of the Purdue Chinese School, Student Organization Advisor of the CLA International Student Council, and founded an Internship Program.
Deb Seders
Tippecanoe County Public Defender’s Office

Office Assistant for Public Defender
All Sessions
Sessions that Chelsea is attending:
Journalism, Communication, Training, Leadership, Government, Writing, Customer Service
You may want to meet with Deb if you have an interest in the following:
Deb Seders works at the Tippecanoe County Public Defender’s Office as the Office Assistant. Outside of work, Deb is an active member in the Association for Women in Communication’s local professional chapter, the AWC Lafayette Chapter. She is the current secretary, but has also presided over AWC Lafayette – and has even won an award for her work in the organization two times! Deb was even a part of Purdue AWC when she attended Purdue to pursue a degree in journalism, an area she also has a diverse array of experience and expertise within.
Jessica Stocker
Brian Lamb School of Communication

Associate Program Director
Session One (3:00 – 3:30 p.m.)
Sessions that Chelsea is attending:
Strategic Communication, Management, Online Communication
You may want to meet with Jessica if you have an interest in the following:
Jessica Stocker has been the Associate Program Director for the Brian Lamb School of Communication’s Online MS in Strategic Communication since 2019. She received her MS in Communication from Purdue with a focus on Strategic Communication Management. She has had 10 years of communications related experience.
Angela K Roberts
Purdue University
Senior Communications Professional; Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships Office
Session Three (4:10 – 4:40 p.m.)
Sessions that Angela is attending:
Editing, Web and Graphic Design, Social Media, Operations, Communications, Marketing, Science and Technical Writing, Project Management, Video Production, Public Speaking, Sales, Data Analysis, Non-Profit Leadership
You may want to meet with Angela if you have an interest in the following:
Angela Roberts, an active member of the AWC Lafayette Chapter, works as a Senior Communication Professional for Purdue University. She also holds the position of Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships Office. Angela has worked as the Operations Manager of Solace Counseling Services of Indiana, Owner of Bungalow Productions, Business Development Coordinator of the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, Marketing and Public Information Director at Cummins Behavioral Health Systems, and has held an array of other professional expertise related to the communications and health fields.