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Haley Adams interviews SMU alum Thane Economou ('10 Cinema-Television) by SMU Hello, Hilltop

Loni Nunziata interviews SMU alum Marissa Mast ('11 Journalism with minor in Spanish) by SMU Hello, Hilltop

SMU CCPA student, Annalise Jackson interviews SMU alum Deepa Liegel ('17 Dance Performance; Arts Management minor) who is a company member with the Limón Dance Company.

SMU CCPA student, Jane Murphy interviews SMU alum Juan Francisco de la Guardia ('10 Cinema-Television) a writer and producer who has worked on shows for E! and Netflix as well as Undercover Boss. Based in Los Angeles, he is also a member of the Meadows 2050 Council.

SMU Meadows School of the Arts Student Saman Alibhai interviews SMU Alum Jordan Chlapecka ('11 Advertising & Anthropology).

Chlapecka is the Associate Creative Director at VaynerMedia in NYC, and Dancer. Co-artistic director - Linked Dance Theatre.

SMU Meadows School of the Arts student Serena Price interviews SMU Alum Dan Carillo Levy ('09 Cinema Television).

Levy is the Chief Creative Officer, Co-founder (2015) of Moxie 88 Film Studio; Producer of Little Bitches feature film by Moxie 88 and Sony Pictures (2017); Director of new projects for Lemon Films USA, 2012–15, projects included Spider-Man on Broadway and Casa De Mi Padre with Will Ferrell; Production team for Cannes Best Screenplay winner Guillermo Arriaga (The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005); Collaborated on The Burning Plain starring Charlize Theron and Jennifer Lawrence, and Words with Gods with Peter Gabriel and Damián Bichir; Director, writer and producer for Televisa on a special segment on the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics broadcast.

Abbie Cleveland (Spring ’21) interviews DJ “Shangela” Pierce (’03 CCPA). Pierce performed on the GLAAD Media Awards and alongside Lady Gaga in the Oscar-winning film “A Star is Born.” He has also been named to the TIME Next 100 list and is the star of the new hit show “We’re Here” on HBO. Pierce shares captivating stories from his early years, life at SMU, and a glimpse into his life as a much sought-after Hollywood rising star!

SMU Public Relations students Jon Evan Smelley ('22) and Morgan McCullough ('21) interview Sarah Montonchaikul ('14; Art History and French) an Objects Conservation Fellow with the Smithsonian American Arts Museum in this episode of "Hello, Hilltop!" Sarah shares experiences from her fellow role, along with other life experiences like her time at SMU. She is also a proud member of the SMU Meadows 2050 Council.

SMU students, Angelica-Jasmine (AJ) Bates ('21), Daniel Chow ('21), and Taylor Rudell ('21) interview ceramic artist, Marcello Ortega ('14) in this episode of "Hello, Hilltop!" Marcello is a Meadows 2050 Council member. He actually earned his undergraduate degree in finance and economics in 2014, but Dean Holland selected him for the Council because he now operates his own ceramics studio in Dallas. He has effectively parlayed the skills he obtained through his undergraduate coursework into building a reputable arts practice.

SMU students Maddie Johnson ('20) and Kori Goerlitz ('22) interview Kyle Hobratschk ('11) and Travis LaMothe ('13) of 100 West Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency, along with being members of the Meadows 2050 Council in this episode of "Hello, Hilltop!"