March 7th, 1:00 – 6:00
Yamawaki Auditorium
Join us for the ComArts event of the year, when we host interviews with award-winning media and design professionals. This year’s speakers will cover topics such as broadcast journalism, public relations, filmmaking and video production, investigative reporting, graphic design and marketing strategy. And don’t miss our annual alum panel followed by a reception in the Wedeman Gallery.
1:00 p.m.
Glenn Jones, NBC 10 Boston/NECN
A New England Emmy recipient, Glenn Jones is a reporter and anchor whose past leadership roles in communications and public relations include press secretary for the Island of Bermuda.
2:00 p.m.
Roberto Mighty, PBS/GBH
Critically acclaimed filmmaker and multimedia artist Roberto Mighty's recent work includes two national PBS series and "Legacy of Love", a documentary about Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King's Boston years.
3:00 p.m.
Kathy Curran, NBC 10 Boston
An Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist who has covered high-profile cases both locally and nationally, Kathy Curran was named Chief Investigative Strategist at NBC 10 Boston in 2022.
4:00 p.m.
José Nieto, ThinkArgus
Chief Strategy Officer at ThinkArgus, José Nieto's work has been honored by AIGA's Best of New England, Print Magazine, The New York Book Show, the Interactive Media Awards, and the MarCom Creative Awards.
5:00 p.m.
SOCA Alumni, Sponsored by the Office of University Advancement
Join us for the annual ComArts alum panel, with eight former students of Graphic Design and Communications.
6:00 p.m.
Alumni Reception
Glenn Jones joined NBC10 Boston and NECN as a reporter and anchor in November of 2021.
A past Boston/New England Emmy Award winner, Glenn has nearly a decade of experience in television news, including a three-year tenure as a general assignment reporter in the Boston market. He also spent four years as an anchor and reporter for the NBC affiliate in Fort Myers, Florida, and at the ABC affiliate in Springfield, Massachusetts.
After working in local TV, Glenn worked as press secretary for the Island of Bermuda, where he led crisis communications and media relations for the country’s highest elected office. In addition, he worked as general manager for MediaHouse, the parent company for Bermuda.com, Island Press and the Bermuda Sun, where he spearheaded the operations, business development, sales and marketing efforts for a company with affiliates throughout the Caribbean region.
He most recently worked as interim CEO and chief experience officer for the Bermuda Tourism Authority, where he held a variety of leadership roles since 2015. During that time, Glenn hosted the globally televised America’s Cup in 2017, secured the world's first spectator-attended PGA Tour event since the start of the pandemic, and created a multi-year national tourism plan that directly helped to reshape the island’s relevance as a sports and luxury vacation destination.
Glenn received his bachelor of science degree in broadcast journalism from Emerson College in Boston.
He is a devoted Boston Celtics and Red Sox fan and is an active community volunteer with special interests in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion, youth literacy and mentorship.
Roberto Martínez Mighty, MFA, creates original, inclusive programs and exhibitions for film, television, streamers, online and museums. He is currently the creator, Executive Producer, Writer and Host of two new series on nationwide public television and PBS Passport: “World’s Greatest Cemeteries”, about international burial grounds and diverse history-makers interred in them; and “getting dot OLDER”, about diverse Baby Boomers’ experiences of aging. Both of these series are now in production on their second seasons on PBS for early 2023.
Roberto’s new, six-screen interactive multimedia museum exhibit, “getting dot OLDER: The Exhibit”, premiered at Boston’s Milton Academy in Fall, 2022 and is now available for exhibition at museums, libraries and other venues through 2025.
His 2020 documentary, "Legacy of Love", about Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott’s meeting and romance in the 1950’s, broadcasts nationwide on public TV stations and streams 24/7 on PBS Online. In the Boston area, it airs seasonally on WGBH-TV.
Education
Roberto was on the faculty at Emerson College from 2006 - 2018 and also taught at Boston University and American Graphics Institute. His MFA is from Lesley University and his BA (History) is from Boston University
Kathy Curran joined NBC10 Boston as chief investigative strategist in September 2022.
Curran -- an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist - grew up in Boston and has covered the region for close to 30 years. Prior to her current role, Curran spent ten years as part of WCVB’s 5 Investigates, and more than a decade with CBS News/WBZ.
As a crime and investigative reporter, she has covered major local and national stories including the Harmony Montgomery, David Almond, and Aaron Hernandez cases. She also covered the Boston Marathon bombing, Molly Bish case, Sept. 11, Hurricane Katrina, Whitey Bulger, the Rhode Island Station Nightclub fire, Dartmouth murders, and many more.
Curran also uncovered the Massachusetts State Police overtime scandal that led to reform, prosecutions and restitutions. Prior to her successful tenure in Boston, she spent time covering stories in Portland, Maine, and Huntsville, Alabama.
Known affectionately (he hopes) as “the professor,” José leads the strategic development at ThinkArgus, combining analytical thinking, creative know-how, and marketing insights to craft brands and campaigns that resonate with audiences, positively impact the community, and achieve client goals. An instinctive collaborator, José works with both the account and creative team to keep our work always on target.
José has degrees from Tufts University, NYU, and MassArt. Before joining ThinkArgus, José was principal of SquareZero, an award-winning graphic design studio specializing on cultural, publishing, and education clients, and principal designer at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, where he worked on everything from print and digital advertising, exhibition collateral, the museum website and ecommerce, and the member magazine. Previously, he was the Design Director at Northeastern University.
When he’s not thinking about client projects, José enjoys traveling with his wife and teenage son. He’s also a published novelist and an amusing storyteller – but make sure never to ask him about Borneo: he’ll never shut up about it.