Jacht Ad Lab announces new members for spring 2020

Jacht is UNL’s student-run advertising agency through the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Jacht is UNL’s student-run advertising agency through the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Members of the Jacht Ad Lab are excited to announce its crew for spring 2020. Forty nine new members represent both new and returning student “Jachters” from diverse backgrounds and disciplines at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Jacht is UNL’s student-run advertising agency through the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Jacht provides students with real-world experience that builds on classroom instruction by giving students opportunities to work in a real advertising agency setting.

This semester, Jemalyn Griffin will serve as the director of the program. Griffin is an assistant professor of practice in advertising and public relations at the CoJMC.

“Jacht provides students with the chance to experience a real-world agency with paying clients,” Griffin said. “They get to work in teams to produce meaningful work and solve creative challenges, which sets them apart and gives them an advantage when they enter the industry after college.”

Alan Eno, assistant professor of practice in journalism at CoJMC, manages the video and multimedia department. Katie Krcmarik, assistant professor of practice in advertising and public relations at CoJMC, manages the creative team.

Students use their skills and knowledge to work with real clients such as the John Breslow Ice Hockey Center, the Lied Center for the Performing Arts and Nebraska Civic Engagement Table.

Jacht students will have access to mentorship from Griffin, Eno and Krcmarik and other industry professionals from local advertising agencies such as Archrival.

The following students will make up the spring 2020 crew:

-Karin Ellefson, Advertising and Public Relations; Chanhassen, Minnesota

-John Katzmarek, Advertising and Public Relations; Savage, Minnesota

-Elizabeth Mattern, Advertising and Public Relations; Omaha

-Lizzie Boeschen, Advertising and Public Relations and Communications Studies; Urbandale, Iowa

-Porscha Colville, Advertising and Public Relations; Orchard Park, New York

-Brenna Zollman, Advertising and Public Relations; Gretna, Nebraska

-Addisyn Dupler, Advertising and Public Relations; Grand Island, Nebraska

-Joey Osbron, International Business; Valencia, California

-Kenzie Leblanc, Advertising and Public Relations; Lincoln

-Madeleine Leblanc, Advertising and Public Relations; Lincoln

-Andrea Lim, Integrated Media Communications, Lincoln

-Megan Prater, Advertising and Public Relations and Pre-Law; Lone Tree, Colorado

-Sophia Gallegos, Advertising and Public Relations; Omaha

-Logan Skrabal, Advertising and Public Relations and Sports Media Communication; Omaha

-Sydney Wild, Advertising and Public Relations; Omaha

-Nikki White, Advertising and Public Relations; Omaha

-Mia Virgillito, Advertising and Public Relations; Lincoln

-Maggie Degarmo, Advertising and Public Relations; Tinley Park, Illinois

-Taylor Hogan, Marketing and Graphic Design; Omaha

-Madelyn Meier, Advertising and Public Relations and Journalism; Hoskins, Nebraska

-Mitch Fisher, Advertising and Public Relations; Grand Island, Nebraska

-Kerstin Douglas, Advertising and Public Relations; Omaha

-Helena Slaughter, Advertising and Public Relations; Chicago, Illinois

-Brooke Lamkins, Advertising and Public Relations; Apple Valley, Minnesota

-Marissa Scalora, Advertising and Public Relations; Lincoln

-Odochi Akwani, Advertising and Public Relations; Omaha

-Morgan Dickey, Advertising and Public Relations; Lincoln

-Lydia Dexter, Advertising and Public Relations; Davey, Nebraska

-Celine Haynes, Advertising and Public Relations and Broadcasting; Omaha

-Connor Ernst, Broadcasting; Lincoln, Nebraska

-Cassie Brenner, Broadcasting; Valparaiso, Nebraska

-Yahaira Cortez, Broadcasting; Omaha

-Ryu Kaida, Broadcasting and French; Lincoln

-Corbin Lamplot, Broadcasting Production and Music Technology; Thurston, Nebraska

-Luci Moran, Advertising and Public Relations and Journalism; Omaha

-Hannah Sickler, Advertising and Public Relations; Kearney, Nebraska

-Jasmyn Littlejohn, Advertising and Public Relations; Omaha

-Benjamin Murphy, Broadcasting Production; Springfield, Nebraska

-Ann Milroy, Advertising and Public Relations and Broadcasting; Omaha

-Hunter Swenson, Broadcasting; Lincoln

-Alec Cromer, Broadcasting; Beatrice, Nebraska

-Brenna Bode, Advertising and Public Relations and Graphic Design; Lincoln

-Taylor Christian, Advertising and Public Relations, Communications, English; Bellevue, Nebraska

-Kayla Ng, Advertising and Public Relations; Lincoln

-Ashley Collins, Advertising and Public Relations and Graphic Design; Omaha

-Laura Kramer, Advertising and Public Relations and Graphic Design; Lincoln

-Kristen Labadie, Advertising and Public Relations and Graphic Design; Lincoln

-Destiney Chitrodom, Advertising and Public Relations and Graphic Design; Omaha

-Long Vu, Advertising and Public Relations and Business Analytics; Omaha