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Join ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ alumnae/i for a discussion about how their degrees in Literatures in English helped shape their professional and personal lives since BMC! Featuring: Lily Lopate '16 Marketing Professional & Freelance Writer and Editor Lily Lopate has worked with Fortune 500 companies, big tech and cultural institutions on marketing and storytelling initiatives. She's partnered with brands to drive sales conversions, boost revenue and shape public perception through executive communications that blend narrative development, thought leadership and statistical research. In her work with tech companies, she's translated complex topics into compelling stories that engage everyday audiences and advised on new publications, product launches and digital rebranding efforts. Clients and employers include CDW, Microsoft, Google, Snowflake, IBM, NVIDIA, Lenovo, HP, HarperCollins Publishers, Columbia University, Rolex, National Museum of Qatar, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Gagosian, SF MoMA. Astrid Rodrigues '06 Senior Video Editor and Producer, Philadelphia Inquirer As Senior Video Editor and Producer at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Astrid Rodrigues leads The Inquirer's video team and manages video coverage across all newsroom beats. Astrid joined The Inquirer in 2017 as a homepage producer and videographer. Previously, Astrid was a field producer and traveled the country covering stories for ABC News 20/20. Astrid graduated from ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ with a bachelor's degree in English and French & Francophone studies. Amy Stern '06 Literary Agent, Sheldon Fogelman Agency Amy Stern is a literary agent at the Sheldon Fogelman Agency, where she is delighted to work with children's books for a living. After majoring in English and creative writing at Bryn Mawr, she went to Simmons, where she got a dual masters degree in children's literature and library/information science. She lives in New York City with her hoards of books and attends comic conventions for both work and pleasure. She spends her free time analyzing picturebooks, reality television, female superheroes, and everything else she was told wasn't serious enough to study. Sponsored by the Department of Literatures in English