Daniel Willis is a writer/director who draws on his experience growing up on Chicago’s south side. He is a 2018 Film Independent Project Involve Directing Fellow and 2017 Sony Pictures Television Directing Fellow. His short films and television projects have screened at festivals around the world including The Chicago International Television Festival, SeriesFest (Best Writing - Public Housing Unit), The New York Television Festival, and ITVFest (Best of Fest - Public Housing Unit). Daniel most recently directed a season six episode of NBC’s The Blacklist and a season 15 episode of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy.

Candice Savino (BS ’03) is the Vice President of Engineering at Trunk Club, overseeing a team of 55 dedicated to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the company's internal and external web applications. “I definitely think that getting my undergraduate degree from DePaul set me up for success in my career,” Savino says.

The game Overtime, developed by several CDM alumni and current students, is part of the 2019 Game Developers Conference (GDC) alt.ctrl GDC showcase. BS Game Design student Thomas Newsome created the accessible alternative controller for the game in our Idea Realization Lab. Newsome, along with student Eric Moen (audio/music for Overtime) are traveling to GDC via Train Jam, where they will create games along the way. Get updates on Thomas’s GDE experience on @DePaulU Instagram and Snapchat.