Chris Roush, a distinguished journalist with a background in business journalism, has joined the faculty at Quinnipiac University as the dean of the School of Communications. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune, and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He has authored two books, “Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication” and “Thinking Things Over,” a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.
Amara Omeokwe, on the other hand, is a former Wall Street Journal economics reporter who has joined Bloomberg News to cover the Federal Reserve Board and the economy. Before her role at the Journal, she worked at NPR’s “Morning Edition” and as a video journalist/reporter at Time Warner Cable News in North Carolina. In North Carolina, Omeokwe was responsible for covering general assignment and breaking news stories, handling all aspects of reporting including shooting, writing, narrating, and editing. She frequently reported live and was the lead business reporter in the Greensboro newsroom.
In addition to her experience in North Carolina, Omeokwe also helped launch and served as executive producer on episodes of “True Story,” a video web series focusing on issues in the African-American community. Her career in journalism began at NBC Universal
