2012 Hire Education Winner

It was a tough competition, but one Banana Slug rose to the top!

The winner of the 2012 Hire Education video contest is . . . 

Adam Cline!

Adam (Porter '12) is a Film & Digital Media major who entered this contest because "it was an opportunity to show why I continued my education in the first place."

After graduation, he plans to head for Los Angeles to work in the video industry and will continue to produce videos for his YouTube channel, which currently has close to 27,000 subscribers.



Thank you again to our panel of judges!

Reporter, Mashable.com
CEO and Founder, BranchOut
Vice President, Corporate Communications World Wide
Partner, Fly Communications
Accounting Supervisor, Starbucks Headquarters
Director of Talent Management, Corning Inc.
Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Instruction, Portland State University
Principal (Executive Recruiter), CTR Executive Search
Senior Editor, San Francisco Business Times
Reporter: film, television, media, & technology, W*USA-Television
Vice President, Director of Digital Strategy, Epsilon
President and CEO, Clarity Health Services
Program Director, HIP Housing
Technical Division Manager, RG, CEG, Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency
Attorney/Partner, Clements & Knock, LLP
Telecommunications Consultant, Schooley Mitchell Telecom Consultants
President/Entrepreneur, Nut Kreations
Director of OEM/ODM Supply Chain Execution, Oracle USA Inc.
Attorney/Partner, Keesal, Young and Logan
Executive Director, Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce
Senior Vice President, Silicon Valley Leadership Group

And a big Banana Slug congratulations to the rest of the Hire Education finalists! All of our judges commented that choosing just one video was challenging, because they all embodied the Banana Slug spirit of Creative, Clever, and Curious. Thank you for submitting!

Kay Poon


Patrick O'Connor


Rachel Gilbert


Shirley Lavareda