Kate Pena and Ryan Gillis
Kate Pena, BBA ‘14, and Ryan Gillis, BBA ‘14
“Ryan and I were classmates well before we officially met, as we were both marketing concentrations in the business school. We became fast friends senior year in Lynda Maddox's Advanced Advertising class. There we both participated in the National Student Advertising Competition together (where we placed first in our region). We started dating spring of 2014 right before graduation and then both moved to NYC to pursue careers in marketing. We spent time at various ad agencies there, made great memories, and then ended up boomeranging back to DC in Fall 2019. Currently, we both work in the travel industry, which is both a professional and personal passion for us! Ryan proposed last spring at the back of the Lincoln Memorial and planned a surprise event with our family and friends immediately following - it was a perfect day. Our wedding is this fall in DC and we can't wait to celebrate with family and friends, many of which are fellow GW alums!" – Kate
Photo courtesy of e. losinio photography