Waldron Connections Program Alumni Council
The Alumni Council's mission is to advance the goals of the Waldron Student-Alumni Connections Program through participation, guidance, and advocacy. Members will serve as strategic partners to the Waldron Program and represent diverse industries, majors, geographies, and backgrounds. Alumni Council members help the program by sharing expertise, expanding our networks, and taking part in events.
Alumni Council Members:
Meghan Anzelc '05 MS, '08 PhD (Physics & Astronomy): Head of Data & Analytics at Spencer Stuart
Brianna Bagnoli '12 (English & Business Institutions minor): Vice President at Goldman Sachs
Barbara Byrne '89, FSM '93, FSM '96, KSM '02 (History): Chief Information Officer at Advocate Aurora Health
Olyvia Chinchilla '18 (Political Science): League Associate at League of Creative Minds
Diane Dewhirst '79 (Political Science): Deputy Chief of Staff at U.S. Congress
Ariana Gonzalez '10 (Political Science & Environmental Policy minor): Director of Equitable Policy, Climate & Clean Energy at Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
JJ Guajardo '97 (Psychology): Senior Design Researcherat Microsoft
Alan Matsumura '79 (Biological Sciences): Founding Partner at Sagence Inc
Emily McCall '13, McC '19, KSM '19 (Spanish, Economics): Senior Manager of Product Strategy & Insights at TaskRabbit
Karin Norington-Reaves '91 (Spanish): Chief Executive Officer at Chicago Cppl Workforce Partnership
Natasha Phillips '00, KSM '08 (Sociology): Senior Director of Global Marketing and Marketing Analytics at Abbott
Daniel Shedivy '97, KSM '02 (Economics): CFO at Medical Solutions
Keith Whittaker '94 (Economics): Managing Partner at Kepler Hill Capital
Precious Wright '08 (Psychology): Director of Workforce Development at Austin Peoples Action Center
Matthew Yale '00, KSM' 06 (Political Science): Senior Advisor at Tusk Strategies
Michael Collins '07 (African American Studies, Gender Studies): DEI Partnerships, Strategy, and Operations at Google
Sarah Walwema '18 (Environmental Sciences): Urban Planner at GRAEF
Parris Caffey '03 (Economics): Senior Client Partner at Reddit
