The Sixth Annual Weinberg College Career Summit Was Held Virtually on June 1, 2022
Multiple industry focused alumni panels featuring the career exploration process geared towards sophomores, juniors, and interested seniors.
Generously sponsored by the Austin J. Waldron Student-Alumni Connections Program
This year, the annual Career Summit was a day-long conference held virtually via Zoom. The event featured multiple industry focused panels with alumni, and student-alumni networking session. The program emphasized the career exploration process so it was geared towards sophomores, juniors, and interested seniors.
Industry Focused Alumni Panels
Students could choose 1 alumni panel to attend at each time slot
- 9:30-10:45 a.m. - Healthcare OR Nonprofits
- 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. - Arts & Media OR Consulting
- 12:15-1:15 p.m. - Break
- 1:15-2:30 p.m. - Politics & Policy OR Startups & Entrepreneurship
- 2:45-4:00 p.m. - Communications & Marketing OR Research & Education
Student-Alumni Networking Sessions
At the end of each Alumni Panel, Students had the opportunity to meet 1 on 1 with alumni and connect or go over topics discussed on the panels within Zoom breakout rooms.
Recordings
Below are recordings of each of the Alumni Panels and the alumni who participated in them:
Nonprofits
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Sanjay Sethi '98 (Economics/International Studies), Artistic Freedom Initiatives, Executive Director/ Founder
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Wendell Willis '95 (Economics/Art Theory and Practice), MPS Foundation, Inc, Executive Director
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Precious Wright '08 (Psychology), Austin Peoples Action Center, Director of Workforce Development
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Elena Dennis '16 (Political Science, Minors in History and Sociology), LINK Unlimited Scholars, enior Manager of Corporate & Foundation Relations
Healthcare
- Anthony Ward '06 (Psychology), Unbroken Family Counseling, Clinical Therapist
- Keyra Thurn '14, '18 PT (Psychology), Athletico, Physical Therapist
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Vanessa Gregg '96 (Psychology), UVA Health, Associate Professor of OB/Gyn
- Samir Patel '94 (Biological Sciences), The Dermatology Group, Physician
Arts & Media
- Jessica Bell Brown '09 (Art History), Baltimore Museum of Art, Curator and Department Head of Contemporary Art
- Parris Caffey '03 (Economics), Reddit, Senior Client Partner
- Brennan Suen '14 (Communications/Psychology), Media Matters for America, Deputy Director of External Affairs
- Nell Constantinople '05 (Art History), Story Syndicate, SVP, Current Content
Consulting
- Amika Porwal '06 (Economics), Boston Consulting Group, Health Care Knowledge Expert
- Sonalee Singh '99 (Economics), McKinsey & Company, Director, Global Compensation Infrastructure and Advisory
- Kevin Nigarura '16 (Philosophy), Justice Informed, DEI Senior Strategist
Politics & Policy
*Unfortunately, the recording cut out the last third of the Panel, but we were able to save the first 35 minutes of the discussion. We hope you find these alumni stories and advice valuable.
- Liz Pinedo '14 (Sociology/Anthropology), U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Officer
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Tara Corrigan '08 (History), The Messina Group, Cheif Operating Officer
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Erica Handloff '11 (Sociology and Legal Studies Minor), Joint Economic Committee, Communications Director
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Alex Moore '21 (Political Science), House of Representatives, Legistlative Correspondant
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Matthew Guzman '18 (Middle Eastern Studies/Economics/Mathematics), Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Statistician
Startups & Entrepreneurship
- Mike Ward '95 (Political Science/Economics), Harmonic Growth Partners, Co-Founder & Managing General Partner
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Sheila J. Patel '99 (Sociology), Gotham Scholars, Founder/ Executive Director
Communications & Marketing
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Diana Richter '09 (Art History), ConsenSYS Mesh, Head of Marketing & Brand
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Jan Murley '76 (Religion/Philosophy), Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Advisor - Consumer & Retail Practices
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Brian Goldstein '96, '06 MBA (History), Brand, Sponsorship & Experiential Marketing LLC, VP of Marketing
Research & Education
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Marc Tetel '86 (Biological Sciences), Professor and Chair of the Neuroscience Department, Wellesley College
- JJ Guajardo '97 (Psychology), Microsoft, Senior Design Researcher
- Machel Mills-Miles '98 (Cognitive Science), Leaning Forward, Vice President, Standards Implementation and Outreach