MOUNT MADE

“THE REASON I’VE HAD THE SUCCESS I’VE GAINED IN MY LIFE AT THIS point, or whatever you want to call it, has been directly because of my time at Mount Saint Vincent.”

Those 163 characters could, hypothetically, fit in a tweet blasted out by alum Christopher Summo ’15. And while he didn’t actually send it out into cyberspace, we certainly would have given it a retweet.

Majoring in communication during his time at the Mount, Chris had an original interest of pursuing a career as a sports broadcaster. But after taking countless classes with dedicated members of the Mount’s faculty, Chris found his passion for advertising.

If it weren’t for the guidance and mentorship he received from those professors, Chris never would have found the confidence needed to step out of his comfort zone and launch his career.

“My professors taught me so much that I’ve applied not only to my professional career, but also to my personal interests,” he said. “I feel very fortunate and blessed that I had such a strong group of teachers within my major while I was at the Mount.”

More than 17,000 students have graduated from the College of Mount Saint Vincent. Much like you, they came to the Mount full of promise and hope. Here, they prepared for a career, not just a job.

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THEY ARE PROUD TO BE MOUNT MADE.

After graduating, Chris dove head-first into the advertising sphere. He got his start at Resolution Media, a full-service social media advertising agency for high-growth, future-focused clients. Then, in the winter of 2019, Chris interviewed and was offered a position as a client account manager at none other than social media giant Twitter. Moving from the marketing side of advertising to the sales side, Chris took on the challenge with diligence and success.

Over the past four years, Chris has contributed to significant sales growth across a number of key financial services accounts for Twitter— prompting him to be promoted to a senior client account manager and later to client partner.

“My advice to any incoming first-year students, particularly at Mount Saint Vincent, is to take advantage of all the opportunities that are presented to you,” reflected Chris.

NEVER DID MALLORIE BOCACHICA ’10 think that, at only 12 years into her career in education, she’d be at the head of a robust and rigorous building of teachers and students.

She’s leading the charge to change how students learn at a charter network called Uncommon Schools, an educational system consisting of 57 schools serving over 21,000 lowincome students across the northeast. Mallorie considers herself both lucky and proud to have had the amazing opportunity to serve as principal of an Uncommon School— Leadership Prep Canarsie Elementary Academy in Brooklyn.

It was easy for Mallorie to nail down her major as a firstyear student at the College—double majoring in math and psychology while enrolling in the Mount’s esteemed elementary education curriculum. Her four years of study were no joke—thinking back on it, Mallorie doesn’t remember how she had time to balance everything! But it prepared her to lead a classroom, and now a school, of her own—ready to take on new challenges at the drop of a hat.

Mallorie’s had a dedicated support system in place to help her achieve her goals, including guidance from professors, mentors, and past cooperating teachers from her time student teaching.

Associate Professor of Teacher Education Mary Ellen Sullivan was a guiding force behind Mallorie’s early teaching career. Mallorie saw how Dr. Sullivan went out of her way to maintain positive relationships with each of the students in her cohorts, and it’s become one of Mallorie’s goals to replicate that care and concern Dr. Sullivan taught her.

“Our practicum classes—where my peers in the Teacher Education Program came together to share our experiences in the field—really allowed me to begin to put theory into practice,” said Mallorie. “I was able to establish my individual pedagogy as a student teacher, and then I was given the tools to actually put it into action.”

And Mallorie’s career only continues to blossom. But no matter where she finds herself, she knows that her heart will forever be in a classroom.

“I’m a teacher first—always,” Mallorie affirmed. “Teaching will forever be my passion and I’m grateful to be able to play a small role in changing the lives of my students—one lesson at a time.”