Because Hamilton Connects

EACH YEAR STUDENTS gain insight into possible career paths thanks to more than 100 alumni who volunteer with the Career Center’s Connect Team. Focusing on eight key industry areas, the Connect Team plans in-person and virtual workshops, events, and panel discussions to showcase alumni in corresponding fields and positions.

Here’s just a small sampling of topics and alumni who connected with students this year: n WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT: Sarah Krieger ’11 (policy analyst, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services), Kelsey Mellette ’11 (senior policy advisor, U.S. Senate), Amy Soenksen ’13 (chief of staff, U.S. House of Representatives) n BIOPHYSICS : Richard Pastor ’73 (senior investigator, Membrane Biophysics, NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) n FINANCE: Jenn Fleming ’22 and Quin Crowley ’22 (investment banking analysts, Deutsche Bank); Adam Wijaya ’22 and Jason Kauppila ’22 (investment analysts, Goldman Sachs) n EDUCATION: Erin Bishop ’08 (manager, graduate financial aid/engineering, Harvard University), Alana Christopher ’14 (director, program operations, EXPLO), Larry Allen ’09 (teacher, Ming Dao High School), Fluffy Aguilar ’19 (assistant director, educational outreach, Pomona College) n SPORTS MEDICINE: Hannah Lyons ’14 (physical therapist, U.S. Air Force), Stephen Pribut ’73 (podiatrist), Kyle Adams ’97 (orthopedic physical therapy coordinator, Cayuga Medical Center), Danielle Mortorano ’12 (physical therapist, Veterans Affairs Medical Center) n INVESTMENT BANKING/TECHNOLOGY: Brian Truesdale ’92 (chairman, global technology banking, Citigroup) n MUSEUM CURATION AND VISUAL ARTS: Jessica Dalrymple ’94 (artist), Catherine Prescott ’12 (chief curator, Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center), Ianna Recco ’16 (scholarly programs and publications specialist, Smithsonian Institution), Kyla Sullivan ’06 (collections manager, D&D Management Group) n ENTREPRENEURSHIP: John O’Keeffe ’01 (co-founder, Champ and Warren Ventures), Sam Morgan ’07 (co-founder, Astra), Cyrus Boga ’90 (founder, Novamaya) n CREATIVE WRITING AND LITERATURE: Stuart Kestenbaum ’73 (poet), Whitney Martin Collins ’95 (author), Lydia Kiesling ’05 (author) n INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN STEM: Sandra Saldana ’19 (research and data associate, ParentChild+), Anthony Ruberto ’13 (Ph.D. candidate, Institut de Biologie Valrose, Côte d’Azur University), Jiong Chen ’10 (senior data scientist, LinkedIn) n FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT: Céline Geiger ’04 (writer/supervising producer, Nancy Drew), Bridget Braley ’18 (freelance producer/production manager), Marcos Sotelo ’15 (coordinator, Universal Musical Group) n CAREERS IN CONGRESS: Catherine Berry ’19 (government affairs specialist, Pathloom), Philip Gow ’22 (constituent services liaison, U.S. House of Representatives), Nadav Konforty ’20 (staff sssistant, U.S. House of Representatives), Anna McCloskey ’18 (legislative assistant, U.S. Senate), Jonathan Older ’21 (scheduler, U.S. House of Representatives)