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Croft Graduates in the Private Sector

Croft Graduates in the Private Sector

Description

A panel of Croft Alumni will talk about their experience working in the private sector on Thursday, September 13, at 5:30 p.m. in the Joseph C. Bancroft Conference Room (Croft 107). Three alumni, Kendall Shiffler (B.A. 2007) and Vaughan Leatherman Stewart (B.A. 2008), and Patrick Woodyard (B.A. 2010) are scheduled to present how their Croft education prepared them to work in the private sector, how they found their jobs, and what kind of work they do. Before graduating from Croft, Vaughan interned with Dunavant Enterprises in Memphis. She is currently the Canada Sales Administration Manager for Orgill, Inc. a Memphis-based hardware and home improvement wholesaler. Kendall worked as an Economic Development Analyst for the City of Dallas before beginning her current job as the Marketing Communications Director for PegasusAblon, a Dallas real estate development and acquisition company. After graduating, Patrick interned with Sinergia, a micro-finance project in Trujillo, Peru that works to financially empower women and families in impoverished communities. After his experience there he founded Nisolo, a start-up business whose whose goal is to offer cobblers from Trujillo access to markets in the US. All Croft students are encouraged to attend. If you are wondering about what the future holds for you, come and hear how these young women found success after Croft!

Publication Date

9-13-2012

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Croft Graduates in the Private Sector

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