MARYMOUNT COLLEGE’S Career Services & CityEdge Program presents

MMC Career Launch Summit: A Networking Meetup for Outstanding Students

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Advisement and Career Day

PROGRAM AGENDA

11:00 am Registration/Coffee Regina Peruggi Room

11:25 am-11:30am Welcome Remarks, Carol Jackson, VP for Student Affairs

11:30 am–12:30 pm Opening Keynote Speaker: Emily Miethner, How to Pitch Yourself On-line and Off-line Read Emily’s biography on page 4.

Special Address by President Kerry Walk

12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Networking Mixer The Commons, Main Building 3rd Floor Including special guest President Kerry Walk

Meet Alumni as well as current Employers over lunch.

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm Breakout Interest Sessions with Employers and Alumni A. Creative Arts: Location Main 503 B. Fine & Performing Arts: Location Main 504 C. Non-Profits & Human Services: Location Main 505 D. Finance & Entrepreneurship: Location Main 509 E. Healthcare & Wellness: Location Main 510

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Closing Keynote Speaker: Michael Materasso, Regina Peruggi Room Everything You Wanted to Know about Landing that First Position, but were Afraid to Ask…

Read Michael’s biography on page 5.

3:30 pm Closing Remarks: Career Services Staff Members Paul Maniaci, Internship Coordinator/Career Counselor Matthew French, Employer Liaison/Career Counselor

Stick around for the end of the event for a chance to win a huge prize!

Please note that you are free to leave and return for an advisement appointment. Career Panels *** Will be attending both the Networking Mixer and Career Panel.

Creative Arts Location Main 503 Moderator: Irene Gonzalez, Theatre Directing Major and Journalism Minor ‘17 1. Lisa Dupree, CNBC (ALUM) a. Director, Media Content 2. Jacquelyn Reyes, Harbor Picture Company*** a. Client Service Associate & Intern Coordinator 3. Brandon Mikolaski, The String Theory (ALUM)*** a. Creative Director 4. Rona Siegel, Rona Represents*** a. Photography Agent 5. Julie Gerstein, BuzzFeed*** a. Style Editor

Fine & Performing Arts Location Main 504 Moderator: Sophia Gutchinov, Acting Major and Minor in Neuro Science ‘17 1. Gabrielle Berberich, Michael Howard Studios (ALUM) a. Conservatory Manager 2. Diana Stomsvik, International Concerts*** a. Artistic Director 3. Barry Kolker, The Carson Kolker Organization a. Talent Agent 4. Rebecca Stump, The Dramatists Guild of America (ALUM) a. Manager of Member Services 5. Shellen Lubin, Bondrov Productions and Women in the Arts & Media Coalition and League of Professional Theatre Women a. Co-President 6. Katie Bollom, Christie’s*** a. Associate Vice President, Recruiter 7. Teressa Valla, Valla Arts/GLOW a. Visual Artist

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Non-Profits & Human Services Location Main 505 Moderator: TBD 1. Vena Cooper, Clinton Foundation*** a. Intern Program Director/HR Business Partner 2. Joshua D'Ambrosio, RMC Research Corporation*** a. Research Associate 3. Kyshia Smith, City Council member Mark Levine*** a. Policy and Outreach Specialist 4. Anjali Bailey, Community Counseling and Mediation*** a. Youth Services Coordinator 5. Eli Um, Mount Sinai Health System*** a. Talent Acquisition Sourcing Strategist

Finance & Entrepreneurship Location Main 509 Moderator: Anika Ferdoash, International Business & Finance ‘17 1. Ix Style, Francesca Kennedy*** a. CEO 2. Shannon St Val, Your Financial Lane*** a. Financial Advisor/Owner 3. Brandon Maier, Jozzi*** a. Founder 4. Mike Materasso, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group*** a. Senior Vice President, Head of Insurance Portfolio 5. Jordan Gelber, Starbaby Enterprises (ALUM)*** a. CEO

Healthcare & Wellness Location Main 510 Moderator: Sarah Villegas, Speech Pathology Major ‘16 1. Randy Smolian, RGS Behavioral Health*** a. Director 2. Anna Patruno, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (ALUM)*** a. Research Technician 3. Jenny Cobuzzi, Good Shepherd Services(ALUM)*** a. Dance Movement Therapist and Counselor 4. Robin Ehrlich, Eastside Massage Therapy a. Director 5. Taisa Malinovskaya, Mount Sinai Health System a. Talent Acquisition Sourcing Strategist 6. Jeri Blum , M.S. CCC-SLP, EBS Therapy of New York *** a. Director

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Keynote Speakers Emily Miethner

Company: Findspark Title: Founder, CEO Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer

Biography Emily Miethner is passionate about empowering people to achieve their goals, which she does as the Founder and CEO of FindSpark, MCG Social, and as an adjunct professor.

Through FindSpark, a community dedicated to setting up millennials for career success, Miethner has produced more than 200 educational career programs. She has cultivated an active digital and in-person community of over 20,000 young professionals and top employers including HBO, BuzzFeed, L'Oreal, VaynerMedia, Blue Apron, and Univision -- inspiring career optimism in diverse young professionals around the world with actionable, career-changing tips and resources.

MCG Social, the consulting branch of FindSpark, provides community management, event production, and millennial expertise to agencies and brands. Their clients include Elizabeth Arden, Trojan, NBCUniversal, IFC, and FirstMark Capital.

An award-winning professional speaker, Emily can be found at events, conferences and universities, leading talks and workshops about personal branding, internships, social media, and networking. She's been a featured speaker at The International Youth Leaders Assembly at The United Nations, SXSW Interactive, Lean In NYC, Internet Week, Time Inc, , Princeton University, and , among others. A sought-out millennial expert and thought leader, Miethner has been featured in , U.S. News, Fast Company, SELF Magazine, and written for Mashable and LinkedIn.

An educator at heart, Emily is an Adjunct Professor at and LIM College, teaching career skills to a range of students.

Emily is also a Board Member of Techies Give Back and a member of the Hofstra University Women in Leadership Alumni Association.

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Michael J. Materasso

Company: Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group Title: Senior Vice President, Head of Insurance Portfolio Management Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Michael Materasso is a Senior Vice President, Head of Insurance Portfolio Management and Co-Chair of the Fixed Income Policy Committee for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income. Mr. Materasso has nearly thirty years of investment experience managing fixed income multi-sector portfolios for institutional clients including insurance companies at Franklin Templeton. His market and client experience along with his macroeconomic and multi-sector responsibilities makes him well suited to work with Franklin Templeton's insurance and fixed income sector teams to construct portfolios which meet clients' goals and risk parameters from a quantitative, qualitative and regulatory perspective.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton in 1988, Mr. Materasso managed fixed income portfolios at Chase Manhattan Bank and Sterling National Bank.

Mr. Materasso holds a B.B.A. in Finance and Investments from Baruch College, City University of New York. Mr. Materasso is Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustee of Marymount and a member of the Executive on Campus Program at Baruch College, City University of New York.

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Today’s Special Guests

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Anjali Bailey Company: Community Counseling and Mediation Title: Youth Services Coordinator Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Gabrielle Berberich Company: Michael Howard Studios Title: Conservatory Manager Events Attending Today: Career Panel

Anthonia Biemkpa Company: Mount Sinai Health System Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Jeri Weinstein Blum, M.S. CCC-SLP Company: EBS Therapy of New York Title: Director Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Jeri Weinstein Blum, M.S. CCC-SLP is the Director of EBS Therapy of New York, a division of EBS Healthcare, where she manages EBS’s Bay Ridge Clinical Center, oversees for EBS the NYCDOE assessment contract, organizes the continuing education events for employees and performs recruitment and outreach activities locally and nationally. She completed her B.S. at Sargent College, Boston University, and M.S. at Teacher’s College, Columbia University, and her Advanced Certificate in Non-Profit Management at University - Brooklyn. Ms. Blum previously held clinical positions at numerous area hospitals and clinics and was Director of the Speech- Language and Hearing Center at Beth Israel Medical Center for 18 years and Director of the Downtown Brooklyn Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic at for 12 years.

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Katie Bollom

Company: Christie’s Title: Associate Vice President, Recruiter Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Katie studied Business, History, Politics and French at Eltham College in London, England. She started her career in the Property Developing industry working for a Dubai based property developer straight out of college. However as the Financial crisis of 2008 took hold she began to look for a new career path. Like many Recruiters she fell into the industry and has not looked back since. Having worked for a boutique Recruitment agency, specializing in the Luxury sector, for 4 years she left that position to take up a role with Christie’s in London in 2012. At Christie’s Katie managed the recruitment of their Graduate Internship programmes and hires across all Socialist Art departments in the EMERI region. She was offered a role at Christie’s, New York in late 2014 and relocated to Christie’s New York office at the beginning of 2015. Katie now manages recruitment for Christie’s across the America’s region for all Specialist, Art Departments and Client Management groups

Jenny Cobuzzi Company: Good Shepherd Services Title: Dance Movement Therapist and Counselor Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Jenny Cobuzzi is a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist and is a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist working with youth at a high school in Bushwick. She graduated with a Master’s degree in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling from Antioch University New England. Jenny's professional performance background includes dancing for Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruise Lines, and Princess Cruise Lines. Jenny was an original cast member in "Adrian Zmed in Concert" (Adrian Zmed of Grease fame). Jenny was a dancer on the island of Saipan for Sandcastle Saipan's magic show at the Hyatt Regency. Jenny's national tours include: The magic of David Copperfield and Dance Olympus VIP tour. Jenny also serves/has served at the Jeannette Neill dance studio in Boston as a substitute teacher and personal assistant to Jeannette Neill, Tommy Tune, and Baayork Lee (of A Chorus Line fame.) Jenny has performed in productions for Granite State Ballet, Northeast Youth Ballet and New England Civic Ballet. Jenny completed her majors in Dance and Business Management at Marymount

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Manhattan College in New York and was also chosen to train at Jacobs Pillow. Jenny currently performs for Party Excitement Entertainment. Jenny enjoys helping people who are eager to learn the technique and artistic expression as well as therapeutic use of dance! Vena Cooper Company: Clinton Foundation Title: Intern Program Director/HR Business Partner Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Vena Cooper is the current Director of the Clinton Foundation’s Intern Program. She joined the Foundation in 2010 as one of the first HR professionals to be hired, and is still HR Business Partner for the Little Rick Office. Prior to joining the Foundation, Vena held Senior HR positions at Deloitte, and Target and has managed Employee Relations, Performance Management, Recruiting, Training and Professional Development. Vena holds an International MBA from the University of Hartford where she studied abroad in Paris for six months, and a BA in Sociology from Howard University.

Joshua D'Ambrosio Company: RMC Research Title: Research Assistant Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Joshua D'Ambrosio is a Research Assistant at RMC Research - New York. His work focuses on educational technology and professional development strategies. He has experience in coordinating with state, district, and school officials; qualitative data collection and analyses, and providing technical assistance services.

Josh graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hunter College in with a Bachelor's Degree in Urban Studies. Prior to attending Hunter College, he was an Urban Affairs major at Virginia Tech. Currently, Josh is pursuing a certification at in Geographic Systems and Designs at .

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Lisa Dupree Company: CNBC Title: Director of Media Content Events Attending Today: Career Panel

Biography Lisa manages the media asset management group at CNBC. She is recognized for successfully developing processes to support the project lifecycle of media assets - from acquisition through archive - for the global business news network.

Dupree has over 20 years of experience in the broadcast industry, with extensive experience in the management of video systems, providing content for 15 hours of live programming in the US and supporting CNBC international bureaus in Asia and Europe. Dupree also oversees the design and development of appropriate media asset management technology for the business and leads in the strategic development of the organization’s long and short-range goals as it relates to media assets and news production. Prior to her tenure in the technical operations department at the network, Dupree was a producer for CNBC’s “Street Signs”, “The Money Wheel” and the syndicated morning show “This Morning’s Business”. Dupree joined CNBC from Financial News Network where she was a senior show producer. Dupree graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. A New York native she lives with her husband in the New York Tri State area.

Robin Ehrlich Company: Eastside Massage Therapy Title: Director Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Robin M. Ehrlich is the Director of Eastside Massage Therapy. She graduated from the Swedish Institute, College of Health Sciences in 1983. After over 5 years in a successful medical massage private practice she then founded Eastside Massage Therapy Center. Her therapeutic and clinical spa specializes in Medical Massage, Post- Surgical, Sports & Pregnancy Massage. Eastside Massage Therapy has 28 part time massage therapists and Massage Therapy is provided for clients 7 days a week. Robin has worked with the outpatient department of Sloan Kettering and lectured with their physicians at on the benefits of Massage for cancer survivors. She also has developed Back and Body care classes for corporate executives and IBM, as well as an Aquatic Exercise Class for the Dutchess County YMCA in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She currently teaches infant and baby massages classes on the

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Upper Eastside, and has been featured on CNN. Robin is an expert in Manual Lymphatic Drainage, a manual technique to reduce swelling and speed healing after surgery. Recovery treatments have been her specialty as well as easing the stress of muscular pain.

Robin currently works with referrals from the top orthopedic physicians & plastic surgeons in NYC. She is also taught post graduate massage classes and is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association. Robin and her staff of NY State Licensed Massage Therapists are dedicated to the world of Healing Massage Treatments to provide individuals with optimal health benefits such as pain management and enhanced wellness.

Jordan Gelber Company: Starbaby Enterprises Title: CEO Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Julie Gerstein Company: BuzzFeed Title: Style Editor Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Moneé Johnson, MBA Company: Title: Associate Director of Graduate Admissions Event Attending Today: Networking Mixer

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Francesca Kennedy Company: Ix Style Title: CEO Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Francesca Kennedy earned a Bachelor of Science from Lehigh University in 2005. After graduating, Francesca worked in various roles in the financial industry. Francesca was working as a Wealth Management Professional at Goldman Sachs when she found her true calling. Born in the U.S. to Guatemalan parents, Francesca tapped into her cultural heritage and launched a company called Ix Style (pronounced "eye ex") in March 2013.

Francesca was inspired to start her company after she saw the once beautiful Lake Atitlan in Guatemala that she swam in as a child overrun with blue green algae and a new generation of children drinking the toxic water. Ix is the Mayan word for water. For every purchase, Ix Style donates to provide clean drinking water to children. The products are handmade by artisans from the lake region that inspired Francesca to start Ix Style.

Ix Style has garnered international press including Financial Times, LA Times, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, InStyle, Marie Claire, and Glamour magazines. Ix Style's retailers include J.Crew, Anthrolpologie, Gap, ShopBop.com, Holt Renfrew, United Arrow, select Four Seasons and The Viceroy resorts. Richard Branson was one of Ix Style's first clients. Francesca also collaborated with actress Gwyneth Paltrow on an exclusive style for Goop.com. Actresses Amanda Seyfriend and Jamie Chung and fashion designer Rachel Roy are also supporters of Ix Style.

The Gap filmed and interviewed Francesca to highlight Ix Style's water mission, work with artisans and focus on empowering women in Guatemala for their One Stitch Closer campaign that launched on Women's International Day in March of 2015.

To watch the film click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSS2bVnEOug.

“Go for it, don’t let ANYONE deter your dreams!”

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Barry Kolker Company: The Carson Kolker Organization Ltd. Title: Owner Events Attending Today: Career Panel

Biography Barry is the owner of The Carson Kolker Organization Ltd. Barry has been in the agency business for over 24 years, and represents children and adults along with his About Face Division. Current and recent bookings for children and young adults include:

Gaten Matarazzo A series regular on the Netflix Series Stranger Things

Feature films including Trainwreck, Rory and Declan McTigue, even though his young twin clients were edited out of the feature, they should be included in the DVD with additional footage.Marquise Gary- 37, and Gabrielle Sansone- Miles.

Other television includes co-stars on season one of The Blacklist-Gaten Matarazzo, Marquise Gary, this season’s The Mysteries of Laura-Jared Rascio, and The Get Down-Joseph Cardoso. Theater includes-both Young Lolas on Broadway in Kinky Boots-Jesus Del Orden and Devin Trey Campbell. One child client just left the Kinky Boots tour after being an original cast member-Anthony Picarello. However, client Hudson Loverro just joined the tour as Young Charlie with client Annie Edgerton-an adult. Barry saw the show last May In Philly when both Anthony and client Troi Gaines were then both in the show.

Fiddler On The Roof-Broadway-Jenny Rose Baker-Shprintze, Heather Tepe and Noah Baird- Matilda Broadway; Charlie Kersh is Lavender on the Matilda tour; Adriana Braganza is in The King and I on Broadway. Sister Amaya was an original cast member through this past January 17th. Elizabeth Crawford along with adult client Drew Humphrey did the Irving Berlin White Christmas Tour for the second consecutive year. Elizabeth is now in rehearsals for Tuck Everlasting for Broadway where she is the standby for the Winnie Foster role. Barry can’t release names yet, but has a child client who will be a replacement on Broadway in March in Fun Home, and another child client who will be joining the Newsies Tour. On The Newsies Tour are young adult clients Jordan Samuels and Anthony Michael Zas.

Client Tyler Altomari earned his AEA card doing ELF, and Barry had three child clients in PAPERMILLS’ A Christmas Story-Hudson Loverro, Ruby Griffin, and Gabriel Reis. Gabriel earned his AEA card in the workshop The Countess of Storyville. Avey Noble was Ben in Radio City’s Christmas Spectacular. Rachel Katzke was Cindy Lou Who on the Grinch tour, and Brandon Szep did a tour of A Christmas Story. James Bernard and Aidan Lawrence played the boy’s roles of Dill and Jem in The Queen’s Theatre To Kill A Mockingbird. Barry attended the opening night of The Mint Theater’s Women Without Men in which client Alexa Shae Niziak plays Peggy Summers.

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Emil Lendof Company: The Daily Beast Title: Photo Editor Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Alex Lorditch Company: Mark DeGarmo Dance Title: Marketing Associate Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Alex Lorditch holds a BA in Communications and American Studies from Boston College. Raised in New Jersey, she trained in a variety of dance styles under Teri Phinney and Carlee Bennett, and went on to choreograph for and direct her dance group at BC. It was while living in Boston that Alex gravitated towards the behind-the-scenes work of arts administration and arts education. After graduation, Alex worked with Boston Ballet for their Summer Dance Program and with Urbanity Dance as Company Manager and later, Director of Marketing. At Mark DeGarmo Dance, Alex handles all aspects of marketing for the organization's education and performance programs. MDD serves over 1,500 at-risk Title 1 public school students through our free in-school dance classes.

Shellen Lubin Company: Bondrov Productions and Women in the Arts & Media Coalition and League of Professional Theatre Women Title: Multiple Titles Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Shellen Lubin is Co-President of the Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, VP of Programming of the League of Professional Theatre Women, and a member of most unions and guilds in arts and media, and of the National Theatre Conference. She works professionally as a Playwright, Songwriter, Director, and Vocal/Acting Coach. Directing includes: the 28th-31st Annual Bistro Awards, BETWEEN PRETTY PLACES (A Musical Ghost Story, play by Susan Merson, music and lyrics by Shellen Lubin, directed by Lubin at Pacific Resident Theatre in Ca and Here Arts Center in NY), BELLE BARTH: IF I EMBARRASS YOU, TELL YOUR FRIENDS (Koch/Kalt/Levinson) in a concert reading starring Lainie Kazan at the Falcon Theatre. Her songs have been sung by many in concert and on radio, including by herself for years on the cabaret circuit, and in Milos Forman’s first American film, TAKING OFF.

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Brandon Maier Company: Jozzi Title: Founder Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Brandon Maier graduated NYU with a degree in Media, Culture, and Communications. After working for a now defunct bitcoin company, he and his friend, now co-founder, AJ Smith realized there was no easy way to search and apply for jobs. Every method lacked transparency, and that is the premise upon which Jozii was born on. Jozii is aimed at being a personal e- recruitment tool for both students and employers alike, and have been able to amass over 75,000 students users and 700 plus employers since inception. As Jozii continues to grow, we are constantly developing new products to help students with both education and their future career.

Taisa Malinovskaya Company: Mount Sinai Health System Title: Talent Acquisition Sourcing Strategist Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Brandon Mikolaski Company: The String Theory Title: Executive Producer Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Brandon Mikolaski currently serves as the Executive Producer for The String Theory, an award-winning content creation studio located near the Highline. Previously Mr. Mikolaski was the Senior Producer of Broadcast for Serino Coyne, the world’s largest entertainment advertising agency, and the Director of Advertising for Carolines On Broadway, America’s Premier Comedy Nightclub. Mr. Mikolaski graduated Magna Cum Laude from Marymount Manhattan College in 2003, and was a recipient of the Board Of Trustees academic scholarship as well as the Gold Key Award for Communications.

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Lara Mones Company: Japan Society Title: Performing Arts Program Officer Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer

Biography Lara was Festival Assistant for The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC, Japan Culture + Hyperculture Festival in 2008 and was Festival Manager of Yellow Barn Music School & Festival, Putney, Vermont from 2008 – 2010 before joining Japan Society’s Performing Arts Program in September 2010 as Program Officer, working directly with the Society’s Artistic Director on marketing, fundraising and other coordination for each season’s programs. BA Middlebury College, Certificate Stanford University’s Inter-University Center, Yokohama, MA American University.

Anna Patruno Company: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Title: Research Technician Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Molly Piskor Company: Morgan Stanley Title: Private Wealth Management Associate Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer

Biography Molly graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in Feb 2015 with a B.S. degree in Finance and a minor in Economics. After graduating she started with Morgan Stanley’s Private Wealth Management division for ultra-high net worth clients (10mm+ in investable assets). Currently Molly focuses on constructing asset allocation models for current and prospect clients while maintaining a day-to-day client facing role working with research, trading, and alternative investments. Prior to working at MS I interned at a real estate development company and a boutique investment firm.

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Jacquelyn Reyes Company: Harbor Picture Company Title: Client Service Associate & Intern Coordinator Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Jacquelyn Reyes was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She moved to New York City with a contract to dance with American Ballet Theater after graduating high school in three years. She danced domestically and internationally in renown theaters with ABT from 2003 to 2010. In 2010 she left ABT to pursue an academic career at Columbia University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies. She worked as Golden Globe winning screenwriter, Naomi Foner's assistant the following year before making her home with Harbor Picture Company in October.

Rona Siegel Company: Rona Represents Title: Photography Agent Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Since I can remember, fashion has been my biggest obsession; it was my first love. My father worked in television so I grew up around celebrities and musicians. Representing talent was a career choice that happened very naturally for me.

I began my career as a agent at Wilhelmina then Next Model Management, launching the careers of the biggest supermodels of the time including, Gia Carangi, Patti Hansen, Beverly Johnson and Cynthia Bailey. I then made the leap and transitioned to behind-the-scenes talent representation with my own agency, Rona Represents. Our focus is on fashion, beauty, musicans and celebrities. I’ve had the pleasure to work with people such as, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Pink Floyd, Lupita Nyong'o, Jim Parsons and Questlove.

Matching clients with artists who are passionate about their work - be it photography, makeup or manicurists. I have a huge understanding of the creative process, both emotionally and technically. I love to see the outcome of the creative collaborations. I take pride in representing people at the top of their game and my motto is: “You’re never as good as you’re booking, you’re only as good as your rebooking”.

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Randy Smolian Company: RGSmolian Behavioral Health Title: Director Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Currently, have 2 entrepreneurial human service businesses: 1) Clinical Psychotherapy Practice: -individual, group & family treatment 2) Consulting & Coaching Business. Specialize in Executive/Organizàtional, Career, Life & Relationship Coaching

Experience includes: *Mentor, Presentor & Career Coach for Executives on Campus, under graduate & graduate, MBA, MPH, liberal arts & business programs. *Director of Psychiatric Social Work, NYU Medical Center /Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital; Faculty,NYU Medical School * Faculty SW Director for Hospital Graduate SW training affiliations with Columbia, NYU, Adelphi, Hunter Graduate Schools of Social Work *Program Director for St Luke's Hospital Division of Community Psychiatry * Director of Strategic Planning & Network Development for private Behavioral Health Treatment Facilities across USA. (Liberty Management Group) *National NYC Conference, Developer/ Producer/Trainer: " 911, 6 Months Later: Surviving PTSD. Target audience: Corporate America Managers & Employees

Kyshia Smith Company: New York City Council member Mark Levine Title: Policy and Outreach Specialist Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

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Diana C. Stomsvik Company: International Concerts Title: Founder/Director Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Diana Stomsvik is Founder/Director of the American Company and its subsidiary, International Concerts, a not –for-profit 501 (c) (3) that presents ranking artists at primary venues including Lincoln Center, Avery Fisher Hall, David Geffen Hall, Alice Tully Hall, New York’s Town Hall, Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium and Weill Hall), Chicago Symphony Hall and other theaters. She produced New York and touring productions of La Boheme, The Jewel Box, Iolanta, Rigoletto and the American Premiere of Paisiello’s La Molinara. Working with Theodore Mann (Circle in the Square Theatre), Paul Griffiths - Director/Music Critic of the New York Times, Makvala Kasrashvili from the Bolshoi Theatre, her productions have garnered large audiences and excellent reviews from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New York Post, Newark Star Ledger, Financial Times, Musical America, Time Out/New York, Dance Magazine, The American Record Review, Channel 21, New York 1, Theater.Net, Palm Springs Daily, WLIW – PBS and others. She organized Black Tie Galas in collaboration with Embassies and Consulates of , Georgia, Spain, Italy, which honored Peter Gelb - General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera, Renee Fleming - , Deborah Voigt - Soprano, Dmitri Hvorostovski -, Maxim Shostakovich (on behalf of Dmitri Shostakovich), Monstserrat Caballe, Soprano and , .

She taught Drama for the Musical Theatre at , and English as a Second Language. Diction, and pre-college mentoring for the Consortium for Worker Education. As Soprano, she is recipient of the William Sullivan Award, Merwyn Daughtry Award, Gladys Turk Foundation Vocal Award, and Metropolitan Opera Scholarship. She was honored by former Brooklyn Boro President, Marty Markowitz and received a city proclamation for her contributions to the cultural achievements. American Opera Company was one of the city’s not- for-profit organizations honored at Gracie Mansion.

Amongst the many productions that she has personally produced at primary venues are : Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet, Maxim Gorky Drama State Theater, Nina Ananiashvii w. choreography by Alexei Ratmansky, René Pape, , Metropolitan Opera, Makvala Kasrashvili, Soprano, Bolshoi Theatre Montserrat Caballé (Soprano), Nikolay Baskov (Tenor), Vladimir Galouzien, Tenor, “For Luciano Pavarotti – with Love”, many others, as well as the Rigoletto, La Boheme, Iolanta, The Jewel Box nationally and internationally and numerous concerts.

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Rebecca Stump Company: The Dramatists Guild of America Title: Manager of Member Services Event Attending Today: Career Panel

Biography Rebecca Stump is the Manager of Member Services at the Dramatists Guild of America. She provides day to day assistance for the Guild's members as well as presenting workshops for the Guild community and maintaining the Guild membership database. For the past two years, Rebecca has led a joint project with the Lilly Awards Foundation, “The Count,” a study of gender parity in regional theatre. The Count has been featured in the The Dramatist, American Theatre, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and IndieWire. She also sits on the Guild’s Opera Committee, Membership Committee, Publications Committee, manages the Guild’s Internship Program, and is the Editor of the annual DG Resource Directory.

Rebecca spent two years polishing her fundraising and development skills with the Development Department at the Metropolitan Opera and served as Executive Director of New York Opera Exchange through four successful seasons of well-reviewed, often sold-out operatic productions. She has presented or served as a panelist at conferences and universities across the United States on topics such as self-production for dramatists, audition techniques, and gender parity in American theatre. Rebecca holds a BA in Political Science and Theatre Arts from Marymount Manhattan College.

Eli Um Company: Mount Sinai Health System Title: Talent Acquisition Sourcing Strategist Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

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Shannon St Val

Company: Your Financial Lane Title: Financial Advisor/Owner Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography A financial coach, business owner, philanthropist, and soon-to-be published author, Shannon is the epitome of hard work and selfless sacrifices. She is the co-founder of Your Financial Lane, Inc (affectionately called “YFL”), which is disrupting the way personal financial advising is done by providing affordable & accessible financial services that focus on education, accountability, support, and the power of teams. “What Weight Watchers does for weight loss, and what AA does for alcoholism… YFL does for your personal finances!”

Born in Polk County, Florida as the youngest of ten children to Haitian immigrants, Shannon has made it her life’s mission to help change people’s relationship with money. Shannon has over 9 years of personal finance and advising/coaching experience. She first began by hosting and teaching financial seminars out of her dorm room at Florida State University, which led her to earning a degree in Finance and Real Estate and the title of youngest licensed real estate associate at Prudential Real Estate at the age of nineteen.

Shannon has worked with and advised almost every major Wall Street firm (Goldman, JP Morgan, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, etc.) during her time at KPMG as Financial Services Consultant and Senior Examiner at Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Prior to KPMG and FINRA, Shannon worked at GE Capital as a participant of GE’s intensive global Financial Management Leadership Program.

Never shying away from public service, Shannon is devoted to financial education. She has served as a United Way’s Money Up Program Volunteer (a program that aids lower income families with tax returns and financial coaching), a NYC Office of Financial Empowerment Volunteer, a DREAM Mentor (a program that develops high school students’ knowledge of personal finance and investing), Investing in Your Future Instructor (a financial literacy course), and has devoted over 500 community service hours with the Salvation Army and was recently awarded the 30 under 30 Award by Florida State Alumni Association.

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Teresa Valla

Company: Valla Arts/GLOW Title: Visual Artist Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Teressa M. Valla has received honors and grants for her work, including the Jackson Pollock Foundation, The Annenberg Foundation, the Ed Foundation and Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. Valla has participated in residency fellowships awards in America and abroad: Fundacion Valpariaiso-Spain, Open Art Residency-Greece, Prague Painters Workshop, Vermont Studio Center, the Santa Fe Art Institute and Chashama-New York.

She was also invited to represent America in “Eurosculpture,” in Carhaix, France 1994. Her work has been exhibited internationally and nationally in museums, galleries, alternative spaces and public collections in the USA, Japan, Brazil, Portugal, France, Czech Republic, Germany, England, Hungary, Sweden and Greece.

Selective exhibitions include,”Europa,” Instituto de Artes Visuais, Palacio Pommel, Lisbon, Portugal; La Mama, NY, NY, Gallery K&S, Berlin, Germany,Maryland Institute College of Art; University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore Maryland, Exit Artists Space, Atelier Collectivo Pernambuco, Brazil. Her work was shown at the Sato Museum in Tokyo, Japan, in “Considering Peace,” an exhibition to benefit UNESCO. Public collections in which her work is included are The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York (Life of the City Collection), Robert Blackburn Printmaking Studio, Museum of the City of New York, The New York Public Library, The Library of Congress, New England Center for Contemporary Art, Tribes Gallery, Mid-Hudson Arts and Science Center, Poughkeepsie, New York. Private collections are numerous.

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Renee E. Warren

Company: Arielle-Wren, Inc. Title: President Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer and Career Panel

Biography Ms. Warren is the president of Arielle-Wren, Inc. and co-founder of Noelle-Elaine Media, Inc. She has been able to incorporate all of her passions under one umbrella; from real estate to producing to planning events to mentoring and teaching young minds -- she manages it all.

Under her two nationally recognized firms, she has worked with: Ariel Mutual Funds, BET, BTV247, Charles Schwab, Citibank, Cricket mobile phones, Black Enterprise magazine, Essence, Joint Center Health Policy Institute, MONEY magazine, Disney & Disney Channel, L'Oreal, Mitchell & Titus, LLP, The National Association of Black Accountants, The National Cancer Institute, The National Association Black MBA Association, The National Urban League, Pepsi, Porter Novelli, The SCOOTER Store, The Steve Harvey Foundation, UNCF and Williams Capital Group to mention a few.

She is an award-winning producer that has interviewed and/or worked with many notables including: U.S. Presidents George W. Bush, George H. Bush, William Jefferson Clinton, Barack Obama, South African President Nelson Mandela, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Ghanaian President Jerry John Rawlings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and General Colin Powell, Reverends Al Sharpton and Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.; Celebrities Muhammad Ali, Prince, Janet Jackson, Samuel Jackson, Paul Newman, Diana Ross, LL Cool J and Chris Tucker; and Business Leaders Charles Schwab, Kenneth D. Lewis, Robert Johnson, Sanford I. Weill, Dr. Randal Pinkett and Richard Parsons.

Ms. Warren’s prior production and journalism experience includes: CNBC, Dow Jones & Company, WTKR-TV (CBS), The Daily Press, The Virginia-Pilot, Black Enterprise magazine and Essence.

She is the co-author of You Buy the Peanut Butter, I’ll Get the Bread, The Absolutely True Adventures of Best Friends in Business and serves as an Adjunct/Assistant Professor at New York University where she teaches Social Media & Event Public Relations. She has taught at NYU for more than a decade. Ms. Warren has also lectured at Long Island University, Old Dominion University, Marymount Manhattan College, Norfolk State University and many area high schools.

She received a Bachelor of Science from Old Dominion University and Master of Science from Columbia University; completed Southern Illinois University’s post-graduate program in London analyzing the British media and a Certificate in Finance from New York Institute of Finance. She has received numerous awards and accolades including the Forty Under 40 Achievement Award and Old Dominion University Distinguished Alumni Award.

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Jason Yuhas

Company: Director, Business and Sales Operations Title: NTENT

Company: President Title: Yuhas Consulting

Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer

Bio: I graduated from MMC in 2011 and started working for the same company I am still employed with. I quickly received several promotions and after 3 years had former colleagues asking me to help with their companies. This is when I started my own consulting firm on the side. This semester is my first teaching Entrepreneurship at MMC as well, and I love it! I am passionate about helping others and love networking. I have a 360 degree view of a business and how all of the departments tie together. I am not only successful, but I have fun doing it!

Chris Zhou

Company: Mont Sky Real Estate Title: Principal Broker Events Attending Today: Networking Mixer

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