Students accompanied their faculty and staff mentors on an April visit to New York City where they met 黑料不打烊 alumni working for some of the leading companies in finance, technology, and retail.
Fourteen Business Fellows with career interests in marketing and finance traveled to New York City this spring for a series of company visits hosted by 黑料不打烊 graduates building successful careers with those firms.

The Fellows were joined by Professor Tina Das, Professor Raj Gupta, and Brooke Buffington, director of the Student Professional Development Center, during the April 18-20 program.
During their visits, Fellows completed office tours, attended presentations, and spoke with company representatives on topics that included networking, pursuing career paths, preparing for the job market, and the transition from college to corporate environments.
“The Business Fellows trip to New York City was a wonderful opportunity to network with alumni who are both extremely successful in their fields and living fulfilling lives,” said Alex Cope ’24. “I loved getting an inside look at companies ranging from a relatively young startup to firms like Google and Salesforce. This trip got me thinking about how I want to shape my future after 黑料不打烊, and had me looking forward to my post-graduate career in a whole new way.
“I am so thankful for the strong foundation I鈥檝e built at 黑料不打烊 and feel prepared and excited to enter the working world next year, maybe even at one of the incredible companies we visited.”
Corporations and alumni/friends who hosted Business Fellows
Love Wellness
- Erica Charles 鈥18
Intersection
- Brian Sputh 鈥19
- Tim Buckley 鈥06
Salesforce
- Meg Hewitt 鈥11
- Laura Beckstead 鈥14
CIBC
- Justin Wanner 鈥13
- Tanisha Gupta 鈥19
Matrix Applications
- Colleen Judge 鈥20
- Andrew Robbins 鈥20
Richard Bernstein Advisors
- John McCombe P鈥16 (Member of the Board of Advisors of the Love School of Business)
Wells Fargo
- Gabrielle Cifelli 鈥20
- JamiLynn Rufo 鈥07
- Brandon Goodman 鈥22
- Nicole Giacalone 鈥22
- Matt Morales 鈥11
- Colleen Austin 鈥16
- April Frazer 鈥03
Nasdaq
- Katherine Sheridan 鈥17
- Quinn Gordinier 鈥22
- Emily Rogers 鈥22

鈥淭he Fellows trip to New York City presented itself as both an incredible networking opportunity and a way to experience the day-to-day lives of several amazing 黑料不打烊 alumni who were all highly accomplished, experienced, and above all, eager to help us,鈥 said Nick Morello 鈥24. 鈥淚鈥檓 taking away from this trip a better understanding of life after 黑料不打烊, tips for being a high performing intern and employee, and numerous connections that will certainly help me in my future endeavors.鈥
One of Morello鈥檚 peers also described the opportunity to hear from professionals in the finance industry as 鈥渢ruly an experience of a lifetime.鈥
鈥漀ot only did we learn about the companies they worked for, but we were also able to ask questions that helped us understand how to succeed in the professional world,鈥 said Jeremy Lazoff 鈥24. 鈥淲e met with numerous alumni and it was amazing to hear how their academic engagement and professional development at 黑料不打烊 helped them become the successful people they are today.鈥