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Prestige Alumni & Staff Panels

 


This year the Marlin Prestige will hold three professional development panels, giving students the chance to ask the burning questions they have about the post graduate business world. One panel will be hosted by current faculty from several departments speaking on the skills needed to become a well-rounded candidate in today's job market. The other two panels will be hosted by notable VWC alumni who are returning to campus to share what they've learned from their successes since graduating from school. More on the panelists at each of our panels below:

 

 

  • Nancy Kroll '81- Art Education, Owner/Director of The Learning Resource Center

  • Lynn Clements- Biology/Education, Executive Director at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center

  • Amy Rickard '98- Communications, VP for Marketing at Tidewater AAA

  • Bill Blake '06- Business, Director of Sales for Inside Business

  • Laura Gadsby '90- Health and Human Services, Social Worker at Beth Shalom Village

  • Dr. Thomas Taylor '00- Education, Superintendent of Middlesex County Schools

  • John Koehler- President and Publisher of Koehler Books

 

 

  • Dr. Travis Malone- Associate Professor of Theater and Chair, Division of Humanities

  • Dr. Doug Kennedy- Professor of Recreation and Leisure Studies

  • Dr. Rebecca Hooker- Associate Professor of English

  • Mr. Cary Sawyer- Vice President of Finance

  • Mr. Bruce Vaughan- Vice President of Operations

  • Laynee Timlin- Special Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Planning

 

 

  • Ron Swan '77, English- President of Advance Dealer Services

  • Troy DeLawrence '93- Communications, Senior Analyst at HSBC Bank PLC

  • Christa Mercer Springstead '07- Religious Studies, United Methodist Minister

  • Leah Hammond '10-Political Science/Communications/Business, Leadership Development Coordinator for GEICO

  • Jason Silvia '08- Criminal Justice/Sociology, Federal Marshal

  • Eli Miller '00- Business, Owner of Exit Realty and Brother Pizza

  • Randi Vogel '96- Political Science, Co-Owner of Hunt Club Farm

 

Tuesday, April 14, 10 am to 11:30 am

Wednesday, April, 15 10:30 am to 12 pm

Wednesday, April 15, 4:30 pm-6 pm

Your Major, Your Future

More info on our individual Speakers

Monday, April 13th, 1:00 pm to 2:15

  • Laura Bowers, who is a former College Soccer Player and Coach who now owns her own Soccer Franchise here in Hampton Roads!

  • Chris Platt, the owner of New Beginnings Parking & Access Control!

  • Karen Robins Carnegie who owns her own law firm!

  • Ricky Christian who owns his own furniture company!

  • Margaret Roberts who is a Conference Planner!

  • Aaron Bull who works in the Marketing Field!

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