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SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2006

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Career-field Panel Participants 10:45am - 11:45am:
BUSINESS
Business of Fashion
  Morgan Dall 2005 (JCPenney)
Julie Ehlers 1985 (Bueno of California)
Phuong Lam 1999 (Victoria's Secret Beauty)
Consulting
  Meghan Corbett 2002 (Marakon Associates)
Ann Curry
Halim Habiby 1994 (Accenture - Microsoft)
Laurence (Lary) Maskel 1970 (RTI International)
Melanie Oberman 2003 (Booz Allen Hamilton)
Melvia Wallace 1985 (The Austin Group, LLC)
Finance and Venture Capital
  Justin Caldbeck 1999 (Bain Capital)
Paul Lohrey 1984 (The Vanguard Group)
Theodore Perkins 1997 (Mariner Investment Group)
Barry Schneirov 1985 (Goldman Sachs)
General Business
  D. Michael Bennett 1976 (BAE Systems Inc.)
Melissa Falciani 1998 (Johnson & Johnson)
Lawrence Loeser 1974 (Harrington Bank)
Kevin Trapani 1979 (The Redwoods Group)
Global Business
  Jon Brilliant 1986 (Syntek Capital)
Charles Browne 1967 (DuPont China)
Balduin Hesse 2000 (Bloomberg)
Investment Banking
  John Eberhardt 1996 (First Principles Group, Inc.)
Kristen Grabowski (Citigroup Global Markets)
Peter Humphrey 1984 (Lava Trading Inc.)
Charles McMullan 1996 (UBS Investment Bank)
Asad Rahman 2000 (Perseus LLC)
Marketing & Sales
  Edmund Geschickter 1984 (Open Method LLC)
Matthew Gidney 1997 (Ogilvy & Mather)
Brian Hamilton 1985 (Sageworks, Inc.)
Andrew Neisser 1979 (Renegade Marketing Group)
Sara Beth Zivitz 2002 (PINK magazine)
COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS
Advertising & Public Relations
  Dana Alpert 2003 (Wieden & Kennedy)
Andy Berndt 1989 (Ogilvy & Mather)
Anna Ichel 2004 (Porter Novelli)
Catherine McClay 2001 (Leo Burnett)
Museum & Art
  Dawn Taylor Biegelsen 1989 (Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art)
Susan Inglett 1980 (Susan Inglett Gallery/I.C. Editions, Inc.)
Alice Whelihan 1972 (National Endowment for the Arts)
Newspaper & Broadcast Journalism
  Ann Pelham Cullen 1974 (Legal Times)
Alan Heil 1957 (Voice of America)
Tiffani Sherman 1995 (Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training Program & St. Petersburg Times)
Publishing & Writing for a Living
  William Cohan 1981 (wdcohan)
Patricia Bowers Hudson 1995 (Oxford University Press)
Meredith Morris-Babb 1980 (University Press of Florida)
Sports
  Albert Buehler
Adam Guren (First New York Securities, LLC)
Derrick Heggans 1992 (AMERICA ONLINE, INC.)
Sarah MacDougall 1996 (OnSport)
Scott Wilkinson 1985 (Atlanta Spirit, LLC)
EDUCATION
Higher Education Teaching and Administration
  Christine Fleet 1996 (Duke University)
Jacqueline Looney
Clarence G. Newsome 1972 (Shaw University)
Alex Roland 1966 (Duke University)
Eric Wright 1987 (Coastal Carolina University)
K-12 Teaching & Administration
  Stacy Klein 1991 (Vanderbilt University)
David Morgan 1976 (The Ensworth School)
Macy Parker 2005 (New York City Teaching Fellows)
Liz Pena 1992 (The Benjamin School)
Tiffany Whiteside 1999 (Durham Public Schools)
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
Biomedical Engineering & Electrical Engineering
  Darin Buxbaum 2003 (Stanford University)
Douglas Cotter 1965 (Respironics Inc.)
Tilden Hagan 2005 (Advanced Bionics)
Julianna Swanson 2005 (Harris Corporation)
Civil Engineering & Mechanical Engineering
  Catherine Hess 1996 (Eng-Wong, Taub & Associates)
Lena Rivera, P.E. 1998 (CDM)
David R. Smith 1984 (Forest City Enterprises, Inc.)
Computer Science & IT
  Wilton Alston 1981 (Battelle Memorial Institute)
Jeffrey Dillinger 1998 (Sony Pictures Imageworks)
Daniel Fowlkes 2000 (US Army)
Virginia Kleist
Torraine Williams 1993 (Lockheed Martin - ITS)
ENTERTAINMENT
Business of Entertainment
  Julie Freeman 1994 (RiverRun International Film Festival)
John Ross 1992 (WorkshopLive, LLC)
Justin Simons 1997 (The Entourage Project)
Julien Thuan 1997 (United Talent Agency)
Preston Whiteway 2004 (Eugene O'Neill Theater Center)
Production: Behind the Scenes
  Patrick Hu 2001 (ESPN)
Peter Jordan 2001 (Localfilms)
Michael Macari 1992 (MacariEdelstein Films)
GOVERNMENT, LAW, NONPROFIT
Environment
  Kirsten Cappel 2000 (United States Environmental Protection Agency)
Sam Hummel 2003 (Duke University)
Johanna Jobin 2002 (CDM)
Kristopher Pickler 1993 (Uwharrie Environmental Consulting)
Government, Politics, & Public Policy
  Tara Davis 2004 (Department of the Navy)
Wib Gulley 1970 (Triangle Transit Authority)
Kevin Hutchinson 1997 (North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management)
Deborah Schwartz 1973 (U.S. Department of State)
Law Firms & Corporate Law
  Jay Kolb 1976 (Baker Botts LLP)
Cynthia O'Neal (TAYLOR PENRY RASH & RIEMANN)
Kenneth Shapiro 1978 (Mitchell & Shapiro LLP)
Jeffrey Tabak 1979 (Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP)
James Vanderwist 1980 (Calfee, Halter & Griswold)
Nonprofit & Social Responsibility
  Ralph Dark 2001 (Moroccan American Center)
Johanna Edens 2004 (Association of Small Foundations)
Theodore Fillette 1968 (Legal Aid of NC)
Andrea Martin 1981 (Rep. Emanuel Cleaver)
Trent Stamp 1992 (Charity Navigator)
Philanthropy & Fundraising
  Erica Hill 1998 (Duke University Annual Fund)
Jessica Reitz 2001 (USAction)
Charles Smith 1962 (NC Conference of The United Methodist Church)
Public & Social Law
  Scott Michelman 2000 (ACLU)
Robin Taub 1980 (Paradiso, Dack, Taub & Sinay, P.C.)
Bradly Torgan 1983 (California Dept. of Parks and Recreation)
Aaron Wolfson 1998 (New York County District Attorneys Office)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Health Related Careers
  Katherine Gruene 2001 (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
Allen Wicken, PT, MS 1968 (The Downeast Upcountry Co.)
Rebecca Wilgus 1985 (Duke Clinical Resesarch Institute)
International Healthcare
  Karen Hardee 1981 (The Futures Group, a Constella Company)
Doris Rouse 1970 (RTI International)
Wendy Wertheimer 1973 (Office of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health)
Medicine and/or Scientific Research
  Michael Bates 1984 (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center)
Mark Brenner 1972 (Sinai Hospital of Baltimore)
Lisa Rider 1983 (Environmental Autoimmunity Group, NIEHS, NIH)
Allen Roses 1963 (GlaxoSmithKline)
David Stapor 1979 (Steel Valley Orthopedic Assoc)
OUTSIDE THE IVORY TOWER
PhD’s in Industry Science and Technology
  Matthew Kersey 1983 (GlaxoSmithKline)
Diana Martik 1994 (Dyax corporation)
Vamsee Pamula 1994 (Advanced Liquid Logic Inc.)
Molly Starback (Duke University)
Kristin Weidemaier 1991 (Becton Dickinson & Co. Research Center)
PhD’s in Law, Business, and Technical Writing
  Sherry Carty 1994 (Intellectual Property Consultant)
Susan Dakin 1972 (Susan Dakin, Ph.D.)
Kirsten Nielsen 1987 (GlaxoSmithKline)
Freda Porter 1978 (Porter Scientific)
Virginia Steinmetz (Duke University)
TOPICAL DISCUSSION
Short-Term Opportunities
  Jonathan Bigelow 2005 (Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM))
Emily Doan
Alexandra Eurdolian 2004 (Design that Matters, Inc.)
Michael Osland 2000 (Duke University)
Jennifer Siddle 1998 (UNC Hospitals)
David Thorkelson 2002 (Duke University)
Starting a Business
  Patricia Hammond 1980 (Work Life Management, LLC)
Ana Homayoun 2001 (Green Ivy Educational Consulting)
Capers McDonald 1974 (Johns Hopkins University)
William Pearson 2001 (mental_floss)
Derek Wilson 1986 (Rearden Steel, Ltd.)
Women in Leadership
  Betsy Alden-Rutledge 1964 (Duke University)
Allison Haltom 1972 (Duke University)
Lisa Hook 1980
Catherine Manno 1974 (The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)

Career-field Panel Participants 2:45pm - 3:45pm:
BUSINESS
Business of Fashion
  Morgan Dall (JCPenney)
Julie Ehlers (Bueno of California)
Phuong Lam (Victoria's Secret Beauty)
Consulting
  Meghan Corbett (Marakon Associates)
Ann Curry
Halim Habiby (Accenture - Microsoft)
Laurence (Lary) Maskel (RTI International)
Melanie Oberman (Booz Allen Hamilton)
Melvia Wallace (The Austin Group, LLC)
Finance and Venture Capital
  Justin Caldbeck (Bain Capital)
Paul Lohrey (The Vanguard Group)
Theodore Perkins (Mariner Investment Group)
Barry Schneirov (Goldman Sachs)
General Business
  D. Michael Bennett (BAE Systems Inc.)
Melissa Falciani (Johnson & Johnson)
Lawrence Loeser (Harrington Bank)
Kevin Trapani (The Redwoods Group)
Global Business
  Jon Brilliant (Syntek Capital)
Charles Browne (DuPont China)
Balduin Hesse (Bloomberg)
Investment Banking
  John Eberhardt (First Principles Group, Inc.)
Kristen Grabowski (Citigroup Global Markets)
Peter Humphrey (Lava Trading Inc.)
Charles McMullan (UBS Investment Bank)
Asad Rahman (Perseus LLC)
Marketing & Sales
  Edmund Geschickter (Open Method LLC)
Matthew Gidney (Ogilvy & Mather)
Brian Hamilton (Sageworks, Inc.)
Sara Beth Zivitz (PINK magazine)
COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS
Advertising & Public Relations
  Dana Alpert (Wieden & Kennedy)
Andy Berndt (Ogilvy & Mather)
Anna Ichel (Porter Novelli)
Catherine McClay (Leo Burnett)
Andrew Neisser (Renegade Marketing Group)
Museum & Art
  Dawn Taylor Biegelsen (Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art)
Susan Inglett (Susan Inglett Gallery/I.C. Editions, Inc.)
Newspaper & Broadcast Journalism
  Ann Pelham Cullen (Legal Times)
Alan Heil (Voice of America)
Tiffani Sherman (Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training Program & St. Petersburg Times)
Publishing & Writing for a Living
  William Cohan (wdcohan)
Patricia Bowers Hudson (Oxford University Press)
Meredith Morris-Babb (University Press of Florida)
Sports
  Albert Buehler
Adam Guren (First New York Securities, LLC)
Derrick Heggans (AMERICA ONLINE, INC.)
Sarah MacDougall (OnSport)
Scott Wilkinson (Atlanta Spirit, LLC)
EDUCATION
Higher Education Teaching and Administration
  Christine Fleet (Duke University)
Jacqueline Looney
Clarence G. Newsome (Shaw University)
Alex Roland (Duke University)
Eric Wright (Coastal Carolina University)
K-12 Teaching & Administration
  Stacy Klein (Vanderbilt University)
David Morgan (The Ensworth School)
Macy Parker (New York City Teaching Fellows)
Liz Pena (The Benjamin School)
Tiffany Whiteside (Durham Public Schools)
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
Biomedical Engineering & Electrical Engineering
  Darin Buxbaum (Stanford University)
Douglas Cotter (Respironics Inc.)
Tilden Hagan (Advanced Bionics)
Julianna Swanson (Harris Corporation)
Civil Engineering & Mechanical Engineering
  Catherine Hess (Eng-Wong, Taub & Associates)
Lena Rivera, P.E. (CDM)
David R. Smith (Forest City Enterprises, Inc.)
Computer Science & IT
  Wilton Alston (Battelle Memorial Institute)
Jeffrey Dillinger (Sony Pictures Imageworks)
Daniel Fowlkes (US Army)
Virginia Kleist
Torraine Williams (Lockheed Martin - ITS)
ENTERTAINMENT
Business of Entertainment
  Julie Freeman (RiverRun International Film Festival)
John Ross (WorkshopLive, LLC)
Justin Simons (The Entourage Project)
Julien Thuan (United Talent Agency)
Preston Whiteway (Eugene O'Neill Theater Center)
Production: Behind the Scenes
  Patrick Hu (ESPN)
Peter Jordan (Localfilms)
Michael Macari (MacariEdelstein Films)
GOVERNMENT, LAW, NONPROFIT
Environment
  Kirsten Cappel (United States Environmental Protection Agency)
Sam Hummel (Duke University)
Kristopher Pickler (Uwharrie Environmental Consulting)
Government, Politics, & Public Policy
  Tara Davis (Department of the Navy)
Wib Gulley (Triangle Transit Authority)
Kevin Hutchinson (North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management)
Deborah Schwartz (U.S. Department of State)
Law Firms & Corporate Law
  Jay Kolb (Baker Botts LLP)
Cynthia O'Neal (TAYLOR PENRY RASH & RIEMANN)
Kenneth Shapiro (Mitchell & Shapiro LLP)
Jeffrey Tabak (Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP)
James Vanderwist (Calfee, Halter & Griswold)
Nonprofit & Social Responsibility
  Ralph Dark (Moroccan American Center)
Johanna Edens (Association of Small Foundations)
Theodore Fillette (Legal Aid of NC)
Andrea Martin (Rep. Emanuel Cleaver)
Trent Stamp (Charity Navigator)
Philanthropy & Fundraising
  Erica Hill (Duke University Annual Fund)
Charles Smith (NC Conference of The United Methodist Church)
Public & Social Law
  Scott Michelman (ACLU)
Robin Taub (Paradiso, Dack, Taub & Sinay, P.C.)
Bradly Torgan (California Dept. of Parks and Recreation)
Elizabeth Wade (State of North Carolina / Carolina Dispute Resolution)
Aaron Wolfson (New York County District Attorneys Office)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Health Related Careers
  Katherine Gruene (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
Allen Wicken, PT, MS (The Downeast Upcountry Co.)
Rebecca Wilgus (Duke Clinical Resesarch Institute)
International Healthcare
  Karen Hardee (The Futures Group, a Constella Company)
Doris Rouse (RTI International)
Wendy Wertheimer (Office of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health)
Medicine and/or Scientific Research
  Michael Bates (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center)
Mark Brenner (Sinai Hospital of Baltimore)
Lisa Rider (Environmental Autoimmunity Group, NIEHS, NIH)
Allen Roses (GlaxoSmithKline)
David Stapor (Steel Valley Orthopedic Assoc)
OUTSIDE THE IVORY TOWER
PhD’s in Industry Science and Technology
  Matthew Kersey (GlaxoSmithKline)
Diana Martik (Dyax corporation)
Vamsee Pamula (Advanced Liquid Logic Inc.)
Virginia Steinmetz (Duke University)
Kristin Weidemaier (Becton Dickinson & Co. Research Center)
PhD’s in Law, Business, and Technical Writing
  Sherry Carty (Intellectual Property Consultant)
Susan Dakin (Susan Dakin, Ph.D.)
Kirsten Nielsen (GlaxoSmithKline)
Freda Porter (Porter Scientific)
Molly Starback (Duke University)
TOPICAL DISCUSSION
Short-Term Opportunities
  Jonathan Bigelow (Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM))
Emily Doan
Alexandra Eurdolian (Design that Matters, Inc.)
Michael Osland (Duke University)
Jennifer Siddle (UNC Hospitals)
David Thorkelson (Duke University)
Starting a Business
  Patricia Hammond (Work Life Management, LLC)
Ana Homayoun (Green Ivy Educational Consulting)
Capers McDonald (Johns Hopkins University)
William Pearson (mental_floss)
Women in Leadership
  Betsy Alden-Rutledge (Duke University)
Allison Haltom (Duke University)
Lisa Hook
Catherine Manno (The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)

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