Business / Finance / Technology

Francesca Ziccardi '21 is an account advisor at Cision.

Marie Radinsky '19 earned a certificate in digital marketing from Cornell University in 2020, and is pursuing a MBA from Loisiana State University with an expected graduation in 2024. She is a senior clinical trial associate at Cellphire Therapeutics in the Washington, D.C. - Baltimore area.

Stephanie Schoch '19 is pursuing a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Virginia with an expected graduation in 2024.

Angel Tse '19 has earned certifications as a Microsoft Office Specialist, Dataiku Core Designer, ScumMaster, and Amazon Web Services Certified Cloud Practitoner. She is a strategy and analytics consultant at Deloitte Consulting. 

Lane Brooks '18 started a business, Lane's Lanscaping, in 2020.

Nick Mellon '18 is a IT helpdesk associate at 2U.

Liam Walsh '18 is a manager at The Charmery in Baltimore.

Hannah Chapman '17 earned a MA in Psychology from American University in 2019. In 2018, she biked across the U.S. in the 4K for Cancer with the Ullman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. She is a manager at ElectionCycle.

Nina Haller '17 is a sales manager at Town Sports International and an assistant event planner and coordinator at DMV Weddings and Events  in the Washington, D.C. area.

Muluberhan Bahre '16 earned a MSW in Clinical/Medical Social Work from University of Maryand Baltimore in 2021. He is a self-employed retail sale manager for Star Internatonal Market in NC. Prior to  his current position, he served as a  business counselor for the North Carolina African Services Coalition (NCASC) which helps refugees start their own businesses or upgrade their existing businesses.  

Megan Blizzard '16 completed the certified nursing assistant program at Carroll Community College in 2016. She is an insurance agent for The Carver Group.

Bianca Calin '16 earned certificates in Data Analytics & Visualization and Cybersecurity from The George Washington University in 2023, and is pursuing a post graduate certificate in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from the University of Texas at Austin with expected completion in 2024. She is an investment performance manager at Gallagher.

Grace (Chao) Cha '16 earned a MA in International Development and International Economics from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (JHU SAIS) in May 2018. She is an associate manager in partnerships and insights for the Center for Digital Acceleration at DAI. She is married to Alex Cha '14.

Jake Lowenthal '16 earned an advanced certificate in web application development from Boston University, Metropolitan College in 2019. He is a front end web developer at CGI Federal supporting a web application used by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Zach Tarallo '16 is owner and president of Carthage Management Group, a marketing and advertising business in MA.

Christy Bishop '15 is a producing team leader at Freedom Mortgage in the Washington, D.C. - Baltimore area.

Serra Erbaş '15 earned a MBA at Vanderbilt University in 2022. She is a strategy research analyst intern at Shore Capital Partners.

Sherri (Frisco) Bowe '15 is a mortgage loan officer at AnnieMac Home Mortgage.

Samuel Greenberg '15  is a area sales manager of the mid-Atlantic region at Bethesda-based snack and bevarage company Eat the Change.

Jaclyn Grigg '15 earned a MA in Public Policy (with a focus in philosophy and social policy) from The George Washington University in 2017. She is a consultant for Thrive Consulting, writing proposals for businesses. 

Heather Sessomes '15 is a financial client services representative at Performance Dynamics.

James Lewin-Smith '15 earned a MS in Instructional/Educational Technology from The George Washington University in 2018. He is an instructional designer at PowerTrain, Inc.

Zack Tarallo '15 is a senior business development manager at Chorus Compliance in Denver, CO.

Kevin Akhlaghi '14 earned a MS in Psychology  with specialization in body mage from American University as well as completed Code Academy's Course on Python in 2016. He has also completed the Flatiron Web development bootcamp. He is a software engineer at Polygon Labs in NYC. 

Alex Cha '14 earned a MA in Game Design from American University in 2017. He is a game developer/level designer for Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI). He is married to Grace (Chao) Cha '16.

Hannah Dantrassy '14 completed some graduate coursework in neuroscience and cognitive science at University of Maryland, College Park. She is a network operations center technician at Skyline Technology Solutions.

Anastasia Keramidas '14 is an ecommerce marketing manager at Qdoba Restaurant Corporation in San Diego, CA. Prior to that, she had roles as a DTC content marketing manager for Mint Mobile, and as senior marketing associate for Lyft. Anastasia, a contestant on season 27 of 'The Bachelor', also has a food & lifestyle blog @AnastasiaMidas; she started it as a hobby in  2018, and has turned it into a business with over 28,600 followers. 

Sami Kayani '14 is a property adviser for Atlas Lane.

Mary (McCarthy) Moran '14 is an associate service delivery manager at Opower in VA.

Leanne Gradijan '13 is an imaging technician for Leidos.

Chance (Hazelton) Smith '13  earned a MAT from SMCM in 2014. She is a real estate agent for Northrop Realty. She is CMO/business owner of ReVive Investing, LLC, a company that "seeks to revitalize communities by giving new life to abandoned and run down properties in the Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, Florida, and Illinois areas." Additionally, Chance does contract work as graphic designer.

Lydia Martin '13 is a helpdesk technician at TekPro Services. She enjoys creative writing and has self-published a series of three novels. She maintains a website where she writes weekly webfiction and hosts popular science articles.

Marie (Rau) Quinn '13 earned both a MBA and a MFIN from UMD Robert H. Smith School of Business in 2017. She is senior product manager at T. Rowe Price.

Jennifer Roth '13  earned a  certificate in CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician at the Community College of Baltimore County. She is a junior designer at Pennoni.

Justin Bowers '12 is a junior accountant at Harper Advisory Group.

William Craft '12 is an enrollment specialist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Andrew Klontz '12 is an associate for the Skyline Group (a top performing brokerage team that focuses on triple net lease retail properties)  at Marcus & Millchap. He is also co-founder and director of 101 Lacrosse San Francisco. 

Katie Lackler '12 is an executive assistant for Yaffe & Company.

Karina Mandell '12 earned a MPA from University of Baltimore in 2017. A staffing manager at Catalyte in the Washington, D.C. area, she is the CEO/Founder of Green Smart Cities," an initiative to build economically viable, environmentally sound, and socially just cities...through the application of Green Technology and community economic development strategies and partnerships." She is also the CEO/Founder of Sync the City, " a partner relationship management tool focused on helping agencies get organized to achieve synchronicity across their networks."  

Catherine Skinner '12 is a senior customer success manager at Tableau Software.

Taylor Colonna '11 is a general manger at Mason's Famous Lobster Rolls in Baltimore.

Amber Crawford '11 completed an intensive, seven-month, 1800+ hour full-stack software development training at the Touring School of Software & Design in 2016. She is a lead software engineer at Table 22 in Phoenix, AZ.

Makeyda (Hilliard) Mikael '11 earned a MA in Dietetics/Diatician from University of Oklamhoma Health Sciences Center in 2016. She is a bariatric dietician at INTEGRIS Health in OK. Aditionally, Makeyda is the founder and CEO of Makeda Mikael Work bags and a #AMEX100 for 100 recipient. 

Nicolas Pinto '11 is an assistant vice president at Citi in New York City.

Christine (Thomas) Stevens '11 is pursuing a MS in Data Analytics at Western Governors University with an expected completion in 2024.  She has earned several Coursera and Salesforce, and ScrumMaster certifications, and completed a SQL bootcamp in 2023. She is a self-employed senior business analyst  C. Stevens Solutions working with clients in pre-sales and post-sales to understand their vision and requirements for salesforce and data implementations. 

Linda Turner '11 earned a MS in Cybersecurity from UMUC in 2015, and a  CompTIA Security +certification in 2016. She is a designated authorizing official representative (DAOR/Information Security Specialist) at Centerpoint, Inc. in VA.

Hal (Trey) Cole '10 earned a language certificate in Chinese language and Literature from Beijing Language and Culture University in 2012. He worked abroad (foreign teacher, camp director, general manager for The IQAir Group in China) until December 2015. He then served as independent contractor for an American-based company, Cole Travel Services, Inc., to develop professional travel itineraries until fall 2016, when he relocated to Colorado.  He is now an enterprise customer success manager at Five9.

Ashleigh Dueker '10 served as a health education specialist in Mali, West Africa for the Peace Corps for two years after graduation. She earned a MBA from Lancaster University,UK  in 2015. Before moving to England in 2014, she was a coordinator for new program development at Jhpiego, a NPO affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, that works to prevent the needless deaths of women and families. She is now a principal consultant of agile transformation at PA Consulting in London.

Kaitlin Hines-Noble '10  is a senior UX Designer for Alexa Aging and Independence. In January 2020, a project she designed and helped launch in 2019, "Alexa, what's in my hand" won Voice Experience of the Year from Project Voice, the #1 event for voice tech and AI in America. In the summer of 2022, that feature she designed was featured in Netflix's Instant Dream Home. Most recently she largely contributed to the development of the Alexa Emergency Assist app/service.

Autumn Thomas-Brown '10 is a help desk technician for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Angela (Baker) Norwich earned a MBA (Consulting in Strategic Management) from UMD Robert H. Smith School of Business in 2013. She is a director of Data and Adoption, Grown & Strategy at Aeyon in the Washinton, D.C. area. This involves working on a project [Data Analytics and Fraud Prevention Acquisition for Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) Grant Program] for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).

Jacqueline Caminiti '09 is an executive assistant for Northwestern Mutual in the DC area.

Justin Eid '09 earned a MHA (Mentoring Human Action) Certification. He owns and operates a lawn and garden care business.

Christa McAllister '09 earned a MEd in School Counseling from Loyola College of Maryland in 2015. She is an office and project manager, account executive at Tech Team Solutions.

Katie (Soleo) Soderburg '09 is a project support specialist at Sabre Systems, Inc.

David Traher '09 is a retirement plan serives (RPS) trading associate analyst at T. Rowe Price and pricing and trading associate at Fis Global.

Caitlin Moore '08 earned a MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in 2015. She is a VP of Strategic Accounts at Cohere Health in Boston, MA.

Ben Patterson  '08 earned a MS in Public Policy (Federal Acquisition and Public Sector Financial Management) at University of Maryland, College Park in 2012. He is a contracting officer at National Science Foundation (NSF).

Brendan Spealman '08 served in the United States Marine Corps for over 6 years. He earned a MBA from William and Mary in 2019. He is a product manager at Cisco in the Raleigh Duham area.

Jessica Staples Vogt '08 earned a MS in Accounting and Financial Management from University of Maryland University College in 2012. She is a financial manager for NAVAIR.

Amanda (Ballute) Ostrander '07 is a realtor for MKB, Realtors in VA.

Miranda (Freethey) Collins '06 earned a MBA from Webster University. She is a section chief/supervisory contract specialist for the Department of Homeland Security.

Simon Lutterbie  '06 earned a PhD in Social Psychology from University of Oxford in 2010. After spending 9 years as the Director of Research and IT Development at iOpener Institute for People and Performance in Oxford, Simon returned to the US and moved to California. He is now a frontend engineer for VMWare.

Leo Schlosnagle '06 earned a PhD in lifespan developmental psychology from West Virginia University in 2011.  He is an associate professor of psychology at Utah Valley University and his research interests include disability, health, aging, judgment and decision making, and program evaluation. Additionally he is the owner of Salt Lake Rental Properties, LLC.

Hope Lobkowicz '05 volunteered at the Marine Mammal Center's rescue and release program on the central coast of California for a while after graduation and then earned an MA in Public Policy (Environmental Policy) from The George Washington University in 2008. She is a senior analyst for The Cadmus Group, a management consulting firm.

Jacquelyn (Landone) Dunne '04 earned a MAM (Business) from College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 2011. She is a contracting officer for Army Contracting Command.

Jason Straub '05 earned a MSW from UMD School of Social Work in 2010. He is a programmer analyst + social worker at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Jennifer (Garger) Kuhn '04 earned a MS in Applied Psychology with concentration in I/O Psychology from University of Baltimore in 2008. She is a contract specialist at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Heather Wasson '04 is a senior cruise consultant for The Cruise Web.

Chris Abell '02 is owner & certified personal trainer of Hamr & Hugr, executive director at Carroll Technology & Innovation Council, and co-founder of Maryland Apprenticeship Connector.

Kimberly Gurski Myers '02 earned a BS in International Trade Management with emphasis on trade compliance from Dunlap Stone University. She is a client success manager at Chain.io.

Jacyln Pinkham '02 is an advertising services coordinator for Capital Gazette Newspapers.

Angelena (Lindsley) Robinson '02 pursued some graduate studies in social work at the University of Maryland and later earned a BFA in Interior Design from the International Academy of Design and Technology in 2007. She is a senior project designer for BOS, a Haworth furniture dealership company that provides workspace solutions for companies of all sizes in North America and beyond. 

Jeff Vietri '02 earned a PhD in Psychology from Rutgers University in 2009. He is a senior manager for the Global Health & Value Division of Pfizer.

Robert Friesel '01 is a senior user interface developer for Dealer.com (a Dealertrack Technologies solution).

Jacyln (Pinkham) Thompson '01 is a customer service representative for Comprint Printing.

Robb Stout '99 is a creative director for Promontory Financial Group.

Gia (Trionfo) Hoope '99 is a founding partner of Karmic Consulting. She has pursued coursework in family counseling and school counseling at Johns Hopkins Professional School.

Andrew Kolody '98 earned a MA in General Psychology from the Catholic University of America in 1999, and a certificate in Gerontology from the University of Georgia in 2002. He is a tax compliance officer for the Internal Revenue Service. He also serves as secretary to two groups of revenue agents.

Jack Levinson '98 is a regional sales manager for the Mid-Atlantic at SunPower Corporation.

Dana Veitch-Schropp '98 started as an intern with NAVAIR under the outstanding scholar program and is currently a contract specialist at the Naval Air Station in Lexington Park. She earned an MS in Business Administration and Management from the Florida Institute of Technology in 2000. Dana is responsible for procuring hardware and services for the V-22 Osprey program.

Patricia Wagner '98 earned a MA in Education from College of Notre Dame of MD in 2002. She is a contract specialist for NAVAIR.

Kristi Jacobs-Woods '97 is a realtor/team leader for Radcliffe Realty Group and an independent contractor/consultant for marketing/communications.

Viki Johnson '97 completed some coursework in I/O psychology at UMCP and earned a MS in Epidemiology from The George Washington University in 2008. She is a systems performance analyst for  ARINC/Rockwell Collins IMS, a company providing avionics and information technology systems and services to governmental agencies and aircraft manufacturers.

James Griffith '96 earned a JD from University of Maryland Law School in 1999. He is a self-employed realtor for Long & Foster in TX.

Emily Lewis '96 earned a certificate in web design & development from The George Washington University in 2003. She is an accessibility analyst/universal design specialist for Knowability in NM.

Jennifer Abita '93 is an accounts payable specialist for The Humane Society of the United States.

Robert Baldwin '93 earned a MA in Special Education from George Washington University in 1997 and a MA in Educational Leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2008. He is the owner/operator of Troy Creek Retrievers.

Donald Barto '93 is the vice president an co-owner of Soundriven, Inc, which provides audio-for-video production and post production services. 

Anne (Dalecki) Greene '93 earned a MEd from Springfield College in 1998. She is a software release manager for Cisco Systems.

Stephanie (Warren) Wilder '93 is an ad network representative.

Christina (Meerdter) Arenz '93 earned a MBA from Mt. St. Mary's University in 2012.  She is a client servicea executive at Infinitive.

Rich Godbout '93 earned a MS in Sports Marketing (Coaching, Marketing & Management) from University of Memphis. He is a senior loan consultant at Caliber Home Loans.

Jennifer Barrick '92 is a supervisor of research operations for Marketing & Research Resources, Inc.

Susan Orner '92 is an accounts receivable assistant (collections) for Anne Arundel Community College.

Kimberly (Bowen) Pagli' 91 earned a MSA from Central Michigan University in 1997. She is a director of solution delivery in the in the business office at the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information and Technology in WV.

Erin O'Connell '91 is a regional sales manager for hibu, a multinational directories and internet services company headquartered in Reading, Berkshire, UK.

Sherri Neilson '89 earned a MBA from University of Maryland in 1996 and took some graduate coursework in English at Shepherd College. She is an application developer at Independent Project Analysis.

Maria Phillips '88 earned a MSW from University of MD, Baltimore in 1991. She is a senior mortgage loan originator for Clarksville Mortgage Corporation.

David Flanagan '87 earned a MEd from UMCP. He is a technology based learning manager for the Center for Learning & Development of KPMG in Washington, D.C. His duties include consulting with internal clients, conducting needs assessments, gap analysis, program and curriculum design and development, instructional design, computer and web user interface design, project management, and technology-based learning initiatives.

Patrick Provost '86 is the owner/operator of Jersey Mikes Subs in Jacksonville, NC.

Constance Corcoran Lichtfuss '85 is a manager of information technology (client services) for Clark Construction Group, LLC.

Michael Sharp '85 earned a MS in Technical Communication from University of Colorodo - Denver in 2001 and a PhD in Communication and Rhetoric, w/Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2006. He works in technical UX communication for ADG Creative and is a UX and iX analyst for Symbologic, LLC. 

Joan Race '84 is a hospital account manager at Medunik USA.

Allen Flinchum '78 has taken classes in entrepreneurship at UM and classes in business at AACC. He is the owner of Ironmeadow LLC, Cypress Marine, Flinchum Property MGT.