ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Kyle Kukla, MBA, CSP, CPC
Kyle Kukla graduated from EMU with his MBA degree in 2021. A double alum, he feels deeply for the school and giving back. Kyle is driven by a singular purpose: to empower individuals and organizations to surpass their perceived limitations. He takes pride in facilitating placements that not only meet operational needs but also foster growth and innovation within teams.He believes that meaningful impact is achieved through aligning individual aspirations with organizational goals. By focusing on personalized staffing solutions, he strives to create partnerships that are mutually beneficial and enduring.
Kyle sat down with Dr. Kimberley Barker and Dr. Alankrita Pandey to talk about life, EMU, and what makes him tick.
You can learn more about Kyle here.
Nisah Tahara, Delivery Project Executive at Outbound/ IN
Nisah Tahara graduated from the EMU College of Business with a MSHROD degree in 2017. Delivery Project Executive at Outbound/In and Advisory Board Member at CSaas Corporation.
Nisah sat down with Dr. Kimberley Barker to talk about EMU, Professionalism and her professional journey.
You can learn more about her here.
Susan Stackpole, Head of Customer Wow at MOTOR Information Systems
Susan Stackpole graduated from the EMU College of Business with a MSHROD degree in 2016. She is now Head of Customer WOW at MOTOR Information Systems in the Greater Detroit Metropolitan area.
Susan balances the extremely technical aspects of her work with the ambiguity of managing people- employees and customers alike. She was recently nominated a Champion of Diversity at MOTOR because of her commitment and impactful initiatives dedicated to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
You can learn more about her here.
Olivia Smith, MSHROD, SHRM-CP
Olivia Smith is the HR and Payroll Administrator at Corby Energy Services. Inc. She graduated from the EMU College of Business in 2021 with a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management and Organizational Development (MSHROD).
Olivia is passionately fond of Human Resource Management and extremely invested in helping students and young career professionals. As an EMU student, she was President of the student chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). She is now the Diversity Director of the Greater Ann Arbor SHRM. You can find out more about her here.
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Heidi Philipsen-Meissner is an actor, director and writer and 2021 alumna of the EMU COB MBA Program.
You can find out more about her here. Heidi lives in Berlin, Germany with her husband and is a recent “empty nester,” as her two children are both studying at universities in the Netherlands. She is current working on post-production with her international team for the American-Ukrainian rom com “Love & Vodka” inspired by the book written by RJ Fox.
Heidi sat down with Dr. Kimberley Barker for this interview.