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CBA
Alumni
Week
March 16 - 22
Honors
Convocation
March 22
Last day to
withdraw
March 26
UDM
Spring
Career Fair
March 31
Easter
Recess
University
Closed
April 3 – 5
IN THE KNOW
VOLUME 13 , ISSUE 3
NEWSLETTER
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
F EB R U AR Y - MA RC H IS S U E
CBA NEWS
CBA Alumni Week Keynote Event
“Cybersecurity: Crimes & Consequences”
Alumni Week will take place during the week
of March 16 – 22, with alumni and alumnae
guest lecturers in many business classes. The
keynote event will be a presentation on
Cybersecurity: Crimes & Consequences, by
Meredith Phillips, ’94, ’97 and Dominick
Paluzzi, ‘04, ‘07. Meredith is the Chief
Information Privacy & Security Officer at
Henry Ford Health System, where she
oversees all aspects of Henry Ford’s privacy and security operations. As part of this
work, she designed and led the HFHS Privacy Program and Data Breach Response
Program. An alumna of both the College of Business Administration and the College of
Health Professions, Meredith also serves as Vice President of the Medical Identity
Fraud Alliance Board. Dominick, an attorney with McDonald Hopkins, advises clients
regarding data privacy and cybersecurity measures, including information security
programs and responses to data security breaches involving sensitive personal
information. He works with federal, state and local authorities, as well as third party
vendors, throughout the breach notification process, and has litigated matters involving
numerous industries, including education, healthcare, hospitality, retail, automotive,
accounting, finance, information technology, and others. An alumnus of both the
College of Business Administration and the School of Law, Dominic is a past president
of the CBA Alumni Board. The keynote event will be held on Tuesday, March 17,
beginning with a luncheon in the President’s Dining Room at noon (please RSVP to
[email protected] by 3/13 to attend), followed by the panel discussion at
1:00pm in the Fountain Lounge. All are invited and encouraged to attend this
important and timely discussion.
Financial Executives International (FEI) awards
Congratulations to two CBA students who received the Financial Executives award.
Louis Denha, an undergraduate accounting major, President of the ChaldeanAmerican Student Association, has been employed at Star Supermarkets, Thomas
Duke Realtors, and the accounting firm of Alkamano & Associates; Louis plans to
earn his CPA designation after graduation. Kenneth Carbaugh, an MBA student,
currently a portfolio manager at Liberty Capital Management. Ken was quoted last
summer in a Wall Street Journal article, “Three Reasons This is a Good Time to be an
Investor”.
“Catherine McAuley Social Entrepreneurship & Education for the Mercy Mission”
As part of the University's Second Wednesday Series, Dean Eisenhauer of the College of Business Administration
will present “Catherine McAuley Social Entrepreneurship & Education for the Mercy Mission” on Wednesday,
April 8 at noon in the library, room 324.
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“IN THE KNOW”
WHAT’S NEW
MBA Classes Downtown!
Beginning in August, 2015 evening MBA classes will be available at our Law School campus, 651 East Jefferson
Avenue as well as our McNichols Campus, 4001 W. McNichols Road. Scholarships are available! Score 600 or
higher on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and reduce your tuition by half! For more information,
please go to www.business.udmercy.edu
CBA Alumni Week Presenters: March 16 - 22
Alumni/ae
Title
Dave Strachan ‘80
Gregory Bryen ‘70
Jason Engelland, MBA ‘11
Dave Grubb, ‘92
Jim Kirby, MBA ‘92
Missy Wang, MBA ‘07
Judy Skiles-Lavers, ‘87
Joseph Berkowski, ‘73, MBA ‘75
Christina Pauken, ‘12
Eric Carver, MBA ‘88
William P. Young, ‘90
Janaina Gasparelo, MBA ‘15
Wesley Meier , MBA ‘10
Matthew Schick, MBA ‘86
Mark Bealin, MBA ‘84
Dan Hamann, ‘85
Sam Umachi, ‘09, MBA ‘10
Olga Alavanou, MBA ‘98
Claude Cellich, MBA ‘65
Erin Patterson, MBA ‘08
Brad Simmons, ‘79, MBA ‘84
Jennifer Kennedy, MBA ‘99
Chris HooSang, MBA’01
Ken Gonzalez, ‘02, MBA ‘06
Ron Elder, ‘78
Director of World Class Finance, Fiat Chrysler
Owner, G.A. Bryen Consulting
Financial Analyst, General Motors
Director of Accounting Policy, Plante Moran
Assistant Controller, Great Lakes Wine & Spirits
Accounting Systems Manager, Village Green Realty
Sr. VP of Finance, Project Worldwide
Chief Financial Officer, Argent International
Financial Analyst, Fiat Chryler Automobiles
Attorney, Dykema Gossett
Vice President, Absopure Water Co.
AQE Sr. Manufacturing Eng., TRW
Security Architect, Comerica Bank
Infrastructure Project Manager, TD Auto Finance
Managing Director, UHY Advisors
Human Resources Director, Doeren Mayhew
Senior Data Analyst-Business Intelligence, Quicken Loans
Executive Vice President, Yazaki North America
Vice President, External Relations, International University, Geneva
Senior Consumer Insights Manager, McCann Erickson
Director of Stakeholder development, Ford Motor Company
Director of Marketing & Public Relations, St. Mary Mercy Hospital
Director of Human Resources, DTE Energy
Sr. Advisor & Business Transformation Strategist, Bettie Dorothy Ent.
Chief Accounting Officer, Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles
Student Advisory Board Plans Annual Trip to Chicago
The Undergraduate Student Advisory Board is planning a trip to Chicago, March 27-28 to visit the Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
CBA Welcomes Your Feedback
Graduating students, please stop by the CBA Welcome Center to complete an EBI Business Exit Assessment Survey. We want
to know about your personal experience to help improve service delivery to our students. The survey is a questionnaire you
can complete in our office, the survey takes about 5-10 minutes to complete. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
UDM 2015 Spring Career Fair
The Career Education Center will host its Annual UDM Spring Career Fair to be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2015
from 12:30pm to 3:30pm in the Student Center Ballroom. To view the registered employer list, please visit
http://www.udmercy.edu/cec/
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