Lieutenant Colonel Senodja F. Sundiata-Walker, EMBA ’11, has been selected as the Product Manager of Medium Power Sources in the Department of Defense Program Management Office for Mobile Electric Power. It is the defense acquisition leader of Operational Energy, which includes development of smart microgrids, alternative hybrids and energy-efficient technologies. She is directly responsible for leading a team that provides next generation, modernized power sources in the 5-60 kW range to the Joint Services and DoD agencies.
Posted by gwsb on April 29, 2013 | Filed under: Alumni News,Classnotes.
Robert Nager, BBA, ’69, has been elected to a second term as vice chairman of the commercial division of the Real Estate Board of New York. Nager is the principal of Rob Nager LLC, a three-year-old commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in retail leasing, property sales and office leasing. Prior to starting his own firm, Nager held senior positions in three different commercial real estate companies.
Posted by gwsb on April 29, 2013 | Filed under: Alumni News,Classnotes.
Saturday, April 20th marked the third annual Business Gives Back Gala. The Gala, held at the National Press Club, celebrates the School’s strong commitment to social responsibility by honoring a distinguished alumnus and current student that have made considerable contributions to their communities. More than 300 attendees came out to recognize the work of this year’s honorees: Dean’s Board of Advisors member Bill Ziegler, BBA ’81, and current MBA student Meradith Leebrick.
Bill’s company, Talengin, contributes 25 percent of its profit margins back to society through pro bono work. Meradith is co-founder and executive director of Abriendo Mentes (Opening Minds), a nonprofit in Costa Rica. The organization works to deliver quality education programs to an under-served population in Costa Rica. All proceeds from the event will go to Meradith’s nonprofit.
John McKiel and Laura Schonfeld, co-presidents of Business Gives Back, led a team of MBAs to organize, market, and host the event. Business Gives Back is a student organization that promotes the School’s commitment to social responsibility through hosting events that exemplify the School’s commitment to the community at large. The Business Gives Back Board has a unique structure that pairs first and second year MBA students in each of the roles in order to ensure knowledge transfer and organizational growth.
“We wanted to create a structure that promoted collaboration and communication,” said graduating President, John McKiel.
“The Board was instrumental in making this an incredible event, their hard work really paid off,” said Laura Schonfeld, first-year MBA and returning President. The organization will organize volunteer and fundraising events throughout next year. The date of next year’s Gala will be scheduled soon.
Posted by gwsb on April 25, 2013 | Filed under: Alumni News,GWSB News.
Lawrence C. Kasmen, BBA, ’89, the managing partner at Kasmen Law, LLC, in Atlanta, Ga., was recently appointed to serve a one-year term on the board of directors of the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy, which champions the needs of sexually and severely physically abused children through prevention, intervention, therapy and collaboration.
Posted by gwsb on April 16, 2013 | Filed under: Alumni News,Classnotes.
Longtime sportswriter Steve Nearman, MBA, ’85, has published his first book, Marine Corps Marathon, An Epic Journey In Photographs, a 152-page coffee-table photo book capturing the 37-year history of one of the world’s most popular 26.2-mile endurance tests. Nearman teamed with fellow print journalist Jeff Horowitz to produce the book. For more information, visit mcmphotobook.com.
Nearman wrote sports for the Washington Post, Washington Times and other media outlets. His next coffee-table book in production highlights the 41-year history of the Cherry Blossom 10-Miler in Washington, D.C.
Posted by gwsb on April 10, 2013 | Filed under: Alumni News,Classnotes.
Jeffrey Libman
Wells Fargo Advisors has for the third consecutive year designated Jeffrey Libman, BBA, ’77, senior vice president for investments, as a member of its “Premier Advisors Program,” a distinction that reflects Libman’s achievement of meeting or exceeding the advisors’ standards in the areas of revenue generation, educational attainment and client-service best practices.
Libman has been a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors for four years and has 26 years experience in the brokerage industry. Libman lives in Randolph, N.J., with his wife and their three children. He is a member of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, the largest Jewish philanthropy in New Jersey.
Posted by gwsb on April 5, 2013 | Filed under: Alumni News,Classnotes.
The PNC International Equity Fund, which marked its 15th anniversary last year, was recently ranked first out of 62 fund families in the “world equity” category by Barron’s/Lipper for its one-year performance as of December 31, 2012. Martin C. Schulz, JD, ’92; MBA, ’93, managing director, has led the fund’s management team for nearly its entire history.
Posted by gwsb on April 1, 2013 | Filed under: Alumni News,Classnotes.
Mariya Bouraima
Mariya Bouraima, BBA, ’06, launched her own boutique communications agency, Aveya Creative, in early 2013. Aveya Creative provides custom communications for small businesses, including brand strategy, logo design, copywriting and social media management.
After working locally and internationally in marketing and communications roles for corporate, government and higher education organizations, including the U.S. Department of State and the Ritz-Carlton, Bouraima decided she wanted to work with small businesses. Her current clients include a woman-owned social enterprise that produces and sells fair trade shea butter skincare products. (Shea butter is derived from the nut of the African shea tree.)
Bouraima plans to share her business experience with current GW students as a career advisor.
Posted by gwsb on April 1, 2013 | Filed under: Alumni News,Classnotes.
Along with his family and fellow residents of Little Ferry, N.J., Jai Patel, BBA, ’06, created a Thanksgiving food delivery service for members of his community who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy last fall. The result was the Meadlowlands Basket Brigade, a project that delivered more than 350 Thanksgiving baskets to families in the Little Ferry area. To read more about Patel’s efforts in GW Magazine, go here.
The Meadowlands Basket Brigade collected food for people affected by Hurricane Sandy last year.
Posted by gwsb on March 27, 2013 | Filed under: Alumni News,Classnotes.
Shejal Desai Carpenter, BBA, ’98 has been named project lead for the World Children’s Initiative’s Heal-a-Heart medical mission trip to Uganda. The initiative is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving healthcare and education systems for children in developing areas worldwide. Carpenter will plan and lead a volunteer mission aimed at helping the Ugandan Heart Institute (UHI) make improvements and advance toward its goal of becoming a world-class children’s cardiac facility.
Posted by gwsb on February 7, 2013 | Filed under: Alumni News,Classnotes.
