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Alumni Spotlight

Alumni Leaders

The following are alumni who were highlighted on page 10 of BYU Marriott's 2024 Annual Report.

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2000

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Julie Haddock earned a BS in Business Management with an emphasis in Organizational Behavior

As director of talent and operations for The Children’s Center Utah, Julie Hadlock created the nonprofit’s first HR department in its nearly 60-year history. Hadlock earned her BS in business management with an emphasis in organizational behavior, and she reentered the workforce in 2012 after 12 years as a stay-at-home mom. Hadlock, who earned her SHRM-SCP certification in 2017, was the internal point person for the design and construction of the center’s new West Valley City, Utah, facility, which opened in 2023. “We are building a second center that will open in Utah County in July 2026, which I am also overseeing internally,” she says. “We have an expansion plan to open facilities in Davis County and the St. George area during the next nine years, and I will be assisting with recruiting and training management for our new locations.” Before joining The Children’s Center in 2018, Hadlock worked for Catholic Community Services of Utah, Kids on the Move, and Employer Solutions Group. She sings with Utah Chamber Artists and the Grand Teton Music Festival Chorus and previously sang with the Utah Symphony Chorus. Hadlock and her husband, Curtis, reside in American Fork, Utah, with their eight children.

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2005

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Romanna Remor cofounded Regenera Ventures and Viva Floresta.

“The MPA degree was pivotal as it oriented my longing to serve God by serving society,” says 2005 graduate Romanna Remor. “The professors helped me see my potential, rely on the Lord’s divine providence, and believe in the power of transformative ideas.” In 2019, Remor cofounded Regenera Ventures, where she develops concepts and products for Viva Regenera, a brand of agroforestry-based superfoods, and Viva Floresta, Brazil’s largest multibrand e-commerce platform for forest-friendly products. She is also a partner at Cookoa Chocolates. Remor, who earned a BA in international relations in 1999 from BYU, was previously a college instructor, researcher, city councilor, and federal congresswoman in Brazil. She also served as the secretary of social welfare, labor, and housing in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Remor and her husband, Gileno, have one daughter and reside in Pedra Branca, Brazil. She is a board member for Agroforestry Carbon, Instituto Nova Era, and the BYU Kennedy Center’s International Society, and she chairs the Roble del Sur Foundation. Remor is also a government affairs church service missionary for the Brazil Area.

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2009

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Jeremy Lindström uses his jump rope skills to run camps and workshops throughout Europe.

Jeremy Lindström has jumped on several opportunities since graduating with his BS in management with an emphasis in finance—including training with a jump rope team for the 2010 world championships, in which Lindström won the double Dutch event. After the world championships, his team worked for Cirque du Soleil and created Flight Crew Jump Rope, a performing arts company. Lindström appeared on the America’s Got Talent semifinals in 2011 and 2014 and was a member of the United States jump rope all-star team for four years. He worked at Boostability as a content marketer and product manager before moving to England to pursue his MBA at the University of Oxford. “After my MBA program, my family and I came to Germany with the goal to find a job and get visas to stay,” Lindström says. “We wanted to learn another language and have an adventure.” He landed at YEAY GmbH, a Berlin-based blockchain startup, where he became head of operations. In 2024 he accepted a senior consultant position at Marktgut GmbH. Lindström keeps his jump rope skills sharp by running camps and workshops throughout Germany and in neighboring countries. He also plays baseball in the German second national league and coaches a children’s baseball team. Lindström and his wife, Alyssa, have four children and reside in the greater Munich area.

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