Alumni Spotlight

Mick Berry, retired manager of Catawba County, was honored at the Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics MPA Alumnus of the Year dinner.

Empowered by the BYU Marriott School of Business, MBA graduate Betsy Rose always strives for positive impact.

Ching Tong, a self-declared “people person” from Sandy, Utah, finds the most joy in life when she’s building relationships with others.

Upon completing his undergraduate degree in environmental science from BYU, Trenton Blair, compelled by the camaraderie he felt as a cadet in BYU’s Air Force ROTC program, jetted from soil labs to B-52 cockpits.

It was a business proposition that would change the life of Stewart R. Walkenhorst. A colleague was closing up shop and asked if Walkenhorst would be interested in taking over some outstanding retail orders.

Tracey Evelyn Haslam, a 2001 BYU Marriott management grad, was shocked when she took her four children to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.

Growing up in Brazil, Marcelo Souza always had a passion for education.

A self-proclaimed “daddy’s girl,” Ruth Ann Jefferies followed her father into a public service career.

When Ronell Hugh worked as an account manager after graduating from college, he quickly realized he wanted to make decisions about products instead of simply overseeing customers using them.

During her time at BYU, Chauma Jansen received a scholarship from American Indian Services for her undergraduate studies. That scholarship helped her through school, and she was able to receive both her bachelor’s degree in sociology and master’s degree in public administration from BYU. Twenty years later, as a BYU Marriott alumna and the executive director of American Indian Services, Jansen works to assist others in the same way she was helped.

Tyler Hardy was one day away from finishing his mission in Veracruz, Mexico, when he got an unexpected phone call. His older brother, Greg, had been seriously injured in a work accident and was hovering between life and death.

With three children and one on the way, Bruce Hymas and his wife, Brittany, found themselves quite literally losing sleep over issues like their kids not sleeping through the night.

Most 57-year-olds aren’t thinking about heading back to school and taking classes. However, Lyn Ellis, a 1985 accounting graduate of the BYU Marriott School of Business, found herself doing exactly that.

Jared Tate would rather build ties with his family than put on a tie every morning to go to work.

Bryn Sieverts was always fascinated with the concept of business. As a young boy growing up in Bountiful, Utah, Sieverts set up a popsicle stand on a street corner in his neighborhood to earn some extra cash.

As a principal partner marketing manager at Adobe, Ivy Portwood oversees a group she calls her “dream team.”

Being the head coach of the BYU men’s extramural soccer team means Brandon Gilliam is often stretched to the limits of both his time and resources.

As woman in her 40s sitting in a lecture hall full of young students, Julie Glasgow could have easily felt intimidated.