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Where will your BYU Marriott degree take you? Read about the careers our alumni are in and the interesting things they are doing.
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Alumni Spotlight

Building Bridges Between Moms

October 09, 2020
BYU Marriott alumna Stephanie Schindler has driven through the streets of Manhattan, worked at a startup company in California, and recorded a podcast on balancing motherhood and career.

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Alumni Spotlight

Leading Through Quality Teamwork

October 02, 2020
As the CEO of Mountain America Credit Union, BYU Marriott alum Sterling Nielsen considers the welfare of his employees and customers to be his top priority.

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Alumni Spotlight

Stepping into the Unknown

September 28, 2020
2020 MBA graduate Carly MacLennan recently started her own business, SocialHire, which helps newly relocated employees have an easier social transition.

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Alumni Spotlight

Lights, Camera, Business

September 25, 2020
Cate Allen uses her business skills in all facets of her career, including in her current jobs as an actress and radio show host.

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Alumni Spotlight

A Heart that Bleeds Blue

September 18, 2020
If you ever see a white car with a Utah license plate that reads BRIGM, you are likely driving behind Lee Bowen, a School of Accountancy alumni and die-hard BYU Cougar fan.

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Alumni Experiences

CIS Commitment Guides Grad in Global Career

September 02, 2020
BYU Marriott MBA graduate David Paradiso and his family members have enjoyed adventures around the world.

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Alumni Spotlight

Reaching Personal Summits

September 01, 2020
BYU Marriott marketing alum Orrin Hancock knows a thing or two about setting goals and following through to reach professional and personal summits.

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Alumni Spotlight

Creating Opportunities in Big Sky Country

August 21, 2020
For BYU Marriott graduate Becky Rogers, graduation day coincided with a reason to celebrate more than just earning her diploma.

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Alumni Spotlight

Mission Possible: EMPA Grad Oversees Mass Exodus of Missionaries

August 06, 2020
While the COVID-19 pandemic introduced new challenges for many, few can say it made them to sleep in a sleeping bag on the floor of their office. However, for BYU Marriott EMPA alum Russell Harrington, such a situation was both a reality and a necessity.

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Alumni Spotlight

The Power of a Poster

July 30, 2020
As the executive director of the Arizona Board of Regents, John Arnold uses the skills and strategies he learned in the MPA program to facilitate change in Arizona's higher education system.

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Alumni Spotlight

Finding Her Career in the World of Banking

July 17, 2020
After fifteen years of a career in private banking, Rachelle Morris looks back in gratitude for her time at BYU Marriott.

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Alumni Spotlight

Like a Lightning Strike

July 14, 2020
Almost every May, between four hundred and seven hundred people, attend a Norwegian Constitution Day celebration at the International Peace Gardens in Salt Lake City and enjoy traditional Norwegian lefse flatbread and Solo orange soda. For more than a decade, the chair of the event’s committee has been 1995 business management grad Steve Affleck, who doesn’t have even a bit of Norwegian ancestry.
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Alumni Spotlight

Empowering Families Like Hers

July 14, 2020
Discovering your career niche can be difficult, but for Hannah Richards Michaelsen, her role found her. After her family began receiving much-needed support from a nonprofit organization, Michaelsen joined the organiza- tion and began to provide that same service to others.
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Alumni Spotlight

Becoming Gift Card Girlfriend

July 14, 2020
In the late 1980s, Usenet was still popular, the World Wide Web wasn’t yet available to the public, and Shelley Hunter was in an information management class where she heard her professor say, “Five years out from your degree, you won’t be doing anything you think you’re going to be doing.” The professor was likely referencing how technological advancements would transform the information management industry. But in Hunter’s case, the shift would come later and from a different source.
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Alumni Spotlight

A Career in the Alps

July 14, 2020
In September 2019, the Alps produced a plethora of mushrooms—more than Greg Witt has ever seen. You tend to notice things like that when you spend most of your summers hiking through the Swiss landscape.
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Alumni Spotlight

The Game Changer

By Emily Edmonds
July 14, 2020
It’s possible that Clarke Miyasaki’s success can be traced back to the card game Uno. But not just your basic game of Uno.
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Alumni Experiences

Four SOA Alumni Recognized for High CPA Exam Scores

June 23, 2020
This past April, four graduates of the School of Accountancy were recipients of the 2019 Elijah Watt Sells Award, which is given to individuals who score above a 95.5 average across all four sections of the CPA exam.

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Alumni Spotlight

Speaking the Language of Accounting

June 15, 2020
When Hayden Gunnell graduated from BYU Marriott with a master's degree in accounting, he also left with a clear plan to earn his PhD.

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