On Friday, October 5, 2007 the UVM School of Business Administration was proud to present "Careers in Marketing: From Imagination to Innovation." The program featured over 40 industry leaders who spoke on a variety of topics. Panel topics and presenters included:
Morning Panels:
Strategic Communications
Steven Cody, UVM Parent - Peppercom
Jeffrey Couture ’77 - IBM
Lara Hamann ’92 - Discover Financial Services
David Perez ’81 - Latin Force LLC
Steve Terry ’64 - Addison Consulting LLC
Tim Volk - Kelliher Samets Volk
Sports Marketing
Tom Brennan, UVM Parent - ESPN
Gary Gottfried ’76 - Crosslink Marketing
Nicholas Paul ’87 - 361 Sports & Event Marketing
Tim Rushford ’82 - MBA Resources
Issa Sawabini ’99 - Fuse
Marketing Investments
Oliver Mathews ’04 - Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin
Bill Ruprecht ’80 - Sothebys
Sean Saia ’87 - Dwight Asset Management
Jordan Saxe ’02 - The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
Brigette White ’90 - Hickok & Boardman Financial Planning
Advertising and Media
Larry Fleischman ’86 - Sun Splash Tours, Inc.
Karen Marshall ’84 - Comcast Spotlight
Deb Mignucci ’82 - Fit Pregnancy
Robert Murch ’71 - Fox Television Stations
Phillip Stimpson ’81 -CBS Outdoor
Thomas Witschi ’82 - Eating Well Media Group
Afternoon Panels:
Advertising and Media
Kimberly Bennett ’02 - American Express Publishing
Kevin Hartley ’81 - vt. Energy Co.
Nicholas Paul ’87 - 361 Sports & Event Marketing
Claudia Silva ’02 - ARGUS Communications
Bill Solemene ’57 - Solemene & Associates
Sports Marketing
Larry Baras, UVM Parent - Israel Baseball League
Bill Carter - Fuse
Luis Gomez, BOA - Indios de Mayagüez
Rob Levine - Former NBA SVP
Larry Martin ’93 - National Basketball Association
Chris McCabe ’91 - University of Vermont
Strategic Communications
Ted Birkhahn ’96 - Peppercom
Kelly Burke ’98 - Mullen
Suzanne Franks, UVM Parent - ING Clarion
Colin Moffett ’97 - Mindshare Interactive Campaigns
Fashion and Entertainment
Margot Carr ’84 - Experiential Events
Kurt Hall ’82 - National Cinemedia Inc.
Eugene Kalkin ’50 - Kalkin & Company
Kristin Kohler ’91 - Self Employed
Liz Paley ’88 - Polo Ralph Lauren
Market Research and Consumer Products
Sam Cutting ’80 - Dakin Farm, Inc.
TJ Diab ’93 - Johnny Love Vodka Company
Larry Fleischman ’86 - Sun Splash Tours, Inc.
Rick Goulburn ’84 - Aspreva Pharmaceutical
Matt Hayes ’80 - Bernett Research
Roberta MacDonald, UVM Parent - Cabot Creamery Cooperative