Message From the President Dear Friends,
a commitment to lifelong learning. Many of you are like Mike Powers, who after working with the Department of Defense for many years returned to school for a master’s degree in business, or Emily Bennett who spent several years as a classroom teacher before pursuing her law degree. She now hopes to combine those two passions to serve as an advocate for students. Both credit their NLU experience for where, and who, they are today.
It is with great pleasure that we bring you our second edition of the “30 over 30: Alumni in Action” themed magazine. As with the first edition published in Winter 2013, we are introducing you to 30 NLU alumni who are making a difference and going above and beyond to impact their communities.
An education – no matter when or how you receive it – is a valuable asset. I hope you will join me in recognizing the accomplishments of the alums in this magazine, as well as all of our alumni and current students working hard everyday.
I personally enjoy this issue’s theme because it affords us the opportunity to showcase so many of our alums in one publication while expressing our commitment to serving adult students.
Best Regards,
As you will read in the following stories, many of our alumni have earned their degrees later in life or have returned to school to pursue a dream embodying
Nivine Megahed, Ph.D., President
Institutional Advancement Staff John Bergholz, Vice President of
Jennifer Keller, Director of
Institutional Advancement
Development
Mark Donahue, Web
Brian Kush, Communications Manager
Communications Editor
Danielle LaPointe, Associate Director
Matt Douponce, Associate Director
of Advancement Services
of Corporate and Foundation Relations Karen Galea, Director of External Funding & Grant Development
Mark Loper, Research and Prospect Analyst Kimberly Michaelson, Director of Alumni Relations
Jason Givan, Director of
Carey Smith, Special Events
Advancement Operations
Coordinator
Mallory Hitt, Administrative Assistant
Kaitlin Weiss, Annual Fund Manager
Alumni Relations
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Table of Contents The First Word ..................... 3 Alumni Spotlight ........... 4 – 5 Letter From the V.P. of Advancement ..................... 5 NLU 30 Over 30 Alumni Profiles ............ 6 – 11
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