COB GRADS - WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

1970s

Richard Whitson (Bus Admin, 1971) - Retired Medical Device Sales: Proud of the development and success of the Professional Sales Program at Southeastern; wish it had been available when I was an undergrad back in ‘68-‘71

1990s

R Scott Adams (ACCT, 1991) - Corporate Tax Director: Currently employed by Turner Industries Group, LLC and serving on the SLU Alumni Association Board of Directors

Bridget Bankston LaBorde (MRKT, 1992) - Director of Workforce Training and Development with Northshore Technical Community College: I have had the honor to serve my Southeastern as a recent Alumni Association Board member My husband and youngest daughter are also Southeastern alums - we are a proud Lion family! Both my daughter and I are pursuing advanced degrees and will soon be two-time SLU graduates! It has truly been amazing to partner with my alma mater throughout my career with Northshore Technical Community College I am so blessed by this partnership where I am always Lion proud!

William Seale (BA - MGMT, 1992) - Applications

Engineer - Raising Canes: Working on Master of Science in Management Information Systems at Mississippi State University

Chuck Sanches (MBA, 1993) - Diabetes Care Specialist for Novo Nordisk: Career change in 2005 brought me to Merck as a sales representative I have sold products for a variety of diseases throughout my career In 2019, after retiring early from Merck, I started a new chapter with Novo Nordisk to continue my focus on the diabetes market and helping patients with their disease

Deborah Wagener (MGMT/MRKT, 1996) -

Trainer/Sales: I am a certified personal growth and development trainer for Discover Leadership Training in Houston! We offer build leaders through personal growth and development trainings to small and medium sized businesses as well as individuals People come from all over the country to take our classes I am also a soon to be a certified life coach!

Nadeem Asim (MBA, 1997) - Work with a UAE (United Arab Emirates) Binham group Company in Karachi, Pakistan as Chief Operating Officer focusing on Cold Chain Logistics & Vehicle Rental business Previously worked in C-suite leadership roles with IBM, Eastman Kodak, Hewlett Packard (hp), NADRA ( National database registration authority) & leading Pakistani local giant Cos like Peek Freans biscuits ( FMCG) & TCS which represents UPS in Pakistan With HP, I lived in Singapore and was responsible for 14 South Asian countries

2000s

Nicole Mullins (MGMT, 2002) - Workers Compensation

Underwriter: I spent quite a few years after graduation looking for the right fit for me and found it in workers comp insurance Here I am able to use the various things I learned obtaining my degree to write insurance

Ann Walthall Booth (MRKT, 2002) - Medicare Benefit Specialist: I have worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana for 8 years I am the Public Relations Chair for the Rotary of East Ascension I am on the Better Business Bureau Board In 2022, I graduated from Leadership Ascension through the Ascension Chamber of Commerce and was voted Vice President of my class

Linda Travis (MBA 2001) - Vice President, Total Rewards (HR) for Saia, LTL Trucking

Luanne Billingsley (MBA 2001) - Associate Professor of Nursing at Southeastern teaching in the master’s and doctorate programs

Juan Diego de Obaldia (MBA, 2004) - General Director at Niels Pedersen SA; previously Commercial Director for Del Monte in Central America and the Caribbean I did both my undergrad and grad programs at SLU as an international student from Panamá Currently, I live back home and get to talk to SLU students on their study abroad to Panamá each year Best thing for me while at SLU was the teacher to student ratio

Janet N Dufrene (MGMT - HR, Minor in ECON, 2006)Clerk of Court and Town Clerk for Town of Abita Springs: I currently have 3 children at SLU earning degrees My time at SLU helped to prepare me for working in Municipal Government My duties use so many of the skills I learned while earning my degree Human Resource Management, Economics, Finance, and Marketing

Chris Henderson (ACCT, 2009) - CPA, ACCT Manager: I am an ACCT manager at Entergy Recently I was voted as the vice chair of the corporate ACCT committee for the American Gas Association/Edison Electric Institute

Holly Crain Hawkins (ACCT, 2008) - Bank Vice President and Chief Financial Officer: Upon graduating from Southeastern, I started my career in banking I have been with Citizens Savings Bank for 15 years, the past 3 years as VP/CFO The knowledge and experience I gained from Southeastern has helped me along the way to grow in my career I am proud to be an alumni of the College of Business

Jennifer Leonard (MRKT 2008 and MBA 2009) - Human Resources Director: I worked for 11 years with the State of Louisiana, most of that in Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana I also worked in HR at Baton Rouge Community College I have now have a role as Human Resources Director at M&M Glass Company, a locally owned Baton Rouge Business I plan to get my SHRM-CP, while also volunteering as a doula with Marys Hands Network

Stephen Leitz (MGMT - HR 2009; MBA 2016) - Software Training Manager at Netchex Owner of Workforce 2080 LLC: When I left Southeastern, I worked in HR for over 6 years and got certified in HR (PHR and SHRMCP) Then I came back to Southeastern for my MBA (graduated in 2016) Moved into Software training for almost 7 years Started my online business Workforce 2080 LLC in March of 2023

2010s

Ruth Johnson (International Business/ minor in Spanish, 2010) - High School Spanish Teacher: Living in NW Louisiana and working for Bossier Parish education system

Shawn Parker (Computer Information MGMT, 2010)IT Director in Healthcare IT All the Southeastern business courses have helped me in some way in my throughout my career I was well-prepared for handling projects, deadlines and communicating with many different parties

Lindsay Watts (ACCT/MBA, 2010/2011) - CPA -

Associate Director in Audit: Currently an Associate Director in Assurance for a Top 20 ACCT Firm

Emily warren (MRKT, 2011) - Financial analyst: Ive been with Halliburton for almost 10 years (IT, and now FIN)

Megan Campo (Bus Admin, FIN, 2012) - Business Analyst: I currently work in the FIN department for a plant as a capital Management business analyst I have always been so thankful for what I learned while at SLU Forever a Lion!

Evelyn M Warner (ACCT 2012 & MBA 2013) - Senior

Auditor: Certified Public Accountant

Ashish Acharya (ACCT, 2013) - CPA: I run a CPA firm and real estate firm Originally with EY, now CEO/Founder at Investor Friendly CPA

Abhishesh Acharya (ACCT, 2013) - Partner at a Private Equity: I currently live in Atlanta

Kristie Grot-Wilkerson (Bus Admin, 2013) - Internal Auditor @ Dept of Revenue: Your greatest investment is your Education Never stop learning

Colby Loupe (FIN, 2013) - Governmental ACCT Supervisor: City of Baton Rouge Department of Environmental Services Finance

Heather Termini Lato (MRKT, 2014) - Operations Manager for Shelby Clement Marketing and Photographer/Business Owner Heather Lato

Photography

Brianna Crane (MRKT - Advertising, 2014) - Deputy Program Manager: Currently located in Puerto Rico, I work in Disaster Recovery Program Management I coordinate with State and Federal entities to assist impacted homeowners recover from unprecedented disasters such as hurricanes, floods, or even COVID-19 depending on the programs and funding available

Branden Summers (Business MRKT, 2014) - Business Development Manager: I work as a Business Development Manager for the Hillman Group In my role, I cover half the United States to develop a network of contacts to attract new clients, research new market opportunities and oversee growth projects, making sales projections and forecasting revenue, in line with projected income