THE BUSINESS LEADERS After completing a year of studies at a state college, Alain Cabrera ’12, MBA ’15, started working part time as a teller at Bank of America. He later transitioned to JPMorgan Chase, where he was offered the position of assistant manager with the goal of “working hard and moving up fast.” He was
quickly promoted, becoming the youngest branch manager in Southwest Texas at the age of 25. Knowing that he would have to return to school to advance further, Cabrera enrolled at St. Edward’s and was blown away by the individual attention the small class sizes provided him. “I
felt like I got the personal attention I needed,” Cabrera says. He currently serves as the vice president of mortgage lending at Pegasus Bank in Dallas. —S.M.
Marie González ’05, Finance and Spanish, is a senior risk specialist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. “Father Basil Moreau’s message of not cultivating the mind at the expense of the heart was ever present at St. Edward’s,” she says. “It has been the preservation of heart that has led me not to waver on the integrity of my work and to genuinely care about the people I work with. More companies are starting to realize that creating a positive culture (one of heart) helps foster innovation and success.”
THE RISK TAKER Courtney Dymowski ’14, Photocommunications, never imagined that her passion for exploring the world would one day lead her back home to Austin. But it was the cross-cultural relationships she formed abroad that would ultimately change her future. “I fell in love with gin in England,” Dymowski says. During her post-graduate study at Cambridge University, Dymowski would share American beers with an English friend while he would introduce her to different gins. That’s when she realized that sometimes traveling is as easy as sipping a cocktail. “Because people often source their botanicals locally, I could explore different regions just by tasting gin.” Dymowski currently serves as the director of gin research and development at Treaty Oak Distilling. “A lot of the gins I strive to produce look to the ingredients of the Texas Hill Country that have meant a lot to people historically,” Dymowski says. “I think of it as creating a history of taste. It’s not art history or visual history, but a history led by the palate.” —S.M.
LEADING THE WAY Jeremias Alvarez ’01, Spanish and International Business, worked as a policy analyst and consultant and is a partner at the startup Guidehouse, which provides management and technology consulting.
MongoDB, a database solution for app developers.
Gwen Dixon ’03, MBA ’08, is the global finance director for Dell Technologies.
Andres Crosby ’10, International Business, has worked in marketing management, process improvement and project management, most recently for American Airlines, before entering the Texas Christian University MBA program last fall.
Imelda Torres-Laborde ’03, MSOLE ’05, is vice president of human resources at chemical and industrial additive manufacturer Prince International in Houston.
Jack Meredith ’11, Digital Media Management and Finance, is vice president of marketing at Kettle & Fire, an Austin-based bone broth company.
Linus Akanoh Jr. ’06, Accounting and Computer Information Technology, is a senior manager at Deloitte, where he helps clients recover from the disruption of man-made crises and natural disasters.
Ismael Moreno ’14, Accounting Information Technology, is a technology risk consultant at audit, tax and consulting firm RSM.
Daniel Hawthorne ’08, MBA ’12, is an enterprise account executive for
Alexandra Gyarfas MBA ’15 is the marketing director at Pipeline Success/ShiftMed, a healthcare service that connects families,
agencies, skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals with caregivers and nurses.
for International Investors Group, a real estate investment and development company.
Rachael Bellus ’16, Entrepreneurship, is the social media coordinator at IdeaPeddler, an Austin-based marketing and media agency.
Ron Chatterjee MBA ’19 is a senior program manager at semiconductor company AMD in Austin.
Sarah Bode ’16, Accounting, is a senior associate at KPMG’s Austin office in the audit division and leads the local inclusion and diversity council. Tiffany Reynolds MBA ’17 is a regional property manager at GVA Property Management, which focuses on multifamily residential. Jennifer Rangubphai ’18, MSLC ’20 is advertising and outreach coordinator for Austin Energy. Luke Schubert ’18, Philosophy, works in accounting and marketing
Theila Galvan ’19, Accounting, is a risk consulting associate at the audit, tax and consulting firm RSM. Gerardo Chapa ’20, Finance, is a technical product associate at Elevate Growth Partners, a commercial real estate firm. Jacob Gonzalez ’20, Finance, is a junior analyst at JPMorgan. Ashley Nassy ’20, Finance and Accounting, is a student in the Master of Accounting with Data and Analytics program at the University of Mississippi, with all expenses paid by KPMG. ST. EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
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