Feature — Class of 2017
MARCUS SOLOMON Finance Trader, Bank Resource Management division, Morgan Stanley
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sk a kid what they want to be when they grow up and most will say doctors, teachers, athletes, firefighters, or astronauts. But Marcus Solomon is not most kids—he developed an interest in financial markets early on and hasn’t looked back. When choosing colleges, Solomon was looking for a place where he could gain experience in the finance field and compete on the basketball court. Among his options were Pace, American, Towson, and Union College. “Opportunity is the number one
reason I decided to attend Pace,” he says. At Pace, he did it all—playing for the men’s basketball team; co-founding a student-run business; conducting research on student managed investment portfolios; various academic achievements including a Top 100 Scholar, Trustee Award winner, and member of honor societies; and, of course, several internships, including Morgan Stanley, where he was ultimately hired as a trader in the Bank Resource Management division.
MELANIE GREENE Information Technology UI/UX Engineer, Veritas
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elanie Greene came to Pace as an undecided student interested in sociology and film. That is, until CIS 102W: Web Design for Non-Profits, a class she says changed her perspective on life. Through the course, Greene worked with individuals with developmental and intellectual differences on using technology to empower and advocate for themselves. “I am confident that my work at Pace will lead me to a lifetime of opportunities in the field of technology and to live my dream of giving back to the community and making a difference in someone’s life,” she says. Greene is now a UI/UX Engineer at Veritas in Silicon Valley.
SETH DODIER Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications Account Executive, Yelp
CINTHIA B. ORTEGA Psychology Operations Analyst, Nitron
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any of us come from extremely humble backgrounds, diverse walks of life, broken households, looking to New York to discover who we are,” says Jordan Gonsalves. “Pace has this wonderful ability to take you—wherever you are— accept you, love you, and grow you.” Coming to Pace as what he calls “a diamond in the rough,” Gonsalves graduated a student leader—a resident assistant, student government VP, honor society member—with international exposure through study abroad and hands-on experience including a prestigious BOLD internship at Google, now ready for the next step: a position at Adobe in San Francisco.
JORDAN GONSALVES Business Management Associate Customer Success Manager, Adobe
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