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business

Lead with integrity

Rebecca Liebman ’15
Major: Global Environmental Studies; Innovation & Entrepreneurship minor

While still a student at Clark, Rebecca co-founded her financial services company, LearnLux, to help her contemporaries make sound financial decisions for their future. Today the CEO and her team have guided thousands of individuals, and partnered with employers, to make financial security a priority in their home and workplace.

Bobby Sharma ’21, M.S. ’22
Majors: Business Management and Economics
Graduate of fifth-year program in finance

After working for J.P. Morgan Wealth Management in New York City, Bobby assumed the role of Investment Operations Analyst for Brandeis University Endowment.

Ron Shaich, founder and CEO of Panera — Panera is ranked among Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies.” In 2010, Shaich spearheaded the Panera Cares initiative, which created nonprofit community cafes to ensure that anyone can get a meal in a dignified dining environment and to raise awareness about food insecurity.

Ron Shaich ’76

If you’ve ever enjoyed an amazing sandwich at Panera Bread you can thank Ron Shaich, who revolutionized the concept of casual dining when he founded the popular bakery-café. Ron got his start in business by opening a general store on campus while still a Clark student. He recently wrote the bestselling book “Know What Matters,” which offers strategies for transforming your life.

Erin Shull ’19, MBA ’20 majored in business administration and earned an MBA in sustainability and social change. — Earning an MBA with a concentration in sustainability and social change through Clark’s 4+1 Accelerated Master’s Degree helped guide Erin’s career choice.

Erin Shull ’19, MBA ’20
Major: Business Administration
MBA: Sustainability and Social Change concentration

Erin serves as Senior Communications and Investor Relations Analyst at BlueHub Capital, a CDFI with a mission to help build healthy communities where low-income people live and work.

health

Enable others to thrive

Katherine Gross ’22
Majors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; History

At Clark, Katie investigated the how the descendants of Holocaust survivors may have inherited factors that increase the risk of heart disease. Now she’s a research assistant at UMass Chan Medical School.

Andrew Nickerson works with Nancy Budwig, professor of psychology and Senior Fellow at the Association of American Colleges and Universities, with research focused on integrative learning and college student success.

Andrew Nickerson ’19
Majors: Psychology and Education

As an undergraduate at Clark, Andrew worked on the Risk Assessment and Behavioral Health Screening (RABS) project to help give juvenile offenders the level of service most appropriate for them and improve future outcomes. Now, Andrew is a licensed educational psychologist serving as president of the Massachusetts School Psychologists Association.

Katie Healey ’24
Major: Psychology

Katie thrived in and out of the classroom at Clark. She put her psychology degree to work right after graduation as a dialectical behavioral therapy case worker helping young adults dealing with serious mental health concerns.

Humanities and the arts

Deepen our understanding of the human experience

Spencer Platt seated on the grass outdoors beside a motorcycle — Photo via Getty Images

Spencer Platt ’94
Major: English

Photojournalist Spencer Platt started as a Worcester street photographer while a student at Clark.

Since then, he has witnessed history, capturing memorable images in war zones across the globe; in New York during the Sept. 11 attack; and on the steps of the Capitol building during the Jan. 6 riot. His compelling photos have earned him multiple prestigious awards, including the Pulitzer Prize.

Summer Williams in a darkened theatre, in front of a stage set

Summer L. Williams ’01, M.A.Ed. ’02

As director and co-founder of the highly regarded Company One Theatre, Summer Williams brings to the stage plays that merge artistic excellence with social awareness. Her leadership and vision have contributed to Company One earning a well-deserved reputation as one of Boston’s most influential theatre groups.

Chima Egbuzie ’19, associate creative manager at Max, formerly HBO Max — On gaining the confidence to contribute his unique perspectives: “I’m proud to be in those rooms, pitching ideas for marketing. It takes a belief in yourself to point out things that other people may not see.”

Chima Ebguzie ’19
Majors: Screen Studies and Economics

Chima Egbuzie ’19 is an associate creative manager at Max, formerly HBO Max, where he contributes to the promotion of popular shows and specials.

Social and urban issues

Contribute to stronger, more resilient communities

Margaret Guzman ’89

After many years as a public defender and as a District Court Judge serving the people of Massachusetts, Margaret Guzman was sworn in as a United States District Court Judge in 2023. She is the first person of Hispanic heritage to serve as a federal judge in Massachusetts. “I’m going to be fair, and I’m going to bring a different voice,” she said.

Valerie Vong ’22, communications director for the major of Lynn, MA

Valerie Vong ’22
Majors: English and Environmental Science

Valerie is the communications director for Jared Nicholson, mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts and is working towards a Master of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University.

Clarkies of note

D’Army Bailey ’65

The late civil rights leader and district court judge battled injustice throughout his life and led the effort to establish the National Civil Rights Museum.

Janice Culpepper ’77

A senior program officer for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Janice Culpepper leads the global battle against malaria.

Matt Goldman ’83. M.B.A. ’84

Best known for the Blue Man Group, he also co-founded the Blue School in Manhattan, to inspire creativity and innovative thinking in students.

Padma Lakshmi ’92

Best known as the host of TV’s “Top Chef,” the former Clark theatre student is also recognized for her work as an author, model, and food expert.

Jeffrey Lurie ’73

When he was a Clark student, Jeffrey Lurie sat in the cheap seats at football games. Today, he’s owner of the Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles.

Wendi Trilling ’86

As the former executive vice president of comedy at CBS, Wendi Trilling brought hit shows like “The Big Bang Theory” to the airwaves. Today, she runs Trill TV.

Sustainability

Protect the living world

Environmental leadership

Ecologist Quincy Milton III ’20, M.S. ’21 earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biology at Clark. Today, he works for an environmental engineering firm in Rhode Island, using GIS technology and other research methods to solve challenges at the fragile intersection between nature and industry.

Anthony Himmelberger, an environmental science major, looks through a pair of binoculars at sunset, during his internship at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Naples, Fla., assessing loggerhead sea turtle nesting along the Cape Romano beaches. — Anthony found an affinity for field work during a NOAA Fellowship assessing loggerhead sea turtle nesting along the Cape Romano beaches in Florida.

Anthony Himmelberger ’19, M.S. ’20
Major: Environmental Science

Anthony works as a geospatial analyst for Environmental Defense Fund and team member for MethaneSAT, which recently launched the world’s first independent NGO satellite. The satellite will soon be able to measure methane on roughly 80% of the planet.

Linnea Menin ’19 helped collect and process samples from kettle ponds on Cape Cod to determine the ponds’ health. — Funded by the University’s Steinbrecher Fellowship and Summer Scholars Program, Linnea works with Assistant Professor Nathan Ahlgren and doctoral candidate Emily Dart on a study of the microbial communities found local water systems.

Linnea Menin ’19
Major: Biology

At Clark, Linnea helped collect and process samples from Walden to Cape Cod to determine the ponds’ health. Now she is a research associate in applications development for Covaris.

Technology

Advance your vision for what is possible

Stanley Pierre Louis ’92, President and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, the trade association of the US video game industry — As pursued his degree in history, Stanley Pierre-Louis took advantage of all Clark had to offer: becoming vice president of the Fiat Lux Society, earning membership in Phi Beta Kappa, joining a band, playing double bass in the Clark Chamber Orchestra, and managing the orchestra. He also completed an internship in Washington, D.C., and spent his junior year at the London School of Economics.

Stanley Pierre-Louis ’92
Major: History

As president and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, the trade association of the U.S. video game industry, Stanley Pierre-Louis ’92 touts the cultural impact and career opportunities in top-level game design.

Pierre-Louis, who traces his own interest in video games to Pong and other early Atari offerings, noted that today’s games are painstakingly researched, drawing on history, archaeology, and other scholarly disciplines to inform their narratives and visuals. The result is a steady supply of games of elevated sophistication and widening appeal.

On a recent return visit to campus, he delivered a clear message to Clark students: “They are always hiring in our industry.”

Nina Carlson ’24, a computer science and finance major secure a full-time job working for Microsoft before graduating from Clark. — Nina, now a junior software engineer at Microsoft, believes in the importance of keeping female-identifying people active in this industry and lifting them up.

Nina Carlson ’24
Majors: Computer Science and Finance

At Clark, Nina served as president of the Clark Competitive Computing Club, which seeks to expand the diversity of students involved in the STEM fields. She secured a Microsoft Explorer internship before getting a full-time offer from the software giant.

Teodor Nicola-Antoniu ’19 who is pursuing an MBA and an MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer science at MIT — Before MIT, he designed the technology roadmap for Algorithmic Trading at State Street where he served as assistant vice president and product owner.

Teodor Nicola-Antoniu ’19
Majors: Mathematics and Computer Science; Economics minor

After Clark, Teodor pursued an MBA and an MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer science at MIT. Now he serves as AI data scientist at Amazon Web Services.