Stories Archive

Stories

Government: Jennifer Goldstein ’05, Political Science & History Major

Desk Officer, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. Jennifer Goldstein ’05 remembers a session of Professor Cynthia Enloe’s Comparative Politics class where the discussion centered on one topic: tomatoes. “The basic premise was that you take what would appear to be mundane issues,” Goldstein says, “and discuss how everything is political. People’s motivations are political,…
Politics is in his Blood

Ethan Zorfas ’07, M.P.A. ’08 Major: Government and International Relations Chief of Staff for Congressman Frank Guinta, Washington, D.C. Introduction to American Politics with Prof. Mark Miller. It was his first class, in his first semester, and it was all Ethan Zorfas needed to see his career path. “I knew then that politics was where I wanted to…
The Meat of the Matter

Samuel Ehrenfeld ’07 Major: History Family Cow Farmstand, and Sam’s Custom Butchering, Cazenovia, N.Y. How many people do you know who have the words “diversified herd management,” “intensive grazing rotation” and “barn chores” on their resume, and are able to claim they’re experienced working with 50 pigs, 1,500 laying chickens, 1,200 meat chickens? These are some of…
The Numbers Man in Africa

Nagraj Rao ’08 Major: Math and economics Research Analyst, World Bank, Tanzania Nagraj Rao crunches numbers for a living, but to him these are not just figures on a spread sheet. They represent thousands of little stories from which emerges a human narrative, one that describes the day-to-day circumstances of individual people, and, when considered collectively, of an…
Community/Non Profit: Laura M. Faulkner ’10, M.P.A.’11, Political Science Major

Policy Analyst, Economic Progress Institute, Providence, R.I. After a nine-month stint with the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, Laura Faulkner left for an opportunity at The Poverty Institute in Providence. She can’t say enough about the need to “follow your heart and intuition” when it comes to career opportunities. While she notes that her position…
Arts/Media: Jay Shapiro ’04, Screen Studies Major

Watch a trailer from his film “Opposite Fields.” Documentary filmmaker, New York The boy’s name is Ivan, and he is poor even by Ugandan standards. He lives with seven other relatives in an equipment shed, sleeping on the bare ground, which turns to mud during rainstorms. Once his eyes shut, though, he is happy. “When I…
Business: Maria D. Arabatzis ’09, M.B.A. ’10, Management Major

Portfolio associate and researcher, Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, LLC, Boston Maria Arabatzis is a runner whose high energy helped her keep a step ahead while a student athlete at Clark. Today, it helps her meet the daily challenge of beating the market. Arabatzis wanted to be a dentist when she arrived on the pre-med track…
Business: Long Lin ’09, Economics Major

Financial analyst, Schiltkamp International Consultants, New York “I always think my ‘career’ started in my freshman year,” says Long Lin. At the time he was unsure of his professional path, but he discovered very quickly how best to move in the right direction. With the help of Career Services and the and the online alumni…
Money, Management and Makeup

Jim Mancuso ’07, M.B.A. ’08 Major: Management; Finance and Global Business Controller/Head of Finance, Temptu Inc., New York, N.Y. Want to sculpt those cheekbones for your next femme fatale film role? How about smoothing out your skin tone for that upcoming wedding photo shoot? Or maybe your broadcast image needs to be a wee bit more…
The Big-Screen Thrill Maker

Scott Silver ’06 Major: Screen Studies Co-owner of Silvatar Media, Los Angeles Scott Silver makes movies for a living, but often his most essential tool is not a camera or an editing machine, but his cell phone. As co-owner of the production company Silvatar Media, Silver must stay almost obsessively networked. Phone calls — thousands of…