Alumni Professional News
Monthly job promotions and employer transitions in the alumni community.
2024
SEPTEMBER
- MJ Densmore ’17 – promoted to
- Caroline Hughes ’17 – joined Protiviti as Analytics Manager in New York.
- Amanda (Shirey) Lett ’18 – promoted to
- Sarah Elizabeth Hughes Ocampo ’21 – promoted to Managing Consultant at Guidehouse in Washington, DC.
AUGUST
- Theresa Coles ’08 – promoted to Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Health Measurement at Duke University.
- Cobey Abramowski ’14 – joined Velosio as Presales Consultant in Charlotte.
- Emily Wisner Barja ’13 – joined Lundbeck as Director of Customer Strategy Analytics.
- Xin Zou ’13 – joined Meta as Data Science Manager in Menlo Park, California.
- Holly Sweeney ’14 – joined SAS as Documentation Specialist in Seattle.
- Ian Lempert ’15 – promoted to Senior Delivery Solutions Architect at Databricks in New York.
- Jon Daniels ’16 – is CTO and Co-Founder of a stealth startup in Utah.
- Chas Stikeleather ’16 – joined Cardlytics as Senior Director, Analytics & Insights in Atlanta.
- Connor Cross ’17 – promoted to Director-Partnerships Strategy & Analytics at BHG Financial in Dallas.
- Patricia Martín López ’17 – joined Groupon as Senior Data Analyst in Madrid, Spain.
- Michael Schwarz ’17 – promoted to Decision Science Analyst Lead at USAA in San Antonio.
- Cassidy Sater ’20 – joined Constellation Brands as Data Scientist.
- Jason Thompson ’20 – promoted to Data Science Manager at The Home Depot in Atlanta.
- Carina Lee ’21 – promoted to Generative AI | Data Science Manager at EY in New York.
- Sarah Stephens ’21 – joined Ramp as Credit Risk Associate in Denver.
- JT Wheeler ’21 – promoted to Manager, Data & AI at EY in Charlotte.
- Michael Golaski ’22 – joined Stryker as Senior Data Scientist in Chicago.
- Michael Drewery ’23 – promoted to AI/ML Data Scientist – Senior Consultant at Guidehouse in Washington DC.
- Zach Houghtaling ’23 – joined the analytics team at Tread Athletics in Charlotte.
- Nick Park ’23 – joined Prudential Financial as Director, Data Scientist in Newark.
- Brett Vogelsang ’22 – promoted to
JULY
- Jenny (Tuttle) Mayhew ’09 – joined General Dynamics Information Technology as Functional Analyst Consultant.
- Jeffrey Dunn ’13 – promoted to Associate Professor of Peanut Breeding and Genetics at NC State University.
- Shane Lasher ’14 – joined Pegasystems as Senior Principal AI Specialist Solution Consultant.
- Pooja Aphale ’15 – promoted to Director of Delivery Excellence at Onix in San Francisco.
- Ravi Solter ’16 – promoted to Director of Data Science at Leaf Home in New York.
- Grace Heyne Lybrand ’17 – promoted to VP Product Management at Artemis by Nomi Health.
- Edward Preble ’17 – promoted to Program Director, Advanced Analytics and AI at RTI International.
- Alec Brown ’18 – promoted to Expert Senior Manager, Data Science at Bain & Company.
- Jesse Ball ’19 – promoted to Expert Manager, Data Science at Bain & Company.
- Rachel Nagley ’20 – promoted to Senior Product Manager at Artemis by Nomi Health.
- Kevin Craig ’21 – promoted to Senior Data Scientist at Calm.
- Vidusha Rao ’21 – joined the U.S. Department of Commerce as Analyst in Washington, DC.
- Kirsten Childs ’22 – joined Snowflake as Sales Engineering Enablement Partner.
- Dre King ’22 – joined TD as Modeling/Forecasting Specialist.
JUNE
- Katy (Pharis) Biggie ’10 – joined Clio – Cloud-Based Legal Technology as Senior CS Strategy & Analytics Manager.
- Nate Gilmore ’15 – joined Capital Community Church as Director of Operations.
- Alexandria McCall ’15 – joined Biltmore as Digital Optimization Analyst.
- Yang Li ’16 – joined Stripe as Credit Risk Strategist in Charlotte.
- Marina Burke ’17 – joined Encoura as Data Scientist.
- Erica (Nunn) Eveld ’17 – promoted to Manager, Technical Account Services, at Pendo.io.
- Peter Valenta ’17 – joined Morgan Stanley as Vice President in Richmond, Virginia.
- Chelsey (Paulsen) Rogers ’19 – joined the USDA Forest Service as Lead Data Scientist.
- Sandy Preiss ’20 – promoted to Data Science Manager at RTI International.
- Faith (Turner) Reynolds ’20 – promoted to Software Developer III at North Carolina Joint Underwriting Association and North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association.
- Ethan-Cole Evans ’21 – promoted to Senior Analytics Engineer at Pendo.io.
- Morgan Gladden ’21 – joined Travelers as Data Engineer in West Hartford, Connecticut.
- Ana Iglesias ’21 – joined Dataiku as Data Scientist in Austin.
- Sid Khullar ’21 – promoted to CRA Data & Analytics Manager, AVP, at Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati.
- Matthew Reichartz ’21 – joined the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as Data Analyst.
- Alex Calderon ’22 – joined Ally as Senior Business Analyst.
- James Jeong ’22 – promoted to AVP, Audit Manager – CFO Audit Data at Bank of America.
- Ishanee Rudra ’22 – joined Dataiku as Solutions Engineer in Denver.
- Madison Marbrey ’23 – joined Strategic Education, Inc., as Analytic Consultant.
- Patrick O’Keefe ’23 – promoted to Modeler at Discover Financial Services in Chicago.
MAY
- Beena Mathew ’13 – promoted to Senior Cloud Technical Lead at SAS.
- Erin Burke ’15 – promoted to Senior Manager at Deloitte in Charlotte.
- Valerie Davis ’18 – joined Axios as Senior Data Scientist.
- Danny Fitzgerald ’18 – joined Google as Data Scientist in Atlanta.
- Hirsh Gupta ’20 – joined Thomson Reuters Special Services as Data Scientist in McLean, Virginia.
- Sam LaFell ’20 – joined IQVIA as Staff Architect.
- Robby Alberse ’21 – promoted to Senior Data Scientist at Live Oak Bank in Wilmington.
- Sophia Allen ’21 – promoted to Senior Analytics Product Manager at Red Hat.
- Tanner Muhlestein ’21 – promoted to Senior Consultant at Deloitte in Salt Lake City.
- Aidan Miller ’22 – promoted to Senior Specialist – Data Science at Ally in Charlotte.
- Robert Seybold ’22 – joined Affirm as Analyst II, Full Stack, in Arlington, Virginia.
- Nathan Woelfel ’22 – joined Triad HealthCare Network as Business Analytics Consultant.
APRIL
- Ryan Sun ’11 – promoted to Senior Director of Data Science at Claritas Rx in San Francisco.
- Viola Glenn ’12 – joined AppFolio as Staff Data Analyst in San Diego.
- Ben Yeomans ’13 – promoted to Lead AI Specialist at Duke Energy in Charlotte.
- Austin Cook ’14 – promoted to RVP, Solutions Engineer at Dataiku.
- Jessica (Moy) Campbell ’14 – promoted to Senior Analytic Consultant at SAS.
- Thierry Zell ’15 – joined Public Company Accounting Oversight Board as Senior Financial Economist.
- Jesse Lund ’16 – promoted to Practice Manager, Data Migration, at Veeva Systems.
- John Betz ’17 – promoted to Senior Systems Developer at SAS.
- Andrea Ruiz Rabadan ’17 – promoted to Executive Director, Distribution Strategy & Community Development, JPMorgan Chase.
- Walter Creech ’20 – promoted to Strategic Analytics Manager at ConsumerAffairs.
- Iqra Munawar ’20 – joined the US Department of Housing and Urban Development as Data Scientist.
- Sierra Birade ’21 – promoted to Senior Data Scientist at Elevate in Fort Worth, Texas.
- Nathan Biyani ’21 – joined Deloitte as Data Science Consultant in Washington, DC.
- Henry Morée ’21 – joined First Citizens Bank as Senior Data Analyst, Credit Review.
- Jacob Turney ’21 – joined Elder Research as Client Engagement Manager.
- Taylor Agarwal ’22 – promoted to Senior Data Scientist at Red Hat.
- Matthew Asbill ’22 – promoted to Systems Engineer at SAS.
- Helen Blades ’22 – promoted to Senior Business Intelligence Analyst at Jacksonville Jaguars.
- Kirsten Childs ’22 – joined Brightly, A Siemens Company, as Data Scientist.
- Smita Mahapatra ’22 – promoted to Senior Data Analyst, Business Analytics, at GoDaddy.
- Timothy Milowic ’22 – promoted to Financial Modeling Analyst II at SECU.
- Pranav Ram ’22 – promoted to Data Scientist II at Elevate.
- Isabella Dyson ’23 – joined Dental Care Alliance as Data Scientist.
MARCH
- Meredith Tayshetye Tomblin ’08 – joined Zelis as Senior Analytics Specialist, Marketing.
- Cory Hefner ’12 – promoted to Data Science Manager at TIAA in Charlotte.
- Chad Mukherjee ’12 – promoted to Managing Director, Credit Model and Climate Risk Technology at BMO Financial Group.
- Suliko Ayvazov ’13 – joined InMarket as Data Scientist.
- Mikhail Pikalov ’14 – promoted to Principal Solution Engineer at Pyramid Analytics in Lansing, Michigan.
- Marc Zimmerman ’14 – promoted to Claims Analytics Director at Safe-Guard Products International in Atlanta.
- Jordan (Hinton) Gillon ’15 – promoted to Senior Manager, MLOps Technology at BMO.
- Erandeni Juárez López ’15 – promoted to Senior Data and Applied Scientist at Microsoft in Seattle.
- Natalia Ochoa ’15 – promoted to Principal Data Scientist at BCG X in Medellín, Colombia.
- Caitlin (Phelps) Kapur ’16 – promoted to Senior Data Scientist at SAS.
- Kelvin Espinal ’17 – promoted to Director of Product Management, People Analytics at Lowe’s Companies in Charlotte.
- Hannah Holub ’17 – promoted to Principal; Data & Analytics at Slalom in Charlotte.
- Beth Moser ’17 – promoted to Project Manager, Strategy & Planning at Cisco in Seattle.
- Mike Northeim ’17 – promoted to Managing Director at Ankura in Washington, DC.
- Andrew Moolenaar ’19 – promoted to Director at Ankura in Washington, DC.
- Price Burnett ’20 – promoted to Senior Data Scientist at Elevate in Dallas, Texas.
- Kyle Clapper ’20 – joined Anywhere Real Estate as Lead Data Scientist in Washington, DC.
- Will Elmore ’20 – joined Ankura as Senior Associate in Washington, DC.
- Taylor Kooy ’20 – promoted to Experienced Data Analytics Engineer at iPipeline.
- Meg Malone-Hallberg ’20 – joined Fidelity Investments as Senior Manager, Data Analytics and Insights.
- Natalie Martin ’20 – promoted to Project Leader – Demand Planning at Delta Air Lines in Atlanta.
- Chase Boozer ’21 – promoted to Managing Consultant – Data Scientist at Guidehouse in Washington DC.
- Patrick Havekost ’21 – promoted to Test Engineer at SAS.
- Mitch Killar ’21 – promoted to VP, Portfolio Credit Management – Lifestyle at Synchrony.
- Jeremy Peavey ’21 – joined Truveta as Data Analyst in Charlotte.
- Benjamin Sadlowski ’21 – promoted to Analytics Software Tester at SAS.
- Taylor Waters ’21 – promoted to Analytical Consultant at SAS.
- Jackson de Oliveira ’22 – joined Cencora as Data Engineer.
- Lev El-Askari ’22 – joined N1 Health as Data Scientist in Boston.
- Susan Manner ’22 – promoted to Analytical Consultant at SAS.
- Jack Meullenet ’22 – promoted to Data Scientist/Senior Consultant at Guidehouse in Washington, DC.
FEBRUARY
- Cory Hefner ’12 – promoted to Senior Lead Data Scientist at TIAA in Charlotte.
- Elena Snavely ’14 – joined Avalara as Senior Business Intelligence Analyst.
- Erica (Nunn) Eveld ’15 – promoted to Senior Technical Account Manager at Pendo.
- Julia Demarest ’17 – joined the National Gallery of Art as Data Scientist in Washington, DC.
- Amir Lyall ’17 – promoted to Senior Solutions Architect at Databricks.
- Samantha Mazzeo ’18 – promoted to Senior Product Manager at Capital One in Washington, DC.
- Damon Neanover ’18 – joined Ally as Director, Card Portfolio Credit Strategy.
- Alfy Samuel ’18 – promoted to Director, Data Science at Capital One in New York.
- Molly Rubin ’19 – joined Firstleaf as Senior Manager of Data and Analytics in San Diego.
- Shiraz Ahmed ’20 – promoted to Senior Consultant at Guidehouse in Washington, DC.
- Kyrsten (Rudock) Hayworth ’20 – joined Cardinal Group Companies as Senior Data Analyst in Denver.
- Nico Krachenfels ’21 – promoted to Business Analytics Manager at GoDaddy in Austin.
- Conner Mann ’21 – promoted to Business Analytics Manager at LendingTree in Austin.
- Jason Mostowy ’21 – promoted to Managing Consultant at Guidehouse in Washington, DC.
- Julie Gutierrez ’22 – promoted to Data Science Consultant at Wells Fargo in Charlotte.
- Elise Haylett ’22 – promoted to Senior Analytics Consultant at Wells Fargo in Charlotte.
- Rohan Patel ’22 – promoted to Senior Business Analyst at LendingTree in Charlotte.
JANUARY
- Erika (Streck) Cerwin ’10 – joined IQVIA as Senior Director, Analytics Hub Leader.
- Greg Massey ’12 – promoted to Principal Data Scientist at SAS.
- Matt Snipes ’13 – joined Seacoast Bank as Business Intelligence Manager.
- Jay Timmerman ’13 – promoted to Associate Director of Data Science and AI Platforms at Biogen.
- Amanda English ’14 – promoted to Data Scientist at SAS.
- Alex Lentz ’14 – joined Academic Programs International as Senior Director of Data Science.
- Phoemphun Oothongsap ’14 – promoted to Senior Data Scientist, Applied AI and Modeling, at SAS.
- Jahan Taheri ’14 – promoted to Senior Data Scientist, Applied AI & Modeling at SAS in San Francisco.
- Andrew Gully ’16 – joined Microsoft as Principal Product Manager, Responsible AI in New York.
- William Nadolski ’16 – promoted to Senior Data Scientist at SAS in Columbus, Ohio.
- Shelby Klemm ’17 – promoted to Staff UX Research Manager at Google.
- Emerson Bayuk ’18 – promoted to Data Science Manager at EY in Charlotte.
- Chris Becker ’18 – joined Leo Kob Co, Inc. as Vice President & COO in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
- Matthen Christy ’18 – joined Microsoft as Senior Data Scientist in Boston.
- Nikhil Prasad ’18 – promoted to Expert Senior Manager, Data Science, at Bain & Co. in Atlanta.
- Adam Crouch ’18 – promoted to Director of Analytics at BHG Financial.
- Katrina Crawford ’19 – promoted to Lead Analytics Consultant at Wells Fargo in Charlotte.
- Chenhui Zhang ’19 – promoted to Principal Data Scientist at Fidelity Investments.
- Supreet Deshpande ’20 – joined JPMorgan Chase as Executive Director in New York.
- Elaine King ’20 – joined Linkedin as Analytics Associate in New York.
- Jackson Perry ’20 – promoted to Expert Manager, Data Science, Bain & Co. in New York.
- Ryan Eskew ’21 – joined First Citizens Bank as Enterprise Data Consultant.
- Vidusha Rao ’21 – joined PCI Government Services as Financial Analyst in Washington, DC.
- Richard Baker ’22 – promoted to Data Science Consultant at Wells Fargo in Charlotte.
- Lindsey Fisher ’22 – promoted to AI/ML Health Data Science Consultant at Guidehouse in Alexandria, VA.
- Connor Folk ’22 – promoted to Data Science Consultant at Wells Fargo in Charlotte.
- Katie Forester ’22 – promoted to Data Science Consultant at Wells Fargo in Boston.
- Prudvi Gaddam ’22 – promoted to Data Scientist Lead at JPMorgan Chase in Washington DC.
- Nicole Hanrahan ’22 – promoted to Data Science Consultant at Wells Fargo in New York.
- Mallory LaRusso ’22 – promoted to Lead Analytics Consultant at Wells Fargo in Charlotte.
- Rachel Nagley ’22 – promoted to Data Science Product Manager at Artemis Health.
- Rachel Tan ’22 – joined Progressive Insurance as Senior Data Scientist.
- Landon Wilson ’22 – promoted to Data Science Consultant at Wells Fargo in Charlotte.
- Kate Mills Young ’22 – promoted to Data Science Consultant at Wells Fargo in Charlotte.
- Anika Rally ’23 – joined Wisetack as Credit Risk Analyst.
- Megan von Sosen ’23 – joined Karyopharm Therapeutics as Data Scientist in Washington, DC.