Someone to Be Proud Of
This series features prominent UMass alums. Glenn Mangurian is the host. At each breakfast he is joined by a co-host from the University – usually a Dean or prominent administrator. The co-host provides a short update on a topic of interest from the campus. The highlight of the breakfast is a dialogue between Glenn and his featured alum. The dialogue focuses on the alums journey from UMass to success. You can use the link associated with each featured alum to read his/her bio.
Featured Guests
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Event |
Featured Guest |
Position |
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Jun-00 |
Dr. Les Ball, ‘75 |
Former, Professor at |
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Sep-00 |
Dave Andonian ‘79 |
CEO, Affinnova (former President, CMGI) |
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Bill Bluestein ’78, ’81, ‘89 |
Former President, Forrester Research |
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Feb-05 |
Jeff Taylor ‘01 |
CEO, EONS |
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Jun-05 |
VC Panel: |
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John Brooks ‘72 |
General Partner, Prism Ventures |
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Ned Williams ‘87 |
Partner, Brook Ventures |
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Luis Barros ‘89 |
Formerly, Lilly Ventures |
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Matt Appel ‘92 |
Formerly, |
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Oct-05 |
PR Panel: |
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Doug Banks ‘92 |
Editor, |
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Kristen Hilf ‘85 |
VP, Community Relations, Raytheon |
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Michael McWilliams’73 |
Director, Communications, MassINC |
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Chris Oake ‘84 |
President, Oake Public Relations |
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Feb-05 |
William Bulger |
Former President, |
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May-05 |
Roy Zuckerberg ’58 |
Retired Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs |
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Oct-05 |
Bob Mahoney ‘70 |
Vice Chairman, Citizens’ Bank |
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Jan-05 |
Elaine Guiney ‘69 |
Former, Massachusetts Director, Small Business Administration |
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Apr-05 |
John Lombardi |
Chancellor, |
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Nov-05 |
Mitt Romney |
Former Governor, State of |
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Mar-05 |
Miriam Zoll ‘84 |
Co-founder, “Take Your Daughters to Work Day” |
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Jun-05 |
Jack Wilson |
President, |
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Oct-05 |
Corinne Johnson ‘80 |
General Manager, GE Engines |
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Feb-05 |
Art Coviello ‘75 |
CEO, RSA Security |
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May-05 |
James Kallstrom '66 |
Retired Assistant Director FBI |
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Oct-05 |
Michael Olivieri '85 |
Publisher, |
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Mar-06 |
Maryanne Cataldo ‘79 |
CEO, City Lights Electric |
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Nov-06 |
Tsidii Le Loka '97 |
Broadway Star: Lion King ("Rafiki") Original Cast |
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April -07 |
Kristen Kuliga '91 |
NFL Sports Agent |
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Nov-07 |
Jimmy Tingle '77 Dartmouth |
Comedian and Political Satirist |
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Jan-08 |
Jack Mula '80 and Chuck Steedman '84 |
New England Patriots, General Counsel and EVP, Fenway Sports |
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April-08 |
Doreen Bilezikian '61 Boston | Co-founder of the Christmas Tree Shops |
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June-08 |
Tom and Ray Magliozzi | "Click and Clack" of NPR's Car Talk |
Arts
Tsidii Le Loka ’97 Broadway Star, Tony Nominee, “Rafiki”, Original Cast of Lion King
Keith Lockhart Conductor, Boston PopsJimmy Tingle '77 Dartmouth Comedian and Performer
Authors
Howard Bloom ’73 Lawyer and co-author,
“The Baseball Uncyclopedia”
Lisa Cordeiro ’95 Author,
“Parris Island: A Woman's Memoir of Marine Corps Boot Camp”
Caitlin Friedman ’92 Marketing executive and co-author,
“The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a Bitch)"
Elizabeth Grzeszczyk ’92 Author,
“I Fell in Love with a Con Man”
Richard Lynch ’76 Consultant and author,
"The Capable Company"
Steve Weisman ’70 Author and Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host,
“50 Ways to Protect Your Identity and Your Credit"
Financial Services
Robert Mahoney ’70 Executive Vice Chairman of Citizens Financial Group
Jim Palermo ’77 Vice Chairman, Mellon Financial
Roy Zuckerberg ’58 Lowell Retired, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Government
Elaine Guiney ’69 Former Massachusetts Director of Small Business Administration
Jim Kallstrom ’66 Former Assistant Director of FBI
Mitt Romney Former Governor of Massachusetts
Higher Education
William Bulger Former President of University of Massachusetts
John Lombardi Chancellor, UMass Amherst
Jack Wilson President of University of Massachusetts
Manufacturing
Maryanne Cataldo ’79 CEO, City Lights Electric
Corinne Johnson ’80 General Manager, GE Engines Lynn
Media
Doug Banks ’92 Editor, Mass High Tech
Michael Olivieri &rsqu