Alumni Association Hosts 'Lunch & Learn'
The Alumni Association held an Alumni Lunch And Learn on February 13 for Upper School students. Alumni Lindsey Sachs Dodge '07, Director of Business Development & Licensing Operations at Mitchell & Ness, Christopher Seville '05, Vice President, Florida Operations at SavCon Builders & Construction, Sam Cohen '04
Litigation Attorney with Critton Luttier Coleman LLP, Rob Dattolo '12, CFA Vice President, Private Wealth Advisor with Bernstein Private Wealth Management, and James Auxier '96, Global Innovation and Technology Manager at Otis Elevator Co. returned to campus to speak to students about life after Benjamin, their career paths, college experiences, and offered internship advice.
Some of the questions the Alumni panel fielded included:
- What skills or knowledge did you learn throughout Benjamin that you found most useful in your career?
- How did your path evolve after Benjamin?
- Did you know what you wanted to study/focus on academically after Benjamin?
- What advice would you give to students?
- If you were to host/hire a TBS student, what would you be looking for in an intern/employee?
- How do you utilize your Benjamin Alumni network?
Afterward, students had the chance to try out their networking skills one-on-one with an alumnus whose industry was of interest to them.
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