Alumni

Fox Alumni Career Chat: Phil Suleiman, BBA `92, VP of Finance at Comcast Spotlight
We invite Fox students and alumni to join us for conversations with Fox alumni. We’ll learn about their career journeys, day-to-day experiences, and key advice they have to share. There will be a 30-minute interview, followed by 15 minutes for attendee questions. Moderated by CSPD staff, including Director of Fox Alumni Career & Professional Development and Senior Associate Director, Undergraduate Professional Development. Registration required.

Registration link: https://temple.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ude6orDMvHdTn4wM56Z-3IuwFprHoCtQLn

Working and leading teams remotely is a new experience for many of us during COVID-19. For the experts at Workplaceless, working remotely is the norm, and alumni can benefit from their expertise. This high-impact session will explore remote work challenges and opportunities, provide advice for remote teams during the pandemic and offer guidance to develop sustainable remote teams. This event will feature speaker Katie Scheuer, Learning Experience Lead at Workplaceless. This event is co-hosted by Fox School of Business Alumni Association and Fox Alumni Career & Professional Development. Registration required.

About our Speaker, Katie Scheuer:

“After years working as a career coach, I quit my job to travel through Europe and Asia for 9 months. Digital nomading led me to the remote work community. At Workplaceless, I train leaders and teams on remote work best practices.”

As a Learning Experience Lead at Workplaceless, Katie helps companies experiencing transition into remote work, creating scalable and personalized programs that increase engagement and productivity. Katie is also a career coach and consultant, and previously served hundreds of Fox graduate students as the Assistant Director of Graduate Professional Development in the Center for Student Professional Development (CSPD). Katie remains connected to Temple through her role as an adjunct instructor at the Fox School of Business. Katie holds an MSEd in Higher Education from the University of Pennsylvania, and dual BS degrees from The Pennsylvania State University.

Registration link: https://temple.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUldO-pqD4qG908I3I0I1Nl1y8QH89mKD3n

Join us to hear from an expert panel on “How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Way Banks Do Business”, moderated by Jonathan Scott, PhD, Professor and Finance Department Chair at the Fox School of Business. The hour-long event will cover broad industry trends, and dive into the specific expertise areas of our panelists.

Panelists include:

Michael Keim, President, Univest Bank & Trust Co.
Kathleen McGarvey, Senior Credit Officer, Firstrust Bank
Rodger Levenson, Chairman, President and CEO, WSFS Financial Corporation

Attendees will also hear an update on the school from Dean Ron Anderson.

Registration link: https://temple.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J6ic4Y5_SIW2Y_nS_Z8JBg

Fox alumni in NYC: Celebrate Homecoming Week virtually with the FSBAA, and a professional panel geared towards navigating industries in NYC during COVID-19.

A panel of talented young alumni representing major industries in NYC – Finance, Tech, Entrepreneurship and Healthcare/Insurance – will discuss the ways their industries are adapting in response to COVID-19 challenges and what’s next. After the panel, alumni breakout rooms will be available for networking based on your interests.

Registration link: https://temple.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lf-yhqD0uEtCapV76Xb2SVdOFaZBTvXpb

EMBA ’07

Renee Pacini is the Director of Product Marketing at Campus Management. Renee has served global higher education for over 30 years, including working with SCT/SunGard Higher Education/Ellucian and TargetX where she held leadership roles in product management, product strategy, client services, and marketing.

She earned a B.S. in Special Education, MSA in Training & Development from West Chester University, and an Executive MBA from the Fox School of Business at Temple University. She serves as the Vice President on the Fox School of Business Alumni Advisory Board. She resides in suburban Philadelphia with her husband and college-age sons, with whom she enjoys training in the martial arts and participating in community service work.

EMBA ’12

James Sanders is an experienced executive with expertise in the areas of banking & finance, wealth management, and consulting management. In addition to his professional success, James has used his skills to give back to Fox School of Business through the EMBA Alumni group, Fox Management Consulting and now Fox School of Business Alumni Association.

James is currently Vice President of Commercial & Industrial Lending at Customers Bank; previously he was Vice President of Government Guaranteed Lending and Commercial Loan Officer at Cape Bank. Prior to Cape Bank, James served as Director with The Enterprise Center a regional economic development organization and operator of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency Business Center in Philadelphia, Pa (MBDA). He provided management consulting and advised over 1,000 minority-owned businesses. Those firms have secured over $300 million on contracts and $65 million in financing. Preceding MBDA, James worked for over 8 years in the financial services industry with industry leaders, such as The Vanguard Group and Wachovia Bank (know Wells Fargo).  Mr. Sanders holds a B.S. Economics and Finance from Virginia State University and an Executive MBA from Temple University, Fox School of Business. James is married with 2 kids and a dog.

EMBA ’15

Sidney Johnson is an accounting executive with extensive leadership experience in providing companies with guidance in building accounting and financial structure. Based in Montgomery County, PA, Mr. Johnson is the Founder/President of NumbersByDesign, LLC consulting in that capacity, Mr. Johnson advises companies on strategies to build sound financial plans and scalable accounting structures for growth. Mr. Johnson holds a B.S. in Accounting with a minor in Finance from West Chester University and an Executive MBA from Temple University, Fox School of Business.

EMBA ’95

Ellen Marshall is an Organization and Program Management Leader whose experience is punctuated with increasing and diverse accomplishments in health care policy, professional education, and health and social service programming.

Ms. Marshall was Managing Director of the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia (PCOP), a training center for psychoanalysts and psychodynamic psychotherapists, where she led continuing education and strategic planning. As Vice President for Programs and Health Policy for the Arthritis Foundation, Eastern PA Chapter, Ms. Marshall revitalized and directed the Chapter’s continuing education programs for health care professionals and administered the Chapter’s medical advisory and patient services committees.

Ms. Marshall was also a Program Manager with Public Private Ventures (PPV), where she oversaw the implementation of the nationally renowned, Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), a nurse home visitation program for low-income, first-time mothers, in seven counties in Pennsylvania. Ms. Marshall began her career in health policy as a Policy Analyst, and later Acting Director, in the Scientific Policy Department of the American College of Physicians. Medical ethics policy she helped develop was adopted by the AMA and World Medical Association.

Ms. Marshall holds a MBA from Temple University Fox School of Business and an AB in Biology from Bryn Mawr College.

BBA ’84

Bob Zipperlen was born in Philadelphia and raised in Bucks County. Bob majored in Accounting at Temple University, and attended classes at Ambler Campus as well as Main Campus. He interned at Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company and Laventhol & Horwath during two spring semesters, obtaining a position at the latter upon graduation. Bob graduated cum laude with a BBA in May 1984.

After obtaining his CPA license, Bob left public accounting to pursue a career path in private industry. He worked 6 years in London and returned to the Philadelphia area to become a Chief Financial Officer. After four years as CFO for The Renfrew Center, Bob is now CFO and VP of Administration for the National Disease Research Interchange in Philadelphia. He joined FSBAA to give back to Temple University, as his daughter is a 4th generation Temple student.

BA ’14, MBA ’17

Michael Johnson has a breadth of experience in the areas of strategic management and financial analysis. As the Director of Finance and Administration at Philadelphia Futures, Michael is responsible for the overall financial management of the organization while also overseeing administrative and general operational needs. Before joining Philadelphia Futures, Michael was with Frontline Solutions, a social-sector management consultancy. Michael was also the Operations Manager for Circle of Hope, a network of churches in Philadelphia. Prior to that, he worked in the capital markets, as a fixed income trader for Janney Montgomery Scott. Michael holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Temple University and an MBA from the Fox School of Business and Management.

BBA ’16, MS ’19

Sasha K. Buddle holds B.B.A in Human Resources Management and Legal Studies (2016), as well as an M.S. degree in Human Resource Management (2019), from the Fox School of Business . Sasha is the Human Resource Systems Specialist at a leading gas and service supplier in the Greater Philadelphia Region. In addition to her work duties, Sasha also serves in the United States Army National Guard, is an active member of SHRM and a Notary in Pennsylvania.

BBA ’09

Anuja is the Requirements Manager, Product Development at Change Healthcare. She graduated from Fox with a BBA in Management Information Systems and International Business in 2009.

BBA ’17

Corey is a strategic marketing – product & brand development professional, with a demonstrated history of excelling effortlessly within the integrated marketing industry.

Corey is highly skilled in marketing research, cost analysis, IBM’s SPSS data analytics software, Cloud computing (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) softwares, & the Adobe creative Suite. Corey holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration & Marketing from Temple University – Fox School of Business.

BBA ’17

Charity was born and raised in West Philadelphia, and has a passion for connecting people and helping others with their professional development. She is currently a Labor Relations Analyst in the Mayor’s Office of Labor Relations. Charity is a recent graduate of Temple University’s Fox School of Business, and former HR Assistant of Temple University Human Resources Department. While working at Temple, she assisted in planning Temple University’s 10th & 11th Annual Neighborhood Job Fair. She also coordinated the 1st Annual Prince of Peace Community Job Fair in partnership with Temple University in North Philadelphia. In addition, last June Charity founded the 1st Annual West Philly Community Job Fair.

As a student Charity worked at Temple Telefund for 4 years and was promoted to Program Center Supervisor. She contacted over 40,000 alumni, parents, and friends; and raised over $78,000 in monetary donations for Temple’s Annual Fund.

EMBA ’17

Giac is the Director of Client Services at SleepEx LabRetriever in Conshohocken. As a leader, he is able to gather information, synthesize it and develop action plans that lead to results. Giac holds a Bachelor’s degree in MIS from Northwood University and an MBA from Temple’s Fox School of Business. In addition to the FSBAA, he has served as treasurer for the EMBA alumni committee. He has a charismatic personality, he brings energy and enthusiasm and a willingness to contribute as necessary to his many leadership roles.

EMBA ’18

Beth is the Executive Director at Volpig and Koenig, P.C. She comes to her role on the FSBAA Board with over 20 years of management and board experience, ready to hit the ground running. Prior to completing her Executive MBA at Fox, Beth earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from Chestnut Hill College.

BBA ’14

Neha is a professional working at the intersection of the private and public sector. While at Fox, Neha developed a passion for bridging the gap for marginalized populations through improved access to quality education, healthcare, and better job opportunities.

Upon graduation, Neha taught mathematics at a vocational high school in Providence, Rhode Island. She coached students for national competition SkillsUSA, pioneered blended learning which improved student test scores, and advocated for greater access to quality education.

Most recently, Neha worked as a technology consultant at Deloitte Consulting LLP in the Government & Public Services practice. She developed innovative technology solutions that revolutionized large civilian agencies. She led a social intrapreneurship program to support international nonprofits and social enterprises. She advised efforts to improve health outcomes in underserved communities in India, address economic inequality in Chile, and strengthen prevention programs for human trafficking survivors in Cambodia. She was one of 10 Deloitte US representatives to be invited to the One Young World Summit, a gathering of leaders working to tackle human rights issues globally.

Neha graduated from Temple in May 2014 as a Finance major and MIS minor. Neha served as the President of the Business Honors Student Association and recruited prospective students with the Honors Admission & Transition Team. Eager to get involved in the Philadelphia community, she worked with the Small Business Development Center on an economic revitalization program for the East Oak Lanes community and Big Brothers Big Sisters program.

With a younger sister graduating from Fox in May, and having met her partner in Alter Hall seven years ago, Neha feels a special connection to the business school. She currently resides with her husband and their cat baby George in West Philly, where their passion project is experimenting with new pizza dough recipes.

EMBA ’09

Tony brings 30 years of industry experience to his current role as Assistant Professor at Temple University’s Fox School of Business, where he has taught strategy, international business and consulting at both the undergrad and graduate levels, locally and overseas. Tony is also responsible for the development and administration of the Temple University Management Consulting Program (TUMCP), a university-wide program open to undergrad and master’s level students, and serves as the program’s academic director. TUMCP is designed to help students realize their career aspirations in the field of management consulting. The foundation of TUMCP is its partnerships with more than 80 senior managers from 40+ name brand firms. An active member of the Academy of Management, the Academy of International Business, and the Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education (CUIBE), having presented his work to these forums, as well as in industry publications.

Tony is also the designer and Academic Director Fox’s Masters in Management (MIM) program, set to launch in the fall of 2020 at Temple’s main campus, as well as Temple University Japan, in Tokyo. The MIM is designed to provide a graduate level business education for students lacking formal business education and work experience.

A practitioner, Tony began his career in global financial services, overseeing such functions as business operations, product development and asset management. He has also held key risk management roles with a variety of banks, thrifts and mortgage banks; managing all aspects of credit, operational risk, due diligence and diverse consumer loan portfolios, including sub-prime mortgage portfolios.

An accomplished management consultant, Tony has extensive experience in terms of both industry and form of engagement; including strategy, change management, technology monetization, go-to market, and governance; having worked with public, private, non-profit, faith-based, and government organizations (including the Department of Defense). Tony has also brought his expertise in strategic planning to Temple, where, as the Managing Director of Strategic Planning, he directed the development of Fox’s current strategic plan, Fox 2025. He is currently assisting the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) in a similar initiative; and, has done the same for the Fox School of Business Alumni Association.

Tony attended Biola University in Southern California where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership. He completed his Masters of Business Administration in the Executive MBA program at Temple University’s Fox School of Business and was the founding president of the EMBA Alumni Association and a member of Beta Gamma Sigma.

A Southern California native, Tony and his wife Juliet now call Northwest Philadelphia home. Beyond teaching, family, and community service, they enjoy overseas travel and the many arts and cultural opportunities that exist in the Northeast. An avid Temple football fan, in the fall, Tony can often be found at Temple football games and tailgate parties.

BBA ’16

Victor Zilong Zhao, FSA, CERA is a data science actuary at Cigna, a global health service company, where he builds AI-powered predictive models to enhance traditional business processes. Passionate about personal development and community empowerment, he is an active member of Cigna’s Aspire ERG, a resource group dedicated to uplifting Asian/South Asian colleagues, customers and local communities. Having founded the ERG’s Pennsylvania regional chapter, Victor led a team to establish numerous diversity and inclusion programs. Most recently, they launched the award-winning ERG Innovation Tournament, an intrapreneurial program to promote grassroots innovations across the enterprise. As Aspire ERG’s current Chief Innovation Catalyst, Victor has built a cross-functional team to strengthen innovation education and incubation among Cigna employees.
Victor graduated magna cum laude from Temple University in 2016—where he majored in actuarial science and minored in computer science. An active student leader on campus, Victor served on five student organizations’ officer boards (president of two) and was a recipient of the Diamond Award, the highest student recognition by Student Affairs.
Not a big fan of idle time, Victor loves reading, weight lifting, yoga, traveling, and blogging (WeZBest.com)

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Still have questions? Please contact Fox.Alumni@Temple.edu, and a Fox representative will be happy to assist you!
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“Receiving a scholarship tremendously impacted my college career. I am the first to go to college out of 7 children, which was very difficult since I was putting myself through school. I’ve since launched my career at PwC and made my way to the Talent Acquisition Team. I love working with students and making an impact. I am grateful that I work for a firm that values the importance of giving back. PwC matches every contribution that I make to my alma mater.” -Zahra Safa, BBA 2014

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