Alumni Profiles
Dan Diederich
校友丹•迪德里克(Dan Diederich)在获得商业学位后取得了很大的成功 Administration and a concentration in Marketing from Aquinas College in May 2019. He is currently the Business Lines Manager at TDA Insurance & Financial in Walled Lake, Michigan. His parents own an independent insurance agency, and Dan hopes to one day take over the family business with the help of his brother.
丹在十大赌博正规平台在线的经历为他提供了许多提升自己的机会 his skills, which aided in his career after graduation. He took on many leadership 在他作为圣徒期间担任的职务，包括男子长曲棍球队队长，总裁 学生运动员协会(ASA)主席和领导力发展主席 Program (LDP). Dan expressed the importance of getting involved and meeting as many people as possible during college.
“这些角色教会了我很多关于领导力、团队合作和回馈社会的知识 to the community by service.”
他也有机会在大急流城的海兰德集团(Highland Group)实习 by another Alumnus, Scott Crowley. This internship allowed Dan to see how a business was run from a perspective other than his parents’. He was also elected to be a member of Aquinas College’s Alumni Association Leadership Council (AALC).
Aquinas College played a key role in Dan’s growth. His time at Aquinas taught him teamwork, especially within such a close-knit community. “Being able to get different 一群一群的团队一起工作，以实现双赢，这是十大赌博登录官网所教导的 me,” Dan said. He also admires the ability of Aquinas students to work together for the common good of the college community.
在他的空闲时间，丹通过玩很多运动保持活跃，如高尔夫球，篮球， softball, volleyball, and of course lacrosse. He also enjoys fishing and being outdoors. Dan is also very active in the Novi and Lakes Area of Commerce Young Professional Groups.
Sidney Veneklase
Sidney Veneklase于2019年5月毕业，获得工商管理双学位 and Communication and a minor in Political Science. She transitioned from her role as an intern with the Ancillary team at Steelcase while a student at Aquinas to a full-time position as Communications Specialist.
在这个职位上，她管理一个名为Marketplace的在线应用程序的内容 允许经销商、设计师、销售代表和客户保存和规划项目 using Steelcase’s Ancillary Portfolio. In her position, Sidney facilitates uploading 内容，与公司合作伙伴保持积极的关系，并策划网站 to provide the most user-friendly experience.
从她的个人经历来看，西德尼强调了实习的重要性 early on. She noted that whether paid or unpaid, internships are a valuable tool that allow one to network and can lead to many other great opportunities.
“实习、做志愿者以及在该领域积累经验是最有效的方法之一 tools I’ve found for networking. Nothing helps you connect with the people that will help advance your career better than working alongside them.”
从热情的导师到课堂对话，西德尼把大部分归功于她 success to her undergraduate experiences at Aquinas. “Aquinas helped me understand what it means to be part of community, how to be a team player, and ways to always act with compassion and generosity. Working at a large company requires openness and eagerness, two characteristics that my undergraduate experience helped shape.”
在十大赌博登录官网的时候，她在十大赌博登录官网媒体中心工作，这让她能够与人交流 大二毕业后的那个夏天，她去了传媒部做了一个短期实习 year. “My combination of work, organizational involvement, and academic performance 帮助我向招聘经理传达了我在课堂内外都很努力的信息。” she said.
Craig Welch IV
克雷格·韦尔奇四世转学到十大赌博登录官网完成他的大学教育，在那里他找到了一份 friendly welcoming community, and business successful professors. He graduated from Aquinas in 2016 with a degree in Business Administration.
“如果你对别人的生活感兴趣，并尽你所能去帮助别人 them, you'll likely benefit from your selflessness, but even if you don't, you'll at least become a better person.”
克雷格是美林证券公司史密斯·韦尔奇集团的一名财务顾问 财富管理专业与c级管理人员和高级管理人员合作 managers. Outside of work, Craig serves on non-profit boards including Metro Health 密歇根大学基金会董事会，我理解董事会， Steelcase的b类股东委员会，以及十大赌博登录官网校友商业协会.
Craig helped create the Aquinas Alumni Business Association. Craig expressed that he left the school with more than just a degree. He felt graduating from Aquinas was practical and helped him in real-life business scenarios.
Jacob Bedi
Jacob Bedi于2017年毕业于十大赌博正规平台在线，获得工商管理学位 and a concentration in Marketing.
Aquinas offered the life balance that Jacob was searching for in college. It gave 他有机会接受良好的教育，同时还从事他喜欢的运动. 十大赌博登录官网提高了他的沟通能力以及各种现实生活中的商业技能 as well. When asked how he would describe Aquinas in one word, he said, reputable, especially in the business world. Aquinas’ professors were invested in his education. He felt the true caring and respectful nature a small campus had to offer. In his sophomore year, Jacob interned with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. This showed him what insurance companies were all about, and Jacob loved it. He formed a wide network of colleagues that he is still in touch with today.
Jacob was a member of the men’s soccer team during his four years at Aquinas. After 在他的第一次面试之前，雅各布利用了十大赌博登录官网的 Advantage Center to help review his resume. He now works as a financial advisor at New York Life Insurance Company.
Patryk Biel
毕业后，帕特里克·比尔在万宝盛华集团公司担任法律合规官 from Aquinas with a Business Administration and Communications degree. Aquinas College gave Patryk the confidence needed to secure his first job. During his interview with 在万宝盛华集团，他感到“冷静和自信”，并感到受到公司的尊重 recognizing his degree from Aquinas and it being such a reputable school.
Aquinas College helped him create relationships with his professors and he really liked the Catholic Dominican environment and community. He felt very welcomed by the close-knit environment found at Aquinas. The faculty members at Aquinas gave Patryk 他需要的工具和支持来平衡健康的学术，运动和宗教 life.
帕特里克是男子足球队的一员，并担任了两年的队长. As captain, he created so many friendships that will last a lifetime.
Dedication, Determination, and The Drive: AQ Alumni takes on the NBA
雄心勃勃的校友凯尔·克瓦斯克(Kyle Kwaske)于2016年毕业于十大赌博正规平台在线(Aquinas College)，获得学位 in Business Administration and Sport Management with a concentration in Marketing. 从他开始在十大赌博登录官网，凯尔决心追求事业在体育产业. In order to stand out to future potential employers, Kyle set a goal to obtain at least five jobs and/or internships in the Sport Industry by the time he graduated. With the help of his natural drive and hard work ethic, he accomplished this goal.
“我会把我从那里得到的很多祝福归功于我 doing internships. At the end of the day it’s all about experience and who knows who you are.”
凯尔的第一次实习开始于他大三之前的那个夏天，在休斯顿大学工作 Texans NFL Team. After gaining experience with the Texans, Kyle landed not one, but two internships his junior year. The first internship was with the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame, ending the first semester of his junior year. The second internship 一种叫做大急流城的NBA小联盟体系，持续了整个赛季 school year. In between his junior and senior year, he interned at Global Partnerships through the NBA. Kyle continued his involvement with the NBA throughout his senior year, returning to the Grand Rapids Drive as a full-time paid intern.
凯尔把他最近的成功归功于他在大急流城的工作 Drive. Through his experience with the Drive, he was able to meet many amazing people, two of which worked for the NBA. Through these connections, Kyle was informed of NBA助理项目，这是一个入门级的职位，可以让你与 NBA post-graduation. After applying and undergoing rigorous interviewing the winter of his senior year, Kyle earned a spot in the NBA Associate Program. With this success, he moved to New York City, New York, in August 2016.
Alumni Takes His AQ Education to IBM
To say that Aquinas alumnus Eric Berki is a high achiever is an understatement. Graduating 我在2017年获得了工商管理和传播学的双学位 hard work, Eric was able to land the job of a lifetime straight out of school. Eric, 她的头衔是沃森客户参与组合专家，在芝加哥的IBM工作， Illinois. In shorter terms, he meets with customers to help them find the best artificial intelligence programs for their business’ needs.
“我的热情是推动企业在工业市场上的发展，并帮助他们 通过理想的人工智能营销、供应链、 and eCommerce solutions.”
埃里克最初来十大赌博登录官网是因为他有机会打棒球 team. He was also attracted to Aquinas’ quality Business Department. Throughout his 在大学期间，Berki充分利用了他的时间，获得了四份不同的实习工作 that allowed him to find his way to the successful job he currently holds.
他的第一次实习是在大二的时候在大急流城狮鹫队， 他是比赛之夜的实习生，在整个体育场经营多个摊位. 大二时的夏天，埃里克参加了飓风青少年高尔夫巡回赛 花了很多时间四处奔波，长时间工作，但最终赚了 the original connection to get him into the IBM world. In the spring of his junior year he worked on the marketing side of business with Ingalls Pictures. Thanks to 早期的人际关系是在他大三结束后的那个夏天，他在做销售 intern at IBM. This final internship solidified a relationship with the company giving him the opportunity to continue his career after college.
Eric is employed at IBM since his Graduation in May of 2017. Although Eric’s success mainly came from his strong work ethic and passion, he relayed that Aquinas was a helpful tool. “The professors at Aquinas are all extremely willing to help with connections, not only in Grand Rapids, but personal as well.
Alum Finds Success at Google Headquarters
Ankita Bhatia于2015年毕业于体育管理和商业双学位. She then worked with the Detroit Pistons in an internship involving sales, marketing, finances, and Human Resources. Bhatia's internship with the Pistons gave her the opportunity to work with Google. She began in Michigan, but was quickly transferred to Google Headquarters in California.
AQ Alum Named VP of Continued Care Services at Lakeland Health
Lakeland Health named Melinda Gruber, Ph.D., '91, as Vice President of Continued Care Services.
Michael Gagnon
迈克尔·加格农14年是一个企业主，而在十大赌博正规平台在线，并已发现 work using his well-cultivated marketing talents with Stryker Medical, a Fortune 500 Company.