Executives on Campus

Harold Hecht, Partner, State & Local Taxes, Grant Thornton and Brendan Molloy, Northeast Director of Campus Recruiting, KPMG LLP provide insights on accounting careers at the JobSmart Career Hour, the Executives On Campus Program. The speakers talk about their career paths, cultures in their respective organizations, skills and traits most important to success, and the recruiting process at KPMG. A Q&A session follows.

Jolie Harris, Assistant to the Director, Executives On Campus, makes the opening remarks. The event is moderated by Baruch student Robert Pauley.

The event takes place on March 11, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-250.

The first annual power lunch by the Executives on Campus (EOC) features Lisa M. Price, founder and managing partner of Carols' Daughter, Inc., the Brooklyn, New York-based company launched in 1993 that produces a wide assortment of nature-inspired beauty products. Ms. Price talks about her experience of building the business and shares her passion, enthusiasm and courage that made her succeed.

Yvell Walker-Stanford, Director, Executives On Campus, makes the welcoming remarks. Christopher Cloud, Vice President of College Advancement, brings greetings from Baruch College. Richard Merians, Chairman, Executives on Campus Steering Committee, brings greetings from EOC. Kristin McDonough, EOC Steering Committee Member, introduces the keynote speaker, Lisa Price.

The event takes place on March 6, 2008, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, 7th floor.

The Russell Banks CEO Leadership Lecture Series 2007 features Paul Lawrence, President & CEO, HSBC, USA, N.A., HSBC USA Inc. and Head of Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets, North America.

Mr. Lawrence is introduced by Richard Merians, Baruch alumnus; Founder, Chairman, & CEO, Hygrade Integrated Logistics Systems, Inc. Baruch College President Waldron makes the opening remarks. Eli Mason (Class of '40), senior partner in Mason & Company LLP, speaks at the event.

John Elliot, Dean of the Zicklin School of Business, moderates the Q & A session.

The event takes place on November 20, 2007 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

Diane Baranello, former Vice President and Global Training Director for the Citigroup Private Bank and Monica Pawadyira, a Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers, talk about their educational background, career paths, and working experience in global corporations at the Executives On Campus Program's JobSmart Career Hour.

The event takes place on November 29, 2007, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-235.

Joelle Lyons, CPA, is a Recruiting Manager for Amper, Politziner & Mattia, a regional public accounting firm in New York and New Jersey. She talks about her career experiences and qualifications essential for professionals in the accounting industry at the JobSmart Career Hour, the Executives On Campus Program.

The event takes place on September 25, 2007, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-235, moderated by Mihir Vasa, President, Zicklin Graduate Finance & Investment Assocation.

"Mr. Richard Merians, Chairman & CEO, Hygrade Integrated Logistics Systems, Inc., and Chairman, Executives On Campus (EOC), moderates the EOC Mentoring Opening event.

Marilyn Kahn, Director, Executives On Campus, introduces the Mentoring Program by explaining how the Executive-Student Partnership (ESP) works and the specific steps of the partnership plan, with the purpose of improving the student’s chances of receiving a desirable job placement outcome.

Baruch College President Kathleen Waldron delivers the welcoming remarks and thanks participating executives for their time and support to the Mentoring Program.

The event takes place on September 11, 2007, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220."

The Zicklin Graduate Accounting Society, Zicklin Finance and Investments Club, Zicklin International Student Assembly, Graduate Student Assembly, and Graduate Beta Alpha Psi co-sponsor a discussion with Frank Piantidosi, Chairman & CEO, Financial Advisory Services, Deloitte LLP. Mr. Piantidosi's background includes experience in forensic accounting and litigation consulting as well as accounting and auditing. Mr. Piantidosi talks about his observations of top trends such as diversity, globalization, technology and their impact on businesses around the world and also shares his experiences within the finance industry.

The event takes place on April 30, 2007, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

Michael Silvestri, Managing Director, Private Banking, Citigroup and Virginia Sermier, Managing Director, Royal Bank of Canada talk about their career experiences in the banking industry at the JobSmart Career Hour, the Executives On Campus Program.

The event takes place on April 24, 2007 at the Baruch Vertical Campus, Room 14-250, moderated by Ari Jaliya, Baruch student.

Ericka Blackwell, Human Resources Coordinator, Tribune Broadcasting, WPIX/CW11 and Bret Itskowitch, Senior Vice President, Group Director, Strategic Integration and Entertainment, MediaCom talk about their career experiences and qualifications essential for professionals in the media industry at the JobSmart Career Hour, the Executives On Campus Program.

The event takes place on March 27, 2007 at the Baruch Vertical Campus, Room 14-235, moderated by Gilberto Gil, Baruch student.

Steven Coutts, Senior Vice President, National Research Services, Studley and Joshua Weinkranz, Vice President, Northeast Region, Kimco Realty discuss about their career experiences, and share insights on real estate trends and outlooks at the JobSmart Career Hour by the Executives On Campus.

The event takes place on March 20, 2007 at the Baruch Vertical Campus, Room 14-235, moderated by Mike Fedigan, Baruch student.