Joy Tolliver, a member of the Fordham University Alumni Association Advisory Board, always knew she wanted to be an attorney. She currently serves as vice president of government relations and general counsel at Monroe College in the Bronx. A psychology major at Fordham, she has been able to apply her study of how people behave, think, and feel to a robust and fulfilling career in law. Hear how Joy landed on a legal specialty and found herself working in higher ed in this latest episode of Fordham Footsteps. 

After graduating from Fordham with a double major in communications and philosophy, Joan Garry began a career that would one day make her an ideal executive coach and advocate for nonprofit organizations. Starting out in the private sector, she was part of the team that launched MTV, and later worked as an executive at Showtime Networks. The switch to nonprofit work came when Joan was named executive director of GLAAD and began using her media savvy to advocate for LGBTQ rights and visibility. Now an independent consultant and founder of the Nonprofit Leadership Lab, Joan helps thousands of nonprofit organizations further their own missions. Tune in to follow Joan on her journey.

If you enjoyed listening to Joan, check out all 150 episodes of her own podcast 'Nonprofits Are Messy' on any podcast app, or online here. 

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Chris Bruno, FCRH '06, GSAS '07, was a history major who now serves as the Director of Economic Development for the City of Fairfax, Virginia. How did he get there? Tune in as Chris discusses this journey and his time in the NYC mayor's office, in law school, and with Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign.

Amy Verel, FCRH '99, entered Fordham as a political science major. After exploring policy, she found a passion for urban planning and changed her major. Now a landscape architect for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Amy designs parks and playgrounds throughout the city. Tune in to hear about her journey and learn a bit about the parks in NYC.

Cat Wood, FCLC '06, joins Sara and Matt to discuss her experience as an economics and Latin American & Latino studies double major, her time working with local artisans and promoting sustainable tourism in the Dominican Republic, and her professional journey to becoming an executive life coach.

Will Corrigan, FCRH ’07, attended Fordham to become a lawyer, decided he wanted to teach physics, and then found himself working in human resources. Will focuses on the support he got from the university as he navigated this journey and how it’s never too late to change your mind.

After time in Sierra Leone with the Peace Corps, Alexia Couture, FCRH '13, put her statistical skillset to work in public health. A former math major and member of Expressions Dance Alliance, Alexia chats with Sara and Matt about her journey and the experiences that brought her to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Mo Osman works in finance, but he is a graduate of Fordham College at Rose Hill. He found his passion for business while studying economics and through internships he found with help from the Office of Career Services. A graduate of the Higher Education Opportunity Program, Mo also believes it's important to support fellow Rams. Apart from his philanthropic support of students, he also volunteers with the Fordham University Alumni Association, the MOSAIC affinity chapter, and more. Tune in to learn more about Mo's journey in the first Fordham Footsteps interview recorded during the pandemic.

Nick Endo sees his vocation as the intersection of what he's good at, what he enjoys, and what the world needs from him. Just four years after graduation his career has already taken him to Micronesia, to El Salvador, and now back to New York City. Tune in as Nick discusses where he's been and us current work in Catholic education.

Jim Olearchik serves as a Boro Director, Restorative Justice at the NYC Department of Education, but 15 years ago you would have had better luck finding him at a Caribbean resort. This honors English major turned travel writer was paid to spend half of his time on vacation. What made him give it all up? Tune in and learn how Jim found his true calling in the classroom and the circles of restorative justice.