June 2021 Alumni Roundup
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Our interesting and diverse alumni have gone on to careers in numerous fields. Below you can find a quick sample - one alumni from each year of LAMP's existence.
*Information sourced from LinkedIn public profiles and verified against LAMP academic records. We sincerely apologize if there are any mistakes. Help us stay up to date by filling out our alumni form.
1991 - George Coleman (Political Science BA) – Senior Vice President of Merchandising at CVS Health
1992 – Becca Polak (English BA) – Chief Commercial Officer and General Counsel at CarLotz
1993 – Barb Ruess (English BA) – Vice President of Global Branding at CareerXroads
1994 – Abbe Hook (Psychology BA) – Associate Executive Director at Early Care and Learning Council
1995 – Tim Lemper (Political Science and English BA) – Current Kelley School of Business and LAMP Faculty Member, Recent Recipient of IU's Mary Burgan Distinguished Service Award
1996 - Rebecca Ott (Apparel Merchandising BS) – Director of Sustainability at J.M. Smucker Company
1997 – Neil Poffenberger (Economics BA) – Project Director at Anthem
1998 – Taprena Augustine (Individualized Major BA) – Broadway and TV Actress, Most Recently in For Life
1999 – Andrew Koontz-Garboden (Portuguese BA) – Professor of Linguistics at University of Manchester
2000 – Sara Weiser (Religious Studies BA) – Elementary School Educator in Washington, D.C.
2001 – Michael Gosman (History BA) – President and CEO of ACTS Housing
2002 – Karen Andres (Spanish BA) – Director of Policy and Market Solutions at the Aspen Institute
2003 – Anna Barry Cope (Biology BS) – Epidemiologist at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2004 - Mark Faloon (Psychology BA) – Senior Manager of Compliance at Horizon
2005 – Ashley Stern Ruchlin (Jewish Studies, Telecommunications BA) – Mother-Baby Postpartum Nurse at Baylor University Medical Center
2006 – Kirk Walda (Psychology BS) - Category Management Director at Proctor & Gamble
2007 – Devin Kindt (International Studies BA) – Chef Instructor at Common Threads
2008 – Mark Strother (Anthropology BA) – Archeologist and Project Manager at Rincon Consultants, Inc.
2009 – Eric Andreoli (Biotechnology BS) – Director at HSG Healthcare Advisors
2010 – Dominique McGee (French BA) – High School Social Studies Teacher at Carmel Clay Schools; Business Owner
2011 – Natalie Noonan (Sociology BA) – Global Communications Strategist at United Airlines
2012 – Harrison Lin (Mathematics BA) – Actuarial Analyst at State Farm Insurance
2013 – Derek Sprunger (Economics BA, Mathematics BS) – Data Science Manager at Instagram
2014 – Laura Sloan (Biology BS) – Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Pet Emergency and Specialty Hospital
2015 – Minkkyung (Lacie) Im (Economics BA) – Assistant Vice President of America Cyber at Barclays
2016 – Erik Hanson (Political Science and Economics BA) – Rider Growth at Lime
2017 – Sara Zaheer (Political Science BA) – Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Patty Murray
2018 – Eric Langowski (Mathematics BS) – Data Analyst for the Illinois Department of Central Management Services
2019 – Ashutosh Goyal (Management + Human Organization BA) – Director of Finance and Procurement at Ananta Hotels and Resorts
2020 – Kendra Obermaier (Biology BS) – Community Resilience Coordinator at AmeriCorps VISTA
2021 – Mike Pitz (Management + Human Organization BA) - Merchandise Planner Analyst at The Home Depot