The Voice of Experience
Profiles of career-minded Sun Devils

Learn tricks of the trade by reading about the careers of these ASU graduates.

Ask the Alum

David Anderson (advertising executive)
Tim Appleton (industrial engineer)
Renee Belisle (professional organizer)
Jim Bochenek (special events director)
Mai Crone (marketing director)
Jon Darling (electrical engineer)
George Diaz, Jr. (public affairs representative)
Kathleen Duffy Ybarra (recruiting executive)
Karolyn Kiburz (meeting planner)
Mike McCann (financial planner)
Mukarum Mohammed (project manager)
Sandy Okun (supply chain management)
Robert Pian (architect)
Tom Talbott (financial representative)
Mary Lynn Vickers (personal chef)
Kristy Westphal (internet security officer)

Recruiter's Notebook
The Recruiter’s Notebook is an ongoing feature on the ASU Alumni Association’s portion of the Phoenix Jobing.com blog.

We will be interviewing ASU grads who recruit for their company about what sorts of candidates they’re looking for, in order to give readers an inside scoop on what it takes to make it with the Valley’s top firms!

William Carr
Bill Clements
Brenda Cox
Kimberlee Elliot
Courtney Freya Zener
Jyll Harthun
Andrew Meister
Marissa Ogden
Ron Thomas

More alumni profiles

Jo Blondin: “Follow the Leader” (PDF)
The chancellor of Arkansas Tech University’s Ozark Campus reflects on her “terrific career.”

Brent Michael Davids: “Sound advice”
A film composer honors his Native American heritage.

Keith D'Amelio

Kevin & Jill Gossett

John Ridgway: “Branded for Good”
ASU photography major turned visual communications guru returns to his Sun Devil roots.

Vani Kola: “Opportunity Knocked, She Answered”
A successful software entrepreneur says opportunities “come when you do something you’ve never done before.”

Take Two
Three ASU graduates discuss the process of changing careers.
Randy Bigos
Jennifer Murray
Mike Owens

View from the Top
Alumni CEOs talk about living at the top of the organizational food chain.