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Raising Her Hand

September 21, 2021
Before she could reinvent her career, Guilda Hilaire ’00 had to find her voice.  Like many women, especially women of color, Hilaire found herself frustrated early on in her professional life in digital marketing.   “I was working at this…

Ability to Succeed

September 14, 2021
Erin Sutermeister ’20, MSDI ’21 remembers her first few college exams at Bentley. She prepared and understood the material, but the problem came in the actual test-taking process.    “I knew the answer and what I was supposed to be writing, but to…

Meet Trustee Pauline Callender  Han ’91

September 14, 2021
Pauline Callender Han ’91 is a leader and mentor who is committed to investing in others. She has a talent for building and motivating teams and is known for her integrity and attention to detail. She joined The Walt Disney Company in 1995 and is currently…

Chukwudi Anagbogu ’16 finds the melody of music and business  

July 26, 2021
The story of how Chukwudi Anagbogu '16  took off as a singer-songwriter would make for a great track. He always loved music, but never dreamed of taking the stage. Then a few moments in a recording studio illuminated a passion, and a simple message to a…

Schools of Thought

July 21, 2021
Bentley alumni awarded Fulbright grants to teach English — and foster cross-cultural cooperation
    Charlie Deichmann ’19
Charlie Deichmann ’19 can trace his long-…

Breaking Barriers with Bitcoin and Basketball

July 20, 2021
As a high school basketball point guard growing up in Springfield, Mass., Yusuf Abdul-Ali ’08 was a bit of a big fish in a small pond. One of the best players at a small school, he didn’t get the college recruiting attention some of his…

Rooted

July 16, 2021
For one, it’s the same land. For the other, it’s the same dream. For both, it’s a natural way to make a living — and a life. Meet Justin Chase, MBA ’09, a 12th-generation family farmer, and Thomas Wilkins ’81, the eighth-generation operator of a family-…

Inside Job: Casino Ace

July 16, 2021
Holly (Aydar) Gagnon ’85, P ’20 graduated in accounting, but fell in love with the gaming industry during an auditing job at Foxwoods Resort Casino. She rose through the ranks at Harrah’s Entertainment, MGM Mirage and Seneca Niagara Resort, among others, and…

A Doctorate in Making a Difference

June 25, 2021
Vasilia Vasiliou, PhD ’20 teaches equity and inclusion to her college students (Above: Vasilia Vasiliou, her husband Christos and their son Alexandros celebrate her PhD degree during a graduation ceremony…

A Climate of Inclusion with  Georgianna Meléndez ’94  

June 14, 2021
Georgianna Meléndez ’94 was shocked to hear that she was named to Get Konnected!’s inaugural list of the region’s 50 Most Influential People of Color in Higher Education — sitting among talented people in Boston’s higher education scene (including her …