MBA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The fall certainly has a reputation for being both a busy time of year, as well as a time of transitions. I always find myself reflecting on the past year and looking forward to new opportunities ahead. 

Welcome Manny Nuñez, MBA '03, who will be leading our graduate business office as Associate Dean of Graduate Programs. In this role, he will oversee the graduate programs of the Part-Time MBA, Online MBA, and specialty masters programs as well as enrollment and career strategy services for graduate business.

Dan Ahern, interviewed for our first Reflections column, is pictured here in 1984 with Villanova's first MBA grads. Dan is in the upper left corner. Leading up to the 40th anniversary of Villanova's first MBA graduating class in 1984, this Reflections column will feature interviews with Villanova MBA alumni across the decades.

The Villanova MBA Alumni Network has a very actively engaged Mentoring Program. We recently had the opportunity of speaking with Mike Jones, the Chairperson of the Villanova MBA Mentoring Program.

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Tyler Pearson, a 2018 graduate from Villanova's Online MBA program. He calls the Online MBA "a blessing for someone who was working in Texas!"

The Women in Business Network (WIBN) was launched in 2018 in an effort to promote career development and networking opportunities for women. The WIBN hosted its inaugural event on April 23rd entitled "The Career Advice You Probably Didn't Get", based on a TED Talk of the same name.

Develop your professional skills. Expand your network. Discover new career opportunities. Support a deserving charity. Share your professional experience with the next generation.

Dennis J. Morgan – a 2017 graduate of Villanova’s Executive MBA program – is both a Senior Vice President of Children’s Services at Bancroft – a nonprofit provider of specialized services for individuals with brain injuries, autism and intellectual disabilities – as well as a Captain in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard.

Ted followed in the footsteps of both his father and his grandparents when he decided to go into military service. In addition to his achievements at Villanova, Ted graduated last year from the very elite Army Ranger School, and is now teaching at the Claremont McKenna College Army ROTC program located at the University of California, Riverside.

For Lauren Boyce MBA '12, career development, especially for women, has been a passion for as long as she can remember. "When I joined the Villanova MBA Board in 2017, one of the first initiatives I wanted to implement was to create a committee for women."