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Career Day presenters well received

Posted on Apr 27, 2010

The Guidance Department was pleased to host the second bi-annual Career Day on April 8. This year’s participants included more than thirty women professionals, many of whom are Lauralton alumnae, enjoying successful careers, from medicine to business to fine arts. As career exploration is an important step in the college search process, this was a perfect opportunity for the students to hear about avenues for their interests, encouraging and motivating them to achieve success in their high school academics.  

The day began as keynote speaker, Sharon Brennan,’65, an educational consultant, addressed the students. Presenters included Tony Award winning Broadway performer Kristin Huffman; architect Kay Potts of Gregg Wies & Gardner Architects; attorney Debra Kelly Woodward, ’90 of Kelly & Norris; Director of the American Red Cross Kristen Haydon Howell,’85; Director of Material Logistics for Sikorsky Aircraft Kristi Buynak; Sr. Manager of Marketing & Product Development for Lilly Pulitzer Joanna Lee, ’99; FBI Special Agent Marybeth Reardon Miklos, ’88; Cablevision graphic/web designer Tamika Warner,’95; WTNH news producer Kristina Brito Cappetta, ’96; associate producer of Dateline NBC Sarah Longden,’89; Norwalk Hospital Nurse Manager Nancy Downing, ’84;  St. Vincent’s Medical Center social worker Kara Justo, ’89; Science Teacher/Department Chair at Mott Hall V Middle School in the Bronx Sam Sherwood, ’04; Psychotherapist Jessica Lewis, ’90; Wellesley College Researcher Shannon Gerry, ’97; as well as pharmacists, photographers, Subway associates; doctors; writers and many more.

For many students, this was a very rewarding, informative, and inspirational opportunity since several students are intending to enter careers in many of the fields discussed. For example Elizabeth Bartolotta,’10, who will study musical theater in college, may have been inspired by Broadway performer Kristin Huffman; Meghan Hunter Kranyak,’97, a Life Star respiratory therapist, might have been helpful to Beyron Zecher,’10 who wants to be a nurse. Keylantra Langley,’10 who plans to study sports marketing at St. John’s University may have benefited from listening to Alexandria Pantaleoni,’04 who is the VP of Operations at ESBL Sports Management.



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