Alumni Profile
Leading at Morgan Stanley, Driven To Make an Impact
Etim Edim
Etim Edim’s path to becoming CFO of Morgan Stanley's Technology, Operations and Firm Resilience divisions started with a realization – he wanted to make an impact.
Alumni Profile
Championing Others on the Way to a Successful Career
Terrill L. Drake, EMBA ’12
At Maryland Smith, Terrill L. Drake, EMBA ’12, envisioned the next stages of his career through the pursuit of a more inclusive community. Now, he’s taking the lessons he’s learned to Harvard Business School where he will become its first chief diversity and inclusion officer.
Faculty Profile
What Teaching Means to Zeinab Karake
Zeinab Karake
Hailing from a lineage of educators, Maryland Smith’s Zeinab Karake always believed she’d find a career in the classroom. To her, teaching isn’t just a profession, it’s a calling.
Alumni Profile
Climbing the Ladder, Making a Difference Along the Way
Sherika Ekpo, MBA ’09
From the earliest days of her professional life, working as a business analyst for JPMorgan Chase, Sherika Ekpo, MBA ’09, was determined to keep one goal in mind: to ascend in her career, making a difference in every step.
Alumni Profile
Cracking the Case and Succeeding in Entrepreneurship
Ryan Hogan ’13
Ryan Hogan ’13 loves a good mystery. So much so, in fact, that he has made them a career. But his success is no secret or enigma – it’s a product of years of trial and error.
Student Profile
Finding Smith, And the Plus 1 Program
Gelila Aderaye ’21
Gelila Aderaye ’21 always knew graduate school was in her future but didn’t know exactly what her plans were – that is, until she attended Maryland Smith. Initially starting her undergraduate career at Montgomery College, Aderaye came to Smith with a penchant for accounting.
Student Profile
How One Year Can Help Shape a Career
As a criminology and criminal justice major at the University of Maryland, Eleanna Weissman dreams of having a career in federal law enforcement. Now, she’s taking classes at Maryland Smith to achieve that goal.
Student Profile
Twinning and Winning Together on a Career Path
Camila, ’21, and Valeria Arrieta Palacio, ’21
As twins, Camila, ’21, and Valeria Arrieta Palacio, ’21, have lived their lives at each other’s side. Now, even as they graduate from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, that continues.
Alumni Profile
Front and Center on the Sidelines, a Career in Coaching
Carla Tagliente ’01
Whether in the classroom or on the field for the University of Maryland field hockey team, Carla Tagliente ’01 was as fierce a competitor as anyone. Now, she’s on the sidelines, sharing her experiences and ushering in the next generation of student-athletes.
Alumni Profile
Thinking Outside the Box to Create a Global Mindset
Kevin Tanzola, MBA ’08
Developing a global mindset may require changing one’s way of thinking. For co-founder of Tanzola International LLC, Kevin Tanzola, a global mindset is thinking outside the box and being comfortable with differing opinions, which he admits is not as easy as it sounds.