Kimberly King Parsons BA’00, MA’04 is the author of Black Light, a collection of short stories published by Vintage Books. Parsons’ book was featured in O, the Oprah Magazine and The Paris Review. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in literary studies.
Doug Weiss BS’00 is a manager at Shutterfly Inc. and serves as a City Council member for Pflugerville, Texas. Weiss earned a degree in business administration.
Dr. Tricia Nguyen MBA’05 is the executive vice president and chief medical officer at LHC Group.
Javier Citalan MBA’06 is the vice president and program manager of cybersecurity at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Christen O’Neal BBA’07, MS’11 is a human relations development specialist at The Potter’s House of North Dallas. She obtained a degree in business administration and a master’s degree in organization and strategy.
Elle-Hall Coleman BA’08 is the founder of Girlfriend’s, Budget!, a financial lifestyle blog. Before creating her business, Coleman helped develop budgets for the Dallas Independent School District. She graduated with a degree in arts and technology.
Jess Cornaggia PhD’09 is a professor of finance at Penn State. Cornaggia conducts empirical research in corporate finance, financial intermediation, credit ratings and household finance. He earned a doctorate in management science.
Kristen Cox MBA’11 is the president and CEO of Checkpoint Services Inc., a technology products, services and consulting company.
Melissa Heckman BA’11 is a digital-learning facilitator for Little Elm Independent School District. She earned a degree in interdisciplinary studies.
Helen McDaniel BS’11 is an accountant for Mark Cuban Cos. She graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting and information management.
Muge Acik PhD’12 works at Intel Corp. as a packaging research and development engineer in Chandler, Arizona. She earned a doctorate in materials science and engineering.
Mayrani Velazquez BS’12 is the first Latina to serve on the Terrell City Council. Velazquez most recently served as vice chair of the Terrell Parks Board. She was a Leadership Academy fellow at the Latino Center for Leadership Development. She earned a degree in child learning and development and psychology.
Jonathan Priester MA’13 is a global Black community inclusion lead at Google. Priester previously worked as an account strategist for the company after four years in e-commerce at J.C. Penney Co. He graduated with a degree in emerging media and communication.
Travis Butler BBA’14 is a senior talent acquisition specialist at Wheeler Staffing Partners. He earned a degree in business administration and management.
Muneeb Saleem MS’14 is a senior software engineer at Google in Mountain View, California, where he works on machine learning and sensor algorithms. While earning his degree in electrical engineering, he was a researcher with Dr. John H.L. Hansen in the Center for Robust Speech Systems.
B.B. Araya BS’15 is a filmmaker and office manager for Arts+Labor in Austin, Texas. Araya debuted Yirga, a comedic short film, during the 2019 Dallas International Film Festival. She earned a degree in business administration.
Elika Ruth Cokely AuD’15 is an audiologist specializing in hearing and balance disorders in the New York City office of HearUSA, an audiological services company.
Daniel Flores BS’15 is a field sales account executive at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. He earned a degree in finance.
Nilufer Arsala BA’16 is the technical director for “Think with Krys Boyd,” an announcer for KERA, and producer of “Art&Seek.” She earned a degree in emerging media and communication.
Emily Chrastka BS’16 is the owner of The Enchanted Rose Floral Co., which specializes in handmade wood flowers and arrangements. She graduated with a degree in neuroscience.
Iliana Vega BS’16 is a senior tax accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dallas. She graduated with a degree in accounting.
Mitesh Thakkar MS’17, MBA’19 is a customer project manager at Ericsson. He earned a degree in systems engineering and management and an MBA in business administration and management.
Jasmine Tsai BA’17 is an HTML designer at Rent-A-Center in Plano, Texas. She graduated with a degree in arts and technology.
Sree Alvarado MBA’18 is a product marketing engineer with the aerospace and defense product line at Texas Instruments, Inc. Alvarado graduated with a degree in finance.
