Sophomore Connections

Sophomore Connections is an exclusive career conference offered to second-year students during winter break.

About

Career Services is bringing in our best resources to help you think about your most pressing career questions. Sophomore Connections is a two-day event specifically for sophomores featuring workshops, alumni panels, and networking events to identify and explore your career areas of interest. The event, housing, and food are free for all registrants for the duration of the event.

The 13th annual Sophomore Connections will be held January 17–18, 2025. Our staff looks forward to welcoming more than 500 students, 120 panelists, and Alumni Council to celebrate a weekend of career development and connections.

Event schedule

Meet the 2025 Sophomore Connections keynote speaker

Career Services is proud to present Toby Bozzuto ’96 as the 2025 Sophomore Connections keynote speaker. Toby is president and CEO of Bozzuto and chair of ��vlog��’s Board of Trustees.

As president and CEO of Bozzuto, Toby Bozzuto ’96 provides strategic and day-to-day leadership for more than 3,400 employees nationwide. The real estate company has been nationally recognized as a “Great Place to Work” and named a “Top Workplace” by The Washington Post for nine consecutive years and a “Top Company for Executive Women” by Seramount for four consecutive years.

In July 2024, Toby was named chair of ��vlog��’s Board of Trustees, becoming the youngest person to serve in that position.

He is also an executive committee member of the Policy Advisory Board for the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University and a member of the Board of Visitors for the Shock Trauma Center at The University of Maryland Medical Center, M&T Bank’s Directors Advisory Council, Catalyst CEO Champions for Change, and CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion. Toby’s clear vision, approachable nature, and progressive thinking guide the company to create extraordinary experiences and maintain a culture of kindness for residents, clients, partners, and each other.

Toby has been featured in leading media outlets such as CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Bloomberg, The Washington Post, the Washington Business Journal, Huffington Post, and the MIT Sloan Management Review.

Toby strives to share his insight and passion for creating community. He is a regular guest lecturer at Harvard Business School, Harvard Business School Executive Education program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate, Georgetown University, Cornell University, the University of Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University.

Applied Sciences

, Medical Laboratory Scientist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

, Director, Business Development and Licensing, Merck

, Principal Scientist II, AbbVie

Business Development and Sales

, Manager, Customer Success, Travel, Hospitality and Sports, Adobe Inc.

, Director Enterprise Strategy and Business Development, Novo Nordisk

, Category Manager, Wayfair

, Engagement Delivery Manager, Salesforce

, Director, Customer Onboarding, Americas, Google

Business Operations

, Director, People Operations, Great Expectations

Jamie Foley ’94, CEO, Foley, Incorporated

, Sr. Director, Organizational Development, Vail Resorts

, Senior Director, Health System Solutions, Trilliant Health

, Director, Servicing Transfers, Valon Technologies, Inc.

, Pricing Manager, Corning Incorporated

, Director of Operations, LA Opera Connects

Computer Science and Technology

, Senior Software Engineer, Scythe

, Software Engineering Manager, Pega

, Cloud Delivery Practice Lead, Eviden

, Product Strategy and Marketing, BigBear.ai

, Chief Operating Officer, Spring & Bond

, Senior Software Engineer, Hopper

Consulting

, Associate Director, Macro

, Senior Associate, Teneo

, Senior Associate, EY-Parthenon

, Senior Associate, Quinlan Partners

, Principal, Avion Consulting, Inc.

Counseling

, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, The Family Institute

, Genetic Counselor, Penn Medicine

, Private Practice Owner and Therapist, Redbud Counseling Services

, Resident Intern, Mental Health Counseling, New York University; The Boundary Therapy Practice

Creative Arts and Design

, Architectural Designer, RAMSA

, Photographer, Taylor Monet Photography

, Singer-Songwriter, Teaching Artist, Marketing Associate

Data Science

, Director, Digital Analytics, Hilton

, Staff Data Scientist, Google

, Lead Consultant, Atrium

, Director, Reporting and Yield, Everyday Health Group

, Lead Analyst, University of Chicago Alumni Relations and Development

Education

, Admissions Counselor, George Mason University

, Math Teacher, Highland Park High School

, Director of Admissions, Yale Law School

, Classics Department Chair and Upper School Community, Inclusion, and Equity Coordinator, Gilman School

, Executive Director, Neighborhood House Nursery School

, Instructional Supervisor, Catapult Learning

, Senior Associate Director, Manhattan Planning, NYCPS

Entertainment and Film

, EVP Programming and Development, Fox Television Stations

, Executive In Charge of Production, Stephen David Entertainment

Kevin Heffernan ’90, Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Searchlight Pictures

, Media and Entertainment Professional

, Director Of Production, Carr-Hughes Productions

, Data Enablement, Digital Transformation, Sony Corporation of America

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

, Keynote Speaker and Facilitator

, President, Toggle Communications

, Chief Revenue Officer, Digital Avenues

, Chief Pilot, Avigate Aviation

, Co-Founder, Head of Product, Fan Shares

Environmental and Sustainability

, AVP, Office of Sustainability, Columbia University

, Analyst, ESG Center of Excellence, Global Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley

, Resource Management Coordinator, International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators

, Account Executive, Google

Finance

, Wealth Management, Edward Jones

, Co-founder, Lackawanna

, Senior Managing Director, Ziegler

, Vice President, Family First Life

, Quantitative Investment Analyst, Arjuna Capital

, Principal, Northlane Capital Partners

, Investor Relations, Ardinall Investment Management

Government and Public Policy

, Press Secretary and Digital Director, Office of Representative Gabe Vasquez, U.S. House of Representatives

, Independent Consultant focusing on disaster recovery, resiliency, and public policy

, Legislative Assistant, U.S. House of Representatives

Salem Hoffman-Sadka ’17, Special Agent, U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service

, Refugee Officer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Scott Worden ’96, Director of Afghanistan and Central Asia Programs, U.S. Institute of Peace

Health Care Providers

Jonny Feldman ’90, Owner/Partner, Feldman Orthodontics

Dr. Craig Macdonald ’94, General Dentist and owner, Craig I Macdonald DMD PC

, Pediatric Dentist, Children’s Dentistry of Northborough

, Medication Safety Officer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Allison Ramsey ’01, Allergy Immunology Physician, Rochester Regional Health

, Pediatric Hospitalist, Concord Hospital

, Medical Student, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

Journalism and Publication

, NBC New York Chief Investigative Reporter and NBC News Chief Justice Contributor, NBCUniversal

, Senior Editor, CNET

, Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School

, Associate Editor, One World, Penguin Random House

Law

, Managing Director, JPMorganChase

�ċNathan Belzer ’93, Founding Member, Belzer PC

, Deputy Bureau Chief, Sex Crimes and Intimate Partner Violence, Manhattan District Attorney's Office

Judge Samantha Elliott ’97, U.S. District Court Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

, District Counsel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

, Senior Director, Legal, LinkedIn

, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, Wrigley Management

, Chief, Public Corruption Unit, U.S. Attorney's Office, S.D.N.Y.

, Associate, Greenberg Traurig

Marketing and Advertising

, Senior Vice President and Head of Institutional Marketing, North America, Neuberger Berman

, Co-Founder and Chief Communications Strategist, McReynolds Elek Communications

, VP, Performance Marketing, Exverus Media

, Senior Brand Manager, Danone North America

, Head of PR and Influence, Dove North America, Unilever

, Global Head of Pricing, Inventory, and Yield, Spotify

Museums and Archives

, Senior Adjunct Professorial Lecturer of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, American University

, Vice President, Education and Interpretation, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

, Executive Director, The New York Preservation Archive Project

, Assistant Director of Development, Yale Peabody Museum

, Museum Educator and Professional Development Coordinator, New Hampshire Historical Society

Real Estate

, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Development, ASM Global

, Managing Director, Investments, Affinius Capital

, President, Concord Property Management, Inc.

Social Impact

Bobby Dorf ’80, Independent Consultant

, Union Organizer, formerly at the National Union of Healthcare Workers

, Account Manager, International Rescue Committee

Carolina van der Mensbrugghe ’10, Associate Director, Public Interest Law Center, NYU School of Law

, Executive Director, Proofing Station

, Director, Harris Philanthropies

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