EMBA Class XIII Viewbook

Executive MBA Class XIII

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Fuad Arnouk

EMBA Class XIII

Graduating May 2014

I worked at the Nasdaq OMX Group as a market and trading operations specialist for almost five years; they recently eliminated my position. It is the leading electronic exchange dealing with stocks and options. Before working at Nasdaq OMX, I worked at a proprietary stock trading firm in Midtown Manhattan as a day trader.

I hold a B.S. in Finance from Villanova after graduating in 2006. I currently live in Brooklyn, New York where I was born and raised after previously living in Manhattan for the six years out of college. BROOKLYN!

Drew Beck

CA & I Lead

Merck & Co., Inc.

I am currently employed with Merck & Co., Inc. and have been for the past 15 years. As a graduate from James Madison University with a B.S. in Chemistry, I began my career in a Quality Operations role within Merck’s Manufacturing Division. In 1999, I successfully transitioned into our U.S. Human Health Division and held various Sales, Management, and Strategy Development positions over the past decade. My current po-sition involves establishing collaborative agreements between Merck and external organizations to develop, test, and eventually commercialize innovative products and services intended to improve patient adherence and health outcomes.

My wife, Jodi, and I relocated to Southeastern PA area from Washington, DC in 2002 and have enjoyed estab-lishing our family roots in Philadelphia (well, in Schwenksville) ever since. We will be celebrating our ninth wedding anniversary this coming November with our two daughters, Caitie (7) and Ashley (5).

When I’m not working, as my wife always jokes, I’m working…. usually on home improvement projects such as landscaping my yard or building a shed. When I do have a ‘down moment’, I enjoy spending it with my girls, traveling to our family’s lake house, or trying to find that rare morning where I can squeeze in a round of 18 holes.

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Tami Caesar

President

NMSS

For the past three years, I have served as the President of the National MS Society Greater Delaware Valley Chapter. I have 22 years of management experience with a background in non-profit finance and operations. I was the President of the Mid Florida Chapter of the NMSS for 10 years prior to my move to Philly and my early career was in Seattle. I am a member of the Young Presidents Organization and the Forum of Executive Women.

My husband, Steve, and I relocated to Pennsylvania from Orlando, FL three years ago when both of us were recruited for positions in the area. My daughter, Kelsey, moved with us although she has recently graduated from Harriton High School and will be a freshman at Pitzer College in the fall. I have two step sons, John (26) and Matthew (20) living in the Orlando area. We recently purchased a home in Rose Valley, PA and are getting acclimated to our new neighborhood.

My hobbies include cycling, learning to golf, gardening (but not yard work) as well as enjoying good food and wine.

James Craven

Divisional Lending Specialist

Wells Fargo Advisors

I am Vice President Divisional Lending Specialist for Wells Fargo Advisors in the Eastern Division (North East, Eastern, Mid Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Great Lakes Regions). I am responsible for driving lending sales for the firms High Net Worth clients (>5mm in liquid assets). I have been working with clients of Wachovia Securi-ties/Wells Fargo Advisors since April 2008. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Advisors, I was VP Lending Coordina-tor for Merrill Lynch in New York City for 8 years. I reside in Churchville, PA (Bucks County) with my wife Katherine, son Edwin William and dog Barnsey (standard poodle). I graduated from the University of Miami in 2000 with a degree in finance. Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, traveling (Miami is my favorite destination) and watching sports. My favorite sports teams are the University of Miami Hurricanes and the Philadelphia Eagles.


Gil D’Alonzo

VP of Content

Quaker Media

I am currently the VP of Content for Quaker Media, a local media company specializing in broadcast, interac-tive and mobile content development. I have 16 years of experience in broadcast and interactive media. My primary projects include Redlasso and Tango Traffic. Redlasso.com is an online video platform with over 100 licensed TV partners. We specialize in the national online video syndication of local TV news content. Tango Traffic has a goal of becoming the first national, multi-platform consumer media brand for Traffic infor-mation. We are currently operating our first television station in Philadelphia, broadcasting 16 hours of live traffic news content a day, with distribution via Comcast, Verizon Fios, over the air on 17.4HD, as well as web and mobile channels. Prior to these endeavors, I spent 10 years with CBS Radio in Philadelphia, ultimately as the Program Director of the former 94WYSP-FM and The Philadelphia Eagles Radio Network. I currently live in Wynnewood, Pa with my wife Kim and three young daughters, Elise and the twins, Kylie and Kelsey. When I’m not working, I enjoy spending time with my family. We love to travel and have fun. With over 14,000 songs in my iPod, I’m a huge music fan, lifelong musician and love to play the guitar and other things that make lots of noise. I’ve been to hundreds of concerts, worked with many rock stars, I’m a pop culture junkie and I spend way too much time reading about Space. Last year I fulfilled a life-long dream of being able to witness one of the final Space Shuttle launches at Kennedy Space Center.

Lynn Fox

Program Manager

The Boeing Company

Lynn Fox is currently a Program Manager within The Boeing Company’s Electronic & Mission Sys-tems (EMS) division. Lynn forged the path into a new business opportunity for the company by suc-cessfully leading and building Boeing’s first contractor owned and operated Intelligence, Surveil-lance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) modified tactical aircraft.

Prior to EMS, Lynn led a multi-skilled engineering team within Boeing’s Phantom Works division. Phantom Works’ mis-sion is to develop new capabilities and seek pursuits to expand Boeing’s portfolio in Defense, Space, & Security busi-ness markets. Her team led initiatives involving mobile satellite tactical networks used in US Army vehicles and helicop-ters and was awarded several new contracts.

Before joining The Boeing Company, Lynn held several positions as a Systems Engineering Technical Assistant (SETA) for the Department of Defense. As a SETA, Lynn supported the US Army Training and Doctrine Command and the US Army European Command. Her projects involved a range from leading fielding of Blue Force Tracking solutions for Longbow Helicopters and military vehicles to developing requirements for mobile air and ground command centers.

Lynn is also a veteran of the US Army. Prior to entering the corporate world, she served as a Signal Corps Officer for six years. During that time she led soldiers in two Bosnia deployments; 11-months in 1996 supporting Operation Joint En-deavor and 6-months in 1998 for Operation Joint Guard.

Born in the Philippines, Lynn grew up as a Navy brat and calls Charleston, SC her home. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from South Carolina State University and a Master’s degree in Computer Re-sources and Information Management.

She is married to Rick and they have two happy golden retrievers; Penny and Cisco.


Todd Harris

Manager Reins Recoverables

ACE Limited

I am currently employed at ACE Ltd, Philadelphia PA (Dec 06 to current) as a Manager of Reinsurance Recov-erables and the Secretary to the Reinsurance Security Committee. I have 10 1/2 years of insurance and rein-surance experience, mostly focused on reinsurance. I am currently responsible for all reinsurance counter-party credit risk for ACE globally, where we have reinsurance recoverables assets of greater than $12B and an annual reinsurance spend of over $5B. As part of the Reinsurance Security Committee, I am the Secretary and also the lead credit analyst. Previously, I worked at United National Group (UNG), Bala Cynwyd, PA where I began my insurance/reinsurance career. I worked at UNG for 5 years before ACE. I have a BSBA of Accounting from Shippensburg University. Other than the above responsibilities, I am proficient in MS Excel and Access and I have designed multiple databases in an effort to increase efficiencies.

My wife Maureen and I have been married for 6 years in September 2012, and we have just recently had the pleasure of bringing our first child, Brody Andrew Harris, into the world on December 30, 2011. Outside of work, when time permits, I play soccer at a German club in Warminster, PA called Vereinigung Erzgebirge. I have played soccer all of my life and have played at VE for 7 years and have been the captain for 6. Addition-ally, I am a Philadelphia sports fan and outside of Philadelphia I am a Manchester United FC supporter.

Scott Hennessey

National Product Manager

Allard USA

I am a National Product Manager for a Swedish based medical manufacturing company, Allard USA. I have been a Certified Orthotist for the past 25 years, and after selling my medical practice 4 years ago I decided to venture over to the manufacturing side of the business. After two years of being with the company an op-portunity has arisen that will allow me to purchase a small manufacturing company of my own in North Caro-lina and switch my position with my current company to a part-time position and work from home or wher-ever I might be. I hold a B.S. degree from Excelsior College with an emphasis on business. I have three chil-dren, ages 21, 18, and 15. My oldest son Scott is a C.P.A., my younger son Alex is in his sophomore year at Salve Regina University, and my daughter Amanda is a sophomore in high school. I enjoy boating, golf, and traveling.


Scott Johnson

Director, Account Management

UnitedHealthcare

I am currently the Vice President of Account Management at UnitedHealthcare in Philadelphia. In my current role, I am directly responsible for the profit/loss management of a book of medical insurance business that generated $325.2 million in 2011 revenue. I lead a diverse team of professionals and accountable for the maintenance, growth and increased profitability of existing business, the acquisition of new business on existing accounts, overall customer satisfaction, comprehensive service performance, and the overall strategic direction of enforce accounts.

I've been with UnitedHealthcare since 2003, having lived both in Minneapolis and Philadelphia. Prior to UnitedH-ealthcare, I was with Highmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield in Pittsburgh.

I am currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and from 2009-2010 was the Chairman of the Philadelphia “Walk to Cure Diabetes”, which raised $4.15 million over two years. Also, I am currently the Vice Chairman of Fundraising for the Archbishop’s Christmas Benefit For Children, an annual event found-ed in 1956 that supports Catholic Human Services; and, a member of the Archbishop’s Cabinet, a special advisory group to Archbishop Charles Chaput of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. I am also a member of the Union League of Philadelphia.

I hold a Bachelors Degree in Finance from the Smeal College at Penn State University in State College, PA.

Chris Jones

Regional Sales Director

Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals

I was born in Pittsburgh, PA and grew up mainly in Houston, TX and in the Philadelphia area (Reading & Washington Crossing). Since 2003 I have lived in Lambertville, NJ. I am currently employed by Sanofi Pharmaceuticals U.S. as a Regional Sales Director in the Diabetes Busi-ness Unit. I have been fortunate enough to have been employed with Sanofi for 19+ years. I have held several positions within Sanofi from a Sales Professional to several Home Office

roles (Sales Operation and Human Resources). One of my major roles, while in the home office, was leading the sales force expansion project to double the Sanofi sales force for a little 8 billion dollar product called Plavix. I have been a Regional Sales Director since 2006 and currently lead a sales force made up of 124 Sales Professionals and 11 Sales Managers; all with the goal of selling the #1 Insulin (Lantus) to our physicians to combat diabetes throughout the Ohio Valley area.

I have been married to my wife Laura for 21+ years. We met at The Florida State University where we both received our undergraduate degrees. I majored in Political Science and minored in Criminology. We lived in Jacksonville, FL for several years before I was transferred to the Bucks County, PA with Sanofi. My wife is a News Anchor for an International News Channel called Ebru Today. Her news program can be seen in Europe, Turkey and Africa. We have been blessed with three children who came to us in the past eight years. Our daughter Kate turns eight on August 20th and she is protected by her two brothers; Jack (6) & Maxx (4). Yes, we had three kids in 4 years. Needless-to-say, Laura and I are busy with the kid’s schedules, but we do find time to have fun at Trenton Country Club and I still find time to workout. It will become clear to my new classmates that I bleed garnet & gold because of FSU and now I am faithful to the Blue & White of Villano-va. When it comes to professional sports, I am ALL PHILLY! I am huge fan of the Phillies, Eagles, Flyers and even the Sixers.


Lynn Kelleher

Sr. Strategy Director, Financial Services

Merkle Inc.

I am currently employed with Merkle Inc., the nation’s largest privately-held customer relationship marketing (CRM) agency. As Sr. Strategy Director, I am responsible for consulting financial service companies on CRM strategies de-signed to optimize profitable customer relationships through data-driven strategies across a range of marketing, tech-nical, analytical and creative disciplines.

Prior to joining Merkle, I held a variety of management roles at Chase Card Services, Discover Bank, Creative Solutions, and Bank of America (formerly MBNA). Beyond financial services, my industry experience includes telecommunications and travel & entertainment. With 15+ years in marketing, I have managed initiatives across the customer life cycle in-clusive of new product development, product management, customer acquisitions, loyalty marketing, channel manage-ment, affinity/cobrand relationships, vendor management and third-party outsourcing solutions.

I reside in Pike Creek Valley, a suburb of Wilmington, DE. While many parents find less commonalities with their chil-dren during their teenage years, my daughter and I will embark on a similar journey this Fall – Sarah (14) will begin her Freshmen year at Archmere Academy and I, my Freshmen semester at Villanova University. I enjoy watching my daugh-ter play sports (field hockey, swim, lacrosse), reading anything non-fiction from the WSJ to biographies, traveling (just returned from Napa Valley) and spending time with my friends and family who have been amazing supporters of my desire to return to the classroom.

Sean-Patrick Kelly

Sr. Manager, Supplier Services

IMS Health

I currently work for IMS Health, a global pharmaceutical market research and consulting firm. My prior com-pany, SDI, was purchased by IMS in late 2011. I was in the sales group at SDI at the time of the acquisition, where I focused on both custom and syndicated data offerings for the previous 8 years. My current role as Senior Manager in our Supplier Services group is focused on working with data suppliers, where we often use their own data to help pharmacy chains and other businesses analyze their consumers.

I graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1999 with a degree in marketing. My wife, Tara, and I have an 11 month old daughter, Quinn. Our families live in Pennsylvania within 2 hours of our home, which gives us plenty of opportunities to see our parents, siblings, nieces and nephews. We have a cocker spaniel, Han-nah, who misses the city but enjoyed moving with us to Berwyn the week my daughter was born.

The past 2 years have been quite a whirlwind, so I have yet to complete my baseball stadium tour. There are 4 more that I need to visit before I can finalize my rankings for best ballpark food. I’m a big fan of the Philly sports teams, and like to cheer on Notre Dame every chance I get.


Leni Koniaris

Professor and Vice Chairman

Thomas Jefferson University

Leonidas G. Koniaris MD is a general and oncologic surgeon and Chief of Surgery at the Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia. He is professor and vice-chairman of surgery at the Thomas Jefferson Medical College and Uni-versity. Dr Koniaris has authored over 180 articles and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. His are-as of clinical and research interest include treatment of malignant conditions of the liver, pancreas and intes-tines, health care delivery and medical ethics.

Jessica Landau

Underwriter Consultant

CNA Insurance

I am a Life Science Underwriter Consultant for CNA Insurance. CNA is the 7th largest U.S. commercial insurer and the 13th largest U.S. property & casualty insurer. CNA provides insurance protection to more than one million businesses and professionals in the U.S. and internationally. Prior to joining CNA I worked as a Life Sci-ence Underwriter at Travelers Insurance, where I was initially trained and educated on the industry.

I live in Old City Philadelphia and have lived in the city my entire life. In my spare time I enjoy playing tennis and skiing.


Phoebe Lee

Cancer Research Fellow

National Cancer Institute

Phoebe Lee, Ph.D., joined the Laboratory of Translation Genomics at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a Postdoctoral Fellow in August, 2010. She received a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at The Duke University in May 2010, and a B.S. in Biology from The University of Washington in 2003. As a fellow with the NCI, Phoebe is conducting functional validation studies for genomic variations identified in breast cancer studies. As an extension of of her work, she is interested in the application of genomic information in public health topics such as obesity and the cost-benefit analysis of personalized medicines. Phoebe accredits her sanity to yoga and running, and enjoys reading, traveling, and regular wine imbibing. She is also an avid collector of Starbucks city mugs.

Alicia Lewis

Director, Affinity Partnership Marketing

NRG

I am currently employed at NRG in Philadelphia, PA as a Director of Affinity Partnership Marketing. After ob-taining a bachelor’s degree at Penn State University, I began my career in the Marketing department of Bar-claycard US. After two years, I moved to a start-up company called Energy Plus, which grew exponentially and was recently purchased by NRG. I currently have 6 years of Marketing experience and I manage a seg-ment of partner relationships and marketing campaigns for one of NRG’s retail energy supply businesses. My husband, Patrick, and I just moved to Wayne, Pennsylvania from Philadelphia in July, and we have a small dog named Zoe.


Chris Lindberg

Global Account Leader , Marsh & McLennan Companies

Johnson Controls, Inc.

Chris is responsible for overseeing all service lines for Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMCo), driving superior outcomes and customer satisfaction, delivering best-in-class account management practices, and growing our business by delivering increasing enterprise value and service line offerings to MMCo. Chris is a seasoned real estate leader with more than 18 years of business and real estate experience where he has been the service provider, the landlord, and the client. In his most recent role with Johnson Controls, Chris was respon-sible for business development in the Americas for the Financial Services Market. Prior to that, Chris was the Customer Business Director for the TD Bank US portfolio which included integrated services across all of our offerings including transaction management, facility management, projects, space manage-ment, and energy management. Prior to joining Johnson Controls, Chris held several senior positions within the commercial real estate and finance in-dustries including Interim President / Senior Vice President at GSH Group and Vice President, Sales and Leasing, Ameri-can Financial Realty Trust, where he oversaw a 32M sq ft portfolio with more than 1,300 properties. Chris is a graduate of Drexel University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He is actively in-

volved in Drexel University Alumni activities and performs speaking engagements in the LeBow College of Business. In

addition, he is involved with several Bucks County youth organizations and served on the Board of Directors for

Netforcement, Inc., a security-oriented technology company.

Atul Malik

Manager - Product Management/Development

Verizon Communications, Inc.

I am currently working as a Global Product Manager in the area of Cloud Managed Security Services at Veri-zon Business, one of the world’s leading Network and Managed Security Service Providers.

Prior to my current role, I worked in various sales and consulting positions primarily focusing on technical in-frastructure and information security at companies like Unisys, PricewaterhouseCoopers and BearingPoint. I hold a bachelors and masters in Computer Science from Lock Haven and West Chester Universities.

Besides work, my wife and I have two children, a 5 year old girl and a 10 month old little boy. That pretty much takes care of any spare time and related activities. However, I had always wanted to learn to play the drums, so I recently began attempting to learn. I am also bi-lingual, speak Hindi, and really enjoy soccer.


Christian Meyer

Marketing Materials Manager

Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

I am currently employed at Shire Pharmaceuticals, located in Wayne Pa. I have been with Shire since 2001, where I have held positions in sales, sales management and currently in marketing operations. I originally was responsible for territories in Washington DC area, then moved to Boston for about 9 years before relo-cating to the corporate office in January of 2010. I graduated from West Virginia University in 1999, where I obtained a degree in Corporate Communications.

I am married to my wife Amanda who I have known since junior high, and have two sons, Aydan and Gareth (1 year), and our ‘puggle’ Sonoma (5 years). We greatly enjoy traveling, but don’t like to return to places we have already been, with rest and relaxation being the priority. I also greatly enjoy watching sports with quite a diversity of favorite teams including the Seattle Seahawks, NJ Devils, Boston Red sox and of course WVU Mountaineers.

Sam Milakofsky

Key Supplier Business Manager

Capital Wine & Spirits

I am currently employed at Capital Wine & Spirits, North Wales, PA as a Key Supplier Business Manager. I have worked at Capital for the past 7 years and have had various roles in both the wine and spirits sides of the business. I am a di-rect liaison between the Alliance suppliers and CWS sales and marketing teams to facilitate the execution of our strate-gies and achievement of our financial objectives. As the Alliance Business Manager, I serve as the in-house expert on the Alliance portfolio.

I am currently living in downtown Philadelphia and I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the sights and sounds that city liv-ing has to offer. When it comes to some personal things about me, first and foremost I am an unabashed Philadelphia sports fan. I didn’t go as far as to get any tattoos to declare my love, however my license plate is "GO BRDS." I enjoy my weekly yoga sessions and also play in a floor hockey league. When it comes to outdoor activities, I love to golf and ski and take the occasional bike ride along Kelly Drive. I am a proud graduate of Syracuse University, and I look forward to proudly sporting my Orange gear during the college basketball season. I am passionate about food and love to cook, yet somehow I have managed to stay somewhat skinny.

I am extremely excited for our journey to begin and I look forward to getting to know each and every one of you on a more intimate level over the next 21 months!


Chris O’Brien

Regional Director of Sales

Healthport Technologies

I am a Senior Field Client Sales Executive for Allscripts, a clinical software company offering an open, integrat-ed portfolio of healthcare information technology solutions for hospitals, physician practices, and post-acute organizations. I work with clients to find ways to increase the level of adoption from providers, make sure they have the right infrastructure to support our systems and help them be compliant with the ever changing regulatory environment of healthcare. Before joining Allscripts in August 2011, I was the Regional Director of Sales at HealthPort for 7 years, responsible for net new sales for the NE region. We provided ser-vices and software around the “release of information” process within healthcare facilities. I hold a B.S. in Marketing from Penn State University and am a practicing Real Estate agent doing some part time work with my father for ReMax Legacy in Chalfont, PA.

I reside in Doylestown, PA with my wife Jackie and our 2 kids; Patrick who is 5 and Carmyn who is almost 4. When I’m not spending time with family I enjoy playing golf, basketball and softball, and I play guitar and drums for our worship team at my church on occasion.

Nithya Rajagopal

Senior Project Manager

Infosys Limited

Having 13+ years of experience in Telecom & Networking domain expertise in all stages of software life cycle. Performed in various roles in Software Development, Testing, Project Management and Project Estimation in various projects for OEM and Service Providers. Specialties in Network Planning, Implementation, Configura-tion and Maintenance of Enterprise Networks. Worked in ISP, Cable MSO and have sound knowledge in routing protocols.

Managed large projects and responsible for business development and Customer Engagement. Interested to take challenges in Product Management, Change Management, Pricing and Business development.

Married to Saratha with 2 children, 7 year old Son named Shoban and 3 year old daughter named Rohana.


Alex Rohr

Associate

Merion Investment Partners

I am currently employed at Merion Investment Partners, a lender and private equity investor locat-ed in Radnor, PA, as an Associate. I have been with Merion for two and a half years and am involved

in the entire deal process; business development and deal origination, financial analysis and modeling, diligence, docu-mentation, closing and management post closing.

Prior to working at Merion, I spent over eight years in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Most recently, my time was spent analyzing mergers and acquisitions in different industries including healthcare, paper, dairy, appliances, adult beverages, information technology, and Internet-related businesses. Prior to my work perform-ing M&A analysis, I worked in the Criminal Enforcement Section of the Antitrust Division, which conducted criminal in-vestigations and litigation regarding allegations of price fixing, bid rigging, and market allocation.

I earned my undergraduate degrees in Sociology and Political Science, as well as my paralegal certification, from the University of San Diego, where I also played football and was an inaugural member of the USD mortar board chapter.

My wife, Cortney, and I reside in Kennett Square, PA. We have one son, William, who is nineteen months old, and a four year old English bulldog named Madeline. I enjoy playing with Will and Madeline in our backyard, at the park, or at the pool, and going out to dinner or watching movies with my wife. When I am not spending time with my family, I en-joy playing golf and watching football.

Stefan Reinartz

NA Low Bake Product Manager

DuPont Performance Coatings

I am currently the North America Low Bake Product Manager for DuPont Performance Coatings. In this role, I manage a team of 14 Platform Managers and Product Specialists as well as the Stewardship Coordinator. We support paint sys-tems for Automotive Refinish as well as a variety of industrial applications, most notably Heavy Duty Truck, Bus, Avia-tion, Rail, and General Industrial. I hold a Ph.D. degree in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. After graduation, I spent two years as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University, before starting my career at DuPont Central Research in 2003. From there, I moved into the coatings business in early 2008.

I am originally from Duesseldorf, Germany, and came to UNC as an exchange student in 1996. My wife Nicole, who is also a Ph.D. chemist, and I met in Chapel Hill at the beginning of our graduate studies. We have three sons, Mathias (7), Sebastian (4) and Maximilian (21 months). Besides parenting our children, we enjoy running (well, Nicole does), and going to Longwood Gardens, Wegmans, and other places that make our area worthwhile, including the occasional trip to Philadelphia to dine out. We are subscribers to the Philadelphia Orchestra and both enjoy music by the ‘three B’s’ (Bach, Beethoven and Brahms).

Besides listening to Classical Music (or rather my obsession with Classical Music, I own ca. 2000 CDs!), I play the piano and the organ (unfortunately only rarely anymore), and I enjoy cooking and grilling in the summer.


Helen Silvis

Account Manager

Veolia Energy Philadelphia, INC

I am currently employed at Veolia Energy in Philadelphia, PA as an Account Manager. I have 10 years of expe-rience in engineering and design of process piping and HVAC systems in the petroleum, specialty chemical and pharmaceutical sectors and 6 years of experience in energy. My current responsibilities have expanded to include project management and business development.

My husband, Philippe, and I live in Haddonfield, NJ. We have two daughters, Corrina (age 7) and Jocelyn (age 5). Philippe and I enjoyed traveling before having kids and look forward to more planes, trains and automo-bile adventures now that our kids are a little older. I enjoy outdoor activities of tennis, skiing, and scuba div-ing. I played my first 18 holes of golf in June and managed not to hurt anyone or break anything. The hobby I spend any spare time on now is photography but wouldn’t mind the opportunity to improve my tennis and golf game.

Omid Vafa

Associate Director

Janssen Pharmaceutical

My current responsibilities at Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson are in External Inno-vation and In-licensing. I obtained my Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, a Ph.D. from Georgetown University, Washington D.C, and completed my postdoctoral studies at The Scripps Research Institute and The Salk Institute in La Jolla, California. In 2002 I joined Xencor, Inc., a start-up biotech, as a Lead Scientist in Antibody Engineering. I subsequently joined Centocor R&D, Inc. (now Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson and Johnson Company) in Radnor, Pennsylvania in 2006. It is here that I contin-ued my efforts as a Principal Research Scientist, with progressive responsibilities as group leader in Antibody Engineering and Biological Comparability, prior to assuming my current role in BD-related efforts about two and half years ago. I live in Valley Forge with my two Black Pointing Labs.


Dan Weeden

Founder-President and CEO

ENERACTIVE Solutions

My name is Daniel K. Weeden, Dan or Danny to most who know me. I live with my wife Joann and three chil-dren, Anna, Elizabeth, and Robert in Interlaken, New Jersey. Interlaken is a small community on the shore of New Jersey and we have lived here for about 12 years. I met my wife at Villanova University, from where I

graduated in 1989 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Using my degree, I started my career in technical sales of mechanical equipment, primarily to the power generation and chemical/manufacturing industries. After a five year tenure with my first com-pany out of college, I leveraged my sales experience within the energy industry of electricity and natural gas and began developing projects for commercial and industrial energy users looking to save money in the newly deregulated energy market. From there, a career in energy conservation evolved until a point in 2006 when I created my own company, ENERActive Solutions, where I am currently the President and CEO. In 6 years-time, the business has grown from a single office in Asbury Park, NJ to three locations including New York and Washington, DC. Our business serves commercial, industrial, and institutional energy users with innovative solutions for cost savings and social responsibility in the domain of sustainability.

My life is blessed. Our summers are spent at the beach and our winters are spent waiting for beach weather. In my free time I work towards some goals that I hope give a good example to my kids. I have hosted charity events with my wife (one of which I sang at – probably not the best way to raise money for charity by abusing the ears of your donors). I have twice competed in the Florida Ironman Triathlon and several other endurance events. Triathlon was a goal for personal reasons of fitness and lifestyle but be-came so much more. While my time will never go down in any record books for an Ironman, the achievement of the goal and the lessons learned in the journey to the finish line will forever make it a lifetime accomplishment.

I am excited to be back in the Villanova community and look forward to the time to be spent with all of you.

Heather Wilson

Decision Tech Senior Manager

JP Morgan Chase Credit Cards

I am currently employed at Chase Credit Cards in Wilmington, DE as a Senior Manager in Risk Management. I have 18 years of experience in financial services both in Information Technology and business. I currently manage a global team consisting of 12 analysts and managers that develop and produce risk models and business intelligence reporting. I have a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University.

I reside in Landenberg, PA along with my husband Tom of 18 years, who is also a VU EMBA alumnus. We have three children, an 11 year old daughter and twin three year old boys. We enjoy cooking, gardening, exercising and going to the beach and sporting events.

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