Join the Graduate Career Center for a Cast Your Network featuring a panel of business leaders from the Sustainability sector. Business sustainability incorporates green business practices into the daily operations of businesses. Roles in business sustainability will only become more essential as time goes on. Join professionals in the industry to hear about their companies, how they broke into the field, and potential future career paths. 

This is a great opportunity to hear from industry professionals about their experience in the field, and advice they have to offer on business sustainability and careers.  

Cast Your Network Nights are networking events with industry leaders. Each event is in two parts:

  • Part 1: Hear first-hand from industry leaders about their experience in the industry through a brief presentation, industry insights, and advice gained throughout their career journey. 
  • Part 2: Open networking between graduate students, alumni, and the presenters.   

Employer Guests

  • Alyssa Caddle / Director of Procurement Sustainability / Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Madhavi Venkatesan, PhD / Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics / Editor in Chief of the Journal Sustainability and Climate Change / Executive Director, Sustainable Practices Ltd.

Moderator

In her role as the MBA program manager, Cathy is a career coach, curriculum designer, and instructor for full-time MBA students and alumni looking to polish their résumés, determine their next career adventure, broaden their networking capabilities, or prepare for job interviews.

Cathy also teaches the career management course for MBA students which provides essential tools to help manage their careers. Her goal is to help students gain valuable skills so that they can approach the job search process confidently. Students develop a personal career search strategy, build a strong professional network, and meet with D'Amore-McKim's employer partners to hear their insider insights towards securing not only a corporate residency, but also a permanent job upon graduation.

An accomplished professional with extensive experience in career counseling, recruitment, and company relations, Cathy spent eight years working at Babson College as a Senior Associate Director at the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business where she advised MBA students in the evening and blended learning programs. Prior to finding her passion in helping students accomplish their professional goals, she worked as a recruiter and HR generalist for Fidelity Investments and the Bank of America.