2019 Connections Weekend Panelists Named

Connections Weekend gives graduates the opportunity to speak with current students about college and career choices and offer some life advice as individuals who know what it means to be a student at LSMSA. The following 14 graduates will participate in a panel discussion on Friday, October 18, at 7 p.m. in Treen Auditorium followed by individual sessions for interested students on Saturday morning. The panel discussion will be streamed live at livestream.com/LSMSA. 

	Jay Bienvenu ('93) From Lafayette, LA now living in Independence, LA Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:       Electrical Engineering - ULL       Master's in Telecommunications - ULL Speaking Topic: Documentation and information tips and techniques that can be used in every facet of life.
	Jonathan Billiot ('09) From Houma, LA now living in Austin, TX Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:       Gates Millennium Scholar       Quadruple Major - Baylor University Speaking Topic: Ten things I wish I'd learned ten years ago.
	Emily Brumfield ('03) From Mandeville, LA now living in New Orleans, LA Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:         Cell & Molecular Biology; Spanish - Tulane        Medical Doctorate - Tulane School of Medicine Speaking Topic: Channeling your passions into service, regardless of career choice
	Beth Colvin ('98) From Doyline, LA now living in Tallahassee, FL Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:       Journalism and Master's in History - LA Tech       Master's of Library and Information Science - LSU Speaking Topic: Facing challenges; dealing with imposter syndrome of course; being comfortable with yourself.
	Lindsay Elliot-Smith ('08) From Alexandria, LA now living in Cleveland, OH Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:       English and Spanish - LSU       JD and Graduate Diploma - LSU Speaking Topic: Overcoming anxiety and creating your own paths to success.
	Clifford Foster ('07) From Natchitoches, LA now living in Chicago, IL Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:       Accounting - Oglethorpe University       MBA - Harvard Business School Speaking Topic: How digital advertising powers the internet
	Sara Hebert ('02) From Abbeville, LA now living in Shreveport, LA Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:       Studio Art and Communications - Centenary College       Master's in Digital Media Studies - University of Denver Speaking Topic: Staying is the new leaving.
	Christopher Jay ('98) From Sarepta, LA now living in Shreveport, LA Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:       Professional Writing - Centenary College Speaking Topic: Staying is the new leaving
	Tsun Sheng Ku ('90) From Houma, LA now living in Billings, MT Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:       Chemestry - Spring Hill College       Medical Doctorate - University of South Alabama       Training in Infectious Diseases - University of New Mexico Speaking Topic: How to determine what is the best career path for you;       primers to help become financially savvy and sound.
	Katie Murphy ('13) From Kaplan, LA now living in Jackson, MS Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:       Architecture - ULL       Master's in Architecture - ULL Speaking Topic: Designing for good and how architecture can better shape the lives that we live.
	Annaliza Nieve ('91) From Harvey, LA now living in  Newbury, MA Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:       Communication - Tulane University Speaking Topic: How brand marketing is like online dating, how your everyday social media use is a viable skill.
	Ikenna Okereke ('92) From Alexandria, LA now living in Galveston, TX Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:       Biophysics - Johns Hopkins University       Medical Doctorate - Washington University in St. Louis Speaking Topic: Life as a surgeon, basic science reaserch, and how helpful LSMSA was to my career.
	Jamie Spahn Sattler ('11) From New Orleans, LA and living in New Orleans Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:       Neuroscience - USC       Master's in Cell & Molecular Biology - Tulane University Speaking Topic: Community science and opening research to people facing environmental injustice issues.
	Alice Shikina ('89) From Lafayette, LA now living in Oakland, CA Colleges Attended/Degrees Earned:       Fine Arts - Miami University Speaking Topic: Improving your communications skills.