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Alumni
Alumni Mentors
The MSM/MBA-C Mentor Program was designed as an advising and networking opportunity between students and alumni. The alumni listed here have generously made themselves available to be contacted by current students.
If you are an alumnus/a who would like to participate, or if you are on this list and would like to change your information, please contact Carlie McCullough at 303.871.3696 or cmccull2@du.edu.
We also encourage students and alumni to utilize the Suitts Center for Career Placement’s Alumni Resource Network.
Bryce Allen MSM/MS, Advertising
303.741.2296
Bryce is currently at DU law school, but says that if someone is going the marketing or PR route with their career, he can certainly offer some perspective from his previous corporate life. He previously worked in the communications field, both as a broadcaster and as a communications expert, for nearly 10 years. He spent several years in the radio industry, where he began as a disc jockey and later served in sales, programming, and management roles. Following his graduate work, he became a marketing program specialist for software developer J.D. Edwards in Denver. Most recently, he managed J.D. Edwards’ product communication program, responsible for all public relations functions related to the company’s products.
Heidi Burke MSM, Organizational Training and Development
720.219.1118
Heidi currently works as a Training Consultant for GBSynergy. She spends most of her time there preparing customers for installations of JD Edwards’ software and delivering training to companies’ employees in preparation of “go-life.” Heidi also works with the company’s Train the Trainer approach while working with larger clients.
Christina Hixson MSM, Sport Management
303.860.0775
Christina Hixson has been Communications Coordinator for The Bonham Group since September 2003. She writes many of The Bonham Group’s client documents, manages the editing process. She leads The Bonham Group’s efforts in industry research, maintaining the company’s website, assisting in the development of all of The Bonham Group’s collateral materials, and providing support for the Bonham Group’s media relations efforts.
Prior to joining The Bonham Group, Hixson was the Manager of Advertising and Promotional Events for the University of Kansas Athletic Department. Hixson has also completed internships with the Kansas City Wizards, Kansas City Chiefs, Veeck Promotional Seminar, University of Denver Athletic Department, Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., and the Colorado Crush.
Will Hodges MSM, Organizational Training and Development
281.589.5849 11757 Katy Freeway, Suite 600 Houston Texas 77079
Will is the Marketing Coordinator for Parsons Brinkerhoff, a company that provides multidisciplinary planning, engineering, construction management and operations and maintenance services to public and private clients throughout the world.
Mike Kohler MSM, Sport Management
Assistant Vice President/General Manager ISP Sports- University of Houston 3100 Cullen Blvd., Ste. 2004 Houston, TX 77024 713.743.1446 direct 713.743.1584 fax
Class of 1999
Kevin Stolpmann MSM/MBA-C Finance
303.683.9493
Class of 2001 Kevin is the General Manager for the Specialty Risk department within Great-West Healthcare, a division of Great-West Life and Annuity Insurance Company, which serves its customers through a full range of health care, life and disability insurance, annuities, and retirement savings products and services.
Bradley Tidd MSM, Engineering Information Technology
Home: 303.805.0568 Work: 303.977.6053 Pager: 877.226.1667
Brad is working as a Proposal Analyst for Integrated Systems and Solutions, a “business area” within Lockheed Martin Corporation. He manages the systematic development of proposals in pursuit of new business opportunities.
Brad received his BS in Astronautical Engineering from the US Air Force Academy in 1995. He graduated from the MSM program in 2003. “The goal of my graduate degree plan was to learn more about organizational dynamics and how today’s high-tech professionals respond to both traditional and creative management techniques.”
Prior to his education at DU, Brad was stationed at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and later at Buckley Air Force Base. His job brought him into contact with corporations such as Lockheed martin Astronautics, TRW, Raytheon, Harris Corporation, Brown and Root, Johnson Controls, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and NASA. Brad previously worked for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company from 2000-2002 on the Atlas V program. “I wanted to let the DU MSM community know that my recently acquired business skills are being put to work,” says Brad. He adds that he’ll keep his eyes open for opportunities for fellow Daniels grads.
Tracey Wagner MSM, Sport Management
303.871.6545
Tracey is the Director of Operations and Business Development at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver.
Mike Worley MSM, Sport Management
620.988.5678
Mike has been the Director of Athletics at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, KS since 2002. Coffeyville is a Division I-AA program that boasts 12 men’s and women’s sports teams, and has a long and storied tradition in football and basketball. Mike received his BA in Mass Communications in 1995 and MS Management in Sport Management in 1997 from the University of Denver. While at DU he worked in the athletics department, overseeing public relations. After graduation he helped agencies obtain state and federal funding to provide prevention services to adolescents, while starting summer youth basketball camps. He both played and coached basketball before arriving at Coffeyville.
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