Year:5th Year Major: Accounting, MAcc Program Minor: International Business Campus Involvement: Sapphire Leadership Program, Schreyer Student Council Treasurer, THON2018 Dancer Work Experience: rue21 Accounting Intern, KPMG Global Advantage Program Participant Countries Visited: Mexico, Italy, Ireland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Germany, Netherlands, France
Year: Junior Major: Accounting Minor: Management Information Systems Campus Involvement: Dancer Relations Committee, Theta Delta Chi Fraternity Work Experience: Volleyball Instructor Countries Visited: Israel, Canada
Year: Junior Major: Accounting Minor: Security and Risk Analysis Campus Involvement: Secretary for Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Work Experience: Intern at Development Corporation for Israel Countries Visited: Israel
Year: Senior Major: Finance Minor: Management Information Systems Campus Involvement: MAG- Headlines Analyst Work Experience: Le Chéile Capital- Private Equity Analyst, Incoming Finance Intern with Johnson & Johnson Countries Visited: UK, Ireland, Greece, India, UAE, Netherlands, France
Year:Sophomore Major:Business Management Minor:International Business Campus Involvement:Women in Business, Track & Field Club Work Experience:Waitress at Maria's Italian Restaurant & Pizza Countries Visited:Canada
George has 25 years of experience in providing program management, systems integration, consulting, and analytic services to the public and private sectors. The majority of his experience is related to business transformation and systems replacement, new program development, organizational restructuring, process engineering, and change management.
George is currently an industry Vice President in public sector responsible for Federal finance and infrastructure agencies and for the state and local government and education services west of the Mississippi River, a $450 million business entity.
Previously, he held IBM’s work at the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship, public sector services sales and financial management consulting practice, with 600 consulting personnel.
He currently resides in Rockville, MD with his wife, Lynn and 2 children, Trey and John.
Bill Dong Vice President
Year: Senior Major: Economics, Risk Management Minor: International Business Campus Involvement: IBA Work Experience: Business Development at Peertime Inc, City Partner Prototype Capital Countries Visited: China, Canada
Year:Sophomore Major:Finance Minor:Digital Media Trends and Analytics Campus Involvement:Nittany Consulting Group Associate Consultant, Schreyer Student Council Fundraising Chair, Sapphire Leadership Scholar Work Experience: Digital Marketing Intern at Sprout Lending, Sales Intern at TOCCA LLC Countries Visited: Italy, France, UK, Israel, Canada, Mexico
Year:Junior Major: Supply Chain Management Minor: Management Information Systems Campus Involvement: Member of Pi Kappa Alpha Work Experience: Public Relations Intern at Drotman Communications, Sales Associate at Leslies Pools Countries Visited: Mexico
Ed Jenkins is an accounting professor here at Penn State. He is also an experienced business executive with an extensive background in tax, manufacturing and business. He has 25 years of experience in the accounting profession, having worked at three of the remaining big four accounting firms. He is published by the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs, and currently works as a tax consultant for Boyer & Ritter, LLC.
Jim Watt Honorary Advisor
Jim Watt is the Director of Major Gifts at Penn State. Jim is concentrating on the identification and engagement of Liberal Arts alumni and friends in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Arizona, and Washington, D.C. He seeks to engage and connect Liberal Arts alumni to our faculty and students.
