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Career Symposium Brings Alums to Campus
How to manage college life and find the right career were consistent themes in the advice offered by fourteen alumni who returned to campus on February 10, 2016, to participate in Woodberry’s second annual Career Symposium, which was organized by the alumni office.
“Your decisions in college matter,” said Billy Fennesbresque ’02, CEO of A2 Access, creator of a management system that makes it easier for hedge fund managers to meet with investment bank managers. “Decide what kind of friend you want to be, treat everyone well, and work hard and have fun together when the work is done.”
Fifth and sixth formers not only listened to presentations by Woodberry graduates who have gone on to do great things, but they also attended breakout sessions in which they could pose questions and seek advice.
“The company you end up working for might not even exist yet — or you may create it,” said Thomas Puckett ’78, creative strategist for Facebook and Instagram.
Other alumni participants included David Woronoff ’84, publisher of The Pilot; Greg Crowley ’88, president of Crowley Engineering; Bonneau Ansley, ’95, owner of Ansley Atlanta Real Estate; Harry Ross ’97, principal/senior project architect with fieldCRAFT/CORE PC, Thomas Hall ’98, trial attorney for the US Department of Justice; Frank Nelms ’01, senior associate with ScottMadden; Stuart Coleman ’04, petroleum engineer with Chevron; N.A. Kadick ’04, creative producer and editor for Cold Harbor Films; Lawrence Kluttz ’05, communications director for US Congressman David Price; Andrew Tew ’05, director of digital initiatives for Litton Entertainment; Trace Smith ’06, COO of Next Glass; and Chip Brierre ’10, sports anchor and reporter for Channel 8 News in Richmond, Virginia.
“Use the Woodberry network,” advised Trace Smith, “because those guys will know you’re hard-working. Give back to other alums and pay it forward.”
Woodberry Forest School is an exceptional private school community for high school boys in grades nine through twelve. It is one of the top boarding schools in the United States and one of the only all-boys, all-boarding schools in the country.
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