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Yaacoub (‘12)
She says, “I am passionate about social change within my community. I am in the process of im- plementing a focus group comprised of young black men between the ages of 18-25 called The Voices of Hope to build a safer community by using character building techniques.”
Isaac P. Onu (A.S. Marketing and Merchandis- ing, B.B.A., minor in Supply Chain Manage- ment and Business Marketing) is a financial specialist at New York Life Securities (investment management and insurance) and specializes in tax diversification, retirement planning, life insur- ance, and investments.
2011
Debra Ann Brown (B.A. English) shares, “Clay- ton State University actually saved my life, as I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure while attending the university in May 2006. By the time of graduation in May 2011, the disease had gone into its second and most detrimental stage; never- theless, I persevered still with an attempt to some- how become a first/second-level English instructor for Clayton State University. Dreams do come true, and I refuse to give up my dream of becoming an educator until the very end. I plan to return to Clayton State University in fall of 2013 to obtain a Master of Arts in Teaching- Eng- lish that my goal will be fulfilled. My milestone is to overcome my heart disease by trusting in the Supreme Being for a complete healing that I may be a positive example for not only students, but for other educators as well.”
Mindy Filien (B.B.A.; Minors: Marketing & Supply Chain Management) became part of the Clayton State University staff and now works in the Office of Financial Aid.
SueAnn Hollowell (B.B.A. Marketing, Spanish Minor) is currently enrolled in the M.B.A. pro- gram at Mercer University and will graduate in May 2013. Hollowell’s business worked with Clayton State Athletics during the new Loch mas- cot customization and unveiling.
Page L. Johnson (B.I.T.) began at DePaul Uni- versity of Chicago in September 2012 in pursuit of a master’s in information technology project management. She has been working at NASCO, an Atlanta-based company, since September 2011
and was promoted in October 2012 from a benefit support analyst to benefit analyst I.
Pamela Rickels (B.B.A. Accounting) is an au- ditor at Brown Nelms CPAs. She passed all sec- tions of CPA exam and is enrolled in Florida Atlantic University’s Master of Accountancy - Forensic Accounting program.
2012
Jenny Dreasler (B.A. Communication & Media Studies) is a Multimedia Journalist for WGEM News. While at Clayton State, Dreasler was a member of the women’s soccer team, where she was a four-year starter and served three years as captain. She also hosted Clayton State’s sports show, “Laker Zone.”
Carlis Hughes (B.S. Psychology and Human Services) began Mercer University Atlanta’s graduate program - M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in August 2012
Anthony Stephenson (M.B.A.) of Lilburn, GA was promoted recently to assistant budget director of the State’s largest school district – The Gwin- nett County Public School System. He is respon- sible for managing the school system’s 1.7 billion dollar annual budget.
Lisa Taylor (B.B.A. Management) is attending Mercer University Tift College of Education and will be ready to educate the minds of elementary school students when she graduates in 2014. Tay- lor is ready to teach in Georgia, because she feels the knowledge she received from Clayton State, along with what she is learning at Mercer, will en- able her to be very successful in the classroom.
Tony Yaacoub (B.S. Mathematics) is the winner of the Alumni Association’s 2012 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award. Yaacoub is a native of
Lebanon and the 2012
Homecoming King. He
graduated last spring from
Clayton State with a Bach-
elor of Science in Mathe-
matics and a minor in
finance. He is currently en-
rolled at Georgia Southern
University, pursuing a mas-
ter’s degree in mathematics and statistics. At Georgia Southern his research will focus on “Cartesian Product of Graphs and the Roman Domination Function.”
Dreasler (‘12)
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