Business Administration Alumni Spotlights
Charles Bowers
Class Year: ’03
Majors: Business Administration, Marketing
Current Hometown: Waukegan, Ill.
Job:
Senior Premier Banker at BMO Harris Bank in Fox Lake, Ill.
“The liberal arts curriculum at Carthage expanded my understanding of the world around me and provided me with the skills to adapt to and understand how to work with people from all walks of life.”
Rodrick Frazier
Class Year: ’95
Majors: Marketing and Business Administration
Current Hometown: Brandon, Florida
Job:
ERP Administrator at Lindsay Corporation
“I believe working in small teams to get things done in my business and marketing classes directly transferred into the small teams I worked with for multiple employers during my career.”
Brad Harmon
Class Year: ’11
Majors: Marketing and Business Administration
Current Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Job:
Industry Sales Executive at Oracle
“Carthage prepared me for all elements of business because of the College’s extensive curriculum on writing, speaking, communication, and problem-solving.”
Keena Johnson
Class Year: ’06
Majors: Accounting, Business
Current Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
Job:
Controller at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago
“My hospital was able to manage the COVID-19 crisis as well as any hospital in the nation. I like to think that my background at Carthage prepared me for these types of moments.”
Nancy Lyon
Class Year: ’78
Majors: Business Administration, Accounting
Current Hometown: Glenview, Ill.
Job:
Retired senior wealth strategist
”My liberal arts education prepared me for law school and for succeeding in a male-dominated career in law and financial services”
Christy (Yerga) Miller
Class Year: ’99
Majors: Business, Management, and Marketing
Current Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis.
Job:
Director of Development at PEARLS for Teen Girls, Inc.
“I developed confidence in myself while at Carthage — confidence that has carried me through the peaks and valleys of my life and career.”
Kaela Munster Oramas
Class Year: ’10
Majors: Accounting and Business Administration
Current Hometown: Cape Coral, Florida
Job:
Senior Manager — National State and Local Tax, Real Estate at Ernst & Young, LLP
“Carthage helped shape me into the person I am today — allowing me to grow as a professional, seek opportunities, and build a path to my future.”
Mickey Reilly
Class Year: ’24
Majors: Communication
Current Hometown: Portland, Maine
Job:
Professional Soccer Player for the United Soccer League’s Portland Hearts of Pine
“This was my dream job, to play soccer and get paid for it.”
Aubrey Tesch
Class Year: ’21
Majors: Social Work
Current Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin
Job:
Social Worker and Foster Program Coordinator at WisCARES Veterinary Clinic
“I’m passionate about social work and the programs that are there to help people become fantastic social workers.”
Krystle Turner
Class Year: ’07
Majors: Spanish and Business Administration
Current Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Job:
MTSS Coordinator at Beacon Academy of Nevada
“Joining clubs and a sorority allowed me to get out of my shell, learn more about others, work with diverse groups of people, build community, and have a voice.”