- Member Profiles

Undergraduate Degree: Music (Bass Performance)

Amy Applegarth

Undergraduate Degree: Business Journalism

Graduation Year: 2009

Interests: Running, being outdoors, spending time with friends and family, riding horses

What I want to do with my business education: I would love to be in a management position in the future, while still working with kids.

3 things I want to do in my life: Have a family, skydive, visit Rome

My favorite experience at CSU: When they gave me my job!

My favorite spot on campus: The coffee shop in the Lory Student Center

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Old Town, college campus, "small town" feel in a larger city

Menyus Borocz

Menyus Borocz

Undergraduate Degree: Music (Bass Performance)

Graduation Year: 2009

Interests: Music, food, anything related to these two. Also outdoor activities, culture, international relations, etc.

What I want to do with my business education: Possibly get into import/export or some kind of culture/music or publishing/hospitality.

3 things I want to do in my life: Write a symphony, have my own business, run a marathon

My favorite experience at CSU: Orientation so far.

My favorite spot on campus: I haven't figured that out yet.

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Music scene, good food/weather, nice people

Ann Byrd

Undergraduate Degree: Accounting

Graduation Year: 1982

Undergraduate Degree: Interior Design

Ann Byrd

Undergraduate Degree: Accounting

Graduation Year: 1982

Interests: I have a family so one of my interests is to instill in my kids that you are never too old to learn.

What I want to do with my business education: Find a fulfilling job that allows me to grow and succeed in all I do.

3 things I want to do in my life: Use my experience and education to help others grow in their professional careers.

Monica Cecava

Undergraduate Degree: Business Marketing and Psychology

Monica Cecava

Undergraduate Degree: Interior Design

Graduation Year: 2011

Interests: Fostering puppies for A Puppy's Voice, graphic communication, commercial design

What I want to do with my business education: I want to eventually use the skills I learn to start my own business in design

3 things I want to do in my life: Have a career that I am happy doing, have a family, travel to Peru and other South American countries

My favorite experience at CSU: Meeting 3 good friends in the Interior Design program

My favorite spot on campus: Upper level of the Lory Student Center

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Activities, small town friendliness, nature and parks

Ashley Clement

Ashley Clement

Undergraduate Degree: Business Marketing and Psychology

Graduation Year: 2009

Interests: Snowboarding, camping, family time, walking my beagle and hanging out with Katie

What I want to do with my business education: Become a professional event planner

3 things I want to do in my life: Have a beautiful family, travel, skydive

My favorite experience at CSU: Rocky Mountain Showdown...every year!

My favorite spot on campus: Skellar

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Old Town, proximity to the mountains, night life, New Belgium

Daniel Connell

Undergraduate Degree: Economics

Undergraduate Degree: Mass Communication

Daniel Connell

Undergraduate Degree: Economics

Graduation Year: 2011

Interests: Sports, fitness, investing

What I want to do with my business education: I would like to become an effective business owner and manager.

3 things I want to do in my life: Skydive, travel Europe

My favorite experience at CSU: Gaining insight from the many different perspectives from students at the university.

My favorite spot on campus: The Rec Center

3 things I love about Fort Collins: The mountains, downtown, proximity to outdoor activities

Naomi Danjuma

Graduation Year: 2007

Undergraduate Degree: Restaurant and Resort Management

Naomi Danjuma

Undergraduate Degree: Mass Communication

Graduation Year: 2007

Interests: Reading

What I want to do with my business education: Be able to improve with corporate management in my country, in the organization where I work.

3 things I want to do in my life: Be a proactive leader, create change in a corporate setting

My favorite experience at CSU: MMP Orientation

My favorite spot on campus: Lory Student Center

3 things I love about Fort Collins: The mountains, serenity

JJ Egloff

JJ Egloff

Undergraduate Degree: Restaurant and Resort Management

Graduation Year: 2011

Interests: Outdoors, traveling, new experience, the good ol' times

What I want to do with my business education: Fulfill my dreams, become an entrepreneur in the hospitality industry

3 things I want to do in my life: Accomplish all personal goals, help others accomplish their goals, visit space as a tourist

My favorite experience at CSU: How can I answer that, I've had far too many!

My favorite spot on campus: The Rec Center's lazy river and steamroom

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Beer, beauty, bikes

Chad Elizondo

Undergraduate Degree: Sociology

Undergraduate Degree: Business Administration and Finance

Chad Elizondo

Undergraduate Degree: Sociology

Graduation Year: 2011

Interests: Outdoors, hiking, sports, football, baseball, snowboarding

What I want to do with my business education: Work at a corporate level in management, consulting, then ultimately start my own business.

3 things I want to do in my life: Travel, become successful, start my own business

My favorite experience at CSU: Meeting people and networking. The relationships I make are very important to me.

My favorite spot on campus: The student center

3 things I love about Fort Collins: The close mountains, the people, the lifestyle

Wayne Hall

Graduation Year: 1990

Wayne Hall

Undergraduate Degree: Business Administration and Finance

Graduation Year: 1990

What I want to do with my business education: Use the degree to preposition a Ph.D

3 things I want to do in my life: Obtain a Ph.D

My favorite spot on campus: Rockwell West

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Outdoor atmosphere

DeAngel Jones

Undergraduate Degree: Sociology

Undergraduate Degree: Apparel and Merchandising

DeAngel Jones

Undergraduate Degree: Sociology

Graduation Year: 2011

Interests: Music, sports, fashion

What I want to do with my business education: Own my own event planning business and/or become a productivity consultant for corporations.

3 things I want to do in my life: Provide for my family, travel the world, live with no regrets

My favorite experience at CSU: Going to Invesco field for the showdown game my freshman year

My favorite spot on campus: The LSC

3 things I love about Fort Collins: The small town atmosphere, Old Town, Horsetooth

Taylor Jorgensen

Taylor Jorgensen

Undergraduate Degree: Apparel and Merchandising

Graduation Year: 2011

Interests: Golf, fashion, wakeboarding, Colorado outdoors (hiking, biking), community service

What I want to do with my business education: Continue my plans for starting my own company and get into the sustainable fashion industry using my management emphasis in some respect.

3 things I want to do in my life: Bungee-jump off a gondola in Switzerland, start my own business, travel to South America

My favorite experience at CSU: Alpha Phi Omega, the community service organization/fraternity I was in

My favorite spot on campus: The Oval

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Old Town, Horsetooth, the outdoor activities

Corrine Lindsadt

Undergraduate Degree: History

Undergraduate Degree: Equine Science

Corrine Lindsadt

Undergraduate Degree: History

Graduation Year: 2011

Interests: I'm interested in Museum Studies and want to go into museum development. I enjoy reading, watching movies, and being with friends.

What I want to do with my business education: I would like to go into museum development and cultural outeach/community projects.

3 things I want to do in my life: Have a successful career, make a difference in a community, get a good education

My favorite experience at CSU: Graduating!

My favorite spot on campus: The arch by the Microbiology building on Pitkin with the Newton saying

3 things I love about Fort Collins: The people are friendly, there's a lot to do, but everything is close by, there's never any traffic

Kelsey Martinez

Kelsey Martinez

Undergraduate Degree: Equine Science

Graduation Year: 2011

Interests: Horseback riding, hiking, running

What I want to do with my business education: I would love to stay in the agriculture field and be able to fall into a management position

3 things I want to do in my life: Find a job that I enjoy doing, progress in my riding skills

My favorite experience at CSU: Graduating

My favorite spot on campus: The Oval

3 things I love about Fort Collins: The outdoor feel, the people, Old Town

Emily McCormick

Undergraduate Degree: Journalism

Undergraduate Degree: Natural Resources and Tourism

Emily McCormick

Undergraduate Degree: Journalism

Graduation Year: 2011

Interests: Riding my bike, climbing, spending time with my family

What I want to do with my business education: Multi-media marketing

3 things I want to do in my life: Work for a company that shares my business ethics and morals, live abroad, be happy

My favorite experience at CSU: Really delving into my undergraduate program and getting to know my peers and professors

My favorite spot on campus: Ramskellar

3 things I love about Fort Collins: How biker-friendly we are, local coffee shops, Old Town

James McGoodwin

Undergraduate Degree: Restaurant/Resort Management

James McGoodwin

Undergraduate Degree: Natural Resources and Tourism

Graduation Year: 2011

What I want to do with my business education: Pursue a career in the tourism industry in Colorado

3 things I want to do in my life: Own horses, raft the Grand Canyon, travel to Ireland and Scotland

My favorite spot on campus: The Oval

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Old Town, laid back atmosphere, strong sense of community

Dan McKey

Undergraduate Degree: Construction Management

Dan McKey

Undergraduate Degree: Restaurant/Resort Management

Graduation Year: 2011

Interests: Public speaking, comedy, computers, baseball, bowling

What I want to do with my business education: Get a career where human interaction is a normal process

3 things I want to do in my life: Do standup comedy professionally, bowl in he U.S. Open, see Machu Pichu

My favorite experience at CSU: Speaking in front of hundreds at the SOAR Awards ceremony

My favorite spot on campus: Aspen Grille

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Foothills, the people, the food

Cory Mitchell

Undergraduate Degree: Biological Science

Cory Mitchell

Undergraduate Degree: Construction Management

Graduation Year: 2011

Interests: Diesel trucks, skiing, water sports

What I want to do with my business education: Eventually own my own business and work with construction companies in Safety Engineering

3 things I want to do in my life: Own a winery, have a family, travel Europe

My favorite experience at CSU: CSU vs. CU football games

My favorite spot on campus: The Oval

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Scenery, active lifestyle, Horsetooth

Sonja Neergaard

Undergraduate Degree: Industrial Engineering

Sonja Neergaard

Undergraduate Degree: Biological Science

Graduation Year: 2009

Interests: Socializing and learning about people, cultures and new places

What I want to do with my business education: Own a dental practice.

3 things I want to do in my life: Travel the world, have a family, live an adventure

My favorite experience at CSU: Being an RA (Resident Assistant) and watching the freshmen grow into their adult selves and growing along with them

My favorite spot on campus: The Monfort Quad. Good for outdoor studying, naps and optimal people watching!

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Always something going on, beautiful scenery, active lifestyle

Daniel Olvera

Graduation Year: 2000

Undergraduate Degree: Business Logistics

Daniel Olvera

Undergraduate Degree: Industrial Engineering

Graduation Year: 2000

Interests: HR, Logistics, International Business

What I want to do with my business education: Work for an international company, providing the guide for outstanding results in it

3 things I want to do in my life: Make a difference, be a corporate leader, enjoy every experience

My favorite experience at CSU: Still looking for it

My favorite spot on campus: The lake

3 things I love about Fort Collins: I love the trees, little traffic, and the experience of being here

John Pomeroy

Graduation Year: 2001

Undergraduate Degree: Natural Resources Rec and Tourism

John Pomeroy

Undergraduate Degree: Business Logistics

Graduation Year: 2001

Interests: My family and all forms of outdoor recreation.

What I want to do with my business education: Business Analyst or IT Project Management

3 things I want to do in my life: Successful career, healthy family, lots of time recreating in Colorado!

My favorite experience at CSU: Riding my bike on campus in the fall

My favorite spot on campus: The Oval

3 things I love about Fort Collins: The proximity to the mountains, the Poudre River, and the family friendly community

Katie Risheill

Graduation Year: 2006

Katie Risheill

Undergraduate Degree: Natural Resources Rec and Tourism

Graduation Year: 2006

Interests: Camping, four wheeling, hunting, snowmobiling, cooking, sewing, puggles, and hanging out with Ashley

What I want to do with my business education: Find a management level position, hopefully within Fort Collins

3 things I want to do in my life: Have a family, travel to Europe, enjoy my career

My favorite experience at CSU: Rocky Mountain Showdown...every year!

My favorite spot on campus: Skellar

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Horsetooth, breweries, shopping

J. Scot Sanders

Undergraduate Degree: Marketing

Graduation Year: 2005

J. Scot Sanders

Undergraduate Degree: Marketing

Graduation Year: 2005

Interests: Outdoor sports, flyfishing and family

What I want to do with my business education: Provide encouragement for young, developing professionals. Long-term, I would like to become a business consultant and own my own consulting/marketing firm.

3 things I want to do in my life: Be a strong husband and father, always challenge myself professionally, and develop and grow in my faith

My favorite experience at CSU: Touring campus with my wife and daughter for the first time

My favorite spot on campus: Lory Student Center

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Friendly people, proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park, entrepreneurial spirit

Connor Smith

Undergraduate Degree: Sociology

Graduation Year: 2010

Undergraduate Degree: Construction Management

Connor Smith

Undergraduate Degree: Sociology

Graduation Year: 2010

Interests: Politics, sports, fishing, hunting

What I want to do with my business education: Work in an industry that positively impacts society

3 things I want to do in my life: Travel, work hard, play hard

My favorite experience at CSU: Beating CU at Folsom

My favorite spot on campus: A sold out Moby Arena

3 things I love about Fort Collins: The people, bike trails, nights in Old Town

Chris Sponheim

Graduation Year: 2006

Undergraduate Degree: Bachelors of Science

Chris Sponheim

Undergraduate Degree: Construction Management

Graduation Year: 2006

Interests: Hunting, hiking, watching football

What I want to do with my business education: I would like to get a job with the government.

3 things I want to do in my life: Retire, go moose hunting in Canda, bungee jump

My favorite experience at CSU: 4 years of undergrad

My favorite spot on campus: Oval

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Small town, mountains, Old Town

Lauren Taigen

Undergraduate Degree: Health and Exercise Science

Lauren Taigen

Undergraduate Degree: Bachelors of Science

Graduation Year: 2011

Interests: Sports, animals, family and good times

What I want to do with my business education: I'd ultimately like to end up in HR, hopefully as a manager.

3 things I want to do in my life: Achieve a masters, have a successful career, change a life

My favorite experience at CSU: First week as a freshman, hike to the "A"

My favorite spot on campus: The Oval hands down!

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Old Town, Horsetooth hikes, college kids everywhere!

Katrina Thompson

Graduation Year: 2010

Katrina Thompson

Undergraduate Degree: Health and Exercise Science

Graduation Year: 2010

Interests: My dog, sports, being outside

What I want to do with my business education: Health and Wellness Education promotion within companies and communities

3 things I want to do in my life: Make a difference in someone's life, climb 14ers in Colorado, live in another country

My favorite experience at CSU: Tailgating and football games with my friends

My favorite spot on campus: The Oval

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Bike lanes, Old Town, local restaurants

Meigui Wang

Undergraduate Degree: Economics

Undergraduate Degree: Sport Management

Meigui Wang

Undergraduate Degree: Economics

Graduation Year: 2011

Interests: Music (hip-hop, Jazz, Country, Christian), Sports (Martial Arts, running, dance)

What I want to do with my business education: Study sports business and management, build a club and teach

3 things I want to do in my life: Run a business by myself, adopt a kid, visit a poorer country and do volunteering work

My favorite spot on campus: Recreation center, Lory Student Center, Library

3 things I love about Fort Collins: Beautiful sky and mountains, nice people, good friends

Matt Warren

Undergraduate Degree: Restaurant and Resort Management

Matt Warren

Undergraduate Degree: Sport Management

Graduation Year: 2009

Interests: Sports, hiking, working out, watching movies, play video games

What I want to do with my business education: Be an athletic director at the collegiate level

3 things I want to do in my life: Travel around the world, make a difference in someone else's life (do charity work), start a family

My favorite experience at CSU: Football games

My favorite spot on campus: Old Town

3 things I love about Fort Collins: The many community activities (New West Fest, etc), the outdoor activities, all the breweries

Annie Weiner

Graduation Year: 2010