Josephine Baah ’01, ’11 MBA, founder of Blissful Royal Creations, was featured as one of the best wedding planners in Connecticut by Best Things Connecticut.
2010s
Morgan Tuck ’16
Denise Whitford ’17 MBA
Denise Whitford ’17 MBA has been named the State Star for 2022 by the Connecticut Small Business Development Center. With more than two decades of experience in bank operations, lending, sales, and service management, Whitford shares her knowledge and extensive business acumen to help her clients build the best chance of enduring growth and profitability.
Christopher Newell ’14
Arda Zuber ’14 MS, ’22 Ph.D.
Arda Zuber ’14 MS, ’22 Ph.D., Operation and Information Management doctoral student, has successfully defended his dissertation titled, “Applications of Inferential and Prescriptive Analytics in Information and Operations Management”. Zuber has accepted a position as an applied science manager with Uber.
Asif Mahammad Syed ’11 MBA
Asif Mahammad Syed ’11 MBA, vice president, Data Strategy at HSB, a Munich Re Company, has joined CDO Magazine’s Global Editorial Board. The editorial board shares expert opinions and innovations in data and analytics, through editorials, content development, as well as speaking engagements, interviews, and research.
Daria Zagorska Luczkowski ’10, ’13 MBA
Daria Zagorska Luczkowski ’10, ’13 MBA, who emigrated to the U.S. from Poland with her mother in 1999, has always shared a passion for creativity with her mother, Ewa. The mother-daughter duo recently founded Mia Bella Box, an online gifting solution for individuals and companies. The business is named for Luczkowski’s 7-year-old daughter, Mia.
Constantine J. Alleyne ’17 EMBA
Constantine J. Alleyne ’17 EMBA has been named one of the Top 100 Women Leaders of Connecticut for 2022 by Women We Admire. Ms. Alleyne is the Founder and President of the Civilian Corrections Academy, founded in 2018. The Academy offers consultancy, pre-boarding and in-service training, mentoring, and career planning services.
Jessica J. Hitt ‘13 MBA
Jessica J. Hitt ‘13 MBA has been recognized as a recipient of the Denver Business Journal’s 40 under 40 award. Ms. Hitt is the vice president of human resources at TIAA. She began her career at the Royal Palm Beach Super Target as a member of the leadership team.
Elizabeth J. Mattern ‘08, ‘14 MBA
Elizabeth J. Mattern ‘08, ‘14 MBA has been named one of the Top 100 Women Leaders in Connecticut for 2022 by Women We Admire. Ms. Mattern is a Regional Vice President for Equitable, one of America’s leading financial services companies.She began her career at the UConn Foundation.