Christina Bruff ?04

    Christina (Wright) Bruff

    Class Year: ’04

    Majors: Economics, International Political Economy

    Current Hometown: Cheverly, MD

    Job: 

    Cooperation and Development Counselor, U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States

    “I’ve loved that I’ve had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of issues and become a collector of experiences.”

    Troy Durie ?18

    Troy Durie

    Class Year: ’18

    Majors: Economics

    Current Hometown: Washington D.C.

    Job: 

    Research Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers

    “Carthage sharpened my questioning and critical-thinking skills to understand the story the data and prior research tells, and how to effectively communicate these ideas.”

    Jared Fryksdale ?10

    Jared Fryksdale

    Class Year: ’10

    Majors: International Political Economy and Economics

    Current Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

    Job: 

    Vice president at Cresco Labs

    “The things I have enjoyed most in my career is the opportunity to learn multiple functions within human resources and how those function impact people and business results.”

    Nathan Giebel ?12

    Nathan Giebel

    Class Year: ’12

    Majors: Economics and Finance

    Current Hometown: Chicago, Ill.

    Job: 

    Associate Vice President, Satori Energy

    “I’ve had a diverse career within Satori Energy, and I feel that Carthage’s liberal arts curriculum positioned me to have a very broad skill set that is useful in many different areas.”

    Amanda Imes ?09

    Amanda Imes

    Class Year: ’09

    Majors: International Political Economy and Economics

    Current Hometown: Duluth, Minnesota

    Job: 

    Economist at Minnesota Management and Budget, Co-owner of Boreal Bliss Yoga Retreats

    “There is nothing I love more than working through a vast dataset by creating code with the support of colleagues.”

    Katie Niemeyer ?13

    Katie Niemeyer

    Class Year: ’13

    Majors: International Political Economy and Economics

    Current Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota

    Job: 

    Manager, Program Design and Implementation at Land O’Lakes International Development

    “The most enjoyable and challenging aspect of my work is the constant learning and adaptation that needs to take place, whether I’m in the home office or in the field.”

    Nasreen Pournik ?18

    Nasreen Pournik

    Class Year: ’18

    Majors: Economics

    Current Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin

    Job: 

    Business Development Professional at Strand Associates, Inc. 

    “I enjoy the variety of tasks that come my way. I also enjoy working at our headquarters because I get to meet many people and help funnel information to all of our offices.”

    Katherine Schlinder

    Katherine Schlinder

    Class Year: ’15

    Majors: International Political Economy, Spanish, Economics

    Current Hometown: Geneva, Switzerland

    Job: 

    Consultant at International Trade Centre in Geneva, Switzerland

    “My combination of international political economy, economics, and Spanish gave me the necessary quantitative and qualitative skills to further grow and expand my experiences through my academic and consulting projects in my current graduate program.

    Allison Von Borstel

    Allison Von Borstel

    Class Year: ’15

    Majors: Economics, International Political Economy

    Current Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

    Job: 

    Senior Economic Modeler at Nielsen

    “I’ve loved being able to work in different sectors and using the tools I learned at Carthage to solve problems at work.”

    Tim Wegener ?93

    Tim Wegener

    Class Year: ’93

    Majors: Economics and International Business

    Current Hometown: Addison, Texas

    Job: 

    Co-Founder of Caruth Capital Partners, LLC

    “The best part of my career has been meeting and working with smart people and doing a variety of different jobs/roles. No two days are ever the same, and it’s never boring.”