Alumni Notes
Traci Kelley (’03, logistics) is the chief marketing officer for Auburn University Credit Union. “In my current position, I am responsi- ble for all marketing aspects for AUCU. I create and implement strategies to increase membership and promote our products and services. To accomplish this, I use a mix of various media channels, with the main one being digital.” Experience in selling radio, print, and digital media gives her a broad understanding of where to spend the budget to maximize reach and frequency. “Previously, I was the VP of account management at Infusion Marketing Group, which specializes in creating custom- ized marketing strategies for banks and credit unions.” Kevin Koons (’06, accounting, ’07, MAcc) finished his tenure at Pricewaterhouse- Coopers in Atlanta and joined QTS Data Centers as the vice president of global tax. Kevin and his wife, Caroline, are parents to two energetic boys aged 7 and 5, and they are expecting a baby girl in fall 2022. Auburn fostered Koons’ interest in accounting and real estate. While at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Koons worked in the international tax and asset wealth management groups. This experience led to his interest in real estate investment trusts and eventually his new position at QTS Data Centers where he manages the tax depart- ment for the entire company, which includes tax reporting, credits and incentives, and tax structuring as the company continues to expand domestically and internationally. Bradley Lehmann (’07, finance) is a stay-at- home dad and started a watercolor painting business. He taught himself watercolor and does commission work. Ashley Ondresky (’01, information systems management) was recently promoted to director of customer collaboration and order to cash at Kimberly-Clark; she is celebrat- ing 21 years with the company in June. As a global digital capability lead, her scope
includes market to order, sales execution, strategic pricing, order fulfillment, customer collaboration and the integration between commercial applications. She is leading a global business transformation for these areas. Matthew Stisher (’07, logistics) was recently hired as a senior maintainability engineer with Boeing. “I am the logistics support analysis team lead for a major defense program, Boeing’s ground-based mid-course defense (GMD) program. My team is the intersec- tion between engineering development and operations.” He was acting in this role as a subcontractor until Boeing hired him directly to take it over. 2010s Olivia Laing Bazor (’17, human resources management) recently left Fidelity National Financial as in-house counsel to be general counsel of Caplin Family Venture Capital and Private Equity Fund. Nathan Blasingame (’13, MBA) is an area director for Ingersoll Rand, which provides and services critical machinery for industrial and life-science applications. Joining the company in 2005, he currently operates a business segment across the Atlantic seaboard. Blasingame resides in Davidson, North Carolina, and is married with a 4-year-old son. “Since earning my MBA at AU, I have had roles of increasing responsibility including leading an aftermarket services organiza- tion, a marketing department, global prod- uct management leadership, and currently general management leadership over a large region. My undergrad degree is a B.S. in mechanical engineering from AU, which armed me with a strong technical base. However, my career has really taken off since earning my Harbert MBA.”
Whitney Bolger (’10, management) has taken a new role as business commu- nications manager for sustainability after six years with Dow at its manufacturing sites. Now he is the company’s packaging and specialty plastics business in North America. “In this new role, I manage how we tell our sustainability story. I am work- ing on finding new and unique ways to reach our audience to share our collaborations stories with customers and brands as we move toward a circular economy. “Sometimes I wonder how, as a business management major, I ended up in commu- nications. But the answer really is pretty clear; I had a high level of education at Harbert College that prepared me to be the bridge between the marketers and our audi- ences to help bring their priorities to life.” Meredith Cadwell (’10, accounting, ’16, MAcc) was “recently promoted to account- ing manager of the global accounting team at Yahoo! I have been at Yahoo for five years now, working on the global P&L accounting team. I lead a team of accountants to ensure that our financial statements are prepared accurately and on time, provide general business support, ensure SOX compliance and participate in internal and external audits for operating expenses. With every step of my career, I always contemplate how I can make Auburn proud.” She also writes that in March, we were “matched with our second baby — a girl — whom we hope to bring home from South Korea in early fall.” Kelly Cash (’14, accounting, ’14, MAcc) is an associate in the global industrials group in the investment banking division at Goldman Sachs. She was also recently selected to be a part of the investment banking junior banker advisory council at Goldman, a group of the top 40 junior bankers globally. “Our purpose is to help drive junior banker initiatives across the firm.” She began her career at the firm in the credit risk department. She was offered a position at Goldman through an
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