The Rackham Development and Alumni Relations team would like to extend an invitation to Rackham graduate students to join our alumna, Diana Troik, for coffee and snacks (at no cost to you) and casual conversation.If you are interested in attending this career chat, please register here. This chat will have a limit of five students, so for consideration please RSVP by September 28. If you have any questions please email Miriam Rubio at rmiriam@umich.edu. You will receive an email prior to the event with details and more information.Diana Troik's bio:When Diana Troik finished her doctorate in history at Michigan in 1972, the job market had disappeared.With a doctoral degree in her pocket, Diana realized she had many cross-over skills. She took a position as a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) in accounting and finance. Her experience at UCLA ultimately led to a job at Loyola Marymount University as an assistant professor of accounting and later as associate professor she also taught in the MBA program.
Eventually she linked her two fields by doing research in accounting history, starting that process at a time when accountants were realizing that accounting had a past. She remained in that role for over a decade and in the meantime, with a partner, started a small consulting firm on the side. At her management consulting firm she focused her efforts on strategic planning, organizational assessment, executive coaching, and the administration of her own firm, retiring in 2009. It was demanding but very fascinating work, she says.
In her retirement, Diana remains in pursuit of scholarly achievement. She takes courses at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at California State University Channel Islands. She also uses her consulting skills to help develop the Osher Institute by serving on the steering committee of that organization.