Join a panel of LSA Transfer Alumni to learn how they leveraged their transfer student experience to become leaders in their career fields. Each night will feature four alumni working in a variety of careers. The program will begin with a panel discussion where the alumni will discuss their paths, what they learned from being a transfer student, and how the skills they developed as transfer students and LSA grads helped them get to where they are today. We will then break into breakout rooms where you will network with the alumni more informally.

In addition to learning about the alums specific fields, you will learn how to present yourself professionally as a transfer student and the transferable skills you can apply in a variety of fields.

Registration is required. To register please go to https://myumi.ch/E3095. You will receive the Zoom details after registering.

Come learn more from the following alumni.

Kayla Musil graduated in 2019 with a B.A. in Economics and Environmental Studies (PitE) after transferring from Grand Rapids Community College. She works as an Energy Team Coordinator with E3M Solutions, a Grand Rapids business that specializes in Energy: Efficiency, Engineering, and Management. As a student, she was a peer mentor with Transfer Connections, a member of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, went to the Biological Station in Pellston, MI for 4 weeks, took summer classes, and participated in UROP. Her passions still revolve around sustainability and helping transfer students.

April Shin graduated in 2016 with a B.A. in International Studies and earned a M.S in Information Science from U-M’s School of Information in 2020. She currently works as a Product Designer at Microsoft where she works to deliver the best user experience for Outlook users and to create innovative solutions to the online meeting experience.

Jocelyn Sontag graduated in 1992 with a B.A. in Political Science.Jocelyn is an attorney but now focusing her efforts as a travel advisor with Valerie Wilson Travel, Inc. and with not-or-profit organizations in her community. Specifically, Jocelyn is a founding Board Member of Backyard Sports Cares, a local organization that provides sports programing to underserved and special needs children in Westchester County, NY. Jocelyn transferred from American University in the Winter Term 1990. Jocelyn attended Fordham University School of Law immediately after graduation.

Erin Meter graduated from the University of Michigan in 2007 with a BA in Sociology after transferring from Oakland University. After attending Michigan, she received her MPP at the George Washington University, following which she began working at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

In her current role at HHS, Erin serves as the Director of the Financial and Human Capital Division in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). In this role, Erin leads a team that is responsible for ONC’s human capital function, which includes leading ONC's employee development, labor/employee relations, performance management, and staffing and recruitment for approx. 170 staff. In addition, Erin leads the formulation and execution of ONC’s $60 million appropriation and $10 million in reimbursable funds.

Sydney Foy graduated in 2019 with a B.A. in Communication Studies and Political Science. While at Michigan she participated in UROP, She's the First, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa and a Panhellenic sorority. She currently works as a Marketing Operations Associate at Numerator, a market research company in Chicago. She previously worked in communications and marketing roles at technology companies and in government. She currently is on the board for the Michigan Alumni Group of Chicago and is an Alumni Student Recruiter.