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2010
Samantha Hiller (A) moved to Washington D.C. in January of 2016 after graduating from the University of Southern California. Originally intending to only spend three months in D.C., she has moved from internships with the U.S. Department of State, U.S. House of Representatives–Office of Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), to the U.S. Senate within the year, where she is now Senator John McCain’s Deputy Press Secretary. As much as she loves California and misses her family, Washington D.C. continues to open doors and teach invaluable lessons that are grounds for a stimulating career and future.
Marie Trudelle (B) brought her students from the California School for the Blind to compete in the second annual track meet at the Priory. Marie teamed up with the Priory track and field coaches and team to make the event a memorable occasion.
Jonathan Yam (C) came by the Priory for a visit. He recently graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in MSc in Marketing and Business Analysis. The thing he loved about going overseas for his post-graduate studies was being able to meet people from around the world and experience new cultures. The program helped him land a job in New York City, where he will be working as a Marketing Analyst Associate for a marketing consultancy.
2011
After graduating from Priory, Alix Traeger went on to study Health and Human Sciences at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Emphasizing nutrition in her studies coupled with her passion for food and cooking, she started food blogging through college and moved to Stockholm, Sweden after graduation. While she moved there as an Au Pair, she continued blogging and soon after started working as a Food Stylist for the largest newspaper in Sweden. After a year in cold and dark Scandanavia, she scored an internship with BuzzFeed Tasty in Hollywood. After a quick move she jumped straight into full-time work life, and found her passion and knowledge of food and cooking made up for her lack of film and editing experience. She finished her internship in December and was promoted to Video Fellow, focusing on producing as many viral food videos as she can! She’s always grateful to Priory for fostering her love of adventure and creativity in the seven years she was here.
2012
Max Barnes (A) was accepted into a program at the Stanford d.school. This University Innovation Fellowship, of Stanford’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) was created as part of the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation, a five-year National Science Foundation grant. Max majored in finance at Menlo College and was nominated to apply and interview. Max also started an entrepreneurship club at Menlo, the Pioneer Club, where he is connecting student-entrepreneurs with mentors, developing professional business skills and hosting bi-monthly dinners or lunches with their mentors to develop ongoing relationships. In addition to managing the Pioneer Club, he’s had two paid internships, one at GSV Asset Management, a venture capital firm, and the other at Brand Capital, a private equity firm. He annually volunteers for the Help One Child Foundation as a senior camp counselor for the Signs of Hope Camp for at-risk kids and foster children, and frequently volunteers for Safe@Home & Rebuilding Together in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Doug Galdamez (B) made a special trip to Priory to help with a video project for the school gala. Doug just graduated from San Diego State with a degree in finance.
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