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November 2009 Alumni E-News: Govies Come Together in the Big Apple, Philadelphia and Baltimore, Share Stories of Life Since GSSM
November 3, 2009
GSSM Foundation Executive Director Kim Bowman catches up with John Hands '91 and Howard Townsend '90 over dinner at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel.
New York Alumni dine on the Lower East Side at Italian Restaurant Inoteca. From left: Sarah Funderburk '00, Bailes Brown '03, Punit Seth '02, Chelsea Reighard '04, Olga Lepigina '04, Jason McKellar '96 and his wife Jennifer, Mary Ellen Player '00.
Is it time for a Reconnect event near you? We need your help planning a regional dinner in your area. If you're interested, please call (803)252-9152 or e-mail kim@scgssm.org.
Has it Been 5, 10, 15 or 20 Years Already?
The GSSM Alumni Association is seeking Govies from the 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005 graduating classes to help plan the 5, 10, 15 and 20-year class reunion, tentatively scheduled for June 2010. If you're interested e-mail Ben Pleune at ben.pleune@alston.com, or e-mail Mary Ellen Player at merpie@gmail.com.
Class of '99 Planning 10-Year Reunion
Save the Date! GSSM Class of '99 Reunion on Saturday, Dec. 26 at Jillian's in Columbia, SC. We would also like to invite all the professors and staff and our juniors (Class of '00) and seniors (Class of '98)! Invitations and details to be sent soon. For questions, please contact Denise Strickland at denisestrickland42@gmail.com.
This Month's Meet a GSSM Young Leader
Ali Currier '04
Tax Accountant, Elliott Davis, Charlotte, NC
Education:
Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance, University of South Carolina (2004)
Master's degree, Accounting, University of South Carolina (2009)
Career Highlights:
After graduating from the University of South Carolina with degrees in accounting and finance, Currier successfully completed internships at financial planning and accounting agencies Raymond James and Associates in Greenville and Clark Brady and Associates in Columbia where she became proficient in a number of skills including compiling and analyzing data to track financial plans' return rates and preparing state and federal tax returns. In 2009 Currier graduated from the prestigious Darla Moore School of Business with her Masters of Accountancy degree after having completed a summer internship at Elliott Davis LLC in Charlotte. She has recently begun a promising career as a tax accountant at Elliott Davis.
We're always looking to share the wonderful accomplishments of GSSM alumni. If you're interested in being featured in "GSSM Young Leaders" please e-mail Devon Copeland at devon@scgssm.org.
