Sydney Nguyen is looking for an internship opportunity. Sydney attended Camp Enterprise while in high school. She is now a freshman Business Fellow at Elon University planning on majoring in Accounting and Economics. Sydney has previous experience in interning as a strategy analyst for a Minnesota-based company last March. She evaluated the company's LinkedIn engagement metrics against three key industry competitors and researched LinkedIn's algorithm. Sydney's previous work in leadership and advising fueled my desire to learn more about consulting. Other than academics, she enjoys running and learning languages! (Currently Chinese). If you would like to learn more about Sydney, you can check out her LinkedIn page. If you'd like to contact Sydney, send an email to Paul Nelson.
Justin is responsible for growth strategies at Stairway Partners, a boutique Institutional Investment firm based in Edina, MN. Justin also lectures on entrepreneurship, finance and strategy at Luther College. Before joining Stairway Partners, Justin was Chief Operating Officer of a Minnespolis consumer products company where he led finance, operations, and commercial growth, building the business through organic growth and acquisition before its sale. Earlier in his career, Justin held operating and strategy roles in healthcare and consulting. Justin has over 20 years of operating and transaction experience as a founder, owner and senior executive, holds a BA from the Evergreen State College, and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Justin's grandfather, Lee Heutmaker, was a longtime Rotarian and active member of the Edina and Twin Cities community. He drew energy from the people around him and from giving back through civic organizations like Rotary. Lee often spoke warmly of his years in the club, and he cherished both the work and the friendships he made there. Justin is drawn to Rotary's commitment to service and to the way the organization pairs local involvement with global stewardship. Joining would give him a meaningful connection to his community and a way to carry forward his grandfather's legacy.
Justin's sponsor is Eli Johnson.
For information about Rotary membership, contact Nate Park.
Stephanie Schmidt is newly retired and is excited to include Rotary service in her life. Stephanie spent her career in technology, digital transformation led her using Agile project management as a guide. Throughout her career, Stephanie has been trusted to lead organizations' most complex, high-visibility technology initiatives. She has partnered with executive leadership to transform strategy into execution, bringing structure to ambiguous situations and delivering business-critical programs with minimal oversight. Her key experiences include enterprise AI initiatives, digital transformation, Workday implementations, cloud migrations, M&A integrations, Agile transformation, and PMO leadership. She is a skilled collaborator.
Stephanie's classification is Community Volunteer. Her sponsor is Michael Birdman.
Ben Swanson was inducted into Edina Morningside Rotary on Tuesday, September 29th. Ben is a Manager on the Advisory team with Abdo, working out of the Edina office. Ben works with businesses and their owners to solve problems that may arise around staffing changes in the finance department by providing outsourced accounting and controllership services. Ben has working knowledge in QuickBooks, can assist with financial statement preparation and putting together report packages.
Ben's classification is Business Finance Solutions. His sponsor is Brandon Vitale.
For information about Rotary membership, contact EMRC Membership Director Nathon Park.
Rotarians, please see the note below. Sydney, a Camp Enterprise alum, reached out to Paul Nelson recently. She is an outgoing college student who is seeking internship opportunities. Please feel free to reach out directly, or contact Paul for additional information. Email: snguyen7@elon.edu
Hi Paul,
Thank you for our call earlier! It guided me on what I should do this year and gave me some insight on your journey through business. Here is my resume and introduction paragraph that might help for your emails. I appreciate your help.
Hi, my name is Sydney Nguyen. I am a freshman Business Fellow at Elon University planning on majoring in Accounting and Economics. I have previous experience in interning as a strategy analyst for a Minnesota-based company last March. I evaluated the company's LinkedIn engagement metrics against three key industry competitors and researched LinkedIn's algorithm. My previous work in leadership and advising fueled my desire to learn more about consulting. Other than academics, I enjoy running and learning languages! (Currently Chinese). If you would like to learn more about me, you can check out my LinkedIn or resume. I would love to get to know your journey and consulting from your perspectives! Thank you for your consideration.
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