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11:00 am Check-In

1 floor LNCO Lobby

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11:15 am Alumni Panel

Mikey Collard |  Senior Vice President, Method Communications

• Mikey Collard is an award-winning public relations specialist with experience across a variety of verticals. 
  Currently working with predominantly tech-based clients at Method Communications, he has worked 
  with the likes of Meta, Samsung, Xbox, TD Ameritrade, Deel, Guild, SurveyMonkey, Credit Karma and 
  Affirm, just to name a few.
  Prior to joining Method Communications in October 2013, he was an account executive at leading 
  entertainment agency Rogers & Cowan (now R&CPMK), working with clients such as the GRAMMY 
  Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, the Daytime Emmy Awards, Logo TV, Kaskade, Skylar Grey and Paris 
  Hilton. He earned a master’s degree in strategic public relations from the University of Southern 
  California, and a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from the University of Utah.

Sancha Dalton | Grants Specialist, Utah Food Bank

• Sancha Dalton is a professional fundraiser and grants specialist with the Utah Food Bank. She uses her 
  education in Writing and Rhetoric to captivate her audience and fund nonprofit grant proposals. She 
  specializes in Grant Management, using rhetoric to convey complex subject matter in plain language, a 
  much-needed skill in nonprofit and business writing. Her educational background at the University of 
  Utah has paved the way for her to pursue a master’s in business administration post-graduation.

Dave Henriksen | Head of Value Based Care, Notable Health 

• Dave is currently the Head of Value Based Care at Notable Health where their company takes AI agents to 
  drive pre-built and customizable workflows with their AI platform. They work to eliminate administrative 
  burdens, reduce operational costs, improve patient engagement, and supercharge your team's 
  productivity. Prior to his time at Notable Dave was a Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at 
  Intermountain Health in Salt Lake in their population health departments. He was also a Regional 
  Operations Officer in the Intermountain Medical Group overseeing clinics like the Salt Lake, Avenues, 
  Memorial and Bountiful Clinics. Dave also worked at Kaiser Permanente in Portland Oregon before he 
  joined Intermountain. Dave received a BA in History at the University of Utah and has a Masters in 
  Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota.

Cameron Vakilian | Moderator,  Associate Director of Internships and Career Success

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11:45- 12:30 Lunch + College Information session

Karen Marsh Schaeffer | Director of Student Success and Engagement

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12:35 pm -1:20 Faculty Presentation

Linguistics as a Window into Human Cognition | Dr. Aniello De Santo, Linguistics

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1:25 pm -2:10 pm Faculty Presentation 

History of Women in STEM | Dr. Rachel Mason Dentinger, History

• Women have found ways to be a part of science, technology, and medicine throughout human history, even if their 
  presence has often been forgotten or erased. In this session we’ll discuss a handful examples of women’s entry 
  into STEM fields across time.

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2:15 pm -3:00 pmFaculty Presentation 

Rhetorical Animals | Dr. Kendall Gerdes, Writing and Rhetoric Studies

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