Bea Field Alumni Podcast

Miguel Solis is a cybersecurity consultant and web application ethical hacker with over eight years of experience helping companies uncover and fix security vulnerabilities. His work focuses on both technical threats and human factors, especially the psychology behind social engineering attacks. Miguel regularly advises organizations on how to build stronger security cultures through education, aw...

Jessica is the Founder & CEO of The Partnership Lab, where she helps public, private, development, and philanthropic actors design and deliver cross-sector partnerships for health and business impact. With over more than a decade working at the intersection of global health and the private sector, Jessica has advised companies, multilaterals, and foundations on partnership strategy, stakeholde...

Originally from Long Island, David Cariello came to New Orleans in 1999 to attend Tulane University. After graduating in 2003, he became the third owner of Campus Connection, continuing the 40+ year tradition of serving the Tulane community. David currently resides in Old Metairie with his wife, Erin, and two children, Dylan and Blaire.

Christoph Krey is an Executive Director at JPMorganChase in Boston and New York City, where he leads Global Client Service & Solutions for Global Asset Managers within the firm’s Securities Services division. With two decades of experience in financial services, Christoph specializes in managing complex, cross-functional relationships with the world’s largest asset managers. His work focuses o...

Alexis Madormo is a 2017 Tulane graduate based in New Orleans and a graduate alumna of UT Austin. After working at Tulane in Case Management & Victim Support Services, she made a career pivot that led her to managing a vintage furniture warehouse and later to her current role as an interior design assistant. She recently launched her own business - or as she likes to call it, “wizness” (woman-...

We got to speak with Chelsea Cipriano and learn all about her impressive work within the public health field, as well as her time on campus at Tulane. From the halls of Wall dorm to the halls of government—Chelsea’s journey is one for the books.

Learn about Jennifer's years arranging music for Green Envy, her prolific career as a physician, and the semester she took so many classes that she had to pull a weekly scheduled all-nighter!

Originally from Birmingham, AL, Cat moved to New Orleans after graduating from Auburn University in 2017 with a degree in Art History. She began her career at Tulane as a Program Coordinator in the Office of Constituency Programs and now serves as Associate Director of Programmatic Initiatives in the Office of Alumni Relations. In this role, she leads the planning and execution of major alumni eve...

Alison Midollo holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Tulane University and is a Registered Yoga Teacher, Holistic Health Coach, and Reiki Practitioner who guides her students and clients to restore the mind and body back into balance and peace so that they can transform physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Her philosophy is rooted in slowing down and self-care. Through her own...

Sophie Bryant is a New York native who graduated Tulane undergrad in 2017 with a double major in psychology and public health. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and played saxophone in a jazz combo on campus. Sophie absolutely fell in love with New Orleans during her time here and has since moved here with her sister and parents to continue to enjoy everything New Orleans has to offer. Sophie...

Becca is a social media strategist, a proud Tulane alum, and someone who somehow turned scrolling into a career. Outside of work, you can find her hanging out with friends (and their dogs), drinking the crispest Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand has to offer, and convincing herself that screen time doesn’t count if it’s a rewatch of The Eras Tour Film.

Nicole Taffaro Bush is the Senior Director of Alumni Career & Professional Development within the Office of Alumni Relations at Tulane University. She has over twenty years of experience as a career consultant. Nicole has earned a variety of coaching certifications – most recently, Certified Executive Coach – ICF Level 2 and Certified Leadership & Resilience Coach. Prior to creating and de...

Jered Bocage is a native New Orleanian with four degrees from Tulane! He first graduated in 2000 from Tulane College and has gone on to earn three master’s degrees, one each from the Graduate School, A. B. Freeman School of Business, and the School of Professional Advancement. Before beginning his career at Tulane, he was a teacher in New Orleans public schools as part of Teach for America. He ret...

Originally from Baltimore, MD, Peter Young came to Tulane in 2003 and moved into the moved to the penthouse floor of Monroe Hall. He graduated from Tulane College with a Bachelor’s degree in political science and then began working at Tulane in 2009. He also earned master’s degrees from the School of Continuing Studies (now the School of Professional Advancement), and the A. B. Freeman School of B...

Originally from New York, Nina found her place when she visited New Orleans for the first time in 2013. Tulane was the first college she got into, and despite the fact that she waited to hear from other colleges, she knew in her heart that New Orleans was the place for her from the second she landed at MSY and saw the giant Louis Armstrong statue - a staple of the old MSY airport. Nina graduated f...

Welcome to the Bea Field Alumni Podcast where we tell Tulane stories through the voices of our alumni.