This month, we celebrated the graduation of some of our fellow YC&E team members! We are bursting with pride for them as they achieve this significant milestone, and we wholeheartedly extend our wishes for their continued success at YC&E and in their future endeavors. Check out further details about their degrees and future plans below.
Celebrating YC&E’s graduates
Kelly Vailette
Program Manager at Yale Conferences & Events
Degree: Master of Science in Management and Organizational Leadership
School: Albertus Magnus College, graduated with honors
Emily Ganon
Marketing Program Assistant at Yale Conferences & Events
Major: Marketing
School: Central Connecticut State University
Dream Career: Marketing for a major concert venue
Emily is looking forward to making connections with incoming summer staff and seeing everyone’s hard work on the summer programs pay off during her summer with YC&E.
Jackson Chamberlain
Program Assistant at Yale Conferences & Events
Major: Hospitality and Tourism Management with a Concentration in Hotel and Resort Management
Minor: History
School: University of New Haven
Dream Career: Working at a resort or hotel
Jackson is looking forward to working on a team with the other Program Assistants and meeting all the new people coming in to host their events on campus during his summer with YC&E.
Avery Stone
Program Assistant at Yale Conferences & Events
Major: Public Relations
Minor: Sociology
School: Quinnipiac University
Dream Career: Event coordinator at Disney parks
Avery is looking forward to spending quality time with the amazing people she has met here during her summer with YC&E.
Natalia King
Program Assistant at Yale Conferences & Events
Major: Business Management
Minor: Event Management
School: Southern Connecticut State University
Dream Career: Working as an event planner for Vogue magazine and get to be a part of the team that coordinates the Met Gala one day
Natalia is looking forward to gaining more experience in the event managing field as well as learning from her superiors. Natalia is super excited to build bonds with the summer staff and become a better manager overall during her summer with YC&E.
Maddie Ceci
Program Assistant at Yale Conferences & Events
Major: Marketing
Minor: Sociology
School: Central Connecticut State University
Dream Career: Something that will keep her busy and happy! Ultimately, Maddie hopes to work in NYC or LA coordinating anything that has to do with social media or events in the entertainment industry (streaming services, TV broadcasting etc.)
Maddie looks forward to experiencing events on a professional level while strengthening my leadership skills and working with the other PA’s during her summer with YC&E.
Marvin Medina
Program Assistant at Yale Conferences & Events
Major: Marketing & Management Information Systems
School: Central Connecticut State University
Dream Career: Marketing Manager
Marvin looks forward to the connections to be made and the many new people to meet during his summer with YC&E.
Presley Hill
Summer Assistant Office Manager at Yale Conferences & Events
Major: Psychology with a concentration in Forensic Psychology
School: University of New Haven
Victoria Cagley
Hospitality Coordinator at Yale Conferences & Events
Degree: Masters in Public Relations
School: Quinnipiac University
Aliveya Gebhardt
Hospitality Coordinator at Yale Conferences & Events
Major: Accounting & Business Management
School: Albertus Magnus College
