WOMEN'S INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS ENDOWMENT & RESOURCE

Success Stories

Anne McPherson ’06, illustrates the effectiveness of the event and WISER’s amazing potential as not just a fund, but a lifelong network. Anne described how Renee Edelman ‘77 has been her mentor ever since they met at last year’s WISER event. Anne subsequently completed a summer internship and accepted a full-time position at Renee’s public relations agency. She had great words to say about WISER’s role in developing this connection:

“Breaking into the corporate world following a liberal arts education can sometimes be very difficult and challenging, but Renee has been extremely helpful in aiding me throughout this transition. The WISER weekend was a great chance for women athletes to network with alums and see what opportunities are out there following graduation… I believe this weekend can help open up a lot of doors for young talented women who would otherwise not realize that certain opportunities exist.”

Anne’s words embody everything the WISER committee envisions.

In addition, Christine Alford ’07 met Lisa Brummel ’81, a connection that turned into a summer internship for Christine with Microsoft Australia. Microsoft was pleased and impressed with her contributions and will likely open up other internships as a result of this experience. These are just two of the many great stories evolving from WISER activities.

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