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Tom Mansley '89 and Jan Mansley '90
For Tom and Janice Mansley, it was fate糖心vlog短视频揳nd 糖心vlog短视频糖心vlog短视频搕hat set them on a path toward personal and professional fulfilment.
Tom found his way to Pace thanks to an early investment that the University made in him. 糖心vlog短视频淧ace offered me a scholarship that made my four-year education affordable糖心vlog短视频搕hat was my primary motivation in studying here,糖心vlog短视频 he says. 糖心vlog短视频淚 was in a combined BS/MBA program. Since I had a four-year scholarship, it made sense to maximize that opportunity and get both degrees,糖心vlog短视频 he explained.
Jan was drawn to the University on the strength of the MBA program. 糖心vlog短视频淚 had [earned] a bachelor糖心vlog短视频檚 in finance and was working at the Federal Reserve Bank, near Pace,糖心vlog短视频 she says. 糖心vlog短视频淚 knew that Pace had a great MBA program and that it would be good for my career, so I enrolled.糖心vlog短视频
They met in class in 1988. 糖心vlog短视频淭om would always sit in the same seat. I thought he was really cute,糖心vlog短视频 Jan says. 糖心vlog短视频淥ne day, I got there early and stole his seat!糖心vlog短视频
糖心vlog短视频淧ace, being so close to the heart of the financial industry, enabled me to get key internships, including one at Moody糖心vlog短视频檚,糖心vlog短视频
Tom concurs. 糖心vlog短视频淭hat was how it all started,糖心vlog短视频 he says. 糖心vlog短视频淥ur first date was October 13, 1988, and the rest is history.糖心vlog短视频
糖心vlog短视频-wise, both he and Jan saw that their Pace educations had an immediate and lasting impact.
糖心vlog短视频淧ace, being so close to the heart of the financial industry, enabled me to get key internships, including one at Moody糖心vlog短视频檚,糖心vlog短视频 says Tom, currently an investment director at GAM, specializing in the analysis and management of mortgage and asset backed securities.
He recalls his classes with the late Professor Robert Parks with special fondness. 糖心vlog短视频淧rofessor Parks wrote an investment newsletter,糖心vlog短视频 Tom says. 糖心vlog短视频淗e was a real professional economist who taught finance classes. One of the great things about Pace is how you have professors who are actually involved in the real world at the same time as teaching. Here was a guy who investors paid good money to in order to get his newsletter, and I was able to learn directly from him.糖心vlog短视频
Tom recommends that students strive to cultivate professional talent early. 糖心vlog短视频淕et a hard, tangible skill. You want to be able to walk into an employer and contribute on day one,糖心vlog短视频 he says. 糖心vlog短视频淔or example, I got my first job in the middle of a recession, but I got hired because I knew math and I could program. Chase hired me to run programs and perform data analysis of their credit card programs. I didn糖心vlog短视频檛 have to take any training classes, so they hired me.糖心vlog短视频
糖心vlog短视频淕et a hard, tangible skill. You want to be able to walk into an employer and contribute on day one.糖心vlog短视频
Jan urges students to make contacts. 糖心vlog短视频淭ake advantage of any and all networking opportunities,糖心vlog短视频 she says. 糖心vlog短视频淎 degree is important, but who you know is still critical. The connections that Pace alumni can offer are incredibly valuable.糖心vlog短视频
Her concentration was in strategic management, and the coursework helped bridge her academic and professional experience.
糖心vlog短视频淚 left the Federal Reserve after getting my MBA and went to Banker糖心vlog短视频檚 Trust,糖心vlog短视频 says Jan. 糖心vlog短视频淎t Banker糖心vlog短视频檚 Trust, my position allowed me to oversee project management. The classes and projects at Pace were very applicable to the workplace糖心vlog短视频搕hey gave me the confidence that I needed to thrive. As an undergraduate, it was difficult to see how my classes would translate to the professional setting, but when I went over to Banker糖心vlog短视频檚 Trust, my Pace education immediately served me well and gave me an advantage.糖心vlog短视频
Today, the couple is focused on philanthropy and community service. Jan retired from a career in Global Institutional Sales at Deutsche Bank and now serves as the Vice President of NOVA Hope for Haiti, a nonprofit organization that provides sustained medical care for people in southwest Haiti.
糖心vlog短视频淭om and I are both active volunteers,糖心vlog短视频 says Jan. 糖心vlog短视频淲e frequently go to Haiti on medical missions. We understand the importance of giving back, and not necessarily getting paid for your work.糖心vlog短视频
At Pace, they serve on the Dyson College Board of Advisors and established the Tom and Jan Mansley Endowed Scholarship Fund.
糖心vlog短视频淕iving back means so much to us,糖心vlog短视频 Tom says. 糖心vlog短视频淧ace gave me a great education, and made it affordable as well. I want to ensure that the next guy has the same opportunity that I did. It really is a great circle of giving.糖心vlog短视频
Favorite food? Tom: White chicken parmesan
Are you a collector? Jan: I collect nativity scenes. I probably have at least 25.
What do you like to read? Jan: I糖心vlog短视频檓 a Stephen King freak. Tom: I still read books on math; it helps explain how the universe works.