ALUMNI Connection
Happy Fourth of July!
The Office of Alumni Relations and Annual Fund would like to wish you a happy and safe upcoming 4th of July.
NSU Welcomes Rebecca D'Amico as Director of Alumni Relations
Rebecca D’Amico, M.P.A. joined the NSU Alumni Relations team this month and comes to us from Leadership Broward Foundation where she served as the Director of Leadership Programs. Rebecca has more than 15 years’ experience in program development, fundraising, and event management in the nonprofit sector.  In her position on the Alumni Relations team, Rebecca is responsible for alumni engagement alongside the Executive Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Fund, Barbara C. Sageman, M.B.A.. 

Rebecca is a member of Leadership Broward Foundation, Broward Women’s Alliance, and Pi Alpha Alpha, the Global Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration. She has served as the V.P. of Public Relations for the Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce and as the President of the AFP Collegiate Chapter at Florida Atlantic University.

Rebecca received her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL.

You can contact Rebecca by email, rd820@nova.edu, or by phone (954) 226-9773.
Alumni Spotlight - Michele Cummings, J.D.
Michele Cummings, J.D. attended NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law in the late 1970s. Back then, she had chosen the school based on a very simple premise…it was in her neighborhood. She could literally walk to campus and would often send her 10 year-old son on his bicycle whenever she needed to pick up books from the library.

While completing her graduate program, she was granted the opportunity to intern for a federal judge. The internship was arranged by an adjunct professor at NSU. After graduation, she associated with a small firm in Hollywood, Florida, before moving on to Ruden McClosky in Fort Lauderdale. In 2009, she became a partner at GrayRobinson. Her professional practice focuses on family law.

Cummings has been an active member of NSU’s Alumni Association since the early days of her career. Today, she participates in NSU’s Levan Ambassadors Board and the Board of Governors. She has also served as a mentor for several students, one of whom is now a circuit court judge in Broward County.
“I am eternally grateful for the opportunities I have had as a result [of attending NSU]. I would happily do it all again.” Cummings added that in her time at the university she made many friends, many of whom she is still close with.

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NSU MBA Grad Applies Classroom Lessons to South Africa’s Poorest
Most people pursue an MBA to ensure a better future for themselves and their families. For Gaia Calcaterra, it has been all about changing the lives of others — thousands of men, women and children in South Africa.

Calcaterra, a native of South Africa, had learned about this crisis where the oldest children – sometimes as young as 12 years old – now care for themselves, their younger siblings, and often even aging grandparents. “In these families, both parents have passed away, typically due to HIV and TB,” she explained. “Since their parents crossed the border illegally, the children often don’t have government ID’s so they can’t apply for government help, attend school or benefit from feeding programs.”

The objective of Calcaterra’s business plan was to create a Care Center in Nkomazi to provide immediate relief and then ongoing support to these children. They needed basic food items, blankets, medicines and school supplies. The hope was to stabilize them and then get the children into school. 

Read The Rest of Gaia's Story >>
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November 4-11, 2018
Homecoming and Alumni Week 2018

Mark your calendars now for the week of November 4-11 for Homecoming and Alumni Week 2018.

Events and details for the week are still being finalized so look out for an official announcement in the next few months!

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