Women's Professional Network - Alumni & Friends

Women’s Professional Network

Our Mission

The Wagner College Women’s Professional Network is a first class organization that empowers Wagner’s female community across all professional disciplines, at every stage of their career – from senior executives and young professionals to entrepreneurs and current students – to achieve and realize their career goals. The organization accomplishes this by drawing on the extensive and diverse experience of Wagner’s many accomplished alumni as well as Wagner’s talented female student body, providing everyone the tools and resources to become leaders and role models in the work place.

Quick Facts

Founded in 2014
Members: 190+ Women (112 Alumni & 80 Students)

Our Leadership

: Carolina Silva ’16
WPN Executive Committee Co-Chair

: Aurora Brennan, ’13
WPN Executive Committee Co-Chair

Executive Committee Members: 20
Advisory Council Members: 11

How to Get Involved

Host a Lunch and Learn

Lunch and Learns are mid-day meetings held over lunch (typically from 12-2 pm) between you and 10-15 WPN students. When hosting a Lunch & Learn, sharing your personal career story and insights on career paths within your industry, is instrumental to the students development and WPN experience. I

We hold 8 Lunch and Learns per fiscal year, resulting in dozens of internships and full-time positions across industries such as Financial Services, PR, Marketing and Sales, Real Estate, Entertainment (Companies including Merrill Lynch, AMBC, Fox, etc).

FY19 Hosts

Stephanie Jiannetto-Alesi ’96 – Citi Bank
Carolina Silva ’16, Laura Andrews ’06, Lucy Wagner ’07, Catherine Grasso ’12 – Merrill Lynch
Kate Rados ’97 – Penguin Random House
Carla Giorgio ’07 – Integrated Media
Cynthia DiBartolo ’84 – Tigress Financial
Christina Brunetti ’14, Breanna Byrne ’14, Alex Matulonis ’08 – ABC Disney
Elizabeth Dye Cabrera ’03 – Johnson & Johnson
Catherine Scavelli ’13 – Billboard Media

Attend an Event

We hold annual events throughout the year:

2 semi-annual breakfast a year (Fall and Spring)
WPN Social Networking (Fall)
Year-End Reception (Spring-invite only)

You also have access to other networking events, such as Career Conversations.

If you are an alumnae and would like to inquire more information or host a WPN event, please contact Nicolina Astorina, Director of Alumni Relations, at 718-420-4165 or nicolina.astorina@wagner.edu.

If you are a student and are interested in joining the WPN, please contact Tara Chiari, Assistant Director of Career Services, at 718-390-3430 or tara.chiari@wagner.edu.

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Lisa Bennett '85 at JP Morgan Chase & Co. with WPN students at her Lunch & Learn

Horizon Media

Aurora Brennan '13 at Horizon Media with WPN students at her Lunch & Learn

Alumni/Student Professional Networking

Aurora Brennan ‘13 hosted the WPN at Horizon Media for our Women’s Professional Network Wine Tasting, led by Mary Taylor Wine.

WPN Fall Alumnae Semi-Annual Breakfast

Our WPN members got together over breakfast to network, meet one another, and learn how to get involved in WPN.

Billboard Media

Catherine Scavelli '13 at Billboard Media with WPN students at her Lunch & Learn

Johnson & Johnson

Elizabeth Dye Cabrera '03 at Johnson&Johnson with WPN students at her Lunch & Learn

ABC Disney

Christina Brunetti '14. Breanna Byrne '14, Alex Matulonis '08 at ABC Disney with WPN students at their Lunch & Learn

Tigress Financial

Cynthia DiBartolo '84 at Tigress Financial with WPN students at her Lunch & Learn

Vizeum @360i

Carla Giorgio '07 at Vizeum @360i with WPN students at her Lunch and Learn

Penguin Random House

Kate Rados '97 at Penguin Random House with WPN students at her Lunch & Learn

Merrill Lynch

Carolina Silva '16, Lucy Wagner '07, Laura Andrews '06, Catherine Grasso '12 at Merril Lynch with WPN students at their Lunch & Learn

CitiBank

Stephanie Jiannetto '86 at CitiBank with WPN students at her Lunch & Learn