Happy Birthday!
We asked the alumni below, celebrating a birthday today, October 31, "Where are you now?" Here's what they said...
Kristin (Haoxin) Liu MMS '22
I just met my business role model: Michael Minhong Yu, the president of New Oriental Education Group. He is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in China and is known as the “Godfather of English Training.” Most Chinese students (including me) attended his school before studying abroad. He is very humble and inspiring.
James (Sunghun) Kim MBA '23
Hi, Team Fuqua! My partner Kristal, our Fuqua baby, Logan, and I have been working on building a four-story country house just outside Seoul, surrounded by mountains and valleys. This has been a five-year project, starting before my time at Fuqua, and we’re aiming to finish by 2025. The house will have guest rooms and a welcoming space for Fuqua friends, so if you're visiting Korea, please feel free to reach out!
Jane Pate '83, MBA '86
After nine years working with Habitat for Humanity of Durham and Habitat for Humanity of Wake County, I now help tourists and Durham residents realize how fabulous the Bull City is as the senior budget and accounting manager of Discover Durham (the Durham Convention and Visitor's Bureau). I love to travel and explore with my husband Prayson, (Duke School of Engineering 1984 graduate). We enjoy our three adult "children," who are alumni of UNC, North Carolina State University, and UNC-Wilmington. You can imagine the trash-talking that goes on in our house during basketball season! Here is a photo of us at Glacier National Park in Montana.
Miguel Vizarreta MMS '17
I have been living in NYC since graduating from Fuqua in 2017. My fiance and I recently traveled to the Amalfi Coast, and this is a picture of us in Positano - it felt straight out of a postcard!
Christen Wall MBA '09
I’m still living in Indianapolis, IN, with my husband, Jeramy, and our two children, Carmen (9) and Lincoln (6). I’m now a director at ADP, managing the Affordable Care Act and Benefits compliance for our clients. Since most of my free time is spent with my family, this is a picture of last year’s family Halloween costume. We are Zelda and Link from the Legend of Zelda video games.