By Professional Field (& Top Post-Berklee Degree)
If exploring a career, I strongly recommend that you glance at all interviews in a professional field that interests you, as people in the same field can have very different jobs. For example, among the marketing people, one is a one-person operation at a start up that sells computer services to businesses, another works for a craft brewery and has one assistant, while a third is at a large advertising firm and has an extremely specialized job.
Administration
- Employee Relations Generalist (HR): Christmas Eger
- Reception Coordinator: Ama Atobrah
- Staffing Coordinator: Leah Hinton
- (Art) Studio Manager: Cambria Russell-Herrera (f. Russell)
Business Entrepreneur (tech/photography): Ben Maitland-Lewis
Computers:
- Advertising Technology Manager: Nick Potvin (M)
- Principal Technical Consultant: Debra Gail White
- Product Designer: Kyle Billings, Tom Boates
- Product Manager: Loren Khulusi, Omid Majdi, Max Pohl
- Research Engineer (coding & math): Andy Zhang (JD* but see below)
- Software Administrator: John Sauer, Mark Schafer
- Software Engineer (“full stack”): Mark Bruning, Bob DeVaughn, Jesse Reese
- Software Quality Assurance Engineer: Dawn-Marie Dunn
- Support Engineer: Matt Boyle, Phil Lee
- System Administrator: Katie Amaral (M)
- Web Developer: Troy Church, Michael Hazani, Jonathan Schwarz (M)
Data & Research:
- Data Analyst: Casey Kidd, Dan Thompson (M)
- Market Research Coordinator: Jordan Cusner (MBA, J.D.*)
Education & Training:
- Corporate Trainer (consultant): Claudia Caliano-Rida (f. Caliano)
- College Professor: Dr. Dana Robertson (PhD)
- Substitute Teacher & Tutor: Prayre Finley
- Teacher (public high school, math): Eric DeVaughn
Engineering (Mechanical): Owen Davies (M)
Fashion (Entrepreneur) : Sarah Demarco
Finance
- Finance & Operations Manager: Will Stettler (M)
- Investment Services Analyst: India Thomson
- Sales (Business to Business): Shawn Young-Eagle
- Venture Capital Fund Principal: Jared Winegrad
Food/Beverage/Restaurant:
- Marketing (craft beer): Jack Goodall (MBA)
- Restaurant (Floor Manager): Chelsea McKinney
- Sales (fine wine): Jeff Holden
Human Services Non-Profit Admin.:
- Executive Director (Regional): Eric Hutchinson
- Grants Manager: Alexia Layne-Lomon
Law:
- Corporate Attorney: Kyle Batter (JD), Scott Brown (JD)
- Municipal Litigation Attorney: Brittany Vendryes (JD)
- Patent Paralegal: Ryan Driscoll
Marketing & Sales:
- Advertising Production Dept. Manager: Doug Guttenberg (M)
- Marketing: Adam Baliban, Michael Benson, Kayla Lee, Santiago Sinisterra, Sarah Inoue Virk, Tyler Witkin (M)
- Marketing Automation Manager: Mark Dudek (MBA)
- Public Relations: Jessica Prouty
- Sales (Business to Business, technical): Cam Bjork, Will Cady, Adam Kirschner, John Lahr, Jeremy Moccia, J Russell (MBA), Michael Wright
- Sales Support/Customer Relations: Matt Clear, Charlie Shaughnessy
- Video production entrepreneur: Ryan Heenan, Glenn Romero
Medicine and Therapy:
- Medical Administrator: Gabriella Mastrangelo (f. Howard)
- Psychotherapist (private practice): Dr. Jenny Martin (PsyD)
- Registered Nurse (large teaching hospital): Stephanie Olmanni (B)
- Speech Language Pathologist (public school system): King Yan Kwok (M)
(Print/Web) Publishing (Admin / Product Development): Jonas Bergmann-Bjornsson
Real Estate
- Buyers Agent: Patrick Brusil
- Property Management / Sales: Clay Southworth
Religion (Youth Pastor & Admin. Asst.): Jonathan Lotson (M)
TV/Radio/Film:
- Food Stylist / Freelance Film Production Chloe Bean
- Movie Costume Production Assistant: Priya Prins (AA)
- Radio News Editor: Anna Eliopoulos
- Visual Effects Bidding Manager: Charlotte Moore (MBA)
M = Masters Degree (but not an MBA).
B = Bachelors Degree
AA = Associates Degree.
* Jordan’s and Andy’s JD degrees are irrelevant to their careers and in no way should be considered prerequisites for their fields.
By Year of Graduation (and Major)
2016: John Lahr (MB)
2015: Cam Bjork (EPD), Jessica Prouty (MB), Cambria Russell-Herrera (f. Russell) (MB), Sarah Inoue Virk (MB)
2014: Kyle Billings (MB), Leah Hinton (MB), India Thomson (MB)
2013: Jonas Bergmann-Bjornsson (Film), Troy Church (MB), Prayre Finley (MB), Adam Kirschner (MB), Alexia Layne-Lomon (Pro.), Chelsea McKinney (MP&E), Max Pohl (MB), Jared Winegrad (MB), Shawn Young-Eagle (MB)
2012: Mark Bruning (CWP), Dawn-Marie Dunn (EPD + Pro.), Casey Kidd (CWP), Jonathan Lotson (Pro.), Jeremy Moccia (MB + Song.)
2011: Eric DeVaughn (Perf.), Ryan Driscoll (MB), Kayla Lee (MB), Gabriella Mastrangelo (formerly Howard) (MB), Jonathan Schwarz (CWP)
2010: Ama Atobrah (EPD), Chloe Bean (CWP), Michael Benson (MB) Matt Clear (MP&E), Michael Hazani (Song.), Omid Majdi (MP&E), Will Stettler (Pro), Dan Thompson (MB), Brittany Vendryes (MB)
2009: Katie Amaral (MB + EPD), Will Cady (Pro), Claudia Caliano-Rida (f. Caliano) (MB), Sarah Demarco (MB), Jack Goodall (MB), Doug Guttenberg (MB), Jeff Holden (Pro), Nick Potvin (Film) Mark Schafer (MB)
2008: Matt Boyle (Pro), Owen Davies (MP&E), Bob DeVaughn (MB), Anna Eliopoulos (MP&E + Perf), Loren Khulusi (MP&E), Stephanie Olmanni (EPD + Film) Priya Prins (MP&E), Jesse Reese (MB), Charlie Shaughnessy (MB + Perf.), Santiago Sinisterra (MP&E), Clay Southworth (MB), Michael Wright (MB)
2007: Patrick Brusil (MB), Mark Dudek (Perf), Christmas Eger (MB), Ryan Heenan (MB), King Yan Kwok (MTh), Phil Lee (MB), John Sauer (J. Comp.), Debra Gail White (MB)
2006: Tom Boates, Scott Brown (MB), Jordan Cusner (MB), Eric Hutchinson (Pro). Ben Maitland-Lewis (MB), Dr. Jenny Martin (Song.), Glenn Romero (MB), J. Russell (MP&E), Tyler Witkin (Pro.), Andy Zhang (MB)
2005: Adam Baliban (MB), Kyle Batter (Comp. + Film), Charlotte Moore (MB + MP&E)
1999: Dr. Dana Robertson (Perf.)
Also see the following indices:
Special Categories (second jobs, entrepreneurs, managers, information technology)
Everyone interviewed met the following criteria:
- Graduated from Berklee College of Music, and Berklee was their first Bachelors degree.
- On track to earn at least $45,000/year (or the equivalent in foreign currency).
- Income is mainly through a non-music job which they enjoy. They expect to be working in their field for years to come.