Alumni Offer Practical Advice to Students on Career Day

Alumni and guests gather in St. Ignatius Hall for a reception before speaking to students on Career Day.
Career Day 2014 provided today’s Jays an opportunity to think seriously about the career path that lay ahead of them. Providing practical advice based on their own experiences were 31 guest speakers, 29 alumni and two guests. Seniors and juniors chose two career talks from a menu of 26 different careers. New offerings this year were careers in the film industry with Henry Griffin ’87 providing the advice and careers in medical support (physician assistant, nursing, etc.) with Arden Ballard ’02 speaking. View photos from the event.
Sophomores, freshmen, and pre-freshmen assembled in the auditorium to hear from Rene Louapre ’00 about career paths in general, using his own inspiring path as an example. Louapre juggles his day job, attorney with the in-house compliance team at Ochsner Health System, with blogging about the food culture in New Orleans and planning the charitable event Hogs for the Cause (with his buddy and co-founder Becker Hall ’97). Louapre told the underclassmen, “A little bit of mischievousness is good. It leads to curiosity which in turn fuels creativity. The result just might be accomplishment and happiness.”
Career Day is a joint effort of Jesuit’s guidance and advancement offices.
Alumni Volunteers
Alumni who would like to volunteer their time for Career Day or any other alumni event at Jesuit, should use this online Alumni Volunteer Form to indicate his interest.
Career Day Speakers
Profession | Speaker |
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Accounting | Joe Barnett ’94 |
Advertising and Public Relations | Scott Couvillon ’92 |
Architecture | Peter Spera ’98Pat Thomas ’97 |
Aviation | Nick Rosato ’79 |
Business – Contemporary Entrepreneurship | Brian Grenrood ’86 |
Computers/IT – project management, programming, business systems, software development | Jeff Serpas ’00 |
Culinary Arts | Nick Lama ’99 |
Dentistry | Jordan Ferrage ’03 |
Education | Enrique Varela ’90 |
Engineering – Civil, Mechanical, Electrical | Jim Martin ’94 |
Engineering – Petroleum & Chemical | Mark Browning ’97 |
Engineering – Coastal/Restoration | Brett McMann ’05 |
Hotel & Tourism | J.P. Gisclair ’96Mark Romig |
Careers in the Film Industry | Henry Griffin ’87 |
Careers in Finance – Money Management, Stocks, & Securities | Kevin Stierwald ’85 |
Journalism – Broadcast & Print | Dominic Massa ’94 |
Careers in Law | Steve Kogos ’92Warren McKenna ’86 |
Careers in Medicine | Dr. Roland Waguespack ’92Dr. Richard LeBlanc ’87 |
Careers in Medical Support – (physician asst., nursing, etc.) | Arden Ballard ’02 |
Ministry | Fr. Daniel Tesvich, S.J. |
Music | Eric Heigle ’02 |
Physical Therapy | Robert Hughes ’91 |
Psychiatry | Dr. Eric Kramer ’91 |
Sports Administration | Matt Ryan ’07 |
Veterinary Medicine | Dr. Peter Sinor ’84 |
Career Talk to 8th, 9th, & 10th | Rene Louapre ’00 |
Galleries
Career Day, Jan. 30, 2014
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Patrick Thomas '97 and Peter Spera '98, construction management and architecture
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Rene Louapre '00 visits with Mr. Tim Powers, the head of Jesuit's English Department, after presenting to pre-freshmen, freshmen, and sophomores in the auditorium.
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Fr. Daniel Tesvich, S.J., careers in ministry
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Dominic Massa '94, careers in broadcast and print journalism
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Arden Ballard '02, careers in medical support
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Eric Heigle '02, careers in music
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Robert Hughes '94, careers in physical therapy
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Eric Kramer '91, careers in psychiatry
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Matt Ryan '07, careers in sports administration
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Peter Sinor '84, careers in veterinary medicine
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Warren McKenna ’86 (sitting) and Stephen Kogos ’92, careers in law
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Joe Barnett '94, careers in accounting
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Scott Couvillion '92, careers in advertising and public relations
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Alumni gather in St. Ignatius Hall for a reception before speaking to students on Career Day.
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Nick Rosato '79, careers in aviation
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Jeff Serpas '00, careers in computers, IT-project management, programming, business systems, and software development
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Brian Grenwood '86, careers in business/contemporary entrepeneurship
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Richard LeBlanc '87and Roland Waguespack '92 , careers in medicine
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Nick Lama '99, careers in culinary arts
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Jordan Ferrage '03, careers in dentistry
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Enrique Varela '90, careers in education
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Ricky Guttenberg ’01 and Mark Browning ’97, careers in petroleum and chemical engineering
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J.P. Gisclair '96 and Mark Romig, careers in hotel and tourism
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Brett McMann '05, careers in coastal restoration engineering
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Henry Griffin '87, careers in the film industry