“As far as I know, it’s a first for Baruch,” says longtime undergraduate admissions recruiter Larry Strickler of alumni officially assisting the College’s recruitment efforts in the Sunshine State. Snowbird Strickler has recruited in Florida since 2009, his efforts mainly taking place in the winter.
In the vanguard of this initiative are Keith Brooks (MBA ’94) and Damon Boyar (’02), who have been assisting at college fairs since 2012. Both alumni cite wanting to give back to Baruch and its students as the reason for volunteering. Brooks is the CIO and vice president of Vanessa Brooks, Inc., an IBM Business Partner specializing in managing IT infrastructures for collaboration and social software solutions. Boyar is a wealth management advisor at LPL Financial.
Thanking Brooks and Boyar, Strickler adds, “I hope their enthusiasm will be contagious to other alumni.” Do you want to help recruit the best and brightest? Contact Larry Strickler at larry.strickler@baruch.cuny.edu for more information.
—Diane Harrigan