Welcome to After the Diploma with CCPD, I am your host Juliana Seabra, I am a Post University graduate with a degree in marketing, and currently enrolled in the master’s program. In addition, I am the assistant coach for the tennis team, and staff member @the Center for Career and Professional Development here at Post. Today we will talk with one of our alumni Brianna Rotunno.

Brianna graduated in 2020 Summa Cum Laude with two degrees, one in Accounting and the other in Criminal Justice, as well as an undergraduate certificate in Forensic Accounting. She graduated with Honors Distinction and was named main campus Valedictorian for the Class of 2020. During her time at Post, Brianna played on the softball team and received the Post University Athletic Department award for “Female Student Athlete of the Year” in both 2019 and 2020. In 2018, she also received the Top XVI Award for highest GPA amongst softball players participating in the Central Athletic Collegiate Conference (CACC) championship tournament. Brianna also worked as Head Peer Educator at the Center for Academic Success, where she specialized in tutoring accounting and written communications. She also served as Vice President of the Accounting Society in her senior year. 

Brianna passed all 4 sections of the CPA Exam on her first attempt within a year after her graduation. As of October 2021, she has officially become a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Currently, Brianna works as a staff accountant on the Insurance Tax Team at Crowe LLP, a public accounting firm, in their New York City office.

Jared graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in 2020 and Master’s Degree in 2021. He played baseball for Post University for 5 years while being a part of the Post University honors Program. In 2020 he started his own business, Reliefwax, and developed a unique leather conditioner designed to reduce stress and anxiety for athletes. He won the Post University Entrepreneurship award in 2020 and was also awarded the 2020 Community Choice Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the Community Choice Connecticut Scalable Venture of the Year award in 2020. On top of his ventures, he’s also now helping with a few businesses in the area like Diamond King Baseball and Softball Academy, the New England Knights Travel Baseball Organization as well as coaching baseball for Post University.

Welcome to After the Diploma with CCPD, I am your host Juliana Seabra, I am a graduate with a degree in marketing, and currently a student in the master’s program, an assistant coach for the tennis team, and staff member @the Center for Career and Professional Development here at Post. Today we will talk with a post alumni Brianna Root, who is currently an Account Executive and Marketing Coordinator for the Tulsa Drillers Baseball Club. We will talk about her work experience so far and what she did to get her to this path in her career.