Young Whitman Advisory Council Appointments and Appreciation for Outgoing Members

The Whitman School is pleased to announce the appointment of 11 new members to the Young Whitman Advisory Council (YWAC), and we extend our sincere appreciation to the eight alumni who recently concluded their service on the Council.

The 11 new members are engaged and accomplished professionals who represent leading companies and offer a range of experiences and perspectives:

Cafui Awasu ’20

Cafui Awasu doubled majored in entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises, and management at Whitman. She works as a consultant at Butterfly in New York City.

Cole Charney ’20

Cole Charney was a finance major at Whitman. He joined Deutsche Bank in New York City after graduation, where he works as an equity research associate.

Yuhong (Ellee) Chen ’18

Ellee Chen took dual majors  from Whitman and the School of Information Studies, majoring in marketing and information management. She serves as a senior UX interaction designer at Synchrony Financial in New York City. 

Greg Fligor ’18

Greg Fligor earned a finance degree from Whitman that he puts to work as a private equity associate at Nautic Partners LLC. He lives in Boston.

Faiz Khan ’19

Faiz Khan double majored in finance and accounting at Whitman. He lives in New York City, where he works as a trading associate at Highbridge Capital Management.

Refjola Malushi ’18

Refjola Malushi double majored in finance and accounting at Whitman. She works as a senior associate of global private finance at Barings in New York City.

Logan Margolis ’17

Logan Margolis double majored at Whitman in marketing management and management. He works with commodity, energy and renewable corporations as an enterprise relationship manager at Bloomberg LP in New York City.

Jennie May ’17

Jennie May earned a dual degree from Whitman and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in supply chain management and public relations. She went on to earn a master’s degree in supply chain management at MIT. May lives in Philadelphia, where she works as a supply planning management and tools delivery lead at Accenture.

Jonathan (Jon) Peatfield ’17

Jon Peatfield was a dual major at Whitman and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, majoring in finance, accounting and economics. He lives in New York City and holds the role of director at Perella Weinberg Partners.

David Skoler ’15

David Skoler was a dual major at Whitman and the School of Information Studies in finance and information studies. He went on to graduate from Northwestern with a joint MBA/J.D. He serves as a litigation associate at Sullivan and Cromwell LLP in New York City.

Jamie Vinick ’20

Jamie Vinick was a marketing and finance double major at Whitman. During her time at Syracuse, she founded The Women’s Network, where she continues to serve as CEO in addition to hosting the Redefining Ambition podcast. She lives in New York City.

As we welcome these new members, we also extend our deep gratitude for the immeasurable contributions of outgoing members William Cass ’08, Andrew Dreisiger ’06, Daniel Folkman ’12, Michael Gursha ’10, Megan McDermott ’09, Derrell Smith ’10, ’G13, Alec Speckhart ’12 and Jacob Urban ’18. They step down from the YWAC after serving a number of years and making a significant impact on students. We look forward to their ongoing engagement with Whitman in new volunteer capacities.

Whitman is grateful for the continued commitment of our new and former YWAC members. They are exemplary ambassadors of the Orange alumni family.