Meet five extraordinary women from the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ School of Management
These students and graduates from Binghamton's top-ranked business school found success in 2024 through dynamic career paths, experience-driven internships and cutting-edge research
ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ’s School of Management (SOM) is training the next generation of leaders capable of meeting the needs of an evolving business world.
Here are the stories of five female students and graduates who made their mark in 2024 and how their SOM experience proved pivotal to their success:
Haley Mierzejewski
Business Administration student
Haley Mierzejewski pursued a love of real estate marketing during summer 2024 while interning at . She joined other marketing team members to develop strategic social media content, sometimes collaborating with other media groups, to enhance TRITEC’s presence in the Long Island area. One of her videos hit 5 million views, and she also gained valuable skills in coordinating large-scale community events.
Read more of Haley’s story here.
Brianna Socci ’16
Co-founder, UBERDOC
Brianna Socci ’16 has always regarded herself as a budding entrepreneur. When she came to SOM, she laid the groundwork to launch what became an award-winning startup: . The healthcare platform makes it faster and easier for people nationwide to schedule priority appointments with a doctor by offering a workaround for scheduling delays caused by proverbial red tape connected with insurance providers.
Read more of Brianna’s story here.
Roberta Vasili ’23, MBA ’24
Assistant Buyer, Burlington Stores, Inc.
Roberta Vasili ’23, MBA ’24, discovered her passion for fashion merchandising through her involvement with the Binghamton Business Fashion Society student organization. She gained experience through new roles or learning from guest speakers working at L’Oréal and Louis Vuitton.
Read more of Roberta’s story here.
Sevgi Soylemezgil
Finance PhD student
Sevgi Soylemezgil, working alongside Zurack Associate Professor of Finance and Economics Cihan Uzmanoglu, published an award-winning research study that explored how a firm’s exposure to biodiversity risk and its cost of borrowing are connected. It was Soylemezgil’s first academic paper, which earned the 2024 for PhD students, which supports doctoral candidates undertaking high-quality original research in finance and financial economics.
Read more of Sevgi’s story here.
Emma Spoto ’24
Accounting graduate
Emma Spoto joined SOM in her sophomore year to major in accounting with a concentration in management information systems. She became one of two SOM seniors chosen for . She returned to Binghamton after graduating in May 2024 to complete her Master of Business Administration.