Accounting students make career connections through annual Interview Day
Accounting students had the opportunity to put their interviewing skills into practice and connect with regional and national accounting firms — many represented by McDaniel alumni — during the annual Interview Day hosted by the Economics and Business Administration department on Thursday, Oct. 1.
Noelle Donegan, junior Business Administration and Accounting major, and Cheri Amos of CLA
McDaniel College Accounting students had the opportunity to put their interviewing skills into practice and connect with potential employers during the college’s annual Interview Day on Thursday, Oct. 1.
Hosted by McDaniel’s Economics and Business Administration Department, the event brought regional and national accounting firms to campus for a fast-paced “speed interview” experience. A total of 30 sophomores, juniors, and seniors participated in 20-minute interviews with nine firms from the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., area over the course of three hours — 93 interviews total.
In addition to potentially connecting students with internships and full-time employment, Interview Day gives students valuable experience navigating the interview process and interacting with professionals in their field.
Many of the participating firms were represented by McDaniel alumni whose own careers began after taking part in Interview Day as students.
“The employers that we bring to campus are so supportive of our program and know that when they hire a McDaniel Accounting student, they are getting a great employee,” said Kerry Duvall, department chair of Economics and Business Administration, who organized the event.
The firms participating in this year’s Interview Day were Bounds Accounting & Tax Services, LLC; CBIZ represented by McDaniel alumni Mike Bennett ’23, Ryan Kryder ’25, Anders Madsen ’25 and Bradley Mills ’26; CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen); Gross Mendelsohn represented by McDaniel alumni Faviola Mejia ’25 and Ethan Sandoval ’26; KatzAbosch; RMA Associates, LLC; Sorren represented by McDaniel alumni Ariana Stormont ’24 and Kelly Wolverton ’17; Thompson Greenspon represented by McDaniel alum Billy Thomas ’06; and Withum represented by McDaniel alumni Claire Olson '24 and Aaron Slaughter ’10.
“The employers that we bring to campus are so supportive of our program and know that when they hire a McDaniel Accounting student, they are getting a great employee,” Duvall said.
Accounting students in the Economics and Business Administration Department suite
Participating students included:
- Ava Campanaro, sophomore Business Administration and Accounting major from Haddon Heights, New Jersey
- Noelle Donegan, junior Business Administration and Accounting major from Laurel Springs, New Jersey
- Lesly May Dubon, junior Business Administration and Accounting major from Silver Spring, Maryland
- Lizbeth Funes Menendez, junior Business Administration and Accounting major from Silver Spring, Maryland
- Laura Gels, junior Art and Business Administration major from Annapolis, Maryland
- Trevor Grodsky, junior Business Administration and Accounting major from Towson, Maryland
- Jack Guerrera, junior Accounting and Business Administration major from Southampton, New Jersey
- Peter Hagen, senior Accounting and Business Administration major from Ellicott City, Maryland
- Brady Harach, junior Business Administration and Accounting major from Hockessin, Delaware
- Luke Harrison, junior Accounting and Business Administration major from Westminster, Maryland
- Casey Heisig, junior Accounting major from Finksburg, Maryland
- Jacob Hicks, junior Accounting and Business Administration major from Ocean City, Maryland
- Noah Honick, senior Accounting and Business Administration major from Snow Hill, Maryland
- Jalil Kouyate, sophomore Business Administration major from Silver Spring, Maryland
- Yana Malysheva, sophomore Accounting and Business Administration major from Washington, D.C.
- Drew Medcalf, junior Accounting major from Hanover, Pennsylvania
- Jack Morin, sophomore Accounting and Business Administration major from North Potomac, Maryland
- Joseph Naffaa, junior Accounting and Business Administration from Jackson, New Jersey
- Sophie Page, sophomore Business Administration and Accounting major from Pasadena, Maryland
- Caleb Pompey, sophomore Accounting major from Baltimore
- Cole Riley, junior Accounting and Business Administration major from Littlestown, Pennsylvania
- Sierra Ruehl, sophomore Accounting and Business Administration major from Folsom, California
- Atlas Schiavo-Campo, senior Business Administration and Accounting major from Baltimore
- Ashenafi Stuart, junior Accounting major from Bowie, Maryland
- Will Swiatek, sophomore Business Administration major from Wilmington, Delaware
- Valeria Valles-Lira, senior Business Administration and Accounting major from Pasadena, Maryland
- Fabrizzio Verano-Valderrama, junior Accounting major from Potomac, Maryland
- Eleanor Virgilio, senior Marketing and Business Administration and Accounting major from Knoxville, Maryland
- Olivia Wheeler, junior Business Administration and Accounting major from Hanover, Pennsylvania
- Robert Wood, junior Economics and Accounting and Business Administration from Laurel, Maryland
