Many alumni of the Retail Management Institute have found challenging and rewarding positions with various retailers and in related industries. This update includes graduates of RMI and their current positions.
’83 Chris Shimamoto is a global retail marketing director (bags, socks, sport accessories) for Nike, Inc. in Beaverton, OR.
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’84 Mike Osorio is the managing director/ North America division for DFS Galleria in San Francisco, CA.
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’86 Robert Avey is the client service manager at SGC in Los Gatos, CA. _____________________________________
’88 Craig Maffei is the general manager (Bay Area) for Inter-Tel in Emeryville, CA.
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’91 Laurie Barrett Forshay is an alliance manager for VMware in Austin, TX.
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’92 Charles Luke is the district sales manager for ADP National Accounts, ProBusiness Division in Pleasanton, CA. _____________________________________
’93 Elizabeth Scarborough is in marketing and public relations for On Lok Senior Health Services in San Francisco, CA.
Henry Woodley is the category manager for HJ Heinz Company in Boise, ID.
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’94 Jennifer George is a senior investment management specialist/financial consultant for Smith and Barney in San Jose, CA.
Stacey Yamamoto Suyama is the vice president of sales for the Madden Company in Waipahu, HI.
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’95 Carla Baldassarre Vanderveer is the director of worldwide sourcing (decorative home accessories and tabletop) for Williams-Sonoma (Pottery Barn) in San Francisco, CA.
Kathleen Wallace is a senior program manager (global customer intelligence) for Mercury in Mountain View, CA.
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’96 Robin Ferrari is the director of corporate marketing for iStream Imaging, Inc. in Brookfield, WI. _____________________________________
’97 Amy Mercer Nelson is the retail marketing manager for Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union in Fremont, CA.
Nicole Silacci Spagnuolo is the senior product development manager for Charles Schwab & Co. in San Francisco, CA.
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’98 Matt Raleigh is the distribution manager (Gap Body Foundations) for Gap, Inc. in San Francisco, CA.
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’99 Yumi Yamagiwa is the assistant division store merchandise manager for DFS Group Limited in Okinawa, Japan. _____________________________________
’00 Jane Duong is a distribution analyst (Gap Canada) for Gap, Inc. in San Francisco, CA.
Jessica Hoffman Huard is the company planning manager (Banana Republic) for Gap, Inc. in San Francisco, CA.
Marell Jandacka is the sourcing manager (Pottery Barn Furniture) for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in San Francisco, CA.
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’01 Lyndsay Peters is the northern California sales manager for Terryberry Company in San Francisco, CA.
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’02 Kassie Borreson is an assistant account executive for Ketchum in San Francisco, CA.
Hayley Fullerton is a merchandiser at Gap, Inc. in San Francisco, CA.
Eric Moffatt is the customer service representative for Stream International, Inc. in Beaverton, OR.
John Wong is an account associate (International Wholesale) for Coach in New York, NY.
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’03 Erica Cooke is an associate merchandise manager (Burberry) for DFS Galleria in San Francisco, CA.
Rebecca Woodcock is a market research analyst for Seagate Technology in Scotts Valley, CA. _____________________________________
’04 Jennifer Chiang is a business analyst for Mervyn's in Hayward, CA.
Andrew Machado is a merchandising specialist for eBay, Inc. in San Jose, CA.
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