Trick or Treating on the Lawn

Trick or Treating on the Lawn

by | 31 Oct 2016 | Charlottesville

It’s an annual tradition every fall in Charlottesville that started in the late 1980s. A day when the masses of costumed children get to interact face-to-face with costumed University of Virginia students and faculty on the famed UVA Lawn. The candy…...
Coffee and Chocolate with Shark Mountain

Coffee and Chocolate with Shark Mountain

by | 18 Nov 2015 | Charlottesville, MBA

Many of my MBA for Executives classmates do not live in Charlottesville. It’s unfortunate because they miss out on a lot of local opportunities through Darden clubs. I joined the Darden Military Association (DMA), Darden Technology Club, and the Darden Wine...

Fall in Charlottesville

by | 2 Nov 2015 | Travel, US Travel

Everything seems better in the fall. The dreaded Virginia humidity and heat of summer gives way to cool breezes and beautiful temperatures. There’s football. The leaves change. The kids go back to school. Coffee tastes more wonderful. In all of the places...

My Initial Thoughts on Being an EMBA Student

by | 12 Oct 2015 | Career, MBA

We are nearing the end of our first term of the MBA for Executives (EMBA) program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and it has been quite the ride already. Our cohort of 62 has finished a week-long leadership residency (LR1), two...