TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics played host to its eighth annual Bearcats Go Pro Event last week with the annual event moving to a virtual setting due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Presented annually by UC Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS), the signature career engagement and professional-development for junior and senior student-athletes took place on Monday, Jan. 25 and Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.
More than 100 Bearcats participated with seven former student-athletes and one current student-athlete serving in professional roles at the event, including: Laz Andino (Football), D.J. Dowdy (Football), Pedro Diaz (Soccer), Libby Greenwell (Soccer), Nate Moore (Baseball) and Anne Pace (Track & Field), Grace Winckowski (Track & Field) and Elise Woulfe (Tennis).
Monday night featured a virtual career panel with four of the former student-athletes and three additional professionals from the Cincinnati community who spoke on their work experience and offered insights on life after college and how to prepare to be a professional. A group discussion took place, followed by individual breakout sessions allowing student-athletes to network directly with the panelist of their choice.
Tuesday night added a virtual graduate/professional school panel with five UC staff members along with four former student-athletes and one current student-athlete who represented the Lindner College of Business, Sport Administration, Pre-Professional Advising, Applied Behavior Analysis, UC Law, Communication Sciences & Disorders and Spanish Language & Literature. Once again, the format featured a group discussion along with breakout rooms.
2021 BEARCATS GO PRO PARTICIPANTS – PROFESSIONAL ROLES
CAREER PANELISTS
GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL PANELISTS
UC Staff Panelists
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Presented annually by UC Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS), the signature career engagement and professional-development for junior and senior student-athletes took place on Monday, Jan. 25 and Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.
More than 100 Bearcats participated with seven former student-athletes and one current student-athlete serving in professional roles at the event, including: Laz Andino (Football), D.J. Dowdy (Football), Pedro Diaz (Soccer), Libby Greenwell (Soccer), Nate Moore (Baseball) and Anne Pace (Track & Field), Grace Winckowski (Track & Field) and Elise Woulfe (Tennis).
Monday night featured a virtual career panel with four of the former student-athletes and three additional professionals from the Cincinnati community who spoke on their work experience and offered insights on life after college and how to prepare to be a professional. A group discussion took place, followed by individual breakout sessions allowing student-athletes to network directly with the panelist of their choice.
Tuesday night added a virtual graduate/professional school panel with five UC staff members along with four former student-athletes and one current student-athlete who represented the Lindner College of Business, Sport Administration, Pre-Professional Advising, Applied Behavior Analysis, UC Law, Communication Sciences & Disorders and Spanish Language & Literature. Once again, the format featured a group discussion along with breakout rooms.
2021 BEARCATS GO PRO PARTICIPANTS – PROFESSIONAL ROLES
CAREER PANELISTS
- Laz Andino (UC Football, 1983-1987)) Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Cyber Division
- Calvin Blackmon Director of Talent Acquisition, The Job Center
- D.J. Dowdy (UC Football, 2012-2015) Director of Athletics/Head Football Coach, Purcell Marian High School
- Max Langenkamp Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Vice President of Human Resources, Cintas
- Nichole Sims Talent Acquisition Manager, Enterprise Holdings Inc.
- Grace Winckowski (UC Women's Track & Field/Cross Country, 2015-2020) Beauty Personal Care Research & Development Packaging AS, Procter & Gamble
- Elise Woulfe (UC Women's Tennis, 2009-2013) Second Vice President, Northern Trust | Foundation & Institutional Advisors
GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL PANELISTS
UC Staff Panelists
- Bill Gregory Assistant Director Graduate Recruitment, Carl H. Lindner College of Business
- James Hawkins Assistant Professor, Educator and Coordinator, Behavior Analysis
- Amy Robinson Wheeler Program Manager Graduate Recruitment, UC Graduate School
- Sarah Hunter Senior Academic Advisor, Pre-Professional Advising Center
- Jason Simmons Associate Professor/Program Coordinator, Sport Administration
- Pedro Diaz (UC Men's Soccer, 2013-2017)
- Director of Recruiting/FIFA Agent, Felkrem & Associate Attorney, Law Office of Valencia & Diaz, Ltd.
- JD from UC College of Law, 2017-2020
- Libby Greenwell (UC Women's Soccer, 2016-2020)
- Physician Assistant Program at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Starting July 2021
- Nate Moore (UC Baseball, 2017-present)
- Master of Business Administration from UC, In Progress
- Anne Pace (UC Women's Track & Field/Cross Country, 2012-2017)
- Master of Arts in Communication Sciences & Disorders from UC, 2018
- Elise Woulfe (UC Tennis, 2009-2013)
- Second Vice President, Northern Trust | Foundation & Institutional Advisors
- Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from Columbia University, In Progress
- Master of Business Administration from UC, 2014
- Master of Arts in Spanish Language & Literature from UC, 2013
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