Alumni Leaders in the Classroom - Business
October 1, 2019
Paul Croke '92
Chief Administrative Officer, TCF Bank Corporate Banking
Paul Croke holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire and an MBA from Metropolitan State University. He has spent the last 15 years in financial services working for GE Capital and TCF Bank.
Mimi Palen-Clare '74
President and Founder, Executive Growth Advisors
With a diverse client base representing virtually all major industries and companies both large and small, Mimi specializes in helping firms assess and leverage internal resources to dramatically improve their processes, people, customer and community perceptions & profitability.
Christine Smeby '97
Senior Procurement Manager for IT, Ecolab
Christine attended the College of St. Benedict with a major incomputer science and minor in business management. She has gone back and forth between two different career paths, one is IT Sourcing and the other is with Catholic Relief Services. She is currently a Senior Procurement Manager for IT at Ecolab, a company that keeps her interested and challenged with its vast global supply chain.
Sean Daly '87
Owner, DalyWorks Shipping
Sean proudly served in the U.S. Army as an Infantryman, earned a B.S. in Social Studies from Moorhead State University. He founded DalyWorks in 2009 working as an Independent Consultant for Unishippers and became a Unishippers Franchise owner in 2014. In 2014, DalyWorks also began contract work for the VA to provide courier services and currently services 10 VA’s across the US.
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