"I had the opportunity to meet many wonderful students, caring staff members, and both dynamic and successful speakers that imparted indispensable advice and inspiration. On top of that, I was awarded two scholarships that will contribute tremendously towards my college career. Thank you for the chance to participate in this incredible program."

Luis del Prado
via Instagram

“This has been a wonderful experience, especially as a new incoming transfer student at William Paterson University. Here, I came across wonderful people who I am looking forward to look up during this coming Fall semester. I have never been exposed to such a motivational and goal driven environment.”

Lizbeth Alberto
via Instagram

"It's a true experience. Initially it will be all about the scholarship. However the lessons and skills you will learn will become the new reason for staying. Toward the end I became more intrigued with learning more and caring less about my chances of winning the scholarship. The connections I made was the true prize.”

Anonymous
via student survey

COIN 2017 Group Photo Aug 3, 2017
courtesy of Tim Miller Photography

COIN Boot Camp 2017

#WPCoin2017

July 31 - August 3, 2017

The COIN 2017 boot camp took place from Monday, July 31 through Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Cafe 1600 in the Valley Road campus. Scholarships were awarded during Thursday's Barbeque. Twenty (20) William Paterson University students majoring or minoring in Business (accounting, finance, financial planning, global business, management, marketing, professional sales) or Economics were awarded CCOB COIN Project scholarships during the Barbeque on Thursday, August 3..

The boot camp focused on four different industry sectors:

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
Food Supply Chain
Retail & E-Marketing/Social Media
Banking/Financial Services/Commercial Real Estate

Speaker Schedule

Monday, July 31, 2017

9:00 - 10:00: Keynote Address, Jeffrey Millar '80, managing director in global subsidiary banking, MUFG
10:30 - 11:30: Tracy McBride '89, manager, financial reporting and A/R, Basin Electric Power Cooperative
12:30 - 1:30: Robert Hartnett '84, managing director - New York, Lenox Advisors, Inc.
2:00 - 3:00: Daren Stevens, senior recruiter, Amazon

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

9:00 - 10:00: Mike Murphy, senior vice president, QuickChek Corporation
10:30 - 11:30: Luis Tejada, industry leader in ethnic food sales & Joseph Fantozzi '85, vice president of retail and membership development, Allegiance Retail Services, LLC
12:30 - 1:30: Russell Gasdia, founder and CEO, Russell Alexander Advisors, LLC.
2:00 - 3:00: Erika Safran, founder, Safran Wealth Advisors

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

9:00 - 10:00: Victor Ortiz, vice president, digital product management, Toys R Us
10:30 - 11:30: Alessandro Conte '03, executive vice president & principal, Blau & Berg Company
12:30 - 1:30: Marlon Addison, manager of group sales - public relationships, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
2:00 - 3:00: LeRoy Wilde '86, senior managing director, Cushman & Wakefield

Thursday, August 3, 2017

note: sign-in and breakfast start at 8:00 AM due to earlier start time

8:30 - 9:15: Jennifer Santiago, talent acquisition manager, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
9:30 - 10:15: Gerald Frungillo '79, co-owner, Frungillo Caterers
10:30 - 11:15: Howard Hook, partner, EKS Associates and Access Wealth Planning
11:30 - 12:30: Saul Simon '84, president, Simon Financial Group

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