College of Business Holds First-Ever DEEP Day

The DSU College of Business recently held its first-ever Delaware Executive Exchange Program (DEEP) Day to provide its students with professional development sessions while interacting with visiting top level executives.

Held Tuesday, Feb. 23, DEEP Day included resume reviews, mock interviews and panel discussions. It also featured keynote speaker Jewell Parkinson, the head of Human Resources for SAP North America.

The DEEP Day events also included a Business Case Competition, which was held among College of Business students. The winner was a team of students that included Zachary Corrothers, Courtnee Harris, Kayla Reynolds, Justin Rorie and Shereen Winfield.

The visiting executives involved in the panel discussions included: Cindy Crompton-Barone, a senior vice president of Human Capital Management for WSFS Bank; Terrence Dickenson, a 25-year Human Resources professional; Judy Diogo, president of the Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce; Peggy H. Eddens, executive vice president and chief capital officer for WSFS Bank; Troy C. Farmer, founder and CEO of Empowerment that Values All (EVA); and John Fleming, district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Other executives taking part DEEP DAY panel discussions were: Jessica Gibson, program director of the First State Community Action Fund; A. Richard Heffron, president of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce; Brian Nixon, plant manager for INVISTA Koch facilities; Misa Rawlins, SAP service line chief of staff at Deloitte Consulting; Ayanna Wilcher, diversity recruiting manager for KPMG’s Mid-Atlantic Region; and Dr. Devona Williams, president and CEO of Goeins-Williams Associates Inc.

Participating in the mock interviews and resume reviews were: Kevin Bacot, a lead talent strategy and workforce planning consultant for Pepco Holdings, Inc.; Patrick Best, associate vice president and senior human capital business partner at WSFS Bank; Erika Broadwater, senior talent acquisition manager at Nixon Uniforms; Reba Businsky, president and co-founder of Alexander Businsky Consulting; Kelli Collins, president and CEO of Information Security Solutions; Vicki Feehery, senior human resource business partner for BarclaycardUS; Diarra Gordon, federal auditor of KPMG, LLP; Courtney Jackson, head of the office of the president for BarclaycardUS; Maria Jameel, human capital management business partner at WSFS Bank; Crystal Lewis, senior vice president and staffing executive at Bank of America; Janie Libby, vice president of Human Resources at Dover Downs Hotel and Casino and for the Dover International Speedway; Teresa Rinaldi, a human resources professional, BarclaycardUS; and Eleisha Smith, vice president at JPMorgan Chase.