I encourage anyone interested in institutional investments to stay the course and get a strong Math foundation while in undergrad. By doing so, you will set yourself apart from those with only Business degrees and will be able to interpret the most complex investment situations. Last updated October 2007.Margaret (Maske) Clayton (1989, BS Mathematics). Since graduation in 1989, I used my math degree to become a CPA (currently inactive). I worked in healthcare finance at Baptist Hospital for 12 years until marrying Ed Clayton (90, MBA 00) in 2002 and moving to Charlotte. I was able to get another great job in healthcare finance with Carolinas Healthcare and worked there until our daughter Emery was born (and adopted) in 2005. Now I have the best of both worlds Im home with our daughter full-time and also maintain a part-time job from home with a company called US Oncology. Last updated October 2007.Catherine Perdue Hales (1989, BS Mathematics). I began teaching mathematics at Wake Forest Rolesville High School in Wake Forest, NC in the fall of 1989. I am now currently in my 18th year at the same school. Our school is located across the street from the original site of Wake Forest College. During my first ten years of teaching, I was actively involved in the high schools athletic program. I coached womens soccer and volleyball and was even selected in 1997 to be the head womens soccer coach of the East-West All Star Game held in Greensboro every summer.I have been married to Ron Hales since 1996. He is a physical education teacher at Wake Forest-Rolesville High School as well. I have two step-daughters: Lauren (21) who is a senior at Wake Forest University this year and will graduate in May 2008 Ashley (17) who is a senior at the high school where her father and I teach. Ron and I have a son, Adam (8), who is currently in the 2nd grade at Wake Forest Elementary.My family and I enjoy spending time at the beach during the summer. We have a small vacation retreat at Emerald Isle, NC and one of the perks of both of us being teachers is that we can spend most of the summer relaxing by the ocean. During the school year, we are actively involved in Cub Scouts and enjoy going camping with our pack. With a daughter at WFU, we have also enjoyed coming back to the campus to attend football games and see how much things have changed in 20 years. Last updated October 2007.Mark Stowers (1989, BS Mathematics and Economics). I have lived in Raleigh, NC for 18 years and worked for IBM in various roles, currently serving as Americas Manager for Tivoli Services Delivery (software architecture and implementation services). I am married to a fellow Wake Forest graduate Laura Doggett Stowers (1990, B.A.). We have four children, ages 12 to 2, who are all home schooled, so I serve as both Principal and Math Teacher of the Coram Deo Academy. The children enjoy various activities such as piano, art, horse back riding, ballet, and sports. I am very involved in my church, serving as an Elder and Sunday School teacher. Last updated October 2007.Donna Phillips Shore (1986, MA Mathematics). Married 1992 to David Shore. Two children: Jean-Claude Shore born 1996 Michelle Shore born 1999. Occupations: Mom Sr. Pension Analyst with Southeastern Employee Benefit Services Organist/Pianist for Unity Moravian Church in Lewisville, NC. Favorite pastimes: playing piano, quilting, collecting old family photographs and walking. Greatest accomplishment: my family, without question Last updated October 2007.Lee and Carolyn Garber (1985, BS Mathematics). Lee- BS 85, JD/MBA 90 Carolyn-BS 85 We have three children: Garrett: age 16, junior in high school McKenzie: age 14, freshman in high school Lindsay: age 12, 7th grade. We live in Highland Village, Texas and have been here for 17 years. We have a Yorkshire terrier, Snickers. Who is 4 lbs. Lee is an Executive Vice President for MHA Group, a physician staffing company. He has been with this company for 17 years I worked as a math analyst for an actuarial firm and then taught math until we had children. Garrett plays basketball and the girls play select soccer. They keep us pretty busy. We follow Wake Forest sports and love watching the Deacs on TV. My whole family, 18 of us, went to the Orange Bowl. We had a blast and Lee and I saw so many friends from our college days. It was an incredible feeling and great to catch up with everyone. It just reminded me of how much I LOVED Wake Forest. Wake is an awesome school for many reasons, and you can create friendships that will last a lifetime. Last updated October 2007.Dana Archer Dolan (1984 with a BS in Math/Business minor in CS). Ironically Ive used CS most in my career thus far, although the business knowledge is now taking center stage as I pursue entrepreneurship. Yet math is my foundation for logical thinking, and I believe thats the basis for my success.Career: Dolan is President and Founder MaximumSpring, LLC. Dolan founded MaximumSpring, LLC in 2005, leveraging an established career in government technology consulting and information technology strategy. As President, she is responsible for all aspects of the business including market development, partner relationships, technical consulting and business analysis. MaximumSpring helps organizations understand and adopt new technologies for strategic business advantage. Successful solutions must look beyond implementing technology: a comprehensive strategy blends the people, processes, and measurement aspects necessary for success.Previously, Dana was immersed in applied research and technology development at a group of technical consortiums, serving in positions such as Web Architect for the State IT Consortium, Director of Research for the Telework Consortium, and Senior Member of the Technical Staff for the Systems and Software Consortium. This strategic focus allowed her to analyze the business value of an emerging marketplace of web-based technologies that now sports labels like eGov, New Media, and Web 2.0. Her research and commentary has been published in numerous technical journals, newsletters and blogs such as IEEE Software, CollaborBlabber blog, and Women In Technologys Advocacy newsletter, where she served as Editor and vice-chair of the committee.Ms.
