Extra Credit Opportunity: CANCELLED

Be Your Own Boss – Alumni Entrepreneurs Panel Discussion

Monday, March 2, 2009

12 – 1:00p.m. • Commons 331

Contact Vivian Armor at armor@umbc.edu for more information

or visit us at www.umbc.edu/entrepreneurship/speakers.

Co-Sponsored by The Alumni AssociationFunding provided by theEwing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Starting and growing a new business is both exhilarating and challenging. UMBC alumni entrepreneurs from different industries will discuss the ups and downs of entrepreneurship and share their stories.

Featured alumni panelists:
Greg Cangialosi, ’96, President and CEO, Blue Sky Factory, Inc.
Education: B.A. English, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A serial entrepreneur, Cangialosi started a concert promotion business after graduation and ran a food vending company. He found success in the fast growth world of technology after taking a position at a web development company called 0 to 80. In March 2001, he co-founded Blue SkyFactory, Inc. (an e-mail marketing service provider) in Baltimore.

Janine Cormier Fleming, ’80, Owner, Massage at University One
Education: B.S. Biochemisty, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Janine Fleming has been practicing massage since 1988. In 1992, she decided to leave her job as an environmental chemist to pursue massage full-time. She now maintains a private practice in Baltimore, while serving as the Program Director for the Holistic Massage Training Institute.

Dr. Duke Thompson, ’78, Director, Maryland Conservatory of Music
Education: B.A. Music (piano) University of Maryland, Baltimore County
M.S. (performance), University of Maryland, College Park
Doctor of Musical Arts (performance), Arizona State University
Dr. Duke Thompson is a recognized teacher, performer and music administrator. His work as an artist and educator has earned him numerous awards and accolades among national and international audiences. Currently, he combines a performance career with being a member (on sabbatical) of the music faculty at Red Deer College in Alberta, Canada and Director of the MarylandConservatory of Music in Harford County, Maryland.