Dave Vassilaro '03
A former Muhlenberg soccer player, Dave's mission is to encourage coaches to prioritize young players’ well-being and personal development over winning.
From the moment you begin your journey as a Muhlenberg student, we will support you in discovering and achieving your peak potential. We'll work alongside you as you explore and find the career that will fuel your passion and provide outstanding opportunities in your chosen field.
Muhlenberg alumni are found leading and serving at some of the nation's and world's most compelling public, private and nonprofit organizations, and thriving in prestigious and highly competitive graduate programs. As a student, you'll be connected to this global Muhlenberg network of alumni for life, with friends and colleagues willing to help open the door and show you the way.
A former Muhlenberg soccer player, Dave's mission is to encourage coaches to prioritize young players’ well-being and personal development over winning.
As civic design manager at The Lab @ DC, Karissa meets with agencies and the residents they serve to design solutions to obstacles to access and equity.
Benedict, a math and computer science grad, shares how Muhlenberg prepared him for his role with McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm.
Brigid is promoting smarter surfaces to lower urban temperatures and reduce flooding risks in her role with the National League of Cities.
In her role at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C., Aileen tells the stories of the spaces people design, construct and inhabit.
Will is a practicing psychologist working to make mental health services more accessible and effective for a diverse range of patients.
Our Alumni
“The glory of my work is that I actually get to come up with ideas for new energy programs, create them and carry them out or have my staff implement them.”— Heidi Kunsch ’01 , Environmental Group Manager at the PA Department of Environmental Protection
“I really enjoyed the sport piece and wanted to keep going with that, but I always knew I wanted to come back to psychology. That’s what led me to...putting those two things together.”— Shawn Zeplin '04 , Assistant Director of Athletics for Behavioral Health at Duke University
“Until you're exposed to as many different things as possible, you don't know what your true talent is.”— Toomey Anderson '03 , Coordinator of Athletics and Activities for the Allentown School District
“Muhlenberg provides a great education but at the same time, it also gives students a lot of agency when it comes to building their own character and building their own career path.”— Laura Diorio '20 , Social Media Coordinator at Intercontinental Exchange
White, a political science and sustainability studies double major, will spend 10 months teaching English in Mongolia. Two other recent alumni were also named Fulbright semi-finalists.
As students, Sara Ringenbach ’23, Riri Yoza ’23, Paige A. Jones ’22 and Muxue Du ’21 conducted undergraduate research with Professor of Chemistry Keri Colabroy, who’s also a co-author. The research relates to enzymes that create building blocks for antibiotics.
Three Muhlenberg theatre alumni talk about their work on Broadway’s newest musical.
A team of three theatre alumni will present their critically acclaimed play “Trich” to the Civic Theatre of Allentown, May 16-18.