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Alumni

Kyle Bender

Associate Director, Global Marketing - Oncology

Eli Lilly and Company

Region: Indianapolis, '12

Kyle Bender is a 2012 TFA Indy alumnus and marketing executive at Eli Lilly and Company. He is passionate about the impact firms can have in their local communities. 

Alumni

Halie Putorek

MBA Candidate

Radford University

Region: Appalachia, '15

Halie Putorek swore she would never be a teacher, but now she can’t imagine a life that doesn’t include working in education.

Alumni

Carol Tyger

Director of Product Management

Jabra Hearing

Region: New York, '09

From the classroom to the business world, Carol still applies the lessons she learned as a middle school math teacher.

Alumni

Sandhya Dhir

Head of Healthcare, Strategy and Development, Amazon Business

Amazon

Region: New York, '08

Sandhya says she wouldn’t be the businesswoman she is today if it weren’t for the four years she spent teaching at her TFA placement school. 

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Ben Sperling

Senior Associate Brand Manager, M&Ms

Mars, Inc.

Region: Metro Atlanta, '12

Ben Sperling's time in the classroom led him to create a nonprofit that brings college and career readiness to life for underserved students in Atlanta.

Alumni

Ray’Chel Wilson

CEO and CFEI®

Raise the Bar Investments and ForOurLastNames

Region: Greater Tulsa, '19

From teacher to financial consultant, Ray’Chel Wilson (Greater Tulsa ’19) is helping young adults and marginalized peoples break generational poverty by healing financial traumas and making smart money moves.

Alumni

Claire Baugher

Blockchain & Digital Assets Tax Senior Consultant

Deloitte

Region: Bay Area, '14

Claire's corps experience led her on a career path in tax law, where she supports businesses and individuals.