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James Z. Vanié

Class of 2017

Bio

James is a creative thinker who brings calm to chaos. A Kentucky native, he enlisted in the Army and quickly rose through the ranks to sergeant. After deploying twice, and making many successful jumps with the 82nd Airborne Division, he left the military to earn his Business Management degree at St. John’s University. During his undergrad career, James refined his management skills, fell in love with design, and backpacked through 20 countries in three continents. His wide range of experience has bolstered his ability to approach design problems with a deep sense of empathy and endless curiosity.

After working in the Design field over the last three years, he has come to appreciate the full gamut as he has held roles on both the Creative and Project Management sides. James is dedicated to crafting memorable experiences and pushing imaginative ideas to their highest potential. Interests include: Improv, Storytelling, and Yoga.

Class of

2017-B_Li

Bowen Li

2017-D_Al-Ibrahim

David Al-Ibrahim

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David Mahmarian

2017-E_Weerakoon

Elushika Weerakoon

2017-J_Gonzalez

Julian F. Gonzalez

2017-A_Hua

Junyue (Andrew) Hua

K_Tseng-2017

Keith Tseng

K_Koh-2017

Kohzy Koh

K_Lee-2017 2

Kyungmin Lee

P_Rangel-2017 2

Paola Rangel

R_Deshpande-2017

Ritwik Deshpande

R_Tupe-2017

Ruth Tupe

S_Singh-2017

Saba Singh

S_Lim-2017

Seungyoun Sara Lim

S_Strassberg

Shane Strassberg

S_Lee-2017

Song Lee

U_Park-2017

Uijun Park