Hosted by Vaughn College · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 21 episodes
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Welcome to Vaughn College's Futureproof Focus Podcast. Here, we discuss the latest news, career opportunities and insights in the exciting fields of engineering, technology, management and aviation. Through unscripted, honest conversations with prominent industry leaders, students, faculty and alumni, we explore diversity, equity and inclusion in education and employment, and the forces that drive personal and career growth.
Vaughn College hosts Futureproof Focus, a education show with 21 episodes published.
Join us for a conversation with Brian Bermudez, Vaughn alumnus, aviation maintenance professor and director of the airframe and powerplant (A&P) curriculum at Vaughn College. Brian discusses his love of aviation and teac
Vaughn College President Sharon DeVivo speaks with Talon Air CEO James Chitty about career opportunities in charter aviation. They discuss the aviation workforce shortage, Talon Air’s partnership with Vaughn, and how tec
In this inspiring episode of Futureproof Focus, Vaughn College President Dr. Sharon B. DeVivo sits down with trailblazer and Vaughn alumna Samantha Mitchell—founder and president of Black Women in Aviation . From her beg
In this episode of Futureproof Focus, Dr. Sharon B. DeVivo sits down with Shari Lindner, learning and development manager at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), and Jason Becker, a Vaughn graduate and mechatronics engi
In episode 17, Sharon DeVivo, Vaughn College president and CEO, sits down with Doug Jahnke, assistant professor of engineering and technology, to discuss the new cutting-edge programmable logic controller (PLC) and robot
Tune in to to hear Xylene DeCoteau's '20 journey to becoming a first officer at Mesa Airlines, and how you, too, can start on your path to becoming a pilot at Vaughn College. She discusses her flight training, how she la
Richard Ugarte, vice president of maintenance and engineering at PSA Airlines discusses the unique partnership with Vaughn where his staff coached the Aviation Maintenance Team to complete in the MRO Americas in Chicago,
Elena Buenrostro discusses how her company, Women Who Drone, is connecting people, especially young women from underrepresented communities, who love drones through shared stories, education and career opportunities. Lis
In this episode, we speak to Vaughn mechanical engineering alum Okera Bullen '22 about his job at a pure electrification company called Nexans working in supply chain management. He speaks about his passion to have a pos
We know that the cost of attending college can sometimes seem insurmountable, and many students and families worry about affordability. But the evidence is clear—students with bachelor’s degrees earn $1.2 million more an
Embark on a journey into the dynamic world of drone careers with Vaughn adjunct professor and aviation attorney Loretta Alkalay in the latest episode of Futureproof Focus. Uncover the diverse career paths drones offer, f
In episode 10, Phil Rugile, Executive Director of the Institute for Workforce Advancement and the OSW Supply Chain delves into the world of composites and offshore wind careers. Rugile outlines initiatives to bridge the
In episode 9, Suraiya Nawaz '24 discusses how her several internship experiences (at LaGuardia, the Port Authority, Tesla and Whirlpool) helped to realize the type of work she wants to do with her mechatronic engineering
In episode 8, learn how Philip Bredu '22 came all the way from Ghana at age 18 to attend college in the US and pursue his passion for science, math and physics. He quickly transferred to Vaughn and fell in love with mech
In this podcast, Migdalia Gonzalez, Hispanic Employment Program Manager at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), shares how she is educating Hispanic students (especially women) about aviation career opportunities a
Tune into episode 6 of our podcast where we speak to Eric Santos-Silva '21 about how his love for aviation maintenance started in the military working on fighter planes in the Air Force and grew into a career as an aviat
Gagandeep Munder’s ’14 story of becoming a pilot is a unique one. Growing up in India, no one took his passion for aviation seriously. After moving to the US, he knew he could make his dream come true. He got his aircraf
Check out this insightful conversation with Patricia Goodwin-Peters, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Atlas Air Worldwide. She discusses the pivotal role the air cargo industry played throughout the pandemic a
We speak with Chaundra Daniels, Director of Career Services at Vaughn to learn about the in-demand career fields in engineering, technology, management and aviation, and how students should begin preparing for their care
In this podcast, we speak with Vaughn’s Director of Counseling and Wellness Dr. Stacey Dutil and Athletics Coordinator Omari Wrightabout all the mental health issues facing college students today and the various services
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