On Thursday night (March 5), Macalester's Student-Athlete Advisory Council hosted the annual Career Night with Mac Athletic Alumni.  Once again, this annual event was a big success and Macalester athletes are appreciative of the advice they received.

Here is a list of the alumni contributing to this event. SAAC thanks them for their contributions.

Ian McRoberts '96
Sport: Soccer
Major: Economics and Geography
Graduate school: University of Minnesota, Carlson school
Current Occupation: Principal, McRoberts Real Estate / Development

Gilbert Baldwin '71
Sport: Track and Field
Major: Sociology
Current Occupation: Owner/President Columbia Precision Machine - a custom piece part/assembly manufacturing firm

Lee Schafer '83
Sport: Football
Major: American Studies and Economics
Current Occupation: Director of Investment Banking at Northland Securities, a Minneapolis based institutional investment bank

Sheri Halverson '94
Sport: Soccer
Major: Sociology and Psychology (core) and socio-/psycho-linguistics
Graduate School: University of Minnesota, School of Public Health '99
Community Health Education major and Epidemiology minor
Current Occupation: Medtronic, Inc.

Steve Cox '76
Sport: Soccer and Hockey
Major: History
Core Studies: English and Philosophy
Current Occupation: U.S. History teacher, Gifted/Talented and Pre-AP Coordinator, Washington Technology Magnet Middle School, Saint Paul Public Schools

Ben Skjold '92
Sport: Baseball and Football
Major: Sociology
Current Occupation: Litigation and Business Attorney, Skjold-Barthel in Minneapolis

Ray Piirainen '76
Sport: Football, Track and Hockey
Major: Economics
Graduate School: William Mitchell College of Law
Current Occupation: President, Fairview Development Company (a wholly-owned division of Fairview Health System)

David Whitman '85
Sport: Cross Country, Track and Swimming
Major: Chemistry and Environmental Studies
Graduate School: University of Washington (MS and PhD in Chemistry)
Current Occupation: Sr. Laboratory Manager, New Product Development and Discovery, Infection Prevention Division, 3M

Dr. Betsy Aird '76
Sport: N/A
Major: Biology
Veterinary School: (DVM) University of Minnesota
PhD Pathology, University of Minnesota
Current Occupation: Veterinary pathologist

Karen Moen '88
Sport: Soccer, Track and Softball
Major: Economics
Minor: Mathematics
Current Occupation: Account Technology Specialist, Microsoft (Manage the technical relationship between Microsoft and customer)

JoAnna Hesse '87
Sport: Soccer, Track and Softball
Major: Economics, Speech and Communications
Current Occupation: Corporate Account Executive, Microsoft Corporation. (Responsible for leading a team of sales and technical specialists in support of a top tier enterprise customer.)

Sarah Graves '04
Sport: Volleyball
Major: Communications and Media Studies
Graduate School: University of Delaware
Current Occupation: Strategic Communication, Information Officer, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

Melanie Ferris '00
Sport: Volleyball
Major: Biology
Graduate School: University of Minnesota, School of Public Health
Current Occupation: Researcher, Wilder Research, St. Paul, Minnesota