Attending the first meeting of the Applied Business Council were (front row, l. to r.) President Mary J.C. Hendrix; Alex Benham; Emma Sopko, PotomacWave Consulting president; Frank Genco, Kymber Consulting Group executive vice president; and Fred White, ABS Consulting senior director of business development; back row, Holly Morgan Frye, Shepherd director of community and congressional relations; Jeff Sopko, PotomacWave Consulting executive vice president and CEO; Dr. Ben Martz, Shepherd College of Business dean; and Kevin Harkins, Harkcon, Inc. CEO.
Shepherd hosted a meeting of the newly formed Applied Business Council on Thursday, July 27. The council is made up of business leaders who are working with Shepherd to develop internships for students and full-time positions for Shepherd graduates.