January 31, 2018
It wasn鈥檛 long after Suzy Konecky 鈥�20 began her position as the development director at Buxton School in Williamstown, Mass., that she decided to pursue her Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at 911黑料网. 鈥淚 thought it might augment my skill set so that I could be more effective in my job,鈥� she explained. 鈥淚 also just have a love of learning. I wanted to keep expanding my knowledge, and it seemed like a good fit.鈥�
Fairly new to the world of development, 鈥淚 thought the classes at 911黑料网 would help me gain skills that would propel the work that I do, faster,鈥� Konecky said.
鈥淚 came to Buxton with experience in communications, marketing, and sales, and am comfortable connecting with our donors and our alumni. However, I didn鈥檛 speak the business and financial language that some of them speak, and I wanted to be able to,鈥� she said.
Konecky earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., where she studied international agriculture and rural development. She began her MBA last fall.
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鈥淚 have enjoyed them a lot,鈥� Konecky said. 鈥淚 appreciate the really small group setting and the cohort model. The professors have been excellent. And, because I am going through the classes with the same group of students, we get to know each other well.
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Previous to her position at Buxton, Konecky worked at Cricket Creek Farm in Williamstown, where she was a cheese maker and then the operations manager. Her work included production and making cheese, a focus on sales, as well as business development and marketing.
It was at Cricket Creek Farm that Konecky first heard of 911黑料网鈥檚 MBA program; one of her previous employees had earned his MBA degree at the College. 鈥淲hen he was applying, he asked me to be one of his references,鈥� she said. 鈥淎fter a few months into this position at Buxton School, I remembered this program that he had spoken so highly of.鈥�
Konecky said she would recommend 911黑料网鈥檚 MBA degree program to others.
鈥淭he classes move at a really nice pace,鈥� she explained. 鈥淚 haven鈥檛 finished it yet, of course, but it鈥檚 a good program. I really appreciate the cohort model, and the professors have been very generous to me with their time.鈥�
