Matt Golden '13 keeps his eye on the world as a global incident analyst. An employee of Allied Barton Security Services assigned to John Deere, Golden daily monitors news and information from around the globe that could impact John Deere employees working and traveling internationally on any given day. From small news events to worldwide terrorist attacks, he stays aware of what is happening wherever Deere employees are and maintains a record of their itineraries and contact information, should they need to be alerted.
"Any given day, events, big or small, can have an effect on our travelers," said the young alum, who tracks real-time news reports and social media such as Twitter and Facebook to stay on top of events. "It's my job to know what's happening and assess the risk to them and our operations."
Golden found satisfaction at St. Ambrose after attending two other colleges. He said he would have never guessed he would find the right fit at St. Ambrose, especially since his family home is about a mile away from campus.
"As a transfer, I was treated like any other first-year student," he said. "It didn't matter where I had come from before, I was treated like royalty. I felt very welcomed when I came back to town."
He credits the St. Ambrose Political Science Department with providing skills he uses every day, noting Professor William Parsons, PhD, the department chair, "didn't tell us how to think, but more how to digest information. "Political science was papers and analysis, which is exactly what I do now," he said. "So by luck or by skill, I ended up with a job that is perfect for what they taught me. I feel very blessed." Golden said the reputation St. Ambrose has cultivated within the business community strengthened his resume. "I've found that when you mention you graduated from Ambrose it's a much higher standing than some people ever give you credit for," he said. "St. Ambrose realizes they are to here to help you get where you need to be."
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Our Political Science and Pre-law students graduate from St. Ambrose to pursue a variety of careers and/or graduate school opportunities.
Some of our recent graduates and their post-graduate achievements include:
Steven Ahrens (1997) is the Development Director for the Davenport Levee Commission and earned an MBA at St. Ambrose University in 2007.
Meena Brandt (2011) is graduating from the University of Iowa School of Law.
Jennifer Kislia Kincaid (2003) is a Partner at Pepping, Balk, Kincaid & Olson, Ltd. in Silvis, Illinois.
Sarah Gorham (2010), Attorney at Stengel, Bailey & Robertson, Davenport, Iowa
Henry J Marquard (2013) is the District Representative, Office of Congressman Dave Loebsack at U.S. House of Representatives in Davenport, Iowa.
Kelsey Marquard (2009) is an Attorney at Lane & Waterman, Davenport, Iowa.
Josh McIntyre (2008) is an Attorney at Lane & Waterman, Davenport, Iowa.
Emily Menchaca (2008) is an Associate in the Health Group at Dorsey and Whitney LLP and lives in New Hope, Minnesota.
Nathan Mundy (2004) is an Attorney at Carney Appleby Law in Des Moines, Iowa.
Ben Weinstein (2013) is enrolled at the University of Iowa School of Law.
Aaron Windeknecht (2010) is the New Media Director at Campaign Headquarters. Aaron lives in Iowa City, Iowa.
Kathryn Brown (2014) is at DePaul University Law School
Caleb Copley (2014) is at the University of Iowa School of Law
Rachel Molsberry (2014) is enrolled at the University of Minnesota Law School.
Jordon Williams (2013) works with a Legal Aid Office.
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