FMA 2017-2018 Magazine

INCOMING PRESIDENT
BAILEY SULLIVAN
Looks to
Next Year
Thank you to our outgoing executive team – through
your collaboration and hard work, FMA reached exciting
new milestones in placement, branding, curriculum and
recognition at both the university and national level. These
accomplishments drove the title of this year’s FMA Annual
Magazine: “Reaching New Heights.” Though our young
organization has experienced tremendous growth, with an
eye on the future we will continue to focus on value-added
initiatives for our members.
For 2018-2019, FMA Exec is targeting several key initiatives to
support student development and growth. The first of these
initiatives focuses on the career services we offer our members.
We plan to create and publish an “FMA Career Guide” that
will be available to all existing and potential members as
well as other finance students seeking career preparatory
advice. This formalized guide will lay out a four-year plan for
students including track-specific career opportunities, course
recommendations by year and ancillary training options and
resources. FMA will use this guide in conjunction with insight
from our executive speakers, alumni and peer advisors to
expand the career services offered to our members.
The second primary initiative is the establishment of an
executive mentor program. This program will pair targeted
members with an FMA alum or business professional based
on their targeted career interests. Mentorship on a studentto-student
level has been a core element of our members’
success; the purpose of this program is to expand this element
externally between students and alumni.
We also plan to enrich the content of our shared programming
for all HCOB students and systemically raise the level of
awareness and preparedness within the college. This includes
offering annual informational content though various venues:
FMA Financial Leadership Summit, Fall Information Session
FMA 2018-2019 President Bailey Sullivan joined FMA
as a freshman and is currently completing her degree
in Industrial & Systems Engineering with minors
in Finance and Spanish. Through the resources and
guidance that FMA provided, she received invitations
to participate in diversity programs at multiple firms
including Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and
Wells Fargo Securities. She spent two summers as an
analyst with Wells Fargo Securities with their Financial
Sponsors Group and Equity Capital Markets team in
New York. Upon graduation, Bailey will return to New
York as a full-time investment banking analyst with
Goldman Sachs.
- What is Finance? A focus on industry tracks and career
planning, FMA Diversity and Inclusion Forum, FMA Student/
Employer Meet & Greet (open to all 3.5 GPA finance majors)
and an additional annual open presentation focusing on a
specific area of the financial services industry. With this
shared programming, we will continue to champion Auburn’s
focus on inclusion by actively recruiting and assisting students
from all areas of our campus and community.
FMA has made remarkable progress since its creation in 2014,
and we will strive to reach “new heights” throughout this
next year. Thank you to all FMA supporters who make the
growth of this organization possible – we truly appreciate
your support.
Best,
FMA 2018 MAGAZINE 7