Stephanie Frohman, former Alumni Career Services jobseeker, is featured on the cover of Utah Business-The Magazine for Decision Makers (February 2006) as one of Utah’s “rising stars.” This marks the fourth year the magazine has recognized honorees that dramatize the state’s thriving business community in a category called “Forty Under 40”—young professionals deemed “visionaries, innovators, and leaders.”

Stephanie has become one of Utah’s most ardent supporters in her highly visible role of VP of Business Development at Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCU). She found this position after joining Alumni Career Services in December of 2003. Within a month of signing on, Stephanie applied for a position of Director of Corporate Locations at EDCU, a job she spotted in our Alumni Career Services job newsletter. Stephanie landed an interview and was hired by EDCU early in February 2004.

To add to her rising star status, in 2005 Stephanie was promoted to VP of Business Development, where those efforts have created more than 4,000 new jobs and $150M in capital investment in Utah in Fiscal Year 2005. Stephanie oversees the organization’s efforts to attract new companies to the state of Utah and to expand existing Utah businesses. She was instrumental in assisting Rossignol in its decision to relocate to Park City from Vermont. She previously served as Client Services Director for TenFold Corporation, managing software implementation projects for national clients. She also worked as a biomedical Process Engineer for Abbott Laboratories, leading production teams and implementing cost reductions in the critical care products division.

Stephanie holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and has 10 years experience in medical manufacturing and software implementation. She and her husband, Gregg, moved to Utah in 1998 from the Midwest to pursue their love of Utah’s mountains and their favored activities of snowboarding, backpacking, and river rafting. Stephanie believes that fresh air and adventure are nature’s antidotes to stress and fluorescent office lighting.

In 2003, Stephanie took a leave from her career and served as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer, a position that focused on the nonprofit community. She made significant contacts that year who support her in her current position. She joined the YWCA Young Women’s Leadership Board in 2004. Currently she is serving the Department of Workforce Services Central Region Council, Utah Women in Technology Board of Trustees, and the United Way of Salt Lake grant-making team.

When asked what inspires her or drives her to attain such high goals, she says “I am inspired by great role models and the chance to use the talents I’ve been given to make a positive difference in the community.”

Stephanie’s quick wit and great charm and humor have endeared her to many. Several months ago, when she presented at Alumni Career Services, we chatted about Utah and its tourist industry. I mentioned that the Temple Square was still the most frequented site for tourists in Utah. She quipped: “Cabela’s is trying to change that.”

Stephanie believes that Eleanor Roosevelt espoused the best business philosophy: “It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” Her first job, like so many, was pretty humble. She worked at a gas dock marina in Michigan. No wonder the best advice she ever received was “Pick a shore and row for it!”

Congratulations to Stephanie Frohman, Alumni Career Services’ poster child of 2006!

Although we can’t promise that you will be a “rising star” if you join our Alumni Career Services Program, we can guarantee that you will receive excellent career advice, assistance in creating a professional résumé, and tips on interviewing expertise and the hottest jobs in Utah.

For more information contact Julie Swaner, Alumni Career Services program manager, at (801) 585-5036.

P.S. You don’t have to be in Utah to take advantage of our service. Current Alumni Association members receive one free hour of career consultation.