Melissa Budd:  

Life Greetings Fellow Alumni! I'm afraid I have lost touch with quite a few of you in the last two years. Since graduating from Burke I received my Bachelors degree in Finance and then, went on to get my masters in Finance on the weekends as I pursued my career as a home mortgage consultant. So, I've been in the mortgage industry for the past four years. My office started to do a program with many of the local parochial schools where we will make a donation to the school of their choice for each of my borrowers. Having gone to Catholic schools all my life, I know how much they are always in need of fundraising for one thing or the other. So, this was an idea that I went to my manager to initiate. Plus, any Burke alumni receives several discounts on closing costs through our attorney and title company networks. I enjoy what I do and when we embrace ideas like that, it makes me more passionate about it and proud of where I work. We are also a majo...Expand for more