Bea Field Alumni Podcast

Originally from Long Island, David Cariello came to New Orleans in 1999 to attend Tulane University. After graduating in 2003, he became the third owner of Campus Connection, continuing the 40+ year tradition of serving the Tulane community. David currently resides in Old Metairie with his wife, Erin, and two children, Dylan and Blaire.

Christoph Krey is an Executive Director at JPMorganChase in Boston and New York City, where he leads Global Client Service & Solutions for Global Asset Managers within the firm’s Securities Services division. With two decades of experience in financial services, Christoph specializes in managing complex, cross-functional relationships with the world’s largest asset managers. His work focuses on delivering scalable, cost-effective financial and technical solutions while maintaining JPMorgan’s role as a trusted strategic partner. Before joining JPMorgan, he held key roles at Brown Brothers Harriman and has led teams across Operations, Technology, Product, and Client Service.Beyond finance, Christoph is also an accomplished musician and the creative force behind the band MYAI – My Art Intelligence and McAlister Drive. As a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, he has performed in over 1,500 events worldwide and shared stages with artists including Imagine Dragons, Counting Crows, Alabama, The Wallflowers, and Talib Kweli. MYAI’s work explores the intersection of human creativity and artificial intelligence—melding 75% Art Intelligence with 25% Artificial Intelligence to craft a unique sonic experience. McAlister Drive is Rock for people who love Folk, Soul, and Pop. True Americana chameleons of the stageA proud alumnus of Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business, Christoph also pursued studies at Babson College, Wellesley College, and Eckerd College. He currently serves on the Tulane Alumni Board of Directors as the Secretary and Treasury. Christoph values balance and perspective, spending his free time with family, golfing, playing tennis, ice hockey, traveling, and enjoying winter sports.

Alexis Madormo is a 2017 Tulane graduate based in New Orleans and a graduate alumna of UT Austin. After working at Tulane in Case Management & Victim Support Services, she made a career pivot that led her to managing a vintage furniture warehouse and later to her current role as an interior design assistant.She recently launched her own business - or as she likes to call it, “wizness” (woman-owned business) - Unexpected Red Creative Studio, focusing on gallery walls, reimagined pieces, and creative spaces. On a typical weekday, Alexis can usually be found making dinner with friends and starting a craft she fully intends to finish one day (maybe).

We got to speak with Chelsea Cipriano and learn all about her impressive work within the public health field, as well as her time on campus at Tulane. From the halls of Wall dorm to the halls of government—Chelsea’s journey is one for the books.

Learn about Jennifer's years arranging music for Green Envy, her prolific career as a physician, and the semester she took so many classes that she had to pull a weekly scheduled all-nighter!

Originally from Birmingham, AL, Cat moved to New Orleans after graduating from Auburn University in 2017 with a degree in Art History. She began her career at Tulane as a Program Coordinator in the Office of Constituency Programs and now serves as Associate Director of Programmatic Initiatives in the Office of Alumni Relations. In this role, she leads the planning and execution of major alumni events and engagement strategies. Her focus in this role is on building programs that strengthen the alumni community and foster meaningful connections. In 2022, she earned her Master of Social Work from Tulane and officially became part of the Tulane Alumni family. Outside of work, she enjoys reading a good book on her porch, trying new restaurants around the city, enjoying local festivals, and walking her dog, Griffin.

Alison Midollo holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Tulane University and is a Registered Yoga Teacher, Holistic Health Coach, and Reiki Practitioner who guides her students and clients to restore the mind and body back into balance and peace so that they can transform physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Her philosophy is rooted in slowing down and self-care.Through her own recovery from corporate burnout, financial trauma, and disordered eating, Alison has quickly grown to be recognized as a self-care and wellness leader who truly lives by the simple self-care and stress relief practices she shares. Her heartwork includes: transformational rest retreats, adult and teen yoga and meditation instruction, restorative writing workshops, holistic health coaching for stress management, business mentorship and creative strategy consulting.Alison is a founder, creator and guiding light to her global community as she inspires all to embody their own unique energy, create a restful lifestyle, and align their own self-care with intention and ease. She deeply believes in the power and potency of choosing deep rest, deep care and deep commitment to self. Where there is intention, Alison stands firm in holding the vision that self-care creates a ripple effect powerful enough to impact the healing of the collective worldwide.

Sophie Bryant is a New York native who graduated Tulane undergrad in 2017 with a double major in psychology and public health. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and played saxophone in a jazz combo on campus. Sophie absolutely fell in love with New Orleans during her time here and has since moved here with her sister and parents to continue to enjoy everything New Orleans has to offer.Sophie works as a pediatric emergency room nurse at Ochsner and is currently in school at LSU to become a nurse practitioner. Outside of listening to music on Frenchman Street, enjoying crawfish with her family, or dining at delicious restaurants, she loves to crochet and read on her balcony apartment off of Magazine Street. She’s so grateful for Tulane and the friends that it has brought her, including the podcast’s own, Nina Riffaud.

Becca is a social media strategist, a proud Tulane alum, and someone who somehow turned scrolling into a career. Outside of work, you can find her hanging out with friends (and their dogs), drinking the crispest Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand has to offer, and convincing herself that screen time doesn’t count if it’s a rewatch of The Eras Tour Film.

Nicole Taffaro Bush is the Senior Director of Alumni Career & Professional Development within the Office of Alumni Relations at Tulane University. She has over twenty years of experience as a career consultant. Nicole has earned a variety of coaching certifications – most recently, Certified Executive Coach – ICF Level 2 and Certified Leadership & Resilience Coach. Prior to creating and developing career programming for alumni, Nicole worked with students at the A. B. Freeman School of Business, where she created, developed and taught the first career development class offered by the university and represented the Career Management Center on both undergraduate and graduate level curriculum committees. In 2014, Nicole was elected to serve on the Tulane Staff Advisory Council (SAC) for three years, where she represented staff concerns as a member of the University Senate and served on the SAC Executive Board. She has been actively involved in professional organizations and in her community, currently serving as President of the Alumni Career Services Network. Born and raised in New Orleans, LA, Nicole graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. She spent several years working for the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida and worked as a Staffing Manager in Atlanta before returning home to New Orleans.

Jered Bocage is a native New Orleanian with four degrees from Tulane! He first graduated in 2000 from Tulane College and has gone on to earn three master’s degrees, one each from the Graduate School, A. B. Freeman School of Business, and the School of Professional Advancement. Before beginning his career at Tulane, he was a teacher in New Orleans public schools as part of Teach for America. He returned to his alma mater as a staff member first in the Board of Tulane office, then Student Affairs, and now currently in Alumni Relations. He is proud to have started many Tulanians’ favorite traditions like the Homecoming Carnival and Crawfest, among many others!

Originally from Baltimore, MD, Peter Young came to Tulane in 2003 and moved into the moved to the penthouse floor of Monroe Hall. He graduated from Tulane College with a Bachelor’s degree in political science and then began working at Tulane in 2009. He also earned master’s degrees from the School of Continuing Studies (now the School of Professional Advancement), and the A. B. Freeman School of Business. As a student, he was involved in the Tulane College Senate and Undergraduate Student Government, eventually serving as USG president for two terms, was briefly on the staff of the Tulane Hullabaloo, and a member of Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity. After graduating, he joined the Tulane staff, first in Student Affairs, and has been with the Office of Alumni Relations since 2013. He manages the office’s budget, data, operations, Bea Field Alumni House, and works with the TAA Board of Directors.Peter loves reading, traveling, and collecting things including: books, bookmarks, tchotchkes from his travels, stamps, postcards, He lives in the Mid-City neighborhood with his partner, Rob, and their dog, Cooper. His favorite color is orange.

Originally from New York, Nina found her place when she visited New Orleans for the first time in 2013. Tulane was the first college she got into, and despite the fact that she waited to hear from other colleges, she knew in her heart that New Orleans was the place for her from the second she landed at MSY and saw the giant Louis Armstrong statue - a staple of the old MSY airport.Nina graduated from the School of Liberal Arts in 2018 with a Bachelor's degree in English. When she is not recording the Bea Field Alumni Podcast, she can be found painting, playing piano, singing, traveling, thrift shopping, and hanging with her besties. You can find Nina on LinkedIn to connect with her or on her couch eating pasta in a large t-shirt. At any and all times, she has music playing from the speakers in her home, and has become the resident playlist curator for her friends' parties over the years.

Welcome to the Bea Field Alumni Podcast where we tell Tulane stories through the voices of our alumni.