Hoover also served as president of the Laker Asset Management Club, helping to invest university-endowed funds in the stock market to raise money for Mercyhurst as well as build his professional experience i n fnance. In addition to his diverse courses and liberal arts curriculum, Hoover is grateful to Mercyhurst for instilling in him the value of community. Hoover took the values he learned as a resident assistant in Warde Hall and the Wayne Street Apartments to Union Home to better serve his clients a ndc o-workers. “As an RA, I helped to build a community and make people feel welcome. I found in my job that I am continuing that same sense of community to all customers of Union Home as well as with my team of co-workersH,”ooversaid. Hoover hopes to use his role to continue to promote building community and helping others achieve their dreams of being homeowners. “My favorite thing about the mortgage industry is that I can connect with real people and families. We work to support families and help make their lives easier in order to focus on other things that are more important,” Hoover said. Hoover began working with Union Home Mortgage as an intern in May 2020 and was able to continue his position remotely throughout his senior year. He acepted a full-time role in February 2021. Peyton Manko
an end result. I also appreciated how my Business Intel classes helped me have a better understanding of the overall market through an analytical lens,” Manko said. Having a foundation of analytics and strategy was crucial for Manko, but he did not realize just how key the Mercy values were in the fnance world, especially at PNC. “One of the values I learned from Mercyhurst that carries on to PNC is being selfess and doing to others what you’d want done to you,” Manko said. “PNC is a really good company to work for in that respect. They are dedicated to improving diversity, inclusivity, and always putting the
customers frst in everything they do.” Amanda Costello Accounting and Finance/ Spanish minor Amanda Costello ‘21 never expected to work in health care, but she fnds joy in serving those who serve others in her role at UPMC. “As a fnance and accounting student, I never really considered working in the health care feld. However, my role in the Finance Management Rotation Program at UPMC has been very rewarding and exciting,” Costello said.
Business and Competitive Intelligence Peyton Manko ‘21 is proud to work for an organization that values inclusion, diversity, and putting customers frst. It is undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic stalled careers and opportunities for many graduating seniors, but Manko was able to use the situation to his advantage in his career with PNC Bank.
Costello is taking part in the three-year leadership development program at UPMC, which will give her hands-on experience in several areas of fnance and accounting. Her current role in the rotation is Corporate Finance and Accounting, working with fnances for Physician Services. “My role is unique because while we do look at analytics and data to track budgets and revenues, it’s not like your daily ‘desk job,’” Costello said. “It’s a very diverse workplace where every day is diferent. We even meet with the physicians we work with, which is really cool.” After their frst rotation, Costello and her peers will have the opportunity to tailor the next two rotations to their strengths and interests in fnance. After completing the program, Costello will move into a senior analyst role. “All of my accounting and fnance classes from Mercyhurst are so important and useful to me in this role. The advanced classes helped me improve my fnancial analysis skills, confdence in predicting future trends, knowledge of Excel, and time management abilities,” she said. Costello was also an active member of the Mercyhurst community outside of the classroom as she held leadership roles in Campus Ministry, Business Club, and Accounting Club, and was a member of the Laker Asset Management Club. “My leadership experience in Campus Ministry and the business department ended up coming together nicely in my role at UPMC,” Costello said. “Mercyhurst really instilled a love of service in me during my time there and I am proud to now directly serve the community through my work.” Costello found her opportunity with UPMC through Mercyhurst’s Finance and Accounting Consortium from the Career & Professional Development Center. She began her rotation in June and looks forward to joining as a full-time analyst after completing the program.
After completing his remote internship in October, he accepted a full- time role with the Retail Banking Development Program, which will be helping people fnancially recover post-pandemic. PNC also recruited Manko throughout this summer for a new virtual internship opportunity in assisting with the Paycheck Protection Program and other COVID-19- related loans. It is especially crucial that those working in fnance lead with compassion and respect for the customers after the tumultuous year of the pandemic. Manko admires PNC’s commitment to the customers and works to ensure that they are properly taken care of. “I have learned working with PNC Bank that they truly value the customer as their most important asset. Just working to make money or meet the bottom line has never been preached to me. All of the higher-ups have had the same mindset, which is great to see throughout the company,” Manko said. As a Business and Competitive Intelligence major, Manko credits the strong foundation of analytics and a global perspective for helping him in his current role. “I am especially grateful for all of the analytics classes I took in my major at Mercyhurst. They help you use technology efectively to come up with
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