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Alumni Testimonials
CEO Alumni bring a unique retrospective to the CEO journey. After experiencing CEO, alumni continue to utilize the skills learned to create an impact in the CEO community and beyond!
Dorothea Villhard
Edwardsville CEO
Class of 2026
Dorothea Villhard is a senior at Father McGivney Catholic High School. She has been a member of the volleyball team for four years and now serves as a varsity team captain. In addition to athletics, Dorothea is a House Leader, a student ambassador, a National Honor Society committee head, and an active member of the Recycling Club. She has also gained valuable leadership and responsibility through her work as a babysitter. Outside of school, Dorothea enjoys traveling, playing pickleball, and spending time with family and friends. After graduation, she plans to attend college and is exploring opportunities in fashion media and related fields of study. She is particularly excited about the CEO program because it will allow her to build skills in creativity, communication, and entrepreneurship that connect directly to her future career goals. Dorothea looks forward to using the program’s real-world experiences and professional connections as a foundation for success in fashion media.
Sarah Haislar
Edwardsville CEO
Class of 2026
Sarah Haislar is a senior at Edwardsville High School. At EHS she serves as an officer in the National Honor Society and is an active member of the National English Honor Society. She is also one of the captains of the EHS Varsity Dance Team and has trained at Rena’s Dance Unlimited for over 13 years. Outside of her academic and dance commitments, Sarah enjoys reading, spending time with family and friends, and providing babysitting and pet-sitting services. She plans to pursue a degree in business and possibly minor in dance, and looks forward to the opportunities and experiences offered by the CEO program as she works toward her future goals.
Kylie Brunton
Edwardsville CEO
Class of 2026
Kylie Brunton is a Senior at Metro East Lutheran High School. She enjoys being the captain on her school’s competitive dance team. She also participates in Fuel (a student-led Bible study she created her freshman year), National Honor Society, Student Embassy, Academic Challenge, the debate club, and the drama choreographer and combat scene captain and theater hair/makeup. She also appreciates getting to spend time with her family. In the future she hopes to do a dual major in early childhood and elementary education to become a kindergarten teacher. Being a CEO student has inspired her to make good connections within her community in order to develop a career network, entrepreneurial mindset, and skills that will last her a lifetime. She is so thankful to have received this opportunity.
Sophia Noascono
Edwardsville CEO
Class of 2026
Sophia Noascono is a Senior at Edwardsville highschool. She keeps a very busy schedule and loves being involved in as much as she possibly can. Sophia cheers Friday night football games, works a part-time job at Source Juicery, assists in a local small business jewelry company, is her class secretary, and is a student athletic trainer for her school. Any time she has left is spent at the yoga studio as yoga is truly one of her greatest passions. She is currently working toward her RYT-200hr certification, which will allow her to teach within the year. Sophia also enjoys reading, thrift/antique shopping, old music, baking, and anything outdoorsy. It is extremely important to her that in her lifetime she sees as much of the world as possible and experience everything she can. After high school, Sophia hopes to attend the University of Kansas, majoring in athletic training, and minoring in clinical nutrition, all while teaching yoga. She aims to eventually work for a professional sports team where she can use her combined knowledge to aid in athlete recovery and wellness with the potential to one day open her own yoga studio. Sophia is extremely excited about the opportunities and lessons brought through the CEO program and would not imagine spending her senior year any other way!
Caroline Marcus
Edwardsville CEO
Class of 2023
I joined CEO to get an outside of the classroom, business learning experience and now I can't imagine my senior year without it.