J.J. Hones (2010), Morgan Clyburn (2009), Karlie S. (2017) updates

    J.J.Hones (B.A. 2010, Masters 2011)
Jennifer (J.J.) Hones has rejoined Milestone in Portland, Oregon as the Western Region Key Account Manager. She was at Milestone from 2010-2015, then moved to Vicon as National Distribution Manager and National Account Manager, and on to Dahua as Enterprise Business Development Manager. In her new Milestone role, she assists partners in the management and growth of principal end user accounts, establishing Milestone in A&E firms focused on Fortune 500 companies and strategic vertical markets, and key community partner relationships. Jennifer is a graduate of Stanford University with a BA in International Relations and an MA in Sociology. She was a starting guard for the Stanford women’s basketball team, playing in two NCAA national title games. Her competitiveness, experience, organization, and the relationships she has within the organization and industry are a winning combination!

 JJ also serves as the 2019 Webmaster and Security Liaison for ASIS International - Columbia River Chapter.   ASIS International is the world's largest membership organization for security management professionals.


Morgan Clyburn (2009)
Morgan Clyburn is now a Managing Partner at MD Ignite, headquartered in the Minneapolis area.
MD Ignite is a Minneapolis, MN-based healthcare firm. They discover and bring to market novel healthcare technologies with a specialization in Funding, Technology & Development, Business Development & Strategy, and Marketing & Commercialization. MD Ignite partners with an extensive network of individual contributors with medical device expertise in regulatory, quality, reimbursement, legal, intellectual property, technology and engineering.

Morgan Clyburn holds a B.S. in biomechanical engineering from Stanford and an MBA from Kellogg focusing on Health Enterprise Management, Finance and Marketing. She worked in engineering, clinical, and commercialization for a neuromodulation start-up and in Corporate Development at Medtronic focused on strategy, investments, acquisitions, and divestitures.


Karlie Samuelson with Great Britain's team
A 19-6 run by GB in the game’s final 4:33 made all the difference in a low scoring contest as Coach Buceta’s side pulled away to a comfortable 67-53 victory against #5 ranked Canada in Manchester. Talented guard Karlie Samuelson was integral to that late burst as she scored five of her 16 points in the game's     final quarter, with Jo Leedham adding five more down the stretch.

Samuelson (16 points, three rebounds, three steals) was also able to help GB grab an early advantage, but not before a slow start to the game with little scoring from either team in the opening four minutes. Temi Fagbenle (10 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals) was key in restricting the visitors to just seven points in that opening frame, displaying a high motor from the outset to fight for loose balls and contest everything that came her way. That defensive pressure allowed Samuelson, Cheridene Green and Chantelle Handy to push GB to a 19-7 lead after one.

Karlie Interview
GB face Sweden this evening in the penultimate warm up game before travelling to Latvia next week for the start of FIBA Women’s EuroBasket. Ahead of this weekend’s double-header, GB spoke with Karlie Samuelson to get her thoughts on mood in the camp, Sweden and Spain and her first experience of EuroBasket.
How’s the mood in camp after the back to back wins v Canada?
“It’s good! Now we’ve travelled to Spain and I’m excited to play some teams that are actually in EuroBasket and see the difference. I know that the team played Sweden a couple of weeks ago and we’ll get a good look at Spain who are in our group so yeah, I’m excited.”
Looking ahead to these last two warm up games, what are you expecting from Sweden and Spain?
“Obviously they’re both really good teams. I know Sweden pressured the ball that last game and I think I just want to get a good feel of the pace of the game. I know Spain’s a really good team so I think it’s a good step to get ready for EuroBasket and see what we can do.”
Do you think at this stage the squad is well prepared for EuroBasket?
“yeah, I think so. We’ll use these games to help for sure but I think just playing together more and more wit the full squad will really help us get ready in these final two games.”
This is your first EuroBasket, what are you looking forward to the most?
“I’m excited to see the atmosphere. I know how big a tournament this is but for me spending a lot of time in the States I haven’t really followed a EuroBasket that closely before so I am excited to be part of it and I’m also excited to travel to new places that I haven’t been to before!”