Alumni Spotlight
Rachel LoSardo is one of a kind. Rachel came to Farmingdale with an interest in business and graduated with a degree in Business Management.
While a student, Rachel was very engaged on campus. She was Co-president of Sigma Beta Delta and simultaneously an active member of the Golden Key International Honor Society. During Rachel’s busy schedule as a student, she found her passion for supply chain management through Professor Sudhir Sachdev Operation Management class. In Professor Sachdev’s class, they had to create a business idea and logistically explain, from start to finish, how to deliver the product to the market. Rachel teamed up with her peers and created “Apple Seed To Apples.”Their business model focused on the creation of a new line of apple juice. They described how to manage their product from the seed to in-store delivery and marketing. Through this assignment, Rachel found her passion for supply chain management and accepted a part-time position at DB Schenker, a leading company in the global supply-chain management industry.
Upon graduation, DB Schenker offered Rachel a full time position that she gladly accepted. Her experience at Farmingdale not only equipped her to deliver in her professional career but also fostered a friendly environment where she met her best friend Pia, while creating “Apple Seed To Apples”. Rachel explains that Farmingdale to her was not just a place to receive a degree, but has shaped her character.
Currently, Rachel is working full time and also pursuing her MBA at Stony Brook University. In her free time, she comes back to Farmingdale to serve on the Board of Directors for American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) for the New York City and Long Island Region. Growing up locally Rachel plans to stay on Long Island. She sees herself staying with DB Schenker and hopefully moving into a management role when an opportunity is available.
