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27 May 2025 • Alums • Outcomes HWS to the Workforce: A Tradition of Alumni-Powered Opportunity
Fellowship Home Loans Branch Manager Brian Schiele ’02 and Senior Loan Officer Joe Escamilla ’18 continue a proud legacy of mentoring and hiring HWS students.
At Fellowship Home Loans, a proud tradition of hiring HWS students continues to thrive, thanks to the efforts of Branch Manager Brian Schiele ’02 and Senior Loan Officer Joe Escamilla ’18. Their collaboration with HWS’ Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education has helped open doors for students seeking internships to launch meaningful careers.
“Brian and Joe represent the best of what our alumni network offers,” says Brandi Ferrara, executive director of Career Services. “Their ongoing involvement has provided an invaluable foundation for students navigating their career paths. From mentorship to job opportunities, they exemplify the power of HWS connections.”
Since joining Fellowship Home Loans, Schiele has been committed to partnering with HWS students, offering real-world exposure and professional insight. Escamilla, who joined the company after graduating and last year moved to Charleston, S.C., to open and manage a satellite office for the business, shares the same passion: “We’re committed to giving students hands-on experience that builds their confidence and skill set.”
Since 2018, seven HWS students have interned with Fellowship Home Loans—gaining valuable tools to help them standout and land jobs in a competitive job market. The alumni include:
- Samuel Farman ’19, who worked for several years at Amazon and recently established a real estate investor business with Escamilla.
- Jamal Lucas ’19, who serves as an account manager at Unitec Elevator Company.
- Mike Goulart ’20, who worked as an economic researcher at Jerome Levy Forecasting Center and recently began a Master's Program for Economics at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
- Caleigh Bennett ’21, who is an underwriter at Westchester, A Chubb Company.
- Darius Brummell ’21, who serves as an investment associate at Citi.
- Kelsie Worth ’22, who is an enterprise account manager at Bloomberg LP.
- Matthew Brand ’24, who is a global wealth analyst at Citi.
“My internship at Fellowship Home Loans equipped me not only with the tools and knowledge that have been invaluable in my real estate investing career, but also with essential skills applicable to any business, including public speaking and sales," says Farman.
Goulart is also grateful for the opportunity. “Fellowship Home Loans was incredibly valuable in providing real-world work experience at a time when internships—especially during sophomore year—are hard to find and highly competitive. Brian (and Joe as well, though he was also my teammate and friend) has been an invaluable resource, always eager to help HWS students gain meaningful insight into both the industry and the professional world overall.”
Brand says, his internship at Fellowship Home Loans played a pivotal role in shaping his career. “From the start, I was pushed outside my comfort zone—navigating challenging client conversations and developing essential soft skills like building rapport, fostering relationships, and effectively positioning a product to meet a client’s needs.”
At HWS, Schiele majored in economics, was a Druid and captain of the Statesmen Basketball team. Escamilla was an economics major and Spanish and Hispanic studies minor, captain of Statesmen soccer team and a member of the finance club.
Ferrara encourages other alumni to get involved as well. “Whether it’s a zoom chat about career directions, resume advice or just catching up over coffee, those touchpoints can be incredibly impactful for students,” she says.
Alumni or friends of HWS, who are interested in connecting with the Salisbury Center about opportunities for students, can email hiringstudents@hws.edu or contact Ferrara at cso@hws.edu or (315) 781-3514.
Top: At Bloomberg in Midtown Manhattan, students and Professor of Economics Feisal Khan hear from Matthew Fox ’19, Joseph Gibbons ’14 and Kelsie Worth ’22 about their careers at the financial software company.
