Heather Chmura '16 launched her career at the age of 14 as the youngest franchise owner of a Wetzel's Pretzels in Las Vegas, managing more than 50 employees. Busy with her business, she went to high school online. But she decided to attend college in person. After searching for a small school with overseas programs and a good religious studies department, she joined her sister, Becky Chmura '14, at Westmont. She majored in economics and business, participated in the Westmont in Northern Europe semester, took Emmaus Road trips to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan and studied Business at the Bottom of the Pyramid with professor Rick Ifland to help establish microfinance businesses in Haiti.