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This page gives biographical information on the eighteen candidates on ''The Apprentice 2''. __TOC__ ---- ==Kevin Allen== Kevin Allen is a law student at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. He was 29 years old when ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. Allen grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, Maryland. He attended the Wharton School of Business. He was on his way to a career as a professional football player, but gave up this aspiration when his brother was diagnosed with leukemia. Allen later went on to earn an MBA in mergers and acquisitions and finance from Emory University. He has founded a software company with his brother. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/kevin.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.kevallen.com/ Kevin Allen's official website]
---- ==Raj Bhakta== Raj Peter Bhakta of Vail, Colorado and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was a candidate on the The Apprentice 2, an American job-candidate search reality show. Bhakta is known for his eccentricities, including colorful clothing, bowties, and a cane. He was 28 at the time the show aired. Bhakta holds degrees in Economics and History from Boston College. He has worked in the investment banking and automotive industries. He currently works in real estate development. Ironically, Bhakta does not watch television, as it "rots the brain," in his words. He does, however, encourage others to watch whenever he is on. ===Performance=== Bhakta demonstrated a definite awareness of the existence, but not necessarily the availability, of various women. He was cited by Trump for his womanizing. On one episode where each team was to design a line of clothing to be worn by actual Trump school models, Bhakta practiced speaking German to several in their own tongue. He tried to secure a date with Anna Kournikova, who agreed if he could return just one of five serves. If he failed, she would then be able to dare him to perform some humiliating task. He ended up running around the track in his underwear. He led the Apex team during week 9. The task was renovating dilapidated homes for appraisal. Because of poor communication and tactical errors, Apex came up short. In the boardroom, Bhakta admitted responsibility, hoping to deflect blame for his poor decision making. Trump fired him, however, because his mistakes were the most glaring and costly. On his way out of the boardroom, Bhakta attempted to secure the phone number of Robin, the desk attendant, but was denied. On the finale, however, it was revealed that the two did have coffee together after Bhakta's dismissal. Soon after his rejection, Bhakta dove into the political realm. Starting a non-partisan group, [http://www.advancerepublic.org the Coalition for the Advancement of the Republic], he wishes to make his political aspirations public and unite those in favor. C.A.R. is housed in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. ===Media coverage=== Bhakta appeared on the cover of the October 3-9, 2004 issue of ''TV Guide'', along with Donald Trump and fellow candidate Maria Boren. ===External links=== *[http://nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/raj.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.rajbhakta.com/ Raj Bhakta's official website]
---- ==Maria Boren== Maria Boren is a marketing executive from Virginia Beach, Virginia. She was age 31 when ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. Boren grew up in Tallahassee, Florida. She holds a Bachelor of Science in business and an Master of Business Administration in entrepreneurial marketing. She is the Vice President of Marketing for a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in Richmond, Virginia, Virginia. ===Performance=== Boren has established herself as exceedingly aggressive and domineering in her task work. She is also quite talented and articulate as well as competent in the boardroom. Boren was given the helm during week 6 and led her team to an easy victory. In week 11, the task was to create a catalog for Levis jeans. Boren virtually took over the task and walked all over the Project Manager. He was unable to control her and Apex subsequently lost. In the boardroom, Boren was chastised for her belligerent behavior towards her PM and was fired. ===Media coverage=== Boren appeared on the cover of the October 3-9, 2004 issue of ''TV Guide'', along with Donald Trump and fellow candidate Raj Bhakta. She also posed for a lingerie photo spread along with fellow ''Apprentice 2'' contestents in the December 2004 issue of ''FHM''; she also appeared on the cover of the magazine. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/maria.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.mariaboren.com Maria Boren's Official Website]
---- ==Bradford Cohen== Bradford Cohen of Fort Lauderdale, Florida was a candidate on ''The Apprentice 2''. He was fired the second week after waiving his exemption. ===Performance=== Cohen was the Project Manager for Apex the first week. His team won, earning him an exemption from being fired the next week should his team lose. His team did lose the second week. In the heat of the moment in the boardroom, he waived his exemption. Ma, believing him to be a strong player and that he would not be fired, chose him and two others to accompany her to the final boardroom. Mr. Trump fired Cohen, stating that his rash decision could sink a company in the real world. ===External links=== *[http://nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/bradford.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.bradfordcohen.com/ Bradford Cohen's official website] *[http://www.orwellproject.com/Article2009.phtml Bradford Cohen Interview]
---- ==Jennifer Crisafulli== Jennifer Crisafulli, of New York City who was 31 years old on ''The Apprentice 2'', graduated with honors and a BFA degree from Syracuse University. She was one of the youngest photo editors at a leading entertainment magazine, and worked at many top selling publications with some of the world's most famous celebrity. After leaving the entertainment business, Crisafulli began working in real estate, getting a job at Prudential in New York City. Jennifer went into multiple contracts within her first six weeks in business, and is now selling high-end residential real estate. She is also an award-winning equestrianism. ===Performance=== Crisafulli was the fourth person to be fired. Her teammates accused her of being a poor leader, and of bringing teammates into the boardroom for personal reasons, choosing to ignore the faults of her subordiates, and not taking Bill Rancic advice of executing the job interview for business gain. She made some seemingly anti-Semitic remarks in the fourth episode when she referred to the two fat, old Jewish ladies who likely gave a bad review. As a result, she is not welcome back at her regular job at Prudential Douglas Elliman. This is the first time a candidate has been fired from their regular job due to behavior on the show.[http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=290861&category=REGIONOTHER&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=10/1/2004] The funny thing about this whole matter is that Jennifer is part-Jewish herself. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/jenniferc.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.jennifercrisafulli.com/ Jennifer Crisafulli's official website] *[http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/person.php?p=135 Reality TV World - Jennifer Crisafulli] *[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-314522 TV Tome: Jennifer Crisafulli] *[http://tuweb1a.timesunion.com:555/Blogs%202/The%20Apprentice/ Jennifer Crisafulli Blog at the Albany Times Union]
---- ==Pamela Day== Pamela Day of San Francisco, California is a partner in an investment firm. She was 32 when ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. Day holds a bachelors degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She has worked on Wall Street and founded a software company. She went to St John Vianney High School in Holmdel, New Jersey. ===Performance=== On the show, Pamela was portrayed as a tomboy. She spent some of her free time in the gym lifting weights. On the episode of her firing, she was transferred over to the other team by Trump as a way to bring some success. However, the other team members didn't like her technique of leadership. Pamela hadn't spent a lot of time with the other team members to accurately judge their skills. This led to her assigning inappropriate tasks for her team members and was fired by the Donald. At times, she was perceived as harsh-mannered. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/pamela.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.pamday.com/ Pamela Day's official website]
---- ==Sandy Ferreira== Sandy Ferreira is a bridal salon owner from Rockville, Maryland, Maryland. She was 28 years old when ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. Ferreira started her salon at the age of 21, becoming the youngest bridal salon owner in the country. She is also a wedding and event planner, as well as investing in real estate. ===Trivia=== *Ferreira's parents are immigrants from Portugal. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/sandy.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.sandyferreira.com/ Sandy Ferreira's official website] *[http://www.ddbridal.com/ Distinctive Designs Bridal]
---- ==Rob Flanagan== Rob Flanagan, 23 years old on ''The Apprentice 2'', came from Frisco, Texas, Texas. He is married and has two children. Flanagan grew up in Plano, Texas, Texas. He earned a football scholarship to Northeast Missouri State University, and started at the linebacker position for four years. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from the University of Texas at Austin, he and his wife founded Flanagan Enterprises, Inc. They turned Flanagan Enterprises into a multi-million dollar company, selling corporate-branded items and custom solution packaging products worldwide. In November 2003, Rob partnered with HotLink, Inc., [http://www.hotlinkinc.com] based in Austin, Texas, Texas and is now Vice President of Dallas Sales. ===Performance=== Flanagan's teammates accused him of not contributing enough during their first task, and he attempted to place the blame on his teammates for not utilizing him well enough. Donald Trump decided it was his fault for not taking the initiative, making Flanagan the first candidate fired from ''The Apprentice 2''. Flanagan was able to return in Week 9 to work with Mosaic. Trump thought he was a good worker, even though he was the first fired. ===External link=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/robert.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.robflanagan.com Rob Flanagan's official website] *[http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/person.php?p=143 Realty TV World - Rob Flanagan]
---- ==Elizabeth Jarosz== Elizabeth Jarosz was a candidate on the second season of ''The Apprentice''. Jarosz was 31 at the time the program aired. She hails from Marina Del Rey, California and owns a consulting firm. Jarosz attended Divine Child Elementary School and Divine Child High School in Dearborn, Michigan, Michigan and went on to graduate from the University of Michigan Business School with a 4.0 grade point average. She previously worked at Procter & Gamble, which coincidentally was a sponsor of one of the tasks. Jarosz was fired week 8 for being an indecisive leader. In an unprecedented move, Trump didn't even wait for her to bring two people back with her for the second round of the board room (because Trump had enough evidence to prove Elizabeth's guilt). Jarosz wrote, produced, directed, and edited the 2000 film ''Trick... or Treat?'', which won the Best Short Drama award at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. ===Filmography=== * ''Traffic (2000 movie)'' (2000) as High School Student * ''Rock n' Roll Cops'' (2002) as Detective Elizabeth White ` * ''Pandemonium'' (2002) as Taron * ''King's Highway'' (2002) as Mrs. Kemer * ''Mind Games'' (2003) as Elizabeth Greene ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/elizabeth.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.elizabethjarosz.com/ Elizabeth Jarosz's official website]
---- ==Stacie Jones Upchurch== Stacie Jones Upchurch, age 35 on ''The Apprentice 2'', came from New York City. She has a BA from Emory University and an MBA from Mercer University. Jones Upchurch grew up in Colorado. She is a professional model with Ford Model Management and Elite Model Management. She also owns a Subway (sandwich) Sandwich Shop in Harlem, New York. ===Performance=== Jones Upchurch disturbed many of her teammates in their first task by repeatedly employing a Magic 8-ball to divine the future. This was the first impression she made with her teammates and it eventually led to her termination. At the end of the third task, her teammates still remembered her "schizophrenic"-like episode, and brought it up in the boardroom. Concerned about the issue, Trump ordered all team members back to discuss it. After hearing each woman confirm Jones Upchurch's behavior, Trump decided to make her the third candidate fired from ''The Apprentice 2''. His reasoning was that he did not want someone causing the rest of the candidates upset or nervousness. Jones Upchurch was invited back to the program for the 9th installment. Trump had brought back his first four firings to help with that week's task. In the boardroom, he acknowleged Jones Upchurch for her "hard work". ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/stacie.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.staciej.com/ Stacie Jones Upchurch's official website] *[http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/person.php?p=145 Reality TV World - Stacie Jones Upchurch] *[http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/story.php?s=2931 Stacie Jones Upchurch is "brushed" off as third boot from 'The Apprentice 2']
---- ==Andy Litinsky== Andy Litinsky was a candidate on the second season of ''The Apprentice''. He was 23 when the program aired. He graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 2004. He comes from Boca Raton, Florida and is a graduate of Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 1999, Litinsky won the U.S. National Debate Championship in Commentary Speaking. ===Performance=== Litinsky was described as having "nine lives" by another contestant for his ability to face Trump in the boardroom and emerge unscathed. When given a chance to lead, he helped Mosaic create an effective, emotionally-based advertising campaign for the New York Police Department in week 8. ===External links=== *[http://www.andylitinsky.com/ Andy Litinksy's official website] *[http://nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/andy.shtml Profile on NBC.com]
---- ==Ivana Ma== Ivana Ma is a venture capitalist from Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts. She was age 28 when ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. She lives in Boston with her fianc, Brian, who attends Harvard Business School. Ma earned her B.S. from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia with a concentration in Finance. ===Performance=== Ivana proved herself to be a tireless worker in the game despite her penchant for finishing the majority of tasks on the losing side. Ivana's record as Project Manager, though, was extremely shoddy: 0 for 2. During the M&M's M-Azing Candy Bar challenge, Ivana failed to bring her team under control plus she behaved unprofessionally in the street. In spite of Kevin's low-pricing strategy, Ivana was fired on Week 13, the M&M's Candy Bar Challenge. ===Trivia=== *Ma shares her first name with Donald Trump's former wife, Ivana Trump. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/ivana.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.ivanama.com/ Ivana Ma's official website] *[http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/person.php?p=134 Reality TV World - Ivana Ma]
---- ==Jennifer Massey== Jennifer Massey was a candidate on the second season of ''The Apprentice''. She was 30 at the time the program aired. She is an attorney from San Francisco, California. She graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University with an undergraduate degree in English. She earned her law degree at Harvard University. Massey is an associate at the law firm of Clifford Chance. Massey's husband is named Aron. ===Performance=== In Weeks 12 and 14, Massey got into a catfight with Sandy. While Massey made it to the finals, she was not well liked and she had a losing record. This ultimately made Trump hire Kelly instead of Massey since Kelly has a better record than Massey. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/jenniferm.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.jenmassey.com Jennifer Massey's official website]
---- ==Wes Moss== Wes Moss of Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. State) was 28 years old at the time ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. He is a vice president at a major investment firm and manages money for wealthy individuals and companies. He also teaches at the High Net Worth Institute of Emory University. Moss holds a degree in economics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ===Performance=== Moss was named Project Manager for week 11. Unfortunately, he failed to recognize and subsequently crush clear insubordination on his team. He lost control and his team ultimately lost. In the boardroom, he pleaded his case to no avail and was fired. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/wesley.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.wesmoss.com/ Wes Moss's official website]
---- ==Kelly Perdew== See the separate entry for Kelly Perdew ---- ==Stacy Rotner== Stacy Rotner, 26, New York City, New York is an attorney. ===Accomplishments=== Rotner has a B.A. in Art History from Columbia University, where she graduated with honors. Stacy received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, and she currently practices corporate law at a top law firm in New York. She has also practiced intellectual property law dealing with issues that include copyright, trademark, entertainment law and art law. In addition, Rotner has significant public speaking experience. Rotner has worked at the legal departments of Sotheby's auction house and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Rotner believes that the key to her success has been her enthusiasm, determination and hard work. ===Physical description=== According to ''The Apprentice'' website: "Stacy is not someone to be overlooked. It might be easy to do however, because this 26 year old is under five feet tall, and that's with heels. What she lacks in height, she more than makes up for in tenacity." ===Performance=== As of the first episode of the series, Rotner had little presence. She appeared to many to be trying to "fly under the radar" for a while, a trick that often either works on reality shows, or completely falls apart. Rotner mostly argued with the project managers in the tasks. This led her to being picked to go to the board room several times. She was shown constantly arguing with Jen C., Pamela, and Wes. She was fired for not taking responsibility in the failure of the tasks and placing all the blame on the project manager. Rotner later returned in the final two weeks of the show to work as an employee for Jennifer. Oregon newspaper ''The Trades'' noted Rotner has a habit of rolling her eyes a little too regularly. ===Trivia=== *She speaks French, having studied abroad in Paris. *She is an "avid art lover". ===External links=== *[http://nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/stacy.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.stacyrotner.com/ Stacy Rotner's official website]
---- ==Chris Russo== Chris Russo is a stockbroker from Long Island, New York, New York. He works for GunnAllen Financial in Westbury, New York, New York. He was 30 years old when ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. ===Business experience=== Russo got his start in business at an early age. He launched a candy business at the age of 11 and had a landscaping business by the time he was 14. He also sold flowers and Christmas trees. Russo has also worked as a paperboy and in the restaurant business. Russo opened his own firm after being a stockbroker for seven years. He ranked 13th out of over 1,000 brokers after only five months. ===Performance=== Russo found himself in hot water during week 9. In the boardroom, he complained that his team's "chemistry was horrible" and that if it was comprised of the same people the following week, they would surely lose. This outburst was seen as disloyal by Carolyn who chastised him by saying she didn't want to hear about his team's futility. "Don't tell us about it. Fix it!" Trump then named Russo Project Manager for the following week. Early in the task for week 10, he threw up his arms and declared it "impossible". Russo subsequently led his team to the most humiliating defeat in the history of the program. In the boardroom, Trump mentioned how much he liked his accent, saying it made him comfortable and reminded him of his boyhood. Then he fired him. ===Trivia=== *Russo does not have any formal education beyond high school. *Russo speaks with a heavy Long Island accent. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/chris.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.crusso.com Chris Russo's official website]
---- ==John Willenborg== John Willenborg is a marketing director from San Francisco, California. He was 24 years old when ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. Willenborg graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 2003. In college, he won three Division I national titles in Rugby football. Since his firing, Willenborg has been hired by SPEED Channel to become a reporter for their new series, ''NASCAR Nation''. ===Performance=== In one of the episodes, the teams were suppose to get great reviews for their restaurant. When a group of 4 gay men entered his team's restaurant,Chris Russo told John to used his sexuality to get the necessary positive reviews. The gay men were criticising about how awful the food was. Then, John went out to pass out new food, turned around and tied his shoes so the gay men could get a look at John. Trump even gave a positive comment about the strategy comparing it with women using their looks to get what they want. However, John was fired at the end of episode 6 when he made too many bad decisions when he became the project manager. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/john.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.johnwillenborg.com/ John Willenborg's official website]
---- Thanks, MattTm! I guess if I weren't so lazy (and belligerent) I would have gotten around to some of this.[[User:Nricardo|--User:Nricardo [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=User_talk:Nricardo&action=edit§ion=new >>Talk<<]]] 22:21, Sep 28, 2004 (UTC) :No problem. This article is coming along nicely. I predict we'll pack it full of information, and then have people trying to split it up into separate articles. Won't that be interesting? - User:MattTM 23:59, Sep 28, 2004 (UTC) ==Merging & redirecting of candidates== 16 articles on The Apprentice 2 candidates were listed on Wikipedia:Votes for deletion. Although the majority of votes were to delete, there was a definite body of "merge into one article and redirect" votes. Since that merging has been done here, I am exercising my discretion and doing so. If anyone has a problem with that, they can list ''this'' article on VFD. —User:Stormie 01:18, Oct 1, 2004 (UTC) :I have recreated Raj Bhakta and Stacy Rotner, which were the first two VfD-deleted candidate articles, and redirected them here, for consistency. I hope this is not a problem. - User:MattTM 05:41, Oct 4, 2004 (UTC) ::Ah, right, they were listed on VfD and deleted before this page was created, weren't they? Thanks for that, I should have counted the number of redirects I made and noted that it was two short. —User:Stormie 12:14, Oct 4, 2004 (UTC) :::Yeah, they were deleted before this article was created. - User:MattTM 22:16, Oct 4, 2004 (UTC) ===List of deletion debates=== *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/John Willenborg *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Chris Russo *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Kelly Perdew *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Wes Moss *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Jennifer Massey *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Ivana Ma *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Andy Litinsky *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Stacie Jones Upchurch *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Elizabeth Jarosz *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Rob Flanagan *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Sandy Ferreira *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Pamela Day *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Jennifer Crisafulli *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Bradford Cohen *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Maria Boren *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Kevin Allen (reality TV) == Note to Editors: Candidate Names == In order to maintain the encyclopedic tone of the article, please do not refer to candidates using their first name. Please use either their last name or he or she. I want to give haters as little reason as possible to list this on VfD. Thanks.User:Nricardo 15:47, Oct 1, 2004 (UTC)
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This page gives biographical information on the eighteen candidates on ''The Apprentice 2''. __TOC__ ---- ==Kevin Allen== Kevin Allen is a law student at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. He was 29 years old when ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. Allen grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, Maryland. He attended the Wharton School of Business. He was on his way to a career as a professional football player, but gave up this aspiration when his brother was diagnosed with leukemia. Allen later went on to earn an MBA in mergers and acquisitions and finance from Emory University. He has founded a software company with his brother. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/kevin.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.kevallen.com/ Kevin Allen's official website]
---- ==Raj Bhakta== Raj Peter Bhakta of Vail, Colorado and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was a candidate on the The Apprentice 2, an American job-candidate search reality show. Bhakta is known for his eccentricities, including colorful clothing, bowties, and a cane. He was 28 at the time the show aired. Bhakta holds degrees in Economics and History from Boston College. He has worked in the investment banking and automotive industries. He currently works in real estate development. Ironically, Bhakta does not watch television, as it "rots the brain," in his words. He does, however, encourage others to watch whenever he is on. ===Performance=== Bhakta demonstrated a definite awareness of the existence, but not necessarily the availability, of various women. He was cited by Trump for his womanizing. On one episode where each team was to design a line of clothing to be worn by actual Trump school models, Bhakta practiced speaking German to several in their own tongue. He tried to secure a date with Anna Kournikova, who agreed if he could return just one of five serves. If he failed, she would then be able to dare him to perform some humiliating task. He ended up running around the track in his underwear. He led the Apex team during week 9. The task was renovating dilapidated homes for appraisal. Because of poor communication and tactical errors, Apex came up short. In the boardroom, Bhakta admitted responsibility, hoping to deflect blame for his poor decision making. Trump fired him, however, because his mistakes were the most glaring and costly. On his way out of the boardroom, Bhakta attempted to secure the phone number of Robin, the desk attendant, but was denied. On the finale, however, it was revealed that the two did have coffee together after Bhakta's dismissal. Soon after his rejection, Bhakta dove into the political realm. Starting a non-partisan group, [http://www.advancerepublic.org the Coalition for the Advancement of the Republic], he wishes to make his political aspirations public and unite those in favor. C.A.R. is housed in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. ===Media coverage=== Bhakta appeared on the cover of the October 3-9, 2004 issue of ''TV Guide'', along with Donald Trump and fellow candidate Maria Boren. ===External links=== *[http://nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/raj.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.rajbhakta.com/ Raj Bhakta's official website]
---- ==Maria Boren== Maria Boren is a marketing executive from Virginia Beach, Virginia. She was age 31 when ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. Boren grew up in Tallahassee, Florida. She holds a Bachelor of Science in business and an Master of Business Administration in entrepreneurial marketing. She is the Vice President of Marketing for a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in Richmond, Virginia, Virginia. ===Performance=== Boren has established herself as exceedingly aggressive and domineering in her task work. She is also quite talented and articulate as well as competent in the boardroom. Boren was given the helm during week 6 and led her team to an easy victory. In week 11, the task was to create a catalog for Levis jeans. Boren virtually took over the task and walked all over the Project Manager. He was unable to control her and Apex subsequently lost. In the boardroom, Boren was chastised for her belligerent behavior towards her PM and was fired. ===Media coverage=== Boren appeared on the cover of the October 3-9, 2004 issue of ''TV Guide'', along with Donald Trump and fellow candidate Raj Bhakta. She also posed for a lingerie photo spread along with fellow ''Apprentice 2'' contestents in the December 2004 issue of ''FHM''; she also appeared on the cover of the magazine. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/maria.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.mariaboren.com Maria Boren's Official Website]
---- ==Bradford Cohen== Bradford Cohen of Fort Lauderdale, Florida was a candidate on ''The Apprentice 2''. He was fired the second week after waiving his exemption. ===Performance=== Cohen was the Project Manager for Apex the first week. His team won, earning him an exemption from being fired the next week should his team lose. His team did lose the second week. In the heat of the moment in the boardroom, he waived his exemption. Ma, believing him to be a strong player and that he would not be fired, chose him and two others to accompany her to the final boardroom. Mr. Trump fired Cohen, stating that his rash decision could sink a company in the real world. ===External links=== *[http://nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/bradford.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.bradfordcohen.com/ Bradford Cohen's official website] *[http://www.orwellproject.com/Article2009.phtml Bradford Cohen Interview]
---- ==Jennifer Crisafulli== Jennifer Crisafulli, of New York City who was 31 years old on ''The Apprentice 2'', graduated with honors and a BFA degree from Syracuse University. She was one of the youngest photo editors at a leading entertainment magazine, and worked at many top selling publications with some of the world's most famous celebrity. After leaving the entertainment business, Crisafulli began working in real estate, getting a job at Prudential in New York City. Jennifer went into multiple contracts within her first six weeks in business, and is now selling high-end residential real estate. She is also an award-winning equestrianism. ===Performance=== Crisafulli was the fourth person to be fired. Her teammates accused her of being a poor leader, and of bringing teammates into the boardroom for personal reasons, choosing to ignore the faults of her subordiates, and not taking Bill Rancic advice of executing the job interview for business gain. She made some seemingly anti-Semitic remarks in the fourth episode when she referred to the two fat, old Jewish ladies who likely gave a bad review. As a result, she is not welcome back at her regular job at Prudential Douglas Elliman. This is the first time a candidate has been fired from their regular job due to behavior on the show.[http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=290861&category=REGIONOTHER&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=10/1/2004] The funny thing about this whole matter is that Jennifer is part-Jewish herself. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/jenniferc.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.jennifercrisafulli.com/ Jennifer Crisafulli's official website] *[http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/person.php?p=135 Reality TV World - Jennifer Crisafulli] *[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-314522 TV Tome: Jennifer Crisafulli] *[http://tuweb1a.timesunion.com:555/Blogs%202/The%20Apprentice/ Jennifer Crisafulli Blog at the Albany Times Union]
---- ==Pamela Day== Pamela Day of San Francisco, California is a partner in an investment firm. She was 32 when ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. Day holds a bachelors degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She has worked on Wall Street and founded a software company. She went to St John Vianney High School in Holmdel, New Jersey. ===Performance=== On the show, Pamela was portrayed as a tomboy. She spent some of her free time in the gym lifting weights. On the episode of her firing, she was transferred over to the other team by Trump as a way to bring some success. However, the other team members didn't like her technique of leadership. Pamela hadn't spent a lot of time with the other team members to accurately judge their skills. This led to her assigning inappropriate tasks for her team members and was fired by the Donald. At times, she was perceived as harsh-mannered. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/pamela.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.pamday.com/ Pamela Day's official website]
---- ==Sandy Ferreira== Sandy Ferreira is a bridal salon owner from Rockville, Maryland, Maryland. She was 28 years old when ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. Ferreira started her salon at the age of 21, becoming the youngest bridal salon owner in the country. She is also a wedding and event planner, as well as investing in real estate. ===Trivia=== *Ferreira's parents are immigrants from Portugal. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/sandy.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.sandyferreira.com/ Sandy Ferreira's official website] *[http://www.ddbridal.com/ Distinctive Designs Bridal]
---- ==Rob Flanagan== Rob Flanagan, 23 years old on ''The Apprentice 2'', came from Frisco, Texas, Texas. He is married and has two children. Flanagan grew up in Plano, Texas, Texas. He earned a football scholarship to Northeast Missouri State University, and started at the linebacker position for four years. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from the University of Texas at Austin, he and his wife founded Flanagan Enterprises, Inc. They turned Flanagan Enterprises into a multi-million dollar company, selling corporate-branded items and custom solution packaging products worldwide. In November 2003, Rob partnered with HotLink, Inc., [http://www.hotlinkinc.com] based in Austin, Texas, Texas and is now Vice President of Dallas Sales. ===Performance=== Flanagan's teammates accused him of not contributing enough during their first task, and he attempted to place the blame on his teammates for not utilizing him well enough. Donald Trump decided it was his fault for not taking the initiative, making Flanagan the first candidate fired from ''The Apprentice 2''. Flanagan was able to return in Week 9 to work with Mosaic. Trump thought he was a good worker, even though he was the first fired. ===External link=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/robert.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.robflanagan.com Rob Flanagan's official website] *[http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/person.php?p=143 Realty TV World - Rob Flanagan]
---- ==Elizabeth Jarosz== Elizabeth Jarosz was a candidate on the second season of ''The Apprentice''. Jarosz was 31 at the time the program aired. She hails from Marina Del Rey, California and owns a consulting firm. Jarosz attended Divine Child Elementary School and Divine Child High School in Dearborn, Michigan, Michigan and went on to graduate from the University of Michigan Business School with a 4.0 grade point average. She previously worked at Procter & Gamble, which coincidentally was a sponsor of one of the tasks. Jarosz was fired week 8 for being an indecisive leader. In an unprecedented move, Trump didn't even wait for her to bring two people back with her for the second round of the board room (because Trump had enough evidence to prove Elizabeth's guilt). Jarosz wrote, produced, directed, and edited the 2000 film ''Trick... or Treat?'', which won the Best Short Drama award at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. ===Filmography=== * ''Traffic (2000 movie)'' (2000) as High School Student * ''Rock n' Roll Cops'' (2002) as Detective Elizabeth White ` * ''Pandemonium'' (2002) as Taron * ''King's Highway'' (2002) as Mrs. Kemer * ''Mind Games'' (2003) as Elizabeth Greene ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/elizabeth.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.elizabethjarosz.com/ Elizabeth Jarosz's official website]
---- ==Stacie Jones Upchurch== Stacie Jones Upchurch, age 35 on ''The Apprentice 2'', came from New York City. She has a BA from Emory University and an MBA from Mercer University. Jones Upchurch grew up in Colorado. She is a professional model with Ford Model Management and Elite Model Management. She also owns a Subway (sandwich) Sandwich Shop in Harlem, New York. ===Performance=== Jones Upchurch disturbed many of her teammates in their first task by repeatedly employing a Magic 8-ball to divine the future. This was the first impression she made with her teammates and it eventually led to her termination. At the end of the third task, her teammates still remembered her "schizophrenic"-like episode, and brought it up in the boardroom. Concerned about the issue, Trump ordered all team members back to discuss it. After hearing each woman confirm Jones Upchurch's behavior, Trump decided to make her the third candidate fired from ''The Apprentice 2''. His reasoning was that he did not want someone causing the rest of the candidates upset or nervousness. Jones Upchurch was invited back to the program for the 9th installment. Trump had brought back his first four firings to help with that week's task. In the boardroom, he acknowleged Jones Upchurch for her "hard work". ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/stacie.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.staciej.com/ Stacie Jones Upchurch's official website] *[http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/person.php?p=145 Reality TV World - Stacie Jones Upchurch] *[http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/story.php?s=2931 Stacie Jones Upchurch is "brushed" off as third boot from 'The Apprentice 2']
---- ==Andy Litinsky== Andy Litinsky was a candidate on the second season of ''The Apprentice''. He was 23 when the program aired. He graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 2004. He comes from Boca Raton, Florida and is a graduate of Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 1999, Litinsky won the U.S. National Debate Championship in Commentary Speaking. ===Performance=== Litinsky was described as having "nine lives" by another contestant for his ability to face Trump in the boardroom and emerge unscathed. When given a chance to lead, he helped Mosaic create an effective, emotionally-based advertising campaign for the New York Police Department in week 8. ===External links=== *[http://www.andylitinsky.com/ Andy Litinksy's official website] *[http://nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/andy.shtml Profile on NBC.com]
---- ==Ivana Ma== Ivana Ma is a venture capitalist from Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts. She was age 28 when ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. She lives in Boston with her fianc, Brian, who attends Harvard Business School. Ma earned her B.S. from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia with a concentration in Finance. ===Performance=== Ivana proved herself to be a tireless worker in the game despite her penchant for finishing the majority of tasks on the losing side. Ivana's record as Project Manager, though, was extremely shoddy: 0 for 2. During the M&M's M-Azing Candy Bar challenge, Ivana failed to bring her team under control plus she behaved unprofessionally in the street. In spite of Kevin's low-pricing strategy, Ivana was fired on Week 13, the M&M's Candy Bar Challenge. ===Trivia=== *Ma shares her first name with Donald Trump's former wife, Ivana Trump. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/ivana.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.ivanama.com/ Ivana Ma's official website] *[http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/person.php?p=134 Reality TV World - Ivana Ma]
---- ==Jennifer Massey== Jennifer Massey was a candidate on the second season of ''The Apprentice''. She was 30 at the time the program aired. She is an attorney from San Francisco, California. She graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University with an undergraduate degree in English. She earned her law degree at Harvard University. Massey is an associate at the law firm of Clifford Chance. Massey's husband is named Aron. ===Performance=== In Weeks 12 and 14, Massey got into a catfight with Sandy. While Massey made it to the finals, she was not well liked and she had a losing record. This ultimately made Trump hire Kelly instead of Massey since Kelly has a better record than Massey. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/jenniferm.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.jenmassey.com Jennifer Massey's official website]
---- ==Wes Moss== Wes Moss of Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. State) was 28 years old at the time ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. He is a vice president at a major investment firm and manages money for wealthy individuals and companies. He also teaches at the High Net Worth Institute of Emory University. Moss holds a degree in economics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ===Performance=== Moss was named Project Manager for week 11. Unfortunately, he failed to recognize and subsequently crush clear insubordination on his team. He lost control and his team ultimately lost. In the boardroom, he pleaded his case to no avail and was fired. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/wesley.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.wesmoss.com/ Wes Moss's official website]
---- ==Kelly Perdew== See the separate entry for Kelly Perdew ---- ==Stacy Rotner== Stacy Rotner, 26, New York City, New York is an attorney. ===Accomplishments=== Rotner has a B.A. in Art History from Columbia University, where she graduated with honors. Stacy received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, and she currently practices corporate law at a top law firm in New York. She has also practiced intellectual property law dealing with issues that include copyright, trademark, entertainment law and art law. In addition, Rotner has significant public speaking experience. Rotner has worked at the legal departments of Sotheby's auction house and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Rotner believes that the key to her success has been her enthusiasm, determination and hard work. ===Physical description=== According to ''The Apprentice'' website: "Stacy is not someone to be overlooked. It might be easy to do however, because this 26 year old is under five feet tall, and that's with heels. What she lacks in height, she more than makes up for in tenacity." ===Performance=== As of the first episode of the series, Rotner had little presence. She appeared to many to be trying to "fly under the radar" for a while, a trick that often either works on reality shows, or completely falls apart. Rotner mostly argued with the project managers in the tasks. This led her to being picked to go to the board room several times. She was shown constantly arguing with Jen C., Pamela, and Wes. She was fired for not taking responsibility in the failure of the tasks and placing all the blame on the project manager. Rotner later returned in the final two weeks of the show to work as an employee for Jennifer. Oregon newspaper ''The Trades'' noted Rotner has a habit of rolling her eyes a little too regularly. ===Trivia=== *She speaks French, having studied abroad in Paris. *She is an "avid art lover". ===External links=== *[http://nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/stacy.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.stacyrotner.com/ Stacy Rotner's official website]
---- ==Chris Russo== Chris Russo is a stockbroker from Long Island, New York, New York. He works for GunnAllen Financial in Westbury, New York, New York. He was 30 years old when ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. ===Business experience=== Russo got his start in business at an early age. He launched a candy business at the age of 11 and had a landscaping business by the time he was 14. He also sold flowers and Christmas trees. Russo has also worked as a paperboy and in the restaurant business. Russo opened his own firm after being a stockbroker for seven years. He ranked 13th out of over 1,000 brokers after only five months. ===Performance=== Russo found himself in hot water during week 9. In the boardroom, he complained that his team's "chemistry was horrible" and that if it was comprised of the same people the following week, they would surely lose. This outburst was seen as disloyal by Carolyn who chastised him by saying she didn't want to hear about his team's futility. "Don't tell us about it. Fix it!" Trump then named Russo Project Manager for the following week. Early in the task for week 10, he threw up his arms and declared it "impossible". Russo subsequently led his team to the most humiliating defeat in the history of the program. In the boardroom, Trump mentioned how much he liked his accent, saying it made him comfortable and reminded him of his boyhood. Then he fired him. ===Trivia=== *Russo does not have any formal education beyond high school. *Russo speaks with a heavy Long Island accent. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/chris.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.crusso.com Chris Russo's official website]
---- ==John Willenborg== John Willenborg is a marketing director from San Francisco, California. He was 24 years old when ''The Apprentice 2'' aired. Willenborg graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 2003. In college, he won three Division I national titles in Rugby football. Since his firing, Willenborg has been hired by SPEED Channel to become a reporter for their new series, ''NASCAR Nation''. ===Performance=== In one of the episodes, the teams were suppose to get great reviews for their restaurant. When a group of 4 gay men entered his team's restaurant,Chris Russo told John to used his sexuality to get the necessary positive reviews. The gay men were criticising about how awful the food was. Then, John went out to pass out new food, turned around and tied his shoes so the gay men could get a look at John. Trump even gave a positive comment about the strategy comparing it with women using their looks to get what they want. However, John was fired at the end of episode 6 when he made too many bad decisions when he became the project manager. ===External links=== *[http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/john.shtml Profile on NBC.com] *[http://www.johnwillenborg.com/ John Willenborg's official website]
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---- Thanks, MattTm! I guess if I weren't so lazy (and belligerent) I would have gotten around to some of this.[[User:Nricardo|--User:Nricardo [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=User_talk:Nricardo&action=edit§ion=new >>Talk<<]]] 22:21, Sep 28, 2004 (UTC) :No problem. This article is coming along nicely. I predict we'll pack it full of information, and then have people trying to split it up into separate articles. Won't that be interesting? - User:MattTM 23:59, Sep 28, 2004 (UTC) ==Merging & redirecting of candidates== 16 articles on The Apprentice 2 candidates were listed on Wikipedia:Votes for deletion. Although the majority of votes were to delete, there was a definite body of "merge into one article and redirect" votes. Since that merging has been done here, I am exercising my discretion and doing so. If anyone has a problem with that, they can list ''this'' article on VFD. —User:Stormie 01:18, Oct 1, 2004 (UTC) :I have recreated Raj Bhakta and Stacy Rotner, which were the first two VfD-deleted candidate articles, and redirected them here, for consistency. I hope this is not a problem. - User:MattTM 05:41, Oct 4, 2004 (UTC) ::Ah, right, they were listed on VfD and deleted before this page was created, weren't they? Thanks for that, I should have counted the number of redirects I made and noted that it was two short. —User:Stormie 12:14, Oct 4, 2004 (UTC) :::Yeah, they were deleted before this article was created. - User:MattTM 22:16, Oct 4, 2004 (UTC) ===List of deletion debates=== *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/John Willenborg *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Chris Russo *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Kelly Perdew *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Wes Moss *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Jennifer Massey *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Ivana Ma *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Andy Litinsky *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Stacie Jones Upchurch *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Elizabeth Jarosz *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Rob Flanagan *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Sandy Ferreira *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Pamela Day *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Jennifer Crisafulli *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Bradford Cohen *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Maria Boren *Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Kevin Allen (reality TV) == Note to Editors: Candidate Names == In order to maintain the encyclopedic tone of the article, please do not refer to candidates using their first name. Please use either their last name or he or she. I want to give haters as little reason as possible to list this on VfD. Thanks.User:Nricardo 15:47, Oct 1, 2004 (UTC)
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