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Mandy Kiesl
Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona
Specialization: Marketing and
Entrepreneurship
Previous Position: Sales & Service
Excellence Manager / Ingersoll Rand
Undergraduate Institution/Major: The
University of Arizona / Chemical Engineering
Hobbies/Special Interests: baking/cooking,
traveling, hiking, skiing, learning about wine
Michelle Lauer
Hometown: Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Specialization: Marketing and Business
Analytics
Previous Position: Senior Account Manager
/ Lucid Agency
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Arizona
State University
Hobbies/Special Interests: Big Brothers Big
Sisters, train running, works by H. Jon Benjamin
Aaron Farley
Hometown: Cecilia, Kentucky
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: National Events
Manager, Roadtrip Nation
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
University of Louisville; Finance and Business Economics
Hobbies/Special Interests: Travel, sports,
geopolitics, international development, entrepreneurship
Alayna Alford
Hometown: Gainesville, Florida
Specialization: Entrepreneurship, Marketing
and Strategic Leadership
Previous Position: Sales Development Rep
/ Zenefits
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
of South Florida / Public Health
Hobbies/Special Interests: Coaching /
Mentoring youth, Fitness, Singing
Alexis
Simontacchi
Hometown: Mill Creek, Washington
Specialization: Marketing and
Entrepreneurship
Previous Position: Development Associate
at the Center for Biological Diversity
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
University of Arizona/ Political Science and Italian
Hobbies/Special Interests: Travel,
volunteering, social justice, sewing (I love fashion) and watching crime dramas
Ali Serdar Yildiz
Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
and Marketing
Previous Position: Order Manager /
Siemens
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Istanbul
Technical University / Mechanical Engineering
Hobbies/Special Interests: Vocalist, Playing
guitar, Playing soccer and basketball
Amine El Housni
Hometown: Casablanca, Morocco
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: Operational Manager -
COPIMA
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Al
Akhawayn University in Ifrane - Finance and Logistics
Hobbies/Special Interests: Swimming and
Running Andrew Snow
Hometown: Tempe, Arizona
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: Virtual learning
consultant, Skillsoft
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Public
Relations
Hobbies/Special Interests: Volleyball,
becoming co-director
Anna Bodine
Hometown: Ha Noi, Vietnam
Specialization: Finance
Previous Position: Auditor / Ernst & Young
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Brigham
Young University - Hawaii / Accounting
Hobbies/Special Interests: Reading,
spending time with my family and trying new food
Anna Calvo
Hometown: Manila, Philippines
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
and Business Analytics
Previous Position: CEO/Founder of Cat
Cafe Manila (small business); IT Project Manager at Procter & Gamble (Asia)
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
Management, Major in Communications Technology
Hobbies/Special Interests: Music,
Travelling, Movies, and CATS
Full-time MBA
SECOND YEAR AMBASSADORS
Anna Komujuni
Hometown: Kampala, Uganda
Specialization: Finance
Previous Position: Underwriter, AIG
(Insurance)
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
Makerere University, Kampala. Actuarial Science
Hobbies/Special Interests: Reading
inspirational books, watching Movies
Arjona Andoni
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: PR/athenahealth
Undergraduate Institution/Major: PR
Hobbies/Special Interests: Creative writing,
jogging, hiking, reading especially sci-fi and fantasy
Cesar Padilla
Hometown: Monterey Park, CA
Specialization: Healthcare Management
Previous Position: Research Associate,
UCLA Health
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Biology,
Cal State University, LA- MS Global Health, Notre Dame
Hobbies/Special Interests: Community
Health, Environmental and Ecological Health, Sustainability, Underrepresented Minority Group Advocate, Pit Bull Lover
Charles McClure
Hometown: Mesa, Arizona
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: Revenue Management
Analyst
Undergraduate Institution/Major: BYU /
Economics
Hobbies/Special Interests: Food, Sports,
board games, trivia
Charlie Junxin Zhuang
Hometown: Xiamen, Fujian, China
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
and Business Analytics
Previous Position: ecco
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hobbies/Special Interests: Basket Ball /
Tennis / Scuba Diving / Stand Up Paddling
Christa Boon
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
and Marketing
Previous Position: Mining Applications
Engineer Intern / Joy Global Institution/Major: University of Arizona / BS
in Mining Engineering
Hobbies/Special Interests: Volleyball,
Weightlifting, Concerts, Bikram Yoga, Cooking, Travelling, Hiking, Cats, Painting, Reading
Chuka Ndukauba
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Specialization: Healthcare, Finance,
Marketing
Previous Position: Project Manager / Novo
Nordisk
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University of Nigeria / MD(MBBS)
Hobbies/Special Interests: Hiking,
Traveling, Soccer, Non-Profit Volunteering, Mentoring
Cynthia Ita
Hometown: Calabar, Nigeria
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: Medical Laboratory
Technician / Spectracell Laboratories
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
Of Calabar / Biochemistry
Hobbies/Special Interests: Watching
movies, shopping
Danielle
Campbell
Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: Flow Jamaica Limited
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
Wesleyan University / English Literature and Language
Hobbies/Special Interests: Film, TV
Ebunoluwa
Fakeye
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Specialization: Marketing and Supply Chain
Management
Previous Position: Medical Representative /
Merck Pharmaceuticals
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana / Pharmacy
Hobbies/Special Interests: Reading,
Cooking, Hiking,Photography, Traveling, Volunteer work
Enny Kho
Hometown: Surabaya, Indonesia
Specialization: Finance
Previous Position: Benchmark Electronics
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Electrical
Engineering
Hobbies/Special Interests: Collecting
recipe
Hector Ramos
Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico
Specialization: Marketing and Supply Chain
Management
Previous Position: Marketing Coordinator /
Cargill
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
Universidad Panamericana (Guadalajara) / Marketing
Hobbies/Special Interests: Sports and
dancing
Irvin Castillo
Hometown: Salinas, CA
Specialization: Marketing, Entrepreneurship
Previous Position: International Sales &
Marketing Manager, C2O Pure Coconut Water
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
California State University, Long Beach - Business, Management Information Systems
Hobbies/Special Interests: Sports of every
kind. I love to play basketball, hike, camp and travel as much as possible.
Jaclyn
Gallagher
Hometown: Elk Grove, California
Specialization: Marketing and Business
Analytics
Previous Position: Administrative Assistant
at Texas A&M University
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
of Portland, Organizational Communication and French Studies
Hobbies/Special Interests: In my spare
time, I enjoy cooking, traveling, and reading
James Haight
Hometown: Dover, New Hampshire
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: Principal Analyst - Blue
Hill Research
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
Economics
Hobbies/Special Interests: Golfing, hiking,
basketball, New England Sports, and great movies
James Tauziac
Hometown: Richmond, Kentucky
Specialization: Finance
Previous Position: Attorney
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
Management and Journalism (and I have a JD)
Hobbies/Special Interests: spending time
with my wife and 2 children (7 yr old boy & 5 yr old girl); golf, soccer, playing guitar/bass
Jansen Neff
Hometown: Mesa, Arizona
Specialization: Marketing
Previous Position: Database Manager at
the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Arizona
State University, Psychology
Hobbies/Special Interests: Camping,
reading, eating
Jared Byrne
Hometown: Calgary, Canada
Specialization: Entrepreneurship and
Marketing
Previous Position: US Commercial Service,
Foreign Commercial Service
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
of Lethbridge - Business Management
Hobbies/Special Interests: I love spending
time with my family; travelling; playing, coaching or watching sports and reading
Jon Harris
Hometown: Franklin, Ohio
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
and Business Analytics (tentatively). It might be Finance and Business Analytics
Previous Position: Operations Supervisor
@ JPMorgan Chase
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Ohio
State University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Finance
Hobbies/Special Interests: Traveling,
college football, attempting to cook, basketball, overly ambitious home improvement projects
Jordan Johnson
Hometown: Vancouver, Washington
Specialization: Marketing and
Entrepreneurship
Previous Position: Marketing Coordinator
with Jennifer Adams Brands, Marketing Manager with Inner Explorer
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Walter
Cronkite at ASU / Journalism
Hobbies/Special Interests: Mindfulness,
Volunteering (BBBS, Arizona Pug Rescue)
Jose Andres Vargas Nava
Hometown: La Paz, Bolivia
Specialization: Business Analytics (Dual
degree) / Supply Chain Management or Finance
Previous Position: Investment analyst,
Banco Nacional de Bolivia
Undergraduate Institution/Major: UPB -
Finance
Hobbies/Special Interests: Programming,
Technology, Music, Soccer, Hanging out Kala Brgant
Hometown: Waterville, Vermont
Specialization: Marketing
Previous Position: Marketing Manager at
Vermont TimeShare Brokerage
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Endicott
College (Beverly, Massachusetts) / Hospitality Administration
Hobbies/Special Interests: I love: traveling
and exploring, being outside (skiing, hiking, cycling), and all things culinary (cooking/eating/craft beer)
Katie Lundy
Hometown: Gilbert, Arizona
Specialization: Finance and Business Analytics (also, have Supply Chain on there for now while I decide)
Previous Position: Assistant Business Development Manager / First Arizona Title Agency
Undergraduate Institution/Major: ASU / Biology and Chemistry
Hobbies/Special Interests: dancing/ DJ’s / live music, board games, reading for fun (when I can find time!), toy collecting, cooking, and hiking, Also, my two cats are the best
Kevin Malone
Hometown: Steward, Illinois
Specialization: Finance and either SCM or
Marketing
Previous Position: International Coordinator
at Arizona State University
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Knox
College - Integrated International Studies and Spanish
Hobbies/Special Interests: Film, Travel,
Adventure, Environmentalism, Languages, Baseball
Konstantine
Vrazhilov
Hometown: Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Specialization: Finance and Supply Chain
Management
Previous Position: Branch Manager,
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Int'l
Studies & Sociology - Fordham University
Hobbies/Special Interests: Motorcycle
Riding, Reading, Politics, Urban Transit
Kraig Bleeker
Hometown: Sioux Center, Iowa
Specialization: Finance / Supply Chain
Management
Previous Position: Credit Operations
Specialist, Citibank
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Dordt
College, Theology
Hobbies/Special Interests: Running,
Mountain Biking, Science-Fiction Novels and Movies, Sustainability
Lucas Pilli
Hometown: Campinas, Brazil
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: Engineering & Quality
Manager / iQor Brazil
Undergraduate Institution/Major: State
University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil / BS in Biology
Hobbies/Special Interests: I have a special
interest for Sustainability and Strategy. As hobbies, I like outdoor activities, such as mountain biking and hiking, and having fun at the pool with my kids. Reading is always fun also, and in my 'previous life' I loved to go scuba diving.
Manar Ghannam
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
and Business Analytics
Previous Position: Account Manager at
Yamsafer Inc. in Palestine
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Birzeit
University, Palestine/ Major: Business Administration, Minor: English Literature
Hobbies/Special Interests: Cooking,
Creative Writing, Reading, Spending time with friends and family
Matt Allbee
Hometown: Eldora, Iowa
Specialization: Business Analytics
Previous Position: Tax Senior, Deloitte Tax
LLP
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Iowa
State University, Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Master of Accounting
Hobbies/Special Interests: Basketball,
Running, Green Bay Packers
Meghan Conklin
Hometown: Tinley Park, IL
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: MBA Intern, Sales &
Operations Planning at E. & J. Gallo Winery
Undergraduate Institution/Major: ASU,
Supply Chain Management
Hobbies/Special Interests: Hiking, camping,
traveling, and movies
Mohammad
Rahimi
Hometown: Tehran, Iran
Specialization: Supply Chain Management,
MSBA
Previous Position: Senior Business Analyst
/ Genuine Parts Company
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Tehran
University/I.T. Engineering
Hobbies/Special Interests: Sky diving
Mohammad
Saeed
Hometown: Islamabad, Pakistan
Specialization: Marketing and
Entrepreneurship
Previous Position: Pricing and Strategy
specialist / Mobilink
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Lahore
University of Management Science / Economics
Hobbies/Special Interests: Conducting
cricket related research, Brainstorming entrepreneurial ideas, and a new-found interest in Broadway shows
Moshe Cavalin
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Specialization: Entrepreneurship / MSIM
Previous Position: Software Architect,
NASA Armstrong
Undergraduate Institution/Major: UCLA,
Pure Mathematics
Hobbies/Special Interests: Soccer, Flying
Planes (Cessnas), Martial Arts, Movies, Music, and Just Hanging Out
Nipun Ranjan
Hometown: Patna, India
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
and Business Analytics
Previous Position: Bharat Heavy Electricals
Ltd.
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Jadavpur
University
Hobbies/Special Interests: Music,
Photography
Olha Tomkevych
Hometown: Lviv, Ukraine
Specialization: Marketing
Previous Position: Sales Operations
Analyst, Western Digital
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
University of Piraeus/ Economics
Hobbies/Special Interests: Music, Singing,
Dance, Drawing, Arts, Watersports, Swimming
Paul Strong
Hometown: Sammamish, Washington
Specialization: Entrepreneurship and
Marketing
Previous Position: Honeywell Aerospace,
Product Design Engineer
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Arizona
State University, Mechanical Engineering
Hobbies/Special Interests: I'm a co-founder of
33 Buckets, a social venture that develops local businesses to solve the global water crisis. My other interests include baseball, skiing, hiking, volunteering with my church, trying to learn guitar, and reading about impractical travel ideas
Petra Pajtas
Hometown: Oradea, Romania.
Specialization: Finance & Business
Analytics
Previous Position: Head of School for
BASIS.ed (at the BASIS Phoenix campus)
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Harvard
University/Psychology
Hobbies/Special Interests: Cooking, pool,
reading, traveling, languages.
Phillip Murrell
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: Active Duty Army Major,
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
Nevada Las Vegas, Recreation and Leisure Studies
Hobbies/Special Interests: I enjoy
storytelling. This includes movies, television, plays, novels, comics, video games, and writing my own stuff. I am also an adrenaline junkie.
Prachi Shukla
Hometown: Jaipur, India
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
and Information Management
Previous Position: Infosys
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
Information Technology, Graphic Era University
Hobbies/Special Interests: Video Games,
Hiking, Trekking, Sketching and Reading
Rachel Curtis
Hometown: Yuma, Arizona
Specialization: Entrepreneurship
Previous Position: Anti-trafficking Program
Case Manager at the International Rescue Committee
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Brigham
Young University/Public Health
Hobbies/Special Interests: Social
Impact/Social Innovation, International Development, violence against refugee and immigrant women, anti-labor trafficking efforts, policy, volleyball, hip hop, outdoors
Reghenae Simmons
Hometown: Germantown, Tennessee
Specialization: Finance and Supply Chain
Management
Previous Position: Industrial Engineer /
Lockheed Martin
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
Tennessee State University / Aeronautical and Industrial Engineering
Hobbies/Special Interests: Travelling,
volunteering, learning new things, nursing stray animals to health Rida Ayesha
Hometown: Islamabad, Pakistan
Specialization: Finance
Previous Position: Digital Financial
Services Analyst at Karandaaz Pakistan
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Lahore
University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Major: Economics
Hobbies/Special Interests: Hiking, Tennis,
Photography
Saagar Anand
Hometown: Bangalore, India
Specialization: Full-time MBA
Previous Position: Assistant Facility
Manager / Caterpillar
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Amrita
School of Engineering / Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering
Hobbies/Special Interests: Soccer,
Gaming and Traveling
Sahil Kwatra
Hometown: Sangrur, Punjab, India
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: NTPC Deputy Manager
Operations
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
Engineering Electronics
Hobbies/Special Interests: Jogging,
reading, talking to people
Sam Nielsen
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: Operations Leader,
Compass Minerals
Undergraduate Institution/Major: BYU /
Chemical Engineering
Hobbies/Special Interests: Videography,
boating, fishing, sports, family
Sankalp Sinha
Hometown: Patna, India
Specialization: Marketing
Previous Position: Strategy Consultant/ Workflexi.in
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Manipal Institute of Technology/ Computer Science Engineering
Hobbies/Special Interests: Writing poems, singing, photography
Sarah Green
Hometown: grew up in the Air Force and
lived in 13 places
Specialization: Marketing,
Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: Teacher
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
University of Nevada, Reno B.S. in Marketing and M.Ed. in Education
Hobbies/Special Interests: Writing Scott Wegener
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Specialization: Marketing
Previous Position: Environmental Scientist /
Matrix Solutions Inc
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Mount
Royal University / B.App.Sc
Hobbies/Special Interests: Hockey, golf,
biking
Simardeep
Kochar
Hometown: Jalandhar, India
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
and Business Analytics
Previous Position: NYK Ship management
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Marine
Engineering
Hobbies/Special Interests: Traveling,
Hiking, Photography, Foodie, Music
Simone
Michalek
Hometown: Gold Canyon, Arizona
Specialization: Marketing and Supply Chain
Management
Previous Position: Mobile Deployment
Supervisor / Mesa Public Schools
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Creative
Writing (Double Devil!!!)
Hobbies/Special Interests: Running, Hiking,
& Archery. Very interested in food, always
Varun Nair
Hometown: Kochi, India
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: InMobi
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
Computer Science and Engineering
Hobbies/Special Interests: Singing,
Traveling, Reading, Currency collection
Zachary Mardoc
Hometown: Enfield, CT
Specialization: Finance, MSBA
Previous Position: TIAA, Digital Channel
Strategy Intern
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Boston
University, Psychology
Hobbies/Special Interests: Playing music,
Karaoke, Hiking, Sustainability, Vegetable gardening
Aashish Sharma
Hometown: Delhi, India
Specialization: Finance, Supply Chain, MSBA
Previous Position: Shell, Captain
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
of Mumbai/Nautical Sciences
Hobbies/Special Interests: Reading, Running
Akuako Kalu
Hometown: Togo / Nigeria
Specialization: Finance, Supply Chain
Management
Previous Position: Morgan Stanley, TMX Undergraduate Institution/Major: Benedict
College / Computer Science
Hobbies/Special Interests: Ping Pong,
Equality, Education
Audrey Arrington
Hometown: West Des Moines, Iowa
Specialization: Marketing
Previous Position: Senior Media Strategist at
Blackwood Seven
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Brigham
Young University/Communications: Advertising Emphasis
Hobbies/Special Interests: Rock climbing,
running, hiking and checking out new restaurants and donut shops
Bevys Smyth
Hometown: Belleville, Michigan
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: Investment Consultant /
Vanguard
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
of Michigan Ann Arbor/Neuroscience
Hobbies/Special Interests: Association
Football, Hiking, Adventuring, Games, Learning, Volunteering
Bobby Yap
Hometown: Vallejo, CA
Specialization: Finance & Healthcare
Management
Previous Position: Client Manager / Marsh &
McLennan Agency - West
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
of California, San Diego / Sociology
Hobbies/Special Interests: Playing drums,
hiking, snowboarding, surfing, reading, movies, music, volunteering, football, baseball, basketball, racquetball and disc golf
Brooke Cramblitt
Hometown: Salt Lake City,Utah
Specialization: Marketing and Business
Analytics
Previous Position: Marketing and
Communications Specialist/Connor Sport Court
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Boise
State University/Psychology
Hobbies/Special Interests: Baking,
crossword puzzles, cycling, reading, knitting, sports
Caitlin Ostrander
Hometown: Mesa/Tempe, Arizona
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
and Business Analytics
Previous Position: Risk Management
Analyst, Ashton Tiffany, LLC
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Arizona
State University, Earth and Space Exploration (Geological Sciences)
Hobbies/Special Interests: Hiking, singing,
yoga, traveling, baking, Harry Potter, and chai lattes.
Caitlin Styres
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
Specialization: Business Analytics and
Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: Senior Sales Operations
Analyst, PPG Industries (also a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer)
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Business Administration major and Spanish minor
Hobbies/Special Interests: karaoke and
CrossFit
Full-time MBA
FIRST YEAR AMBASSADORS
Caleb Livingston
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Specialization: Supply Chain
Previous Position: Demand Planner at Avery
Dennison
Undergraduate Institution/Major: BYU-I /
Business Management Supply Chain
Hobbies/Special Interests: Full time father
part time tinkerer interested in the maker community.
Carrie Houston
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
& Business Analytics
Previous Position: Supply Chain Analyst at
Clif Bar & Company (Emeryville, CA)
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Arizona
State University - Supply Chain Management
Hobbies/Special Interests: Hiking, Cooking,
and Board Games
Chelsea
Stevenson
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Specialization: Marketing
Previous Position: Professional dancer,
Jubilee at Bally's Las Vegas
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Oklahoma
City University, Dance Performance
Hobbies/Special Interests: Yoga, running,
and Oklahoma City Thunder basketball
Chenxi Cai
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: Education Consultant for
a start-up in China
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Vassar
College, Economics
Hobbies/Special Interests: Yoga, Pole
fitness, Nutrition
David Tompeck
Hometown: Basking Ridge, NJ
Specialization: Supply Chain
Previous Position: Associate Director of
Pricing, Medscape
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
Pennsylvania State University, Marketing
Hobbies/Special Interests: Huge foodie,
enjoy traveling to new places and having new experiences, and avid golfer.
Duong Nguyen
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam
Specialization: Business Analytics
Previous Position: Program Officer
Undergraduate Institution/Major: New
Mexico Highlands Univerisity/Finance
Hobbies/Special Interests: Krav Maga
Dustin Weil
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Specialization: Supply Chain/Business
Analytics
Previous Position: Food Shelf Logistics
Coordinator / Merrick Community Services
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
of Minnesota/Italian Studies
Hobbies/Special Interests: Music / Literature
/ Visual art
Elise Kerner
Hometown: Vacaville, CA
Specialization: Marketing and Supply Chain
Previous Position: Assistant Buyer -
Gemstones / Macy's Inc
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Cornell
University / Applied Economics and Management
Hobbies/Special Interests: Searching for the
best burritos in Tempe / Gymnastics
Elvis Diaz
Hometown: Marietta, GA
Specialization: Entrepreneurship and
Marketing
Previous Position: The Bonner Foundation
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Berry
College / Finance
Hobbies/Special Interests: Dancing,
Community Engagement, and Sustainability
Emmanuel Ogbeide
Hometown: Benin City, Nigeria
Specialization: Healthcare/Business
Analytics
Previous Position: Consultant, Occupational
Hygiene/ Golder Associates Limited/ BHP Billiton Canada
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
of Benin, Nigeria/Environmental Sciences
Hobbies/Special Interests: Traveling,
Singing, and Writing Poetry.
Fatima Aguero
Hometown: Leon, Nicaragua
Specialization: Supply Chain
Management/Business Analytics
Previous Position: Operations
Manager/Marin-Saravia & Cia. Ltda.
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
of the Ozarks/ Business Administration
Hobbies/Special Interests: Traveling/Animal
Welfare and Poverty Relief Programs
Garrett Niederkorn
Hometown: Tempe, AZ
Specialization: Marketing/Supply Chain
Previous Position: Regional Manager of
Final Mile Logistics for Electrolux Major Appliances
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Arizona
State University: Management (Entrepreneurship)
Hobbies/Special Interests: I enjoy all things
sports and play Ice Hockey and Tennis. I'm an Entrepreneur and have a passion for people.
Gautam Kumar
Hometown: Patna, India
Specialization: Supply Chain Management &
Business Analytics
Previous Position: Regional Manager /
Toyota
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Manipal
University / Mechanical Engineering
Hobbies/Special Interests: Travel, Reading,
Music, Movies / Adventure Sports, Camping, Meditation
Gokul Chakravarthy Vijayamoorthy
Hometown: Madurai-TN, India
Specialization: Supply Chain Management /
Strategy
Previous Position: Design Head, PSMITH
Procurement Pvt. Ltd.
Undergraduate Institution/Major: CEG-
Anna University, BE (Mechanical)
Hobbies/Special Interests: Swimming,
Boxing, Table Tennis
Ian Rewoldt
Hometown: Huxley, Iowa
Specialization: Sports business/Business
Analytics
Previous Position: United States Olympic
Committee
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Colorado
College /Political Science and Economics
Hobbies/Special Interests: Following and
playing sports, documentaries, current events, music, all forms of reading, public education issues, chess
Jake Smith
Hometown: Strafford, New Hampshire
Specialization: Finance and Business
Analytics
Previous Position: Director of Food &
Beverage Operations, The Clarendon Hotel and Spa
Undergraduate Institution/Major: New York
University/ Neuroscience
Hobbies/Special Interests: Mixology, Swimming
Jennifer Del
Rossi
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Specialization: Supply Chain Management /
Marketing
Previous Position: Business Development
Manager/Consultant for Trinity Consultants, Inc.
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Tulane
University, M.S. and B.S. Ecology and Environmental Biology
Hobbies/Special Interests: Skiing, fishing,
hiking (anything outside!), trying new restaurants, traveling and exploring new countries, going to see live music, hanging out with my dog and being with friends
Kaelynn Sporka
Hometown: Flagstaff, AZ
Specialization: Marketing (Primary) &
Business Analytics (Secondary)
Previous Position: Client Services Senior
Manager at AuPairCare by Intrax
Undergraduate Institution/Major: ASU/
Tourism Development and Management
Hobbies/Special Interests: Travel, culture,
education, craft beer, Star Wars, and all things Arizona!
Karen Zhen
Hometown: Temple City, CA
Specialization: Supply Chain Management /
Business Analytics
Previous Position: Sales Forecast Analyst /
Feit Electric Company, Inc
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
of California, Irvine / Business Economics
Hobbies/Special Interests: Traveling,
watching movies and television, Disneyland Annual Pass-holder
Kat Jensen
Hometown: Piedmont, South Dakota
Specialization: Marketing and
entrepreneurship
Previous Position: Website designer at
GoDaddy
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
of Iowa/ creative writing
Hobbies/Special Interests: Anything
involving art, animals, or adventure!
Kelley Smith
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Specialization: Business Analytics
Previous Position: Trade Accounting
Supervisor at Vanguard
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
ASU/Finance and Marketing
Hobbies/Special Interests: Volunteering at a
local cat shelter, attending local music and art shows, vegan cooking
Lauren Baum
Hometown: Mill Valley, WA
Specialization: Marketing
Previous Position: Account Executive /
Phoenix Suns
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Arizona
State University, Design Management
Hobbies/Special Interests: Cooking, Hiking,
Camping, Travel, Boxing, Volleyball, San Francisco Giants, Sun Devil Football, Yoga, Art, Fitness
Luke Zoesch
Hometown: Park Falls, WI
Specialization: Finance and Marketing Previous Position: Process Improvement
Consultant
Undergraduate Institution/Major: UW
Madison/Mass Media-Radio, Film, TV
Hobbies/Special Interests: Bow Hunting,
Anything Hollywood/Media Related, LGBT Advocacy, Writing, College Sports
Madalina Vrejoiu
Hometown: Constanta, Romania Specialization: Finance, Business Analytics
Previous Position: Operations engineer in a
service company in oil and gas field Baker Hughes.
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Ovidius
University of Constanta/ Mechanical Engineering.
Hobbies/Special Interests: Reading,
Sleeping (we do very little sleep this day and it became a hobby) and I'm a big fan of dogs
Zoe Gryparis
Hometown: Mundelein, IL
Specialization: Supply Chain & Marketing
Previous Position: Program Officer, Chicago
Council on Global Affairs (Think Tank)
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Boston
College/ Double Major in International Studies & History
Interests: Travel, exploring new restaurants,
reading, spending time in the kitchen with friends and family
Megan Dolle
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Specialization: Marketing and Business
Analytics
Previous Position: Communications Director
at Youthlinc
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
of Utah, International Studies (Global Health) and Spanish
Hobbies/Special Interests: Photography,
painting, skiing, going on adventures with my dog
Michelle Slifcak
Villa
Hometown: Woodstock, GA
Specialization: Marketing and Business
Analytics
Previous Position: Manager,
Communications at Teach For America - Dallas Fort Worth
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Kennesaw
State University /Bachelor of Fine Arts - Photography
Hobbies/Special Interests: French pastry
(eating and baking), baking in general, traveling the world, enjoying the great outdoors, spending time with friends, my husband, and my dog!
Miguel Martinez
Hometown: Madrid, Spain
Specialization: Supply Chain
Previous Position: Supply chain analyst,
CHEP
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid/Universidad Politécnica de Madrid/University of Florida
Hobbies/Special Interests: Racquetball,
movies, hiking, kung fu, volunteering
Monica Triana
Hometown: Bogota, Colombia
Specialization: Marketing and Business
Analytics
Previous Position: Datacheckusa, Kantar
IBOPE Media
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Florida
International University (Business Admin. with Major in International Business), Universidad Sergio Arboleda (Marketing and International Business) {dual degree}
Interests: Learning about different cultures
directly from people that belong to those cultures, trying new food, dancing.
Patrick Seip
Hometown: Chandler, Arizona
Specialization: Supply Chain and Finance
Previous Position: Financial Advisor @
Merrill Edge
Undergraduate Institution/Major: ASU/
Economics
Interests: Snowboarding, swimming, and
watching movies
Priyanka Mathur
Hometown: Ajmer, India
Specialization: Marketing & Supply Chain
Management
Previous Position: Siemens Ltd., Mumbai,
India
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Sophia
Girls College/ Ajmer
Interests: Traveling, Writing my daily diary,
Adventure Sports, Poetry, Indian Style Cooking
Regina Anih
Hometown: Enugu State, Nigeria
Specialization: Entrepreneurship and
Marketing
Previous Position: Quanteq Technology
Services
Undergraduate Institution/Major: American
University of Nigeria/ Information Systems Security and Assurance
Interests: Singing, Dancing/passionate about
education and technology
Remund Labios
Hometown: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Previous Position: Researcher, Korea
Electric Power Research Institute
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Electrical
Engineering, University of the Philippines Los Baños. MS in Electrical and Information Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Interests: Photography, Energy Storage,
Alternative Energy
Sarankumar
Soundararajan
Hometown: Madurai, India
Specialization: Supply Chain Management &
Business Analytics
Previous Position: Senior Product Engineer,
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
Mechanical engineering/Anna university
Interests: Travelling & Cars
Sergey
Chipilenko
Hometown: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Specialization: Business analytics
Previous Position: Business owner
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
of Wales / industrial management
Interests: Basketball, swimming, consulting,
new ventures development
Shane Atha
Hometown: Chester, NJ
Specialization: Marketing & Business
Analytics
Previous Position: Account Executive/Brand
Connections
Undergraduate Institution/Major:
Susquehanna University, Sigmund Weis School of Business, BS Business Administration, Minor in Economics
Interests: I enjoy being active and trying new
experiences including traveling, visiting new countries / cultures, hiking, snowboarding, playing sports and attending live music shows.
Shewit Agaskar
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Specialization: Entrepreneurship
Previous Position: PV Module Engineer,
Enphase Energy
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Mumbai
University/Electrical Engineering
Interests: Videogames, Music, Travel,
Cooking
Tiff Chiang
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Specialization: Supply Chain Management &
Marketing
Previous Position: Mercuries Asia, Ltd.
Undergraduate Institution/Major: Arizona
State University / History
Interests: Traveling, hiking, festivals, bargain
hunting, finding the best food to eat!
Tori Becher
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Specialization: Supply Chain & Healthcare
Management
Previous Position: Project Coordinator /
ASPIN
Undergraduate Institution/Major: University
of Wisconsin – Madison/ Communication Sciences and Disorders
Interests: Running, Water Skiing, Boating,
Hiking, Volleyball, Camping