GSM Student Association Online MBA (GSMSA OMBA)
The Graduate School of Management's Student Association Online MBA (GSMSA OMBA) represents the Online MBA student voice and enriches their collective journey.
Meet the Team
Myrna Robles Couch
President / Cohort Representative
Cohort: Spring 2023
Myrna’s family history is tied to California’s agricultural legacy. Her grandfather left Mexico generations ago to join the bracero program, tending fields across California. Although born in Mexico, Myrna was inspired by his stories of the golden hills and abundant harvests. When her family relocated to California, she initially avoided farming.
Myrna earned her B.A. from San Francisco State University, becoming a first-generation college graduate and the first in her family to pursue an advanced degree. She has worked in various industries, but her passion for farming blossomed after becoming a mom. She wanted to teach her kids about growing their strawberry patch and table grapes. This led her to study viticulture and enology at UC Davis, and in 2018, she co-founded an organic vineyard.
In May 2024, Myrna founded The STEM Studio, a nonprofit promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math educational equity in rural Silicon Valley. Her professional passions include organic and sustainable farming, chemistry, engineering, and ethical business practices. She is an entrepreneur at heart after her MBA she hopes to join a venture capital firm.
Myrna’s commitment to community service is evident in her involvement in her children’s school activities, her role with the Speaker’s Bureau for Second Harvest Food Bank in Silicon Valley, and as a Community Emergency Responder Team member.
In her free time, she enjoys traveling with her husband and two young sons, exploring new cultures, spending time at the beach, and caring for her rescue animals.
As the President of the UC Davis Online MBA SA, Myrna aims to enhance the student network and foster lasting friendships while ensuring everyone keeps shining their light bright!
A P Varun Gopinath
Vice-President / Cohort Representative
Varun has his undergraduate degree in Information technology. Leveraging his technical background, he has found great success as a Product Owner in the e-commerce space. He is a passionate, performance-driven, and future focused individual with a proactive/go-getter attitude.
He finds joy in the indoors. Enjoying activities like gaming and listening to music. He is also the fun uncle to an adorable Husky and a Siamese cat.
Amanda Icasiano
Director of Finance / Cohort Representative
Amanda considers herself as a well-rounded Californian. She has grown up in the Bay Area most of her life, spends half of her time in Los Angeles for family, and has previously lived in San Diego while completing her undergraduate degree.
Amanda earned a B.A. in Economics and a minor in Dance at U.C. San Diego. In undergrad, she focused on quantitative analysis, public policy, and accounting. Post-college, she lobbied in Washington, D.C., and worked as an H.R. coordinator for the International Monetary Fund.
Dance is not just a hobby for Amanda, it's a passion. She is professionally trained in jazz, contemporary, hip-hop, modern, and ballet. Her dedication to dance, as evidenced by her performances and choreography, is truly inspiring. She was also part of a professional Hip Hop company that competed and performed all over San Diego and Los Angeles.
Nowadays, Amanda still “choreographs” and plans future events through Finance as a Senior FP&A for a tech company in Silicon Valley. In her free time, she likes to drive on the coast with her fiancé and finds hiking trails all over Northern California. She still dances, does yoga, and winds down by finding the next foodie spot.
Amanda's future is bright. She is currently working on a concentration in Corporate Finance, Investment Management, and Business Analytics in her MBA. Her goal is to become a leader in her field and continue to specialize in all things Finance for her career, a prospect that is sure to bring positive change to the business community.
During her tenure on the board, she hopes to mentor and enhance her networking abilities in the OMBA community. If you want to learn more or have any questions, email or connect with me.
Uma Srinath
Cohort Representative
Uma Srinath, with both undergraduate and master's degrees in Computer Engineering, has dedicated over 14 years to IT, specializing in Embedded, Bluetooth, and Automotive domains. Her passion for driving innovation and leading cross-functional teams has been honed through extensive experience in project/program management.
Currently serving as a Senior Product Manager at Google, Uma is eager to make meaningful contributions to the UC Davis MBA community and is thrilled to leverage and grow in the leadership space. Outside of her professional endeavors, she finds joy in outdoor activities such as hiking, traveling, playing badminton, running, and exploring new cities.
Sul Dalit
Cohort Representative
Sul was born in the Philippines and has been living in San Jose, California since he was 3 years old. One of his favorite memories growing up in San Jose was going to the Flea Market on the weekends to walk around and look at things.
He enjoys learning, sharing ideas, and exploring different spaces of the universe. In his spare time, he likes to work-out, spend quality time, and think freely.
Sul has a B.S Information Technology Management degree with over 5 years of experience working in product operations, supporting projects across top tech companies.
He hopes that completing his MBA will open opportunities in becoming either a Program Manager, Consultant, or Analyst. So if you’re looking for a solid team-member, reach out!
Aditya Ku
Cohort Representative
After joining the OMBA program in June 2023, Aditya realized how a limitation in the online world is networking. We are not able to connect and meet people as easily online as we would in person. As someone known to be quite chatty, she decided that becoming a part of the OMBA Board would allow me to help build bridges not only among our students but also the extensive Alumni Network that UC Davis has. Apart from being a student she work as a QA Specialist for Meta and as a Realtor. If she's not busy then you’ll most likely find her shopping or vacationing!
Michael Vargas
Cohort Representative
Michael is almost through their first year in the OMBA program.
Currently working at a sports tech company as the Director of Hardware Engineering, he handles product development, production efforts, and most recently, product launch management. Being able to apply the things they’ve been learning in real time has been a game changer.
Michael enjoys barbecuing, snowboarding, hunting, fishing, and pretty much anything outdoors. They also loves to tinker. Most recently, Michael has been working on a solution to solve some of the many pain points their puppy has provided.
