Tarun Chinniah MBA 21
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Tarun Chinniah MBA 21

Director & International Student Lead, Full-Time MBA Ambassadors

STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE

  • Director, UC Davis Full-Time MBA Ambassadors Program
  • Member, Net Impact club

PREVIOUS DEGREE

  • B.S. in Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Anna University - St. Joseph's College of Engineering

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Senior Engineer - Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions (Bengaluru, India).
  • Associate - Cognizant Technology Solutions (Hyderabad, India).

FUN FACTS

  • I speak four different languages.
  • I love cars.
  • I enjoy cooking spicy Indian food. And eating it, eventually.

“Keep your face to the sunshine and

Jonathan Pan MBA 21
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Jonathan Pan MBA 21

Marketing Lead & Internal Recruitment Lead, Full-Time MBA Ambassadors

STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE

  • Marketing Lead and Internal Recruitment Lead, UC Davis Full-Time MBA Ambassadors Program
  • GSM Pride Network member.
  • General Manager of the University of California, Davis Marching Band, 2015-2017
  • ROMBA Fellow, 2019
  • Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute (APALI), 2015

PREVIOUS DEGREE

  • B.S. Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Gourmet Coffee Supervisor/Food and Beverage Outlet Supervisor, San Francisco Marriott Marquis
  • Events Specialist, San Mateo Courtyard by Marriott
  • Server
Carl Stearne MPAc 20
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Carl Stearne MPAc 20

"I chose the UC Davis MPAc program because of the stellar reputation for excellence and dynamic classroom environment it holds."

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Interned with an insurance defense firm.
  • Interned with the Santa Barbara Public Defender's Office.
  • Merchant Services Relationship Manager.
  • Car Sales Representative.

Student Leadership and Activities

  • MPAc Student Ambassador - Internal Recruitment Lead.
  • Phi Alpha Theta at UC Santa Barbara.
  • The Society of Collegiate Leadership & Achievement at UCSB.
  • History Club at UCSB.

Previous Degree

  • B.A. in history, UC Santa Barbara

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Julie Sauer
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Julie Sauer

Sacramento Part-Time MBA Student

"Being at the GSM over the last two years has been invaluable through the network I've created, the technical and soft skills I've gained, and the personal and career growth I've experienced."

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Business Analyst at PRO Unlimited
  • Lending Analyst at Accenture

STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES

  • Degree emphasis in Business Analytics and Technologies 

PREVIOUS DEGREE

  • B.S. in Economics with a minor in Mathematics, University of Nevada, Reno

FAST FACTS

  • I love to hike, snowboard, run, play tennis and travel.
  • My first international Disneyland experience came
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Daniella Smith MPAc 16

KPMG

Professional Experience

  • Senior Associate, KPMG
  • Tax Associate, KPMG
  • Finance Intern, DataStax Inc. 
  • On-campus employment at Mills College fitness center
  • Teaching Assistant/Peer Tutor

"Go to office hours! Even reviewing past assignments with the TA's saved me when exams came around."

Student Leadership and Experience

  • Vice President of the Class of 2014 at Mills College
  • President of Model United Nations Club

Previous degree

  • Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Mills College 

Fun facts

  • I make a mean guacamole (seriously, it's spicy!)
  • I went on a 26-day backpacking trip in order
Victor Moreno MBA 21
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Victor Moreno MBA 21

"I took a non-conventional route to join the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and the Sacramento Part-Time MBA program, but I did exactly what I wanted to do, and I’m glad I did it. I ventured into an academic program where in 2018, just 8.5% of GMAT examinees were Latino. My entry added to the unique diversity of the School."

Professional Experience

  • Project Manager - Kaiser Permanente
  • Business Analyst - Kaiser Permanente
  • IT Consultant Intern - Kaiser Permanente
  • Project Management Intern - Kaiser Permanente
  • Finance Intern - Kaiser Permanente

Student Leadership and Experience

Chelsea Crawford MBA 19
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Chelsea Crawford MBA 19

Parker Hannifin Corporation Filtration Group

Professional Experience

  • Technical Support and outside Sales for Parker Hannifin Corporation Filtration Group
  • Research and Development for GKN Aerospace in Munich, Germany
  • Project Management for Performance Mechanical, Inc in Sacramento

UC Davis GSM cultivated my leadership confidence and expanded my professional network internationally.

Student Leadership and Experience

  • Society of Women Engineers (SWE) member
  • MBA emphasis in Business Analytics 

Previous degree and university attended

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.) General Engineering, Mechanical Concentration in 2011 from
Courtney Schultz MPAc 19
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Courtney Schultz MPAc 19

Student Leadership and Activities

  • PwC Management Consulting Intern
  • MPAc Executive Council – Communication
  • Director of Administration/Assistant Director of Finance, Alpha Phi Fraternity (2017)

Previous Degree

  • B.S. in Managerial Economics with Business Economics Emphasis, UC Davis

Fast Facts

  • I am a tri-citizen (Germany, Chile, USA)
  • Four-year NCAA Division I student-athlete, two-time UC Davis All-time Top-10 list
  • Three-time Chilean National Record Holder

“Every single day my classmates help me with anything and everything going on in life. I am confident that 20 years from now

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Mai Nguyen MBA 19

Professional Experience:

  • Marketing manager in a couple of high-tech software companies

STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES:

  • VP of Marketing, Marketing & Product Management club
  • Director of Operations, Entrepreneurship & Innovation club

Previous degree and university attended:

  • B.A., Economics, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam

Fun facts:

  • Our family had a total of 10 dogs throughout my childhood

"Show me your guts" and "Explain it to your grandma" -- those are two of my favorite quotes from my statistics Professor Chi-Ling Tsai. 

Amanda Weerasinghe MPAc 19
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Amanda Weerasinghe MPAc 19

Student Leadership and Activities

  • Davis Accounting Society - Professional Advisor
  • Becker - Professional Education Campus Ambassador
  • Teaching Assistant, Fall Quarter 2018 & Winter Quarter 2019

Previous Degree

  • B.S. in Managerial Economics, UC Davis, 2018

Fast Facts

  • I play tennis and was a figure skater for 17 years
  • I love animals, and I love my cats more than anything in the world
  • Reading and Netflixing are my passions (outside of accounting, of course!)
Sophia Armstrong JD/MBA 20
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Sophia Armstrong JD/MBA 20

After graduating from the University of Virginia, I moved to San Francisco and developed post-sale customer training programs at two startups in the city. I also spent a year living in Hamburg, Germany. Since enrolling at UC Davis, I have worked in the legal departments of HM.CLAUSE, Udemy, and the California Franchise Tax Board.

Previous degree

  • B.A., History & German Studies, University of Virginia

Fast Facts

  • I travel. I have visited over 30 countries across all six inhabited continents.
  • I bake sourdough. A friend gave me some starter during my first year of law school, and now I
Yuan Cheng MBA 20
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Yuan Cheng MBA 20

Co-founder Shrimply Blue

STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE

  • Marketing Lead, UC Davis Full-Time MBA Ambassadors Program, 2019
  • Food and Wine Club member
  • Net Impact member

PREVIOUS DEGREE

  • B.S. Management Science, UC San Diego.
  • MBA, UC Davis Graduate School of Management.

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Co-Founder, Shrimply Blue, Tahoe, CA.
  • Co-Founder, PagerTree LLC, Woodland, CA.
  • Senior Mgr, Customer Success, Mitchell International, San Diego, CA
  • Sales Effectiveness Manager, Mitchell International, San Diego, CA
  • Product Manager, Mitchell International, San Diego, CA

FUN FACTS

  • Life quote: “Adventure is
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Daniel Student MBA 20

STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCEPresident of the Graduate Chapter of Net Impact at UC DavisDirector of Intercultural Collaboration for the Associated Students of Management at the Graduate School of ManagementExternal Recruitment Lead for the Full-Time MBA Ambassadors Program, 2019PREVIOUS DEGREEB.A., Film; Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NYPREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCERan a historic non-profit theater company in Philadelphia for seven years and directed over thirty playsServed as the administrative director of an international arts service organization for global artists who perform for children
Patrick Rosenberg MBA 20
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Patrick Rosenberg MBA 20

STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE

  • Internal Recruitment Lead, UC Davis Full-Time MBA Ambassadors Program, 2019
  • Member, Consulting Club
  • Member, Food & Wine Leadership Club
  • Member, Challenge for Charity

PREVIOUS DEGREE

  • B.A. International Studies and East Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Brand and Marketing Manager, Ridgemont Ind.
  • Director of Facilitators, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Foundation
  • Instructor, World Hapkido Association

FUN FACTS

  • I have taught martial arts on 4 continents.
  • My favorite quote is, “There are no strangers
Vinny Catalano MBA 97
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Vinny Catalano MBA 97

"The Graduate School of Management helped me reset my career at a pivotal point. It helped me re-brand myself from a science major to a pragmatic business professional."

Professional Experience

  • Senior Vice President and Partner, Lockton Insurance Brokers LLC.
  • Benefits Consultant and Broker (Senior Vice President), Arthur. J. Gallagher/Benefit Insurance Services.
  • Internal Procurement Consultant, Hewlett Packard.
  • Worldwide Product Manager, Hewlett Packard.
  • Business Development Manager, DSM Engineering Plastics.
  • Sales and Product Manager, UOP Guided Wave

Student Leadership and

Andrew Dang MBA 20
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Andrew Dang MBA 20

"UC Davis has been an amazing mix of applied teamwork, self-discovery, and learning to see the world from a management perspective."

Professional Experience

  • Product Manager Intern, Warner Bros. Games San Francisco.
  • Producer, LearnDistrict.
  • Lead Animator and Technical UI Designer, LearnDistrict.
  • Co-Founder, Curriculum and Graphic Designer, Girls Make Games.
  • Game Programmer, University of Southern California.
  • Co-Founder and Lead Artist, Combiform Inc.

Student Leadership and Activities

  • Director of Product Management, Marketing and Product Management Club.
  • Director of Operations
Lin Zhu MSBA 20
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Lin Zhu MSBA 20

MSBA Executive Student Assistant

"The UC Davis MSBA program puts the human factor back into analytics. The curriculum is designed to equip students with both technical capabilities and business acumen."

Professional Experience

  • Lead Program Coordinator, UC Berkeley.
  • Research Analyst, Pepperdine University.

Student Leadership and Experience

  • Executive Student Assistant at UC Davis Graduate School of Management.
  • Scholarship Chairwoman, Gamma Phi Beta International Sorority.
  • Campus Ambassador, Golden Key International Honor Society.

Previous degree and university attended

  • B.A. in Political Economy, University of
Chanel Diggs MSBA 21
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Chanel Diggs MSBA 21

DSAC Curriculum Committee

“As a top-ranking program, I felt confident that the MSBA coursework and practicum project would
prepare me for a successful career in analytics. The demonstrated efforts to increase diversity within
the field and the support I felt from the team also greatly attributed to my decision to attend UC Davis.”

Professional Experience

  • Seyfarth Shaw, Business Immigration Analyst
  • Vallarta International Academy, EFL Instructor
  • IntelliGenetics, Customer Service Manager

Student Leadership and Experience

  • Executive Student Assistant, UC Davis Graduate School of Management
  • Marketing and
Susannah Schulze MSBA 21
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Susannah Schulze MSBA 21

DSAC Curriculum Committee

“I chose the UC Davis MSBA because of the opportunity to develop industry experience while honing my analytical abilities through the practicum project.”

Professional Experience

  • Business Consulting Fellow, Beacon Fellowship
  • Economics Tutor, UC Davis Academic Assistance and Tutoring Center

Student Leadership and Experience

  • Executive Student Assistant, UC Davis Graduate School of Management
  • Events and Outreach Coordinator, College Life Christian Fellowship, UC Davis

Degrees and Universities Attended

  • B.S. in Managerial Economics with a minor in Technology Management, University
Khristion Lambert MSBA 21
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Khristion Lambert MSBA 21

“I chose the UC Davis MSBA program because of the rich curriculum it has to offer. It provides an intersection of business and technical skills that companies are looking for. Being able to have the opportunity to work on real world problems and create an impact within a business in a yearlong practicum project was unheard of and invaluable for me.”

 

Professional Experience

  • Data Analyst, Nordstrom
  • Tier 1 Engineer, Proven IT
  • IT Infrastructure Engineer Intern, SMUD
  • Social Media Analytics Intern, UC Irvine

Student Leadership and Experience

  • Executive Student Assistant, UC Davis