Student Ambassador | UC Davis Graduate School of Management

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Becca Litman MBA 22

Sacramento Part-Time MBA Ambassador

"The UC Davis GSM brings together an inquisitive, caring community and top faculty to provide a world-class business education in a collaborative, flexible environment."

Professional Experience

Senior Technical Communicator (Blue Shield of California). I’m a healthcare communicator and project manager at Blue Shield of California, where I focus on documentation and process improvement projects to help empower frontline Customer Experience employees. Blue Shield of California is a nonprofit health plan dedicated to providing Californians with access to high-quality health care at an

Gunasekaran Ekambaram

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Gunasekaran Ekambaram

Sacramento Part-Time MBA Ambassador

Professional Experience

Technical Lead, Provider Management, Delta Dental of California
Sacramento Metro EDGE member

Student Leadership and Experience

UC Davis GSM Sacramento MBA Student Ambassador

Previous Degree and University Attended

Bachelors in Technology, Leather Technology and Information Technology (Dual Degree) Anna University, India

Fun Facts

I’m an outdoorsman, I enjoy running, and I’m a technology enthusiast.

(Editor's note: This profile was originally created November 2020.)

Joe Sullivan

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Joe Sullivan

Sacramento Part-Time MBA Ambassador

Professional Experience

Current - Director of Information Technology, Crimson Wine Group
Former - Information Technology Service Delivery Manager, Delta Dental
Former - Manufacturing Sciences and Technology Infrastructure Systems Manager, Genentech

Student Leadership and Experience

Current - UC Davis GSM Sacramento MBA, Student Ambassador
Former - Yolo County Search and Rescue Team Board of Directors, Director
Former - Solano County Firemen's Association Board of Directors, Director

Previous Degree and University Attended

Bachelors in Leadership and Organizational Studies

Deepi Agarwal MBA 22

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Deepi Agarwal MBA 22

Director, Full-Time MBA Ambassadors

As Maya Angelou said, "Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better." I joined UC Davis, as I am certain that it will provide me with numerous opportunities to know and do better.

Student Leadership and Experience

Director, UC Davis Full-Time MBA Ambassadors Program
Club Membership: Women in Leadership, Net Impact, Marketing and Product Management
Class Representative, BIMM PGDM Program

Previous Degree

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), Marketing & IT, Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM)
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics

Daniel Bradley MBA 22

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Daniel Bradley MBA 22

Assistant Director, Full-Time MBA Ambassadors

Student Leadership and Experience

Assistant Director, UC Davis Full-Time MBA Ambassadors Program
Master Peer Tutor, Jackson College
Team Lead, Supplemental Instruction Leader, Jackson College

Previous Degree

B.S., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UC Davis 2020

Previous Work Experience

Emergency Department Medical Scribe (Sacramento, Ca & Jackson, Mi).
Director of Web Development, Local Logic Media (Jackson, Mi)
Store Manager, Vitamin World (Battle Creek, Mi)

Fun Facts

Hobbyist photographer, find me @UnraveledVisuals.
I love board games and have 40+ in my collection (so

Daniel Barron MBA 22

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Daniel Barron MBA 22

Director of Interviewing, Full-Time MBA Ambassadors

Student Leadership and Experience

Director of Interviewing, UC Davis Full-Time MBA Ambassadors Program
Member, Food & Wine Leadership Club

Previous Degree

Bachelor of Arts: Urban and Environmental Policy- Occidental College

Previous Work Experience

Senior Global Legal Specialist, IDEO
Maps Quality Analyst, Apple Inc

Fun Facts

I spent a large part of my youth playing claw machines and can now tell in one look whether any claw machine is worth trying.
Fantasy Football is the only reason I care about real Football
I tore my ACL in a log throwing competition.

“I wanted to

Aihe Chen MBA 22

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Aihe Chen MBA 22

Assistant Director of Interviewing, Full-Time MBA Ambassadors

Student Leadership and Experience

Assistant Director of Interviewing, UC Davis Full-Time MBA Ambassadors Program
Women in Leadership & Food and Wine Club, UC Davis GSM
Fundraiser & Event Organizer, Central Wesleyan Church
Assistant Manager in Student Entrepreneurship Center, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

Previous Degree

B.E. in international economics and trade, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics.

Previous Work Experience

Co-founder & Finance Manager, MONA 3D
Associate Finance Manager, Unilever
Finance Intern in Trade

Zach Hunter MBA 22

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Zach Hunter MBA 22

Veterans Success Director, Full-Time MBA Ambassadors

Student Leadership and Experience

Military Lead, UC Davis Full-Time MBA Ambassadors Program
Treasurer, CSU Sacramento Student Investment Fund
Director of Compliance, CSU Sacramento Student Investment Fund

Previous Degree

Bachelor of Science, Finance with a Minor in Risk Management, California State University, Sacramento

Previous Work Experience

Operations Intelligence, 509th Operations Support Squadron, USAF
Operations Intelligence, 325th Weapons School, USAF
Operations Intelligence, Joint Task Force CF-J, USAF
Field Engineer, L3 Harris

Fun Facts

I love investing

Anthony Liu MBA 22

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Anthony Liu MBA 22

Director of Communications, Full-Time MBA Ambassadors

Student Leadership and Experience

Student Ambassador Director of Communications
Member, GSM Pride Network
Net Impact

Previous Degree

B.S Molecular Biology University of Washington

Previous Work Experience

Clinical Trial, Healthcare Program management
Prior to my MBA, I worked on project management, marketing and implementation of multiple clinical trials sponsored by large biotech to start-ups and the NIH.

Fun Facts

I love to cook but I don’t like to follow recipes.
I’m allergic to mango. Kind of sad.

"The MBA program at GSM is practical, collaborative and

Camille Harris MBA 22

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Camille Harris MBA 22

Director of Yield Management, Full-Time MBA Ambassadors

Student Leadership and Experience

Director of Yield Management, UC Davis Full-Time MBA Ambassadors Program
Vice President, Phi Chi Theta, Professional Business Fraternity

Previous Degree

Bachelor’s of Science, Marketing and International Business, University of Maryland, College Park

Previous Work Experience

People Operations Specialist, Mattermost, Inc.
Content Moderator, HubPages, Inc.
Project Coordinator, Judicata, Inc.

Fun Facts

Had a column in a local paper senior year of high school
Once had my face plastered in BART stations and on the side of buses

“I really

Farah Shartaz MBA 22

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Farah Shartaz MBA 22

Director of Outreach, Full-Time MBA Ambassadors

Student Leadership and Experience

Director of Outreach, UC Davis Full-Time MBA Ambassadors Program
Member of Net Impact, Women in Leadership, Food & Wine Leadership Club

Previous Degree

● Bachelor of Business Administration: Management; University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Previous Work Experience

Marketing Dept. Specialist - Safeway
Product Launch with Martha Stewart - “the Everyday System”
Product Coordinator - California Closets Inc

Fun Facts

Love traveling - traveled 11 countries so far.
Practice mindfulness, meditation, yoga - if there is any meditation or yoga

Jayce Smalley MBA 22

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Jayce Smalley MBA 22

Full-Time MBA Ambassador

Student Leadership and Experience

GSM Full-Time MBA Ambassador
Student-Athlete (football)

Previous Degree

B.A., Communication, UCLA

Previous Work Experience

Commercial Real Estate Analyst - C2 Commercial (Santa Monica, CA)

Fun Facts

Played Collegiate Football at UCLA and currently on the UC Davis football team.
I like to surf.
I was born and raised in Hawaii.

“I choose UC Davis because of the welcoming atmosphere that the GSM offers and the willingness of the staff, to help get you to where you want to be.”

Molly Jo Scott MBA 22

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Molly Jo Scott MBA 22

Full-Time MBA Ambassador

Student Leadership and Experience

Club membership: Women in Leadership, Food & Wine Leadership, Marketing and Product Management

Previous Degree

Master of Music in Oboe Performance, Carnegie Mellon University

Previous Work Experience

Program Coordinator at NC State University, Department of English (Raleigh, NC)
Music faculty at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion (Vermillion, SD)
Oboe/English horn performances in orchestral groups across the United States as well as private teaching (Everywhere, USA)

Fun Facts

Davis is my hometown. I’ve known the Aggie fight-song

Yasaman (Yasi) Dehnavi

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Yasaman (Yasi) Dehnavi

Bay Area Part-Time MBA Student

Yasaman (Yasi) Dehnavi (Vice President) is a 2021 MBA candidate at GSM, interested in General Management and Marketing. She grew up in Iran and completed her undergraduate studies in Industrial Engineering and operational research at Amirkabir University of Technology.

She has experience in oil and gas industry and is currently working in a telecommunication company as a Project Manager.

In her spare time, she enjoys going to the gym, cooking traditional Persian food and traveling to new places.

Muttika Chaturabul

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Muttika Chaturabul

Bay Area Part-Time MBA Student

Muttika Chaturabul is a, Employee Relations Analyst on the Human Resources team at Blue Shield of California. Prior to joining Blue Shield of California, Tika was a Program Manager at the University of California, Berkeley specializing in organization development and learning, program management, and leadership coaching and training for over 8 years. She received her Bachelor’s in Social Welfare at UC Berkeley and is pursuing her Master of Business Administration at UC Davis Graduate School of Management (GSM).

Chaturabul fell in love with the community at UC Berkeley who taught her the value

Carmen Das-Grande

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Carmen Das-Grande

Bay Area Part-Time MBA Student

Carmen Das-Grande is a Senior Financial Analyst at Zendesk supporting the Finance & Strategy team. She graduated from Wheaton College (MA) with a degree in Economics in 2015.

One of her favorite parts of the UC Davis Part Time MBA so far has been getting to know her diverse cohort of classmates.

Her main reason for becoming an ambassador was the hope of being able to pass along the community energy to prospective students.

Meagan Travlos

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Meagan Travlos

Bay Area Part-Time MBA Student

Meagan Travlos joined the Bay Area Ambassador program in her first quarter to give back to the GSM community and help incoming students transition smoothly.

A Bay Area native, Travlos completed her undergraduate degree in sociology at Mills College in Oakland, California. She most recently worked at the Oakland Zoo as an education program manager, bringing together her love of kids and her passion for wildlife conservation. She hopes to bring business acumen to the non-profit world and create lasting change for our environment.

When she's not studying, Travlos volunteers for Girl Scouts

Alexandro Perez Tovar

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Alexandro Perez Tovar

Bay Area Part-Time MBA Student

Alexandro Perez-Tovar has a background in production manufacturing working for Diamond Foods, TESLA, and ultimately at Blue Diamond Growers. He received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering B.S. at the University of California, Merced in 2014. In his spare time, he’s an active member of the Central Valley community helping advise undergraduates at CSU Stanislaus and UC Merced.

His reason for joining the ambassador program was to inform and inspire prospective students. He believes it’s a great way to meet people from diverse backgrounds and job fields. He hopes the UC Davis Bay

Sheena Tsang

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Sheena Tsang

Bay Area Part-Time MBA Student

Sheena Tsang has a background in education management. She joined the Bay Area Ambassador Program in order to meet a diverse pool of prospective candidates and was inspired by her own interaction with one of the ambassadors when she shadowed a class.

Tsang is a Bay Area native of the San Jose area. She attended UC Davis as an undergraduate and loved the atmosphere of students helping each other to succeed. She currently works in the education management sector where she engages in client services, runs group trainings, and oversees a small team of teachers and tutors.

In her spare time

Leo Ma

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Leo Ma

Bay Area Part-Time MBA Student

Leo Ma is Business Development and Sales for Blume Global. Coming from many years of non-business roles in global manufacturing industry, the UC Davis MBA prepared him for a successful transition into an Enterprise Sales Career. In appreciation of such career transformation, Ma joined the Ambassador Program to extend that impact to new students.

Ma received his bachelor’s degree from UC San Diego in Management Science with a minor in Accounting. He is a U.S. Army War Veteran and has lived abroad in Iraq, Japan, China and South Korea.