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Stephanie Zarate Named Alumni Association's 2025 Rising Star
Sacramento-based media finance executive rises through the ranks
MBA alumna Stephanie Zarate, chief accounting officer and treasurer for McClatchy Media, is the recipient of the Graduate School of Management's Alumni Association 2025 Rising Star Award, recognizing her rapid rise as a financial executive at the 168-year-old media conglomerate.
My MBA Journey Empowering Rural Healthcare Access
Recognized with GSM Alumni Association's Outstanding Service Award
The GSM Alumni Association's Outstanding Service Awardee Kristy Bird MaKieve blogs about putting her MBA skills to work revolutionizing rural healthcare access and education in Northern California.
Stepping Up at Metro EDGE’s Emerge Summit Shaped My Path as a First-Gen MBA Alumna
Leading conversations on motherhood, mental health and mentoring
From bookworm to keynote speaker, recent graduate Leticia V. Garay reveals how the Metro EDGE: Emerge Summit shaped her journey as a first-generation MBA alumna. As a third-time speaker at the annual event, she reflects on overcoming fears, embracing growth, and finding her voice in leadership.
Alumni Spotlight: Meg Lee MBA 22
Finance Manager at E. & J. Gallo Winery
Alum Meg Lee shares how skills from her Sacramento Part-Time MBA propel her wine industry career and offers insights on Gen-Z, the changing workforce, and the rise of non-alcoholic consumption.
Meet Our 2024 Commencement Student Speakers
Six new GSM grads share why they chose UC Davis
Graduates from each of the six degree programs at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management will take the stage this Commencement Day to share their inspirations, experiences, and journeys with their fellow graduates, families, and friends.
UC Davis MBA Alumna Archana Arunkumar on Collaborative Leadership in Tech
"Carry your confidence into every room you enter."
What’s collaborative leadership mean? How do you collaborate at work to make an impact? UC Davis MBA alumna Archana Arunkumar shares her insights from more than 20 years experience as a product and technology executive, advisor and board director in the tech world.
A Physician’s Leadership Journey: Alum Charts the Value of MBA in Healthcare
Dr. Steven Brass on change management, advent of AI, improving outcomes
Q&A with MBA alumnus Dr. Steven Brass, who reflects highlights of his Sacramento Part-Time MBA experience, his healthcare leadership journey and managing the multiple and complex aspects of the business of medicine.
Jamie Butler Named Alumni Association's 2023 Outstanding Service Award Recipient
Amazon executive acknowledged for commitment to community
Butler, director of solutions architecture for Amazon Web Services, said he is honored to be recognized by a community that is near and dear to his heart.
Meet Our 2022 Commencement Student Speakers
Six new grads share inspirations, memories and what’s next
We asked our six soon-to-be grads speakers about their experiences before their commencement addresses to the largest graduating class in school history
UC Davis MBA + Metro EDGE Accelerated My Career
EDGErs: Capital Region’s young, diverse movers and shakers
Double Aggie and Sacramento MBA grad Andrea Ellinghouse shares how the upcoming Emerge Summit can be a career game-changer.
Keeping CPUs Cool, Intel Turns to UC Davis MBA Team
Partnering with tech giant on virtual consulting project
Adapting on the fly to an all-virtual MBA consulting project brought new challenges for a team working with client Intel.
Tim Stallings MBA 98
Tim Stallings MBA 98, co-founder and vice president of merchandise for the Sacramento Republic FC soccer club, shares his experience helping to build a professional sports franchise with big plans to bring it to the national stage — and how his UC