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| Jessica Wan, President |
jessica_wan@haas.berkeley.edu |
| Born in Canada and raised in
Columbus, Ohio, Jessica attended Stanford and earned a BS in Product
Design (a multidisciplinary blend of Mechanical Engineering and Art)
and a BA in Music. After graduation, she moved to San Francisco and
worked for two years in a small product design firm in Marketing and
Consumer Research. When a job opened up in the Marketing Department of
the San Francisco Opera, Jessica jumped at the chance to work for a
world-renowned arts organization. While living in San Francisco,
Jessica became actively involved in Future Women Leaders, an
organization dedicated to the professional and personal advancement of
women. After three incredible years at the opera, she chose to come to
Haas to build a broad business foundation and gain deeper knowledge in
marketing and nonprofit management. Jessica found Haas to be her
"perfect fit" for business school: strong academics, collaborative and
well-rounded peers, and a wealth of opportunities to explore different
career paths. In addition to being the President of Women in
Leadership, Jessica is a Haas Student Ambassador and a Board Fellow
with the Marin Theatre Company. She is also a member of Net Impact, the
Marketing Club, and Redwoods@Haas. In her precious spare time, she
enjoys keeping up with her "night job" as a classical singer, dancing,
rock climbing, playing board games, cooking, and spending time with her
husband, puppy, and friends. |
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| Aliza Gutman, Conference Co-Chair |
aliza_gutman@haas.berkeley.edu |
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Originally from Rhode Island, Aliza has been
pursuing interesting opportunities around the country since graduating
from Brown University with a BA in Public Policy. After three
years at a financial services start-up in Nashville and three years
with a digital marketing agency, in Seattle and New York, Aliza came to
Haas to build a broad base of business skills and to pursue her
interests in social enterprise and economic development in emerging
markets. At Haas, Aliza is the co-chair of the 2009 GSVC
Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship and the co-vice president of the
2010 Women in Leadership Conference. Aliza is addicted to public
radio, loves live music, and relishes having time to travel.
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| Stephanie Roy, Conference Co-Chair |
stephanie_roy@haas.berkeley.edu |
| Born and raised in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, Stephanie loves all things Philly especially cheering for
the underdog and soft pretzels. She attended the University of Chicago,
where she earned a BA in Biological Science and worked in a
neurophysiolgy lab studying eye reflexes in primates. While she loved
science, she decided to explore a career on the business side of
healthcare because she wanted to help bring medical innovation to the
market. After graduation, she moved to Tampa, Florida to work for
Raymond James & Associates, a middle-market investment bank. While
at Raymond James, she worked for two years in investment banking and
for two years in equity reesearch, covering the medical device sector.
While living in Tampa, Stephanie was also actively involved with Woman
2 Woman, a mentoring program for teen mothers. After four years in
Tampa, she chose to come to Haas to deepen her understanding of the
healthcare sector and explore the vibrant Bay Area. In addition to
being the Conference Co-chair of Women in Leadership, Stephanie is VP
of Academics for the Haas Healthcare Association. She is also a member
of the Consulting Club, Challenge 4 Charity, and Redwoods@Haas. In her
free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, exploring San Francisco, and
spending time with her husband, cats, and friends. |
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| Natalie Melamed, WIL Retreat Co-Chair |
natalie_melamed@haas.berkeley.edu |
| Ms. Natalie Melamed grew up in Saint
Petersburg, Russia. She graduated from the UC Berkeley Haas School of
Business in 2002 with a B. S. in Business Administration. After
graduation, Natalie pursued a certified public accountant designation
working as an auditor at the Ernst & Young San Francisco office
where she served a variety of clients, predominantly in bio technology
and hedge fund industries. In 2005, Natalie joined Tumbleweed
Communications, a Silicon Valley software company, as a Senior
Accounting Manager. At the same time Natalie moved to Belmont. She
instantaneously fell in love with the city, which prompted her to start
volunteering with the Belmont Finance Commission. Natalie also became
an active mentor at Upwardly Global, a San Francisco-based non-profit
that assists foreign-born professionals with restarting their careers
in the United States. In August 2008, Natalie returned to her alma
mater to continue building her general management skills and to explore
a career in strategy consulting as a full time MBA student. At Haas,
Natalie is a Co-President of the Haas Consulting Club and the VP of the
annual Women in Leadership Retreat. In her spare time, Natalie enjoys
international travel with her friends (she has visited more than 30
countries), scuba diving with her husband, dancing, modern theater and
the arts. |
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| Kimberly Randle, WIL Retreat Co-Chair |
kimberly_randle@haas.berkeley.edu |
| Kimberly is a first-year MBA and MPH
student at UC Berkeley. A California native, Kimberly returns to the
west coast after working in Washington, D.C. for The Advisory Board
Company, where she provided best practice research and support to
hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide. Her former professional
experiences also include four years in marketing and advertising for a
communications firm that partnered with pharmaceutical and biotech
companies in California. Kimberly received a BS in Business
Administration from the University of Arizona. At UC Berkeley, Kimberly
is focused on the intersection between strategy and marketing within
healthcare, and is Co-President of the Haas Healthcare Association.
Outside of Haas, she enjoys hiking, traveling whenever she can,
dancing, and spending time with her family. |
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| Alison Zander, VP Finance & Membership |
alison_zander@haas.berkeley.edu |
| Alison was born and raised in
Minnesota. She attended the Carlson School of Management at the
University of Minnesota where she majored in Finance and
Entrepreneurial Studies. After school, Ali joined the Finance
Leadership Development program at General Mills in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. At General Mills Ali had several roles in supply chain
finance, corporate finance, and marketing finance. After Haas, Ali
plans to pursue a career in Brand Management at a consumer packaged
goods company. In addition to WIL, Ali is an officer for the Marketing
Club. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, skiing, and spending time
with her husband Wade. |
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| Heather Houston, VP Marketing |
heather_houston@haas.berkeley.edu |
| Born and raised in the Bay Area,
Heather attended U.C. Berkeley and earned a B.A. in Economics and a
B.S. in Business Administration. After graduation, she worked for over
five years at Cornerstone Research, an economic and financial
consulting firm in Menlo Park, CA. Heather is focusing her MBA on and
exploring a career in marketing. She is also the VP of External
Community (CPG) for the Marketing Club and member of the Wine Club. In
her free time, Heather loves to travel, hike, read, and enjoy great
food and wine. |
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| Danielle Demianczyk, Co-VP Professional
Development |
danielle_demianczyk@haas.berkeley.edu |
| Danielle was born in Connecticut but
grew up mostly in Arizona, where she used to ride horses and play
piano. She attended the Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania, where she earned a BS in Economics with a concentration
in finance. After graduating, she moved to New York City where she
worked in the investment banking industry with a focus on Fixed Income
Derivatives for nearly seven years - first at JPMorgan, then at Goldman
Sachs. While in New York, she spent considerable time playing
volleyball, practicing yoga, making quick getaways to the beach
whenever she could, and also earned a secondary fashion degree at
F.I.T... she liked this coursework so much she decided to make a career
transition out of finance in to retail and decided to return to school
at Haas in order to pursue a more strategic role in the Retail
Industry. She chose Haas in order to leverage the school's west coast
connections and focus on marketing. Next semester she will be studying
abroad at HEC in France to get a better sense of the global apparel
industry, and keep practicing her French. Danielle is also a member of
the Fashion and Student Trends Organization and the Marketing Club. |
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| Christine Mucker, Co-VP Professional
Development |
christine_mucker@haas.berkeley.edu |
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A native of the Chicago suburbs, Christine Mucker
is a first year graduate student at the Haas School of Business at UC
Berkeley. Christine graduated from Texas A&M University with a
Bachelors degree in Business Administration. Her professional
experience focuses on corporate restructuring. Christine was a
consultant for FTI Consulting, Inc. (formerly a group within
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) in New York City. After four years, she
joined her client, Vanguard Car Rental. Christine was a member of the
senior finance team and assisted in the successful turnaround, capital
restructure and company sale to Enterprise Rent-a-Car in August 2007.
Christine and her husband, Vince, moved to the Bay area in early 2008
after Vince returned from Iraq and became the assistant Professor of
Military Science at Santa Clara University. Christine is thrilled to
join the Haas community and further her pursuit of never-ending
education.
Christine has been involved with several
non-profit organizations. Christine joined the Board of Swords to
Plowshares in 2008 as a Berkeley Board Fellow. Swords is a Bay area
service and advocacy organization for veterans. Her specific interests
include the military community, education and women's issues. Christine
was a big sister for Big Brothers, Big Sisters in New York City for
five years. In 2003, Christine joined a medical delegation to provide
logistical support for the group who provided free women's healthcare
clinics in rural areas of El Salvador for 10 days. Christine also
partnered with Junior Achievement to work with a Tulsa high school
class and lead discussions on consumer economics.
In addition to her position as Co-Vice President
of Professional Development in WIL, Christine is involved in the
Education Leadership club and Net Impact. Christine is also learning to
be a new mommy (her daughter was born in October 2008) and, in her
not-so-spare time, continue her love of golf and riding shotgun on her
husband's Harley.
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| Sonsoles Navarro Jaquotot, VP Social |
sonsoles_navarro@haas.berkeley.edu |
| Sonsoles was born in Madrid, Spain in
1982. She graduated in 2005 with a Masters of Science in Industrial
Engineering from Universidad Pontificia Comillas - ICAI. After
graduation, Sonsoles has worked in strategy consulting for three years.
As a consultant, Sonsoles has worked in a broad band of projects, from
due diligences to cost reduction strategies; and industries including
energy, telecommunications and transportation. Sonsoles has combined
consulting with a passion for social entrepreneurship. She has funded
Wikai, a venture in progress whose aim is to meet instantaneously
volunteering supply and demand. She chose to come to Haas to build a
broad business foundation and gain deeper knowledge in entrepreneurship
and international business management. In addition to her academic
obligations, Sonsoles is VP social for Women in Leadership, Judging co-
chair for the Global Social Venture Competition and an active member of
Net Impact and the Latin American Business Association. In her spare
time she absolutely loves travelling and enjoying evenings with friends
around lots of bottles of wine. |
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| Sara Nelson, VP Fundraising &
Sponsorship |
sara_nelson@haas.berkeley.edu |
| Sara is a native Texan, also having
lived in France, West Africa and now California. She earned her BBA in
Marketing and French at the University of Texas at Austin followed by
two years with the Peace Corps as a small business development
volunteer in Benin, West Africa. Upon return to the states, she circled
back around to marketing at Dell becoming the online brand manager for
consumer laptops. At Haas, Sara is also the co-President of the
Marketing Club and the Culinary Club. |
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| Monica Khan, Co-VP Diversity |
monica_khan@haas.berkeley.edu |
| Born and raised in Edison, New
Jersey, Monica attended Barnard College of Columbia University in New
York City where she earned a BA in Economics. After graduation, she
joined JPMorgan Chase, where she spent the majority of her time working
in the Strategy, Planning, and Analysis Group of the Investment Bank.
However, the experience left her incomplete – she craved to work
for a more creative, consumer-focused company where her work had a
greater impact on the mass market. In order to make a successful
transition out of Wall Street, Monica made the life-changing decision
to move across the country and attend business school on the West
Coast. After she earns her MBA from Haas, Monica is eager to leverage
her passion for entertainment and technology, her business skills, and
her professional experience into building a career in which she can
help companies develop new technologies and deliver new products to
satiate the rapidly evolving technology and content needs of a wide
range of consumer demographics. In addition to holding the WIL VP
Diversity title, Monica is also co-President of the Digital Media and
Entertainment Club at Haas. In her spare time, she enjoys dancing,
karaoke singing, reading fiction, finding out the latest celebrity
gossip, playing board games, and trying new restaurants in San
Francisco. |
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| Valeria Guirola, Co-VP Diversity |
valeria_guirola@haas.berkeley.edu |
| Born in Florida and raised in El
Salvador, Valeria moved to California to pursue her BS in Business
Management and Finance at Menlo College. While completing her BS,
Valeria served as the first female Student Government President. After
graduation, she worked for three years at an online search marketing
start up in Palo Alto, CA. Valeria focused on financial growth and
analysis. Valeria then moved to a digital media start up in San
Francisco, where she helped the company develop efficient processes and
complete M&A integration. Valeria is committed to help women
develop a network of professional women and represent women in
leadership positions. She is an active member of the Financial Women's
Association of San Francisco. Valeria is very excited to be at Haas and
is part of the Latin and Hispanic Business Association and Consulting
leadership teams. She enjoys dancing merengue, skiing with Haas
friends, playing cards, hanging out with friends, and living memorable
moments with family. |
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| Christina Stewart, VP Online
Communications |
christina_stewart@haas.berkeley.edu |
| Christina has spent over 8 years
managing web strategy, programs and diverse teams for companies such as
CMP Media, Autodesk and Goosecross Cellars. A second year student in
the Evening and Weekend Program at Haas, Christina juggles school with
her current role in web management at MTV Kids & Family. In
addition to her role as VP of Online Communications for WIL, Christina
is active in the Marketing Club and Wine Club. In her spare time,
Christina enjoys spending time with her husband, traveling, reading,
and training Sophie, her Rhodesian Ridgeback, to be a service dog. |
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