If you want to gain the perspectives of real students, our Merage MBA Student Ambassadors are definitely the people you should connect with. They’ll give you the inside story and answer your questions about the Merage MBA experience and why they chose the Merage School for their MBA. They can also host you on campus for a class visit, lunch with students, or a tour of campus.
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Ryan Kolynych
MBA Class of 2013
rkolynyc@uci.edu
Ryan Kolynych is a first year student in the Full-Time MBA program at the Paul Merage School of Business focusing on Entrepreneurship and Finance. Ryan's background is in Investment Banking where he advised technology companies on venture funding and merger and acquisition transactions.
Ryan received his Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance at Emory University. He is a Philadelphia native and was a member of Emory's nationally ranked varsity swimming program.
Follow Ryan on Twitter: @RyanKoly
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Abeer Abu Shmeis
MBA Class of 2013
aabushme@uci.edu
Abeer Abu Shmeis is a first year student in the Full-Time MBA program. She is also a Fulbright Scholar. Abeer is focusing on marketing and consulting and is involved with the Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Abeer graduated from the University of Jordan with a Bachelor of Computer Science.
Follow Abeer on Twitter: @Azurana
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Pallavi Agarwal
MBA Class of 2013
agarwalp@uci.edu
Pallavi Agarwal is a first year Full-Time MBA candidate and a Rosener Fellow focusing on Supply Chain, Non-Profit, and Entrepreneurship. She is also the Vice President of Special Events for Challenge for Charity.
Originally from Washington DC, she graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and International Business and a minor in Entrepreneurship.
Follow Pallavi on Twitter: @PalluAgs
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Eric Eagon
MBA Class of 2013
eeagon@uci.edu
Eric Eagon is a first year Full-Time MBA candidate focusing on Consulting and Entrepreneurship. He is also the Vice President of Sports/5k Run for Challenge for Charity.
Originally from Elkhart, IN, he graduated from the Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, and a minor in aircraft design.
Follow Eric on Twitter: @EricEagon
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Andrea Amaya
MBA Class of 2013
aramaya@uci.edu
Andrea Amaya is a first year Full-Time MBA student at The Paul Merage School of Business focusing on Marketing.
Andrea is originally from El Salvador, Central America and moved in to the US this fall to pursue her MBA. She has a Bachelors degree in Business and Economics from Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios in El Salvador.
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Joe Gaggero
MBA Class of 2012
jgaggero@uci.edu
Joe Gaggero is a second year student in the Full-Time MBA program and a Merage Fellow. He is focusing on Consulting and Organizational Development. Joe spent his summer as an intern for Oakley in Talent Development; his responsibilities included developing and facilitating programs for performance management and organzational/people development.
Originally from Sacramento, CA, he graduated from the University of San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and minors in Philosophy and Spanish.
Follow Joe on Twitter: @JoeGaggero
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Lee-Lynn Huang
MBA Class of 2012
leelynnh@uci.edu
Lee-Lynn Huang is a second year Full-Time MBA candidate and a Merage Fellow focusing on Marketing. This past summer, Lee-Lynn was an MBA Intern in Consumer Promotions at FIJI Water in Los Angeles. At FIJI Water, Lee-Lynn developed and executed international, national, regional and philanthropic retail promotions She also analyzed past consumer promotions to determine key metrics including ROI and performed competitive research to recommend future promotion strategies.
Lee-Lynn is also the Co-President for Challenge for Charity and VP of Operations for the Merage Marketing Association.
Follow Lee-Lynn on Twitter: @leelynnhuang
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Brandon Thomas
MBA Class of 2012
blthomas@uci.edu
Brandon Thomas is a second year student in the Full-Time MBA program focusing on Strategy and Finance. Over the summer Brandon was an intern at Taco Bell Corporation in Strategic Planning & Analysis working on projects related to business planning and financial analysis.
Brandon is involved on campus as VP of Finance for Challenge for Charity as well as being an active participant in Net Impact. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, graduating Cum Laude from the University of Utah. He is also bilingual, fluent in both Spanish and English, after having spent two years in the country of Ecuador involved in humanitarian service.
Follow Brandon on Twitter: @_BrandonThomas
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Kelly Chen
MBA Class of 2012
kwchen@uci.edu
Kelly Chen is a second year Full-Time MBA Student here at The Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine with a concentration in Real Estate and Strategy. Over the summer, she was a Client Representative Intern at IBM working on various projects ranging from Sales and Distribution to Strategy Consulting.
Kelly is the VP of External for the Merage Real Estate Association and the BioPharma Healthcare Association.
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Paul Cofield
MBA Class of 2012
mcofield@uci.edu
Paul Cofield is a second year Full-Time MBA student at the Paul Merage School of Business focusing on Entrepreneurship and General Management. Paul spent his summer abroad in Istanbul, Turkey where he interned under General Management for a Turkish steel company.
Paul is currently studying abroad in Hong Kong at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Eugene Tedeschi
MBA Class of 2012
etedesch@uci.edu
Eugene Tedeschi is a second year Full-Time MBA candidate and Merage Fellow focusing on Finance and Accounting.
Originally from East Coast, he has lived in Northern California for the last ten years, and is a graduate of California State University, Sonoma with a BS in Finance.
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