{"id":541,"date":"2017-02-16T20:39:13","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T00:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/?page_id=541"},"modified":"2017-04-11T13:29:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T17:29:18","slug":"2016-17","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/our-staff\/2016-17\/","title":{"rendered":"2016-17 Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>EDITORIAL BOARD<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/09\/sb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/09\/sb.jpg 2776w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/09\/sb-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/09\/sb-768x779.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/09\/sb-1009x1024.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/09\/sb-1200x1217.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 85vw, 299px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/sylvia-banda\/\">Sylvia Banda, Two-Year Class of 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Founder and Editor-In-Chief<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Sylvia loved Notre Dame so much that she decided to return for her MBA (thereby granting her the status of &#8220;Double Domer&#8221;). While in the MBA program, Sylvia concentrated in investments and enjoyed opportunities to travel internationally to Haiti, Brazil, Chile, and Uganda. Connect with Sylvia on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sylviabanda\">Linkedin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/bill-brunner\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-229 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/09\/AAEAAQAAAAAAAALtAAAAJDU3YThkMzM0LWEwMDAtNDQ4OS1iNDY4LWJkZTg2ZTFlNjQ4MQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/09\/AAEAAQAAAAAAAALtAAAAJDU3YThkMzM0LWEwMDAtNDQ4OS1iNDY4LWJkZTg2ZTFlNjQ4MQ.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/09\/AAEAAQAAAAAAAALtAAAAJDU3YThkMzM0LWEwMDAtNDQ4OS1iNDY4LWJkZTg2ZTFlNjQ4MQ-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/09\/AAEAAQAAAAAAAALtAAAAJDU3YThkMzM0LWEwMDAtNDQ4OS1iNDY4LWJkZTg2ZTFlNjQ4MQ-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 85vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/bill-brunner\/\">Bill Brunner, Two-Year Class of 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Managing Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Bill lived in Detroit, Michigan, prior to business school. He concentrated in marketing at Notre Dame and attended Miami University (Ohio) for his undergraduate studies. His favorite Notre Dame memory was visiting the late Fr. Ted\u2019s office at the top of the Hesburgh Library. Connect with Bill on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/williambrunner\">Linkedin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-139 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/10\/IMG_2464-1-e1491357884434.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/10\/IMG_2464-1-e1491357884434.jpg 2827w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/10\/IMG_2464-1-e1491357884434-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/10\/IMG_2464-1-e1491357884434-768x952.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/10\/IMG_2464-1-e1491357884434-826x1024.jpg 826w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/10\/IMG_2464-1-e1491357884434-1200x1488.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/nitesh-srivastava\/\">Nitesh Srivastava, Two-Year Class of 2017<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Managing Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Nitesh always thought he was the brains of the operation, while Sylvia wondered why he kept on showing up to meetings uninvited. She officially added him to the team for tax reasons. While at Notre Dame, Nitesh concentrated in marketing and business analytics, interned at Google, and ate deep-fried snake in Shanghai with his classmates. Follow Nitesh on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/niteshsrivastav\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/niteshsrivastava1985\/\">Instagram<\/a>, or connect with him on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/niteshsrivastava\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>CONTRIBUTING WRITER<\/strong><strong>S<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/jayson-boswell\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-558 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/Screenshot-2017-02-17-19.45.58.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/Screenshot-2017-02-17-19.45.58.png 527w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/Screenshot-2017-02-17-19.45.58-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/Screenshot-2017-02-17-19.45.58-298x300.png 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 85vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/jayson-boswell\/\">Jayson Boswell, Two-Year Class of 2018<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Jayson lived in Kansas City, Missouri, prior to business school. He was concentrating in business leadership and business analytics, and attended Oklahoma State University for his undergraduate studies. His\u00a0favorite Notre Dame memory was weeknight karaoke with the MBA crew after exams. You can find Jayson on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jaysonboswell\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/dara-chesnutt\/\"><strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-740 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/Dara-Med.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/Dara-Med.jpg 760w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/Dara-Med-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>Dara Chesnutt, Two-Year Class of 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Dara lived\u00a0in Atlanta, Georgia, prior to business school. She concentrated in business analytics and business leadership, and attended Rhodes College for her undergraduate studies. Her favorite memory at Notre Dame was the two-week immersion trip to China. You can find Dara\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/darachesnutt\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/garrett-duffy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-610 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2017-03-02-11.19.22.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2017-03-02-11.19.22.png 659w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2017-03-02-11.19.22-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Garrett Duffy, Two-Year Class of 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Garrett\u00a0lived\u00a0in Randolph, New Jersey,\u00a0prior to college. He concentrated in corporate finance in the MBA program, in addition to being an undergraduate engineering student. His favorite memory at Notre Dame was going onto the field with his senior class after their final home\u00a0football game. You can find Garrett on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gjduffy\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/mark-faldowski\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-602 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2017-03-02-10.51.47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2017-03-02-10.51.47.png 646w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2017-03-02-10.51.47-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2017-03-02-10.51.47-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 85vw, 299px\" \/><strong>Mark Faldowski, Two-Year Class of 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Mark lived in\u00a0Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, prior to business school. He concentrated in finance and investments,\u00a0and attended the United States Military Academy\u00a0for his undergraduate studies. His favorite memories at Notre Dame included Friday nights at The Linebacker.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/mike-ferrigno\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-119 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/11\/Bay_Area_Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/11\/Bay_Area_Photo.jpg 720w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/11\/Bay_Area_Photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/11\/Bay_Area_Photo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 85vw, 299px\" \/><strong>Mike Ferrigno, Two-Year Class of 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Mike lived in New York City prior to business school. He concentrated in business analytics and attended the University of Connecticut for his undergraduate studies. His favorite Notre Dame memories included the Bay Area Trek to the San Francisco area and a Venture Capital Immersion in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/hannah-fronczak\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-191 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/11\/Hannah-Profile-Pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/11\/Hannah-Profile-Pic.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/11\/Hannah-Profile-Pic-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Hannah Fronczak, One-Year Class of 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Hannah\u00a0lived in Chicago\u00a0prior to business school. She concentrated in marketing and business analytics, and attended Purdue University for her undergraduate studies. Her favorite Notre Dame memories were\u00a0evening mass at the Basilica. You can find Hannah on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hannahfronczak\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/mohamed-kakay\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-633 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/Kakay-Mohamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/Kakay-Mohamed.jpg 512w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/Kakay-Mohamed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/Kakay-Mohamed-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Mohamed Kakay, Two-Year Class of 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Prior to business school, Mohamed practiced law in Washington, D.C., and Georgia. He attended Morehouse College for his undergraduate studies. At Notre Dame, he concentrated in marketing, and his favorite memory was a Halloween party thrown by his classmates at Darby Row. You can find Mohamed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mjkakay\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mjkakay\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/matthew-kurtulik\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-246 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/11\/Screenshot-2016-11-29-12.58.53.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/11\/Screenshot-2016-11-29-12.58.53.png 345w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/11\/Screenshot-2016-11-29-12.58.53-290x300.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 85vw, 299px\" \/><strong>Matthew Kurtulik, One-Year Class of 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Matthew lived in Stamford, Connecticut,\u00a0prior to business school. He concentrated in corporate finance and business analytics, and attended Fordham University for his undergraduate studies. His favorite Notre Dame memory was learning how to fish on St. Mary\u2019s Lake (and catching his first fish). You can find Matthew on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matthewkurtulik\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/steve-lheureux\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-256 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2016-12-06-14.49.02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2016-12-06-14.49.02.png 417w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2016-12-06-14.49.02-264x300.png 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Steve L&#8217;Heureux, Two-Year Class of 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Steve\u00a0lived in New Orleans, Louisiana,\u00a0prior to business school. He concentrated in corporate finance and business analytics, and attended the University of Illinois\u00a0for his undergraduate studies. His favorite memory at Notre Dame was spending a mod abroad in Chile. You can find Steve on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stlheureux\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/tiffany-lee\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-309 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2016-12-13-14.07.59.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2016-12-13-14.07.59.png 569w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2016-12-13-14.07.59-242x300.png 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Tiffany Lee, One-Year Class of 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Tiffany lived in Chicago\u00a0prior to business school. She concentrated in business leadership\u00a0and attended Marquette University for her undergraduate studies. She was also involved in numerous clubs and committees, including the Notre Dame MBA Admissions Committee; the Women in Business Club; and the School, Inc. tutoring program. Her favorite memories at Notre Dame were football gamedays. You can find Tiffany on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tiffanyleend\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/jason-parker\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-614 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/J.-Parker-Profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/J.-Parker-Profile.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/J.-Parker-Profile-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 85vw, 299px\" \/><strong>Jason Parker, Two-Year Class of 2018<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Jason\u00a0lived in New York City prior to business school. He was concentrating in marketing and business leadership,\u00a0and attended Towson University\u00a0for his undergraduate studies. His favorite memory at Notre Dame was his first home football game as a student. You can find Jason\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jason-c-parker\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/zak-pedersen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-590 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/MBAHeadshot-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/MBAHeadshot-copy.jpg 740w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/MBAHeadshot-copy-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Zak Pedersen, Two-Year Class of 2018<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Zak lived in Chicago\u00a0prior to business school and attended the University of Illinois\u00a0for his undergraduate studies, where he was a varsity football letterman. He was concentrating in consulting and organizational leadership, and his favorite Notre Dame memories were competing in the Bengal Mission Bouts and volunteering at the Unity Gardens. You can find Zak on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/zakpedersen\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/alex-prosperi\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-499 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/Prosperi-Alexander.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/Prosperi-Alexander.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/Prosperi-Alexander-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/Prosperi-Alexander-768x832.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/Prosperi-Alexander-945x1024.jpg 945w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/Prosperi-Alexander-1200x1301.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 85vw, 299px\" \/><strong>Alex Prosperi, Two-Year Class of 2018<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Alex lived in New York City prior to business school. He was concentrating in business analytics and marketing,\u00a0and attended the University of Michigan\u00a0for his undergraduate studies. His favorite memory at Notre Dame was traveling to Asia for the first time on a two-week immersion trip with his classmates that included\u00a0Beijing and Shanghai, and a few blurry days in Thailand. You can find Alex on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alexprosperi\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexProsperi\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/heena-purohit\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-148 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/11\/LinkedIn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/11\/LinkedIn.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/11\/LinkedIn-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/11\/LinkedIn-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 85vw, 299px\" \/><strong>Heena Purohit, Two-Year Class of 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Heena lived in Mumbai, India, prior to business school. She concentrated\u00a0in business analytics and attended the University of Mumbai for her undergraduate studies. Her favorite Notre Dame memory was the 2015 Notre Dame football game versus Navy, during which half the graduate student section sang her \u201cHappy Birthday.\u201d You can find Heena on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justheena\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/heenapurohit\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/elizabeth-sadler\/\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-750 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/77B462D7-4DDA-424C-8B6E-D84E5C0E1861.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/77B462D7-4DDA-424C-8B6E-D84E5C0E1861.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/77B462D7-4DDA-424C-8B6E-D84E5C0E1861-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/77B462D7-4DDA-424C-8B6E-D84E5C0E1861-768x784.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/77B462D7-4DDA-424C-8B6E-D84E5C0E1861-1003x1024.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/77B462D7-4DDA-424C-8B6E-D84E5C0E1861-1200x1225.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 85vw, 301px\" \/>Elizabeth Sadler, Two-Year Class of 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Elizabeth lived in Palo Alto, California,\u00a0prior to business school. She concentrated\u00a0in corporate finance and attended\u00a0Colgate University for her undergraduate studies. Her favorite memory at Notre Dame was her first football tailgate and touchdown pushups.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/stacy-srivastava\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-418 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/01\/blog-profile-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/01\/blog-profile-photo.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/01\/blog-profile-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/01\/blog-profile-photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/01\/blog-profile-photo-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Stacy Srivastava, Two-Year Class of 2018<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Stacy lived in Chicago\u00a0prior to business school and is originally from Traverse City, Michigan. She was concentrating in marketing\u00a0and business analytics, and attended Northwestern University for her\u00a0undergraduate studies. Her favorite Notre Dame memory was traveling to Beijing and Shanghai on a two-week immersion trip with her classmates. You can find Stacy on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sasrivastava\">Instagram<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stacysrivastava\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/mary-tomasik\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-629 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2017-03-28-20.45.17.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2017-03-28-20.45.17.png 529w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2017-03-28-20.45.17-208x300.png 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Mary Tomasik, One-Year Class of 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Mary lived in Arlington Heights, Illinois,\u00a0prior to business school. She concentrated\u00a0in corporate finance and business analytics,\u00a0and was a Double Domer (i.e. she attended Notre Dame for her undergraduate studies as well). Her favorite memory at Notre Dame was lighting a candle at the Grotto. You can find Mary on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marytomasik\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/jessica-villella\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-403 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2016-12-27-14.23.13.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2016-12-27-14.23.13.png 686w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2016-12-27-14.23.13-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2016-12-27-14.23.13-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 85vw, 299px\" \/><strong>Jessica Villella, Two-Year Class of 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Jessica\u00a0lived in Austin, Texas,\u00a0prior to business school. She\u00a0concentrated in business leadership and business analytics, and attended UCLA\u00a0for her\u00a0undergraduate studies. Her favorite Notre Dame memory was winning the E&amp;J Gallo interterm case competition with her first-year core team. You can find Jessica on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jessicavillella\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/mike-weppler\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-465 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/01\/Screenshot-2017-01-24-13.16.12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/01\/Screenshot-2017-01-24-13.16.12.png 478w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/01\/Screenshot-2017-01-24-13.16.12-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Mike Weppler, One-Year Class of 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Mike\u00a0lived in Cincinnati, Ohio,\u00a0prior to business school. He concentrated\u00a0in consulting and business leadership, and attended Miami University (Ohio)\u00a0for his undergraduate studies.\u00a0His\u00a0favorite Notre Dame memory was working with peer teams to come up with creative solutions to \u201clive\u201d cases. You can find Mike on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mike-weppler\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/tag\/brad-wise\/\"><strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-739 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/bradwise.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/bradwise.jpg 2123w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/bradwise-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/bradwise-768x737.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/bradwise-1024x982.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/files\/2017\/02\/bradwise-1200x1151.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 85vw, 299px\" \/>Brad Wise, Two-Year Class of 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Brad graduated from the Notre Dame MBA program in 2017 and joined EY&#8217;s Transaction Advisory Services practice in Los Angeles. He is originally from Hudson, Ohio, and is a proud alumnus of The Ohio State University. At Notre Dame, Brad was president of <a href=\"http:\/\/mbaclubs.nd.edu\/consulting\/\" target=\"_blank\">MBA Consulting Club<\/a>, cofounded <a href=\"http:\/\/mbaclubs.nd.edu\/consulting\/mendoza-professional-services\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mendoza Professional Services<\/a>, and represented the university as a member of Notre Dame\u2019s Club Golf Team. You can find\u00a0Brad on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bradleyrwise\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDITORIAL BOARD Sylvia Banda, Two-Year Class of 2017 Founder and Editor-In-Chief Sylvia loved Notre Dame so much that she decided to return for her MBA (thereby granting her the status of &#8220;Double Domer&#8221;). While in the MBA program, Sylvia concentrated in investments and enjoyed opportunities to travel internationally to Haiti, Brazil, Chile, and Uganda. Connect &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/our-staff\/2016-17\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2016-17 Staff&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2294,"featured_media":0,"parent":537,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-541","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":803,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/541\/revisions\/803"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mba-irish-echoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}