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Young Alumni Committee


Attention University of Illinois College of Business Young Alumni!

Have you:

  • Graduated from the College within the past 10 years?
  • Sought to develop and nurture professional relationships within Illinois Business Alumni network?
  • Demonstrated a continued interest in service to the College of Business and community?
  • Desired a forum in which you can learn about a myriad of industries while building your professional skills?

If so, the Business Young Alumni Committee is looking for you! We are a committee of recent graduates dedicated to serving the College of Business and its young alumni through a series of professional programming, networking and philanthropy.

Membership requirements include attendance at programming and the committee’s monthly meeting in addition to participation in at least one subcommittee. For detailed information on membership requirements please visit http://tinyurl.com/BYACmembership.

The application period is May 10 - June 15. Membership applications are accepted during the application period here.

For more information or other questions please contact the External & Alumni Affairs office at BusinessAlumni@illinois.edu or connect with the BYAC on Facebook and Twitter.

Provided below is a roster of current board members.

Alumni Representatives

 

Brian Acks (BS ’06)
CNA Financial

Jawwad Akhtar (BS ’09)
Roundtable Healthcare Partners

Katie Allen (BS ’07)
JP Morgan Chase

Alice Alvarez (BS ’06, MAS '07)
Deloitte

Jim Blaschek (BS ’06)
Ernst & Young

Nick Bobich (BS ’06)
Accenture

Jennifer Clyder (BS ’04, MAS '05)
Ernst & Young

Pamela Cook (BS ’07, MAS '08)
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Lindsay Cummings (BS ’02)
Blue Cross Blue Shield

Suzanne Ekblad (BS ’09)
Groupon

Nolan Finn (BS ’07)
Groupon

Christopher Gansauer (BS ’06)
Fifth Third Bank

Alison Godawa (BS ’08)
Healthscape Advisors

Anthony Griglione (BS ’09, MAS '10)
Deloitte

Michael Kirchner (BS ’08)
Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P.

Janet Lee (BS ’10, MAS '11)
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Justine Lee (BS ’09)
CNA Financial

Tara Majeed (BS ’05)
Garelli Wong & Associates

Binsar Marseto (BS ’03, MAS '04)
Navigant Consulting, Inc

Jared Melnyk (BS ’06)
Lemme Insurance Group Inc.

Seema Nilakhe (BS ’10)
JP Morgan Chase

Matt Paquet (BS ’08)
Deloitte

Ketan Parikh (BS ’03)
GE Capital

John Parrett (BS ’05)
CBRE Melody & Company

Kyle Rosborg (BS ’03)
Wintrust Commercial Banking

Matt Salefski (BS ’06)
Nuveen Investments

George Schoenbeck (BS ’04)
Sosin Arnold & Leiborth, Ltd.

Simon Stephens (BS ’07)
First Midwest Bank

Jeff Teare (BS ’07, MAS '08)
UBS

Garrett Whitsitt (BS ’10)
Hitachi Consulting

CBAA BOARD PRESIDENT

Denise Maple (BS ’90)
Owner VaVaroom LLC

UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES

Paula Besson
Associate Director, External & Alumni Affairs
College of Business

Amanda Brantner
Assistant Director, External & Alumni Affairs
College of Business

 

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