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Business Young Alumni Committee (BYAC)


The Business Young Alumni Committee is comprised of graduates less than 10 years post degree dedicated to serving the College of Business and its young alumni through professional programming and networking opportunities.

Membership requirements include attendance at events and regular meetings. Applications for membership are considered each summer.

The 2013 BYAC Application will be available by May 1, 2013.

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Alumni Representatives

Brian Acks (’06)
CNA Insurance

Kevin Adams ('09)
IMC Chicago

Jawwad Akhtar ('09)
Roundtable Healthcare Partners

Katie Allen ('07)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Hassen Alshawaf (’05, ’06)
McDermott, Will & Emergy LLP

Kyla Bachtell (’10)
Prudential Capital Group

Eric Bill ('08)
Lemme Insurance Group, Inc

Nick Bobich ('06)
Accenture

Elissa Boswell ('12)
Dotomi, Inc

Jordan Burdinie ('08)
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP

Jennifer Clyder ('04)
United Airlines

Pamela Cook ('07, '08)
McDonald's, US Controller Group

Suzanne Ekblad (’09)
Groupon

Nolan Finn (’07)
Groupon

Christopher Gansauer ('06)
Fifth Third Bank

Alison Godawa (’08)
HealthScape Advisors

Anthony Griglione ('09, '10)
Deloitte

Brent Kerby ('11)
Caterpillar

Michael Kirchner ('08)
Grosvenor Capital Management

Kellie Kluga ('10, '11)
BMO Harris Bank

Justine Lam ('09)
CNA Financial

Janet Lee ('10, '11)
PrivewaterhouseCoopers

John Lohr ('10)
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Tara Majeed ('05)
Lucas Group

Jared Melnyk ('06)
PrintEco

Matt Paquet ('08)
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Ketan Parikh ('03)
GE Capital

Trisha Phadke ('12)
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Michael Sallander ('09)
Chicago Digital

George Schoenbeck ('04)
Sosin & Arnold Ltd.

Cindy Song ('10)
Alvarez & Marsal

Simon Stephens ('07)
First Midwest Bank

Jeff Teare ('07, '08)
UBS

Garrett Whitsitt ('10)
Hitachi Consulting

CBAA Board President

Denise Maple ('90)
The Private Bank

College Representatives

Paula Besson
Associate Director, Alumni Affairs
College of Business

Amanda Branner
Assistant Director, Alumni Affairs
College of Business

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