Meet the Graduate Student Ambassadors
News Article Published: Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Our Graduate Student Ambassadors enjoy the opportunity to interact with potential new students, like you, and help answer questions about the Belk College of Business graduate programs. Please reach out to our team of Ambassadors if there is anything you would like to learn about our top-ranked programs at UNC Charlotte.
Matthew Hillman
MBA Ambassador
Program (Full-Time, Part-Time):
Part-Time
Concentration/Area of Emphasis:
Global Business
Current Employer:
VS America
Position:
Project Coordinator in Inside Sales
Anticipated Graduation:
Spring 2021
Previous Institutions and Degrees:
Undergraduate: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Michigan): B.A. in History and Philosophy
Graduate: University of Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany): M.A. in Medieval European History
Favorite Place in Charlotte:
OMB
Hometown:
Grand Rapids, MI
Dream Job:
Business Owner
Kelly Lorton
MBA Ambassador
Program (Full-Time, Part-Time):
Part-Time
Concentration/Area of Emphasis:
Student Structured (Strategic Management)
Current Employer:
Wells Fargo SBA Lending
Position:
Business Initiatives Consultant
Anticipated Graduation:
Spring 2020
Undergraduate Institution and Degree:
Drake University, Management & Marketing Management
Favorite Place in Charlotte:
U.S. National Whitewater Center
Hometown:
Bloomington, MN
Dream Job:
Own and manage a horse ranch in the mountains out West
Ravi Sharma
MBA Ambassador
Program (Full-Time, Part-Time):
Part-Time
Concentration/Area of Emphasis:
Self-directed
Current Employer:
Duke Energy Renewables
Position:
Lead Market Strategy Analyst
Anticipated Graduation:
Summer 2020
Previous Institutions and Degrees:
Iowa State University – B.S. in Aerospace Engineering & North Carolina State University – M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Favorite Place in Charlotte:
Freedom Park, Dilworth, East Boulevard
Hometown:
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Dream Job:
Building renewable energy in the developing world
Victoria Bracken
M.S. in Management Ambassador
Program (Full-Time, Part-Time):
Full-Time
Anticipated Graduation:
May 2020
Undergraduate Institution and Degree:
NC Charlotte, Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communications and Sociology (Minors in Applied Anthropology and Women’s and Gender Studies)
Favorite Place in Charlotte:
Anywhere I can see the skyline and a sunset.
Hometown:
Mooresville, NC
Dream Job:
Diversity and Inclusion Specialist at a Global Headquarters
Khabiyrul Gainey
Master of Accountancy Ambassador
Program (Full-Time, Part-Time):
Full-Time; Master of Accountancy (MACC) and Master of Data Science and Business Analytics (DSBA)
Anticipated Graduation:
December 2020
Undergraduate Institution and Degree:
University of North Carolina – Charlotte, Accounting and Finance
Dream Job:
Professor of Accounting, but this could change.
Micah Thomas
M.S. in Economics Ambassador
Program (Full-Time, Part-Time):
Full-Time
Concentration/Area of Emphasis:
Quantitative Methods
Current Employer:
North Carolina Army National Guard
Position:
Avionic Mechanic
Anticipated Graduation:
May 2020
Undergraduate Institution and Degree:
University of North Carolina at Charlotte – B.S. in Economics
Favorite Place in Charlotte:
BB&T Ballpark
Hometown:
Stanley, NC
Dream Job:
Research Economist for the Federal Reserve Bank
Danielle Avery
M.S. in Math Finance Ambassador
Program (Full-Time, Part-Time):
Part-Time
Current Employer:
Premier, Inc.
Position:
Operations Support Manager
Undergraduate Institution and Degree:
Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Alabama
Favorite Place in Charlotte:
The hiking trails at the USNWC and the rooftop of Peculiar Rabbit in Plaza Midwood at sunset.
Hometown:
O’Fallon, IL
Dream Job:
CFO
Caitlin McCain
M.S. in Real Estate Ambassador
Program (Full-Time, Part-Time):
Part-Time
Concentration/Area of Emphasis:
Real Estate Development and Finance
Current Employer:
T.B. Harris Jr. & Associates
Position:
Commercial Real Estate Appraiser
Anticipated Graduation:
Summer 2021
Undergraduate Institution and Degree:
Virginia Tech (Double major in Real Estate and Property Management)
Favorite Place in Charlotte:
Common Market
Hometown:
Salisbury, MD
Dream Job:
Anything related to Commercial Real Estate Appraisal!
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