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  MBAA Leadership  
  Mariah Funk, President  

 
 

Responsibilities:
• Coordinate Team of MBAA officers; working closely with each officer to help drive change, as well as ensure overarching team-wide goals
• Represent full-time MBA students’ needs and concerns to the school’s administration
• Regularly interface with members of the larger Haas community, including alumni, prospective students, and the student leaders of the EWMBA, MFE, BCEMBA and Undergrad programs
• Haas student Representative for The Academic Common Committee in charge of the coordination of the new building with the Boalt School of Law.
• Member of other committees, such as the MBA Program committee & Life Long Connection Committee


 
  Urvi Parekh, VP of Academics  

 
  Responsibilities:
• Student representative to the Faculty and Administration
• Liaison to the MBA Program Committee
• Coordinate Faculty/Student Lunch Program
•Coordinate Bidding Information Sessions and course feedback collection
• Administer Faculty and GSI Awards
• Conduct Best Practice discussions and presentations to the core faculty


 
  Morgan Eckles, VP of Admissions  

 
  Responsibilities:
• Liaison between the student body, the MBAA and the Admissions Office
• Serve as student body representative to prospective students in collaboration with Haas Student Ambassadors
• Initiate and administer a variety of Admissions-focused projects including Days at Haas, Admissions Town Hall, and the Haas New Student Mentorship Program


 
  Nora Tucker, VP of Alumni  

 
  Responsibilities:
• Liaison between the Haas alumni, the Haas Alumni Office, and the MBA student body
• Evaluate ways to increase the quality and quantity of alumni interaction with MBA students
• Lead the Lifelong Connections campaign for the Class of 2008
• Market selected Alumni Office events to the MBA student body to ensure strong student participation
• Assist in securing alumni participation in student-run events, leveraging the Alumni Office as needed


 
  Sean Bornheimer, VP of Careers  

 
  Responsibilities:
• Serve as liaison between the CSO, student body, and the MBAA
• Educate students on the wealth of services available
• Manage budget to support the career related activities of the professional clubs
• Continuously improve the career search process from both a logistical and content perspective


 
  Rachel Wolan, VP of Clubs  

 
  Responsibilities:
• Serve as liaison between clubs, the MBAA & administration
• Coordinate student clubs, assist club leaders with funding, logistics of event planning, & other types of support
• Develop strategic direction of club activities, such as target number of clubs, role of clubs at Haas, etc.
• Ensure continuity in club activities & structure between years
• Market club activities as part of the Haas “package”


 
  Charlene Chen, VP of Communications  

 
  Responsibilities:
• Create and distribute weekly MBA Alert email to staff, administration and all full-time and part-time MBA students
• Work closely with Haas' Marketing Team to communicate key messages and accomplishments (rankings results, case competition wins, major conference announcements) to Haas community
• Assist students in gaining visibility for their events through both internal and external media outreach
• Collaborate with administration to redefine and promote Haas’ brand
• Examine technology initiatives with VP Technology/Administration that will facilitate communications and scheduling at Haas
• Aid the MBAA in drafting communications for the student body


 
  Omar Garriott, VP of Community Service  

 
  Responsibilities:
• Strive to create opportunities for Haas students and partners to positively impact the larger community during their time at Haas
• Manage the Haas for Students fund, organizing fund-raising efforts and disbursements to classmates working as non-profit summer interns
• Work closely with C4C, serving as an active board member to ensure that our volunteering and fundraising efforts are, where possible, coordinated
• Foster interaction and integration between Haas and the greater graduate community at Berkeley


 
  Daisuke Tanaka, VP of Diversity  

 
  Responsibilities:
• Serve as student liaison to the school’s diversity committees that work on recommendations to improve diversity at Haas
• Facilitate diversity-related events & activities
• Support diversity recruiting activities, such as a phone-a-thon, personalized emails, etc.
• Coordinate the Haas Diversity in Business Conference


 
  Trey Clark, VP of Finance  

 
  Responsibilities:
• Manage the MBAA fund and annual budgeting process
• Assist MBA conferences with sponsorship & working capital needs
• Distribute MBAA funds and reimbursements to clubs and students
• Assign and manage locker assignments


 
  Oliver Strutynski, VP of International  

 
  Responsibilities:
• Represent the needs and concerns of the international community at Haas
• Facilitate communication between the career office and the international community
• Provide enhanced support for logistical matters ranging from settling in to the US to legal issues during and after the end of school


 
  Justin Parker, VP of Social  

 
  Responsibilities:
• Oversee the MBAA budget for social activities that unite the full-time MBA student body
• Allocate funds to individual students and/or student groups for activities targeted toward smaller segments of the student population
• Plan and oversee weekly “Bar of the Week” gatherings and monthly “Consumption Functions” to bring together the entire full-time MBA student population
• Coordinate special events (dinner receptions, theme parties, etc...) to create a more memorable Haas MBA experience
• Meet with Student Services and MBAA teams to report on social activities and morale at Haas


 
  Rags Srinivasan, VP of Technology  

 
  Responsibilities:
• Serve as student liaison to Haas Computing Services (HCS)
• Technology representative for Admissions, Alumni Affairs, Career Services, etc.
• Provide general technology support to students & clubs


 
     
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