GRADUATE BUSINESS COUNCIL

GBC Committees


 

Academics

 

To ensure that Booth maintains its reputation for academic excellence.

Committee Lead: Dylan Saez

Committee Members: Tobi Olawale and Charlie Law

Executive Liaison: William Halliday

Professional

 

To ensure that Booth pushes the hiring rates for students even higher, and to strengthen alumni bonds to Booth.

Committee Lead: Daniel Polissky

Committee Members: Charlie Law, Leah Sidell, Ali Brown-Anderson, and Dylan Saez

Executive Liaison: Abby Patrick

Booth COMMUNITY

 

To build and strengthen connections within the Booth community by facilitating social events.

Committee Lead: Leah Sidell

Committee Members: David Zheng, Ayushi Agarwal, Tyler Stewart, Nic Vecchitto, Ali Brown-Anderson, Ananya Sen, and Elzia Sekou

Executive Liaison: Dennis Colbert Jr.

Chicago COMMUNITY

 

To connect the Booth Community to the broader Chicago Community and to ensure Booth is an engaged and active member of the Chicago community.

Committee Lead: Alexis Megdanoff

Committee Members: Ruby Stocks, Nic Vecchitto, Sarah Oliveira, Sarah Lee, Ali Brown-Anderson, and Asfand Husain.

Executive Liaison: Ben Hursh

diversity, equity, INCLUSION & Belonging

 

To create sustainable and impactful Diversity & Inclusion initiatives within the Booth community.

Committee Lead: Ayushi Agarwal

Committee Members: Elzia Sekou, Sarah Oliveira, Victor Ouko, and Josh Tsuei

Executive Liaisons: Dennis Colbert Jr.

FACILITIES, SUSTAINABILITY, Health & Wellness

 

To return to normal facility life, and an improvement in facility social/networking integration.

Committee Lead: Tobi Olawale

Committee Members: Tyler Stewart and Sarah Oliveira

Executive Liaison: Hannah Meshulam

International

 

To make the international student community at Booth feel heard, engaged and included.

Committee Lead: Kharla Loazya

Committee Members: Nikolay Stoykov, Tamara Bruha, Victor Ouko, and Sarah Lee

Executive Liaison: Britta Stoeckel

LPF

 

To bring students together with faculty, PhD students, partners and families through periodic events.

Committee Lead: Alicia Chavi

Committee Members: Nick Thomas, Kharla Loayza, and Alexis Megdanoff

Executive Liaison: Dennis Colbert Jr.

Operations

 

To promote the awareness of the GBC mission, initiatives, and events, and to keep all Full-Time MBA students informed, connected, and included by enhancing the student technology experience and optimizing Booth communications

Committee Lead: Matthew Rosenbaum and Camron Knight

Committee Members: Ruby Stocks and Asfand Husain

Executive Liaison: Hannah Meshulam

Random walk

 

To facilitate the creation of long-lasting relationships between incoming and current Booth students through activity-based international trips.

Committee Leads: Aasha Dave and Zack McLain

Committee Members: Daniel Polissky, Camron Knight, Bempomaa Asante, and Tamara Bruha

Executive Liaison: William Halliday

Signature Events

 

To throw the biggest, most memorable all-school events that everyone feels welcome at!

Committee Lead: Ruby Stocks

Committee Members: Aasha Dave, Ananya Sen, Victor Ouko, Josh Tsuei, and Mina Yoo

Executive Liaison: Abby Patrick