Meet the Graduate Student Ambassadors

Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Student Ambassadors connect with potential graduate students to help answer questions.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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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