Haas Business School Association

Alan Cheng – Vice President of Marketing

hbsaadmin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:42:05 +0000

Hong Kong, China is home to Alan Cheng. As an international student who came all the way over to the United States since 2009, Alan enjoys learning the Western culture while at the same time integrating the Eastern perspective to his surroundings. He has always been very proactive when it comes to learning new things and meeting different people, and he is extremely excited to serve his fellow schoolmates in the capacity of this position in the student government. Besides having years of experience serving students in the student government back in Hong Kong, Alan has also acquired marketing skills and knowledge during his internship with Sony in the summer in 2010, and he is ready to make good use of these experiences to lead the marketing team to provide the marketing needs to his schoolmates. As seen in the photo taken in Rinkaby, Sweden during the 22nd World Scout Jamboree, Alan is also a well-trained Scout who lives up to the Scouting Motto – Be Prepared. Alan is absolutely prepared, and he is looking forward to learning from and serving all the California Golden Bears bleeding blue and gold!

Grace Marlin – Vice President of Student Services and Outreach

hbsaadmin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:39:38 +0000

Grace Marlin is a junior at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. She transferred from Merritt College in Oakland where she was involved in many facets of campus life, including serving as the student body president for the school. As Vice President of Student Services and Outreach, she seeks to bridge the gap between administrators and students, both new and continuing, through the facilitation of support services and outreach programs.

In her spare time, she enjoys pursuing her ever long list of passions and interests, including reading, skydiving, horseback riding, exercising, and photography. She is always ready to go on an adventure!

Andrew Yassa – Vice President of Internal Development

hbsaadmin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:25:20 +0000

Andrew Yassa is a third year student at Cal from Los Angeles studying business administration and applied mathematics. He is mainly interested in exploring careers in risk analysis, quantitative trading, and hedge funds. Andrew loves Haas and looks forward to bolstering HBSA from within. His primary goal as VP of Internal Development is to strengthen the bonds between members and officers, thus working to produce a more effective and unified effort in making a difference within our community. In his spare time, he likes to bike around Berkeley, play golf, and read.

Omosalewa Adeyemi – Vice President of Diversity

hbsaadmin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:01:56 +0000

Omosalewa Adeyemi is a third year transfer student from Solano College who is now studying Business Administration at the Haas School of Business. At Solano College, Omosalewa was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. She is a Haaski and she plans to further her education here at Berkeley by enrolling in a concurrent program with the Haas School of Business and Boalt School of Law upon her graduation in December 2012. Her goal as VP of Diversity is to celebrate and foster the diversity of all Haas students.

Corey Elliott – Vice President of Professional Development

hbsaadmin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:28:27 +0000

Corey Elliott is a junior student at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. He transferred from Solano Community College, where he was Business Senator of the Associated Students of Solano College, Vice President of the Solano College Judo Club, and Member of the honor societies Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Gamma Sigma. As Vice President of Professional Development, he assists roughly 700 Haas undergraduates discover and obtain occupations they find interesting and fulfilling. His business interests include investment banking, private equity, and entrepreneurship.

Although he is pursuing a career in business, Corey nevertheless has kept music near and dear to his heart as his primary hobby. From 2008 to 2010, he was a bass guitarist in several performing metal bands with his closest friends. Although he mostly listens to classic rock and metal from the late 60′s to the late 80′s, he has recorded music in a variety of genres including metal, rap, hardcore punk, and progressive rock.

Natalie Yadegar – Vice President of Community Development

hbsaadmin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:37:18 +0000

Natalie Yadegar is currently a Junior at Berkeley, double-majoring in Business and English. Having grown up in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, she coupled her dedication to school with her passion for writing, reading, and playing music (as a singer, violinist, and guitarist). Here at Berkeley, she remains highly involved in the music department, having been involved in a variety of ensembles including University Chorus, Gospel Chorus, Decadence A Cappella, and Chamber Orchestra. Though she has yet to decide on her future career, she continues to search for a path that inspires innovative and meaning in her life. As VP of Community Development, she aims at building a sense of camaraderie within Haas in order to create opportunities to develop life-long relationships with fellow classmates.

Trish Pham – Vice President of Communications

hbsaadmin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:40:35 +0000

Trish Pham is a junior transfer student from De Anza College, Cupertino who is now studying Business Administration. At De Anza College, Trish was the Chair of Finance for the InterClub Council and a senator for the student government. She plans on pursuing a career in consulting, or marketing/management. Her role as the VP of Communications is to assist the internal works of the organization, as well as communication within HBSA. During her free time, she also loves eating out and cooking.

Ying Ying Louis-Jean – Vice President of MBA/Alumni Relations

hbsaadmin — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:42:48 +0000

Ying Ying was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. Growing up, she developed interest in business through observing her father manage his printing company. To pursue her academic goal and to broaden her horizons, she decided to come to America by herself in 2008. She enrolled in Diablo Valley College, where she acquired leadership skills and made many friends through position as the Vice President of Alpha Beta Gamma business honor society. Two years later, she transferred to the Haas School of Business. She joined HBSA right away because she was attracted not only to its people, but also its goal of serving the undergraduates and making Haas a better place for everyone. She is now a senior concentrating in Finance and planning to pursue a career in banking/consulting. As the VP of MBA/Alumni Relations, her goal is to help Haas undergraduates explore career choices by facilitating communication between undergraduates and MBAs/Alumni. Being an international transfer student, she knows how difficult and stressful networking can be. Therefore, she is dedicated to this position and believes that with her experience and skills, she can achieve her goal. Go Bears!

Maren Quezada-Lopez – Vice President of Finance

hbsaadmin — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:13:27 +0000

Maren was born and raised in Peru. She moved to the United States and continued her studies at Los Angeles Valley College, then transferred to UC Berkeley. In the summer after her junior year at Haas, Maren interned as a financial analyst at Johnson & Johnson in New Jersey. She worked in the Supply Chain Department supporting the pharmaceutical sector.

Maren joined HBSA her first semester at Haas and was part of the Finance Committee. As the Vice-President of Internal Development, she worked on enhancing the relationship between HBSA members through the development of internal social events as well as community service activities. Maren is excited to continue with the Executive Committee as Vice President of Finance and is determined to make this semester a memorable one.

Richard Berwick – DAC Chair and Director of Technology

hbsaadmin — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:47:02 +0000

Richard Berwick is an entrepreneur – for the past eight years, he has been running his own business, buying and selling computers and parts, making websites, and doing local computer and electronics repair. He attended Lowell High School in San Francisco for four years, and then went to community college at City College of San Francisco for two years prior to transferring to U.C. Berkeley this semester. Over the years, he has had the opportunity to be the webmaster for quite a few organizations – Lowell’s chapter of Building with Books, a group that builds schools in developing countries (one of which, in Mali, Africa, he got to help build for two weeks in 2007), Alpha Beta Gamma: Zeta Beta, a junior college business honor society, as well as many others. With the experience he has had in the field, he is confident that, as Director of Technology, he will be able to fulfill all of his duties with ease – and hopefully, he will be able to expand his role and take on tasks that have yet to be done. This year, he will also be taking on the position of External Vice President, where he will act as chairman of the Director’s Advisory Council at Haas. He looks forward to an exciting year with HBSA, and the rest of the Cal community! GO BEARS!