President: Michael Marasco (mmarasco@tulane.edu)
VP-Finance: Sarah Beth Rutkin (srutkin@tulane.edu)
VP-Membership: Kris Lee (klee5@tulane.edu)
VP-Programs: Carly Plotkin (cplotkin@tulane.edu)
VP-Alumni and Placement: Gabby Zimmerman (gzimmerm@tulane.edu)
StaffAdvisor: Marion Bakamitsou (mrb@tulane.edu)
Faculty Advisor: Harish Sujan (hsujan@tulane.edu)
Beta Alpha Psi
This honorary national accounting fraternity seeks to promote continuous self-improvement, to foster high moral and ethical standards, to encourage and recognize scholastic and professional excellence, to cultivate a sense of responsibility and service, to promote the collegiate study of accounting, and to provide an opportunity for association between members and practicing accountants. Membership, by invitation only, is based on scholarship and professional attributes.
President: Tori Kaufman (tkaufman@tulane.edu)
Vice President: Samantha Schorr (sschorr@tulane.edu)
Reporting Secretary: Kara Jardine (kjardine@tulane.edu)
Treasurer: Kristyn Kennedy (kkenned1@tulane.edu)
Controller:
Faculty Advisors: Beau Parent (bparent@tulane.edu) and Karen Foust (kfoust@tulane.edu)
Staff Advisor: Marion Bakamitsou (mrb@tulane.edu)
Beta Gamma Sigma
The purpose of this honorary business scholastic fraternity is to reward scholarship and accomplishment in all phases of business, to promote the advancement of education in the science of business, and to foster principles of honesty and integrity in business practices. High scholarship and promise of marked ability are the prime requisites for selection of graduating seniors for membership. New members join by invitation at the annual meeting that is held in conjunction with graduation activities.
Faculty Advisor: James McFarland (jmcfarl@tulane.edu)
Staff Advisor: John Silbernagel (jsilber@tulane.edu)
Black MBA Association (BMBAA)
The purpose of Tulane’s Black MBA Association is to facilitate awareness and learning of issues affecting minorities in business and academia. This group sponsors lectures and community service programs and offers opportunities in career development. Membership is open to MBA, Master’s of Accounting, Master’s of Finance, Ph.D. and undergraduate students. For more information, email BlackMBA@tulane.edu.
President: Reginald Coatney (rcoatney@tulane.edu)
VP-Administration: Aisha Acres (aacres@tulane.edu)
VP-Finance: English Pratts (epratts@tulane.edu)
VP-Social: Hatice Thomas (hthomas2@tulane.edu)
Conference Chair: Tanika Long (tlong1@tulane.edu)
Staff Advisor: John Silbernagel (jsilber@tulane.edu)
BSM Ambassadors
The BSM Ambassadors assist the Office ofUndergraduateEducation and the Career Management Center in representing and promoting the Freeman School to current and prospective Tulane students and parents, and corporate recruiters. Ambassadors participate in a variety of activities including on-campus recruiting, Open House, Orientation, Tulane Days, and Parent/Family Weekend.
Staff Advisor: Marion Bakamitsou (mrb@tulane.edu)
Business and Law Society
The Tulane Business and Law Society is the Freeman School's pre-law student organization. The club provides a forum for discussion on topics ranging from legal and ethical issues in business to life as a law student and lawyer. Additionally, it provides information on and assistance with the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
President: Jonathan Farrokhnia (jfarrokh@tulane.edu)
Vice President: Shayna Beevers (sbeevers@tulane.edu)
Secretary: Joe Milks (jmilks@tulane.edu)
Vice President - Finance: Peyton Gulley (mgulley@tulane.edu)
Vice President - Student Affairs: Matthew Phillips (mphilli2@tulane.edu)
Staff Advisor: Marion Bakamitsou ( mrb@tulane.edu)
Faculty Advisor: Mike Hogg (mhogg@tulane.edu)
Freeman Consulting Group (FCG)
Through the support of the Tulane Association of Business Alumni (TABA) and the Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship, FCG provides business consulting to local organizations on a non-fee basis. Clients are presented with workable solutions and FCG members gain valuable consulting experience.
President: Matt Davey (mdavey@tulane.edu)
VP Marketing: Rachael Bronstein (rbronste@tulane.edu)
VP Finance: Patrick Rigamer (prigamer@tulane.edu)
Project Coordinator: Meg Young (myoung@tulane.edu)
Secretary: Liz Davis (ldavis@tulane.edu)
Treasurer: Aisha Acres (aacres@tulane.edu)
Undergraduate Director: Suzanne Anderson (sanders@tulane.edu)
Web Master: open
Faculty Advisor: John Elstrott (elstrott@tulane.edu)
Staff Advisor: Lina Alfieri Stern (linaa@tulane.edu)
Freeman Investment Management Association (FIMA)
The Freeman Investment Management Association provides its members with essential real-world skills through active investing, researching financial markets, and presenting potential investment opportunities for the club's fund. Additionally, club members participate in professional preparation events and gain a broad exposure to the finance industry through a variety of guest speakers.
President: J.W. Boyden (jboyden1@tulane.edu)
Vice President: Rainer Tilk (rtilk@tulane.edu)
Director of Strategic Planning: Chris Derison (cderison@tulane.edu)
Director of Graduate Relations: Steve Waldemore (swaldemo@tulane.edu)
Treasurer: Steve Krueger (skrueger@tulane.edu)
Staff Advisor: Marion Bakamitsou (mrb@tulane.edu)
Freeman Student Government (FSG)
The FSG is the formal organization of students enrolled in the BSM program. All BSM students are automatically members of FSG. The FSG influences many of the curricular and extracurricular activities of the School. Students play a role in modifying the curriculum, in evaluating courses, in hearings of academic integrity, in planning academically related activities, in selecting faculty for special honors, and in organizing a schedule of social events. BSM students are encouraged to take a leadership role in FSG and to support the activities sponsored by FSG.
President: Kendall Plain (kplain@tulane.edu)
Executive Vice President: Matt Eskind (meskind@tulane.edu)
Vice President of Social and Special Events: Sam Podesta (spodesta@tulane.edu)
VP-Organizations: Jason Harbison (jharbiso@tulane.edu)
Secretary: Barrett Robin (brobin@tulane.edu)
Treasurer: Danny Jumblatt (djumblat@tulane.edu)
Senators: Anna Drew Derrick (aderrick@tulane.edu), Carolina Gray, Meagan North (mnorth1@tulane.edu)
Proxy Senators: Michael Baker (mbaker1@tulane.edu) and Brooke Bruns (bbruns@tulane.edu)
Sophomore Representative: Connor Dunlop (cdunlop@tulane.edu)
Community Service Chair: Thomas West (twest@tulane.edu)
Staff Advisor: Marion Bakamitsou (mrb@tulane.edu)
Graduate Business Council (GBC)
GBC, of which all graduate business students are members, serves the academic, professional, and personal interests of its membership.The group facilitates interaction and communication among the student body, the administration, the faculty, and the Tulane community. GBC accomplishes its mission by marketing its students, developing a productive learning environment, and providing mentoring and relationship-building opportunities.GBC also serves as the "umbrella" organization toother graduate business organizations.
President: Reginald Coatney (rcoatney@tulane.edu)
VP-Administration: Shaimaa Mohamed (smohamed@tulane.edu)
VP-Academic Affairs: Abdalla Sharaf (asharaf@tulane.edu)
VP-Finance: Kaiser Harriss (kharriss@tulane.edu)
VP-International: Dash Yagaan (dyagaan@tulane.edu)
VP-Student Affairs: Liz Davis (ldavis@tulane.edu)
GAPSA Senator: Brigham Hall (bhall1@tulane.edu)
Competition and Conference Committee Chair: Justin Peno (jpeno@tulane.edu)
Alumni Affairs and Career Development Chair: Aisha Acres (aacres@tulane.edu)
Community Service Committee Co-Chairs: Rachael Bronstein (rbronste@tulane.edu) and Jessica Duarte (jduarte@tulane.edu)
Staff Advisor: John Silbernagel (jsilber@tulane.edu)
Graduate Finance Club
The Graduate Finance Club caters to students interested in finance and finance-related careers by providing supplemental learning experiences, interaction with finance professionals, and opportunities to explore finance-related careers. Membership is open to all Freeman graduate students.
President: open
Vice President: open
Faculty Advisor: Salvatore Cantale (scantal@tulane.edu)
Staff Advisor: John Silbernagel (jsilber@tulane.edu)
National Association of Women MBAs
Thepurpose of Tulane's chapter of the NationalAssociation ofWomenMBAs (NAWMBA), formerly Graduate Women in Business,is to enhance the experience of women in the MBA program, to increase the number of women in the Freeman School, to promote women in business through community, educational, and service projects, to develop women as leaders, to build a strong network of MBAs, to participate in the nationalconference, and to support the goals of NAWMBA.
President: Deborah Stoddard (dstoddar@tulane.edu)
VP-Administration: Chloe Polemis (cpolemis@tulane.edu)
VP-Finance: Hatice Thomas (hthomas2@tulane.edu)
VP-Education: Anna Langeveld (alangave@tulane.edu)
VP-Recruiting: Theresa Marie Jones (tjones1@tulane.edu)
VP-Marketing: Liz Davis (ldavis@tulane.edu)
VP-Community Service: open
Feminist Majority Foundation Southern Leadership Summit Committee Chairs: Kate Murphy (kmurphy3@tulane.edu) and Christine White (cwhite4@tulane.edu)
International Women's Forum of New Orleans Committee Chair: Christine White (cwhite4@tulane.edu)
NAWMBA Conference Committee Chair: Abigail Riche (ariche@tulane.edu)
NAWMBA Case Competition Committee Chair: Chloe Polemis (cpolemis@tulane.edu)
Golf Tournament Committee Chairs: Theresa Marie Jones (tjones1@tulane.edu), Chloe Polemis (cpolemis@tulane.edu), Abigail Riche (ariche@tulane.edu), and Hatice Thomas (hthomas2@tulane.edu)
Tea at Windsor Court Committee Chair: Louise Murphy (emurphy@tulane.edu)
Faculty Advisors: Laura Cardinal (cardinal@tulane.edu) and Sheri Tice (stice@tulane.edu)
Staff Advisor: Peggy Babin (pbabin@tulane.edu)
Net Impact
This national network of graduate students and alumni is committed to using the power of business to create a better world. Net Impact's goals include raising awareness of social and environmental issues affecting business and offering networking opportunities for alternative career choices. A portfolio of programs helps members broaden their business education, refine their leadership skills, and pursue their professional goals.
President: open
Faculty Advisor: open
Professional MBA Student Advisory Group
This group, under the umbrella of the Graduate Business Council (GBC), serves the academic, professional, and social needs of the part-time, evening MBA students.
President: Adam Salup (asalup@tulane.edu)
Staff Advisor: Stephen Estrada (sestrada@tulane.edu)
Toastmasters International
Toastmasters is a national organization devoted to developing the speaking skills of its members. Students who participate in Toastmasters gain confidence and learn techniques that prove invaluable in classroom presentations as well as in future business situations.
President: Shane Price (sprice@tulane.edu)
VP-Membership: Tanika Long (tlong1@tulane.edu)
VP-Public Relations: Bobby Garcia (rgarcia1@tulane.edu)
VP-Education: Jie Zhao (jzhao@tulane.edu)
Treasurer: open
Secretary: Nasreen Akter (nakter@tulane.edu)
Sergeant-at-Arms: Derek Fossier (dfossier@tulane.edu)
Faculty Advisor: Peter Ricchiuti (pricchi@tulane.edu)
Tulane Entrepreneurs Association (TEA)
TEA's mission is to assist members in expanding their entrepreneurial skill base. TEA sponsors lectures, workshops, and social networking events, and provides student entrepreneurs with assistance in organizing their own ventures. TEA coordinates student teams that create business plans for entry into business plan competitions, and sponsors theTulane Business Plan Competition. TEA is open to all Tulane students.
President: Will Donaldson (wdonalds@tulane.edU)
VP-External Affairs: Nasreen Akter (nakter@tulane.edu)
VP-Internal Affairs: Guyon Lewis (glewis@tulane.edu)
VP-Tulane Business Plan Competition: Jessica Duarte (jduarte@tulane.edu)
VP-Management: Teresa Davies (tdaviesm@tulane.edu)
VP-Finance: Brigham Hall (bhall1@tulane.edu)
VP-Recruiter: Jerrold "Bear" Peterson (jpeters3@tulane.edu)
Faculty Advisors: Laura Cardinal (cardinal@tulane.edu) and John Elstrott (elstrott@tulane.edu)
Staff Advisor: Lina Alfieri-Stern (linaa@tulane.edu)
Tulane International Business Society (TIBS)
TIBS brings together students and faculty interested in the international business arena. The organization hosts speakers from around the world to present current international business topics. TIBS organizes business debates to increase members’ participation and explore diverse points of view. TIBS also sponsors the annual International Dinner to which all members of the Freeman community are invited.
President: Dash Yagaan (dyagaan@tulane.edu)
Vice President: Javier Silva (jsilva@tulane.edu)
Secretary: Bibek Das (bdas@tulane.edu)
Treasurer: Sumit Baid (sbaid@tulane.edu)
Speaker Chair: Jie Zhao (jzhao@tulane.edu)
Dinner Chair: Abigail Riche' (ariche@tulane.edu)
Faculty Advisor: John Trapani (jtrapan@tulane.edu)
Staff Advisor: Janice Hughes (jlhughes@tulane.edu)
