MBA Student Ambassadors

The culture of the Clarkson Graduate Business Program is characterized by a strong sense of community in which every MBA student plays a critical role. The MBA Ambassador program was developed to introduce you to some of our graduate business students. Our Ambassadors each year share their perspectives regarding admission, classes, faculty and life as a graduate business student.

Below is a brief biography, including the educational background of our current Class of 2009 Ambassadors.

Cody Allen

Cody Allen
Undergraduate School and Major: State University of NewYork at Oneonta, Oneonta, New York; Business Economics

Hometown: Laurens, New York
Career Goal: Pursue a career in supply chain management or consulting.

Track/Concentration: Global Supply Chain Management
Why I Chose Clarkson: I chose Clarkson due to the attractiveness of its overall curriculum and reputation.  My undergraduate school offered Clarkson as a 4+1 so the transfer from undergraduate to graduate school was smotth; and the ability to botain an MBA in only one academic year through an intensive program was also extremely alluring.

Christian Bradley

Christian Bradley
Undergraduate School and Major: Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York; Interdisciplinary Engineering and Management

Hometown: Barre, Vermont

Track/Concentration: Global Supply Chain Management
Career Goal: To find an enjoyable job that pays well and has opportunity for advancement.
Why I Chose Clarkson

Chao Dong

Chao Dong
Undergraduate School and Major: Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China; Finance

Hometown: Jingzhou, China

Track/Concentration: Global Supply Chain Management

Career Goal: I wish to be an outstanding expert in Global Supply Chain Management.

Why I Chose Clarkson: One Year MBA

Jocelyn Lacombe

Jocelyn Lacombe
Undergraduate School and Major: State University of New York at Potsdam; Business Economics

Hometown:
Track/Concentration: Global Supply Chain Management

Career Goal:
Why I Chose Clarkson:
 

Neha Mehta

Neha Mehta
Undergraduate/Graduate School and Major: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India; Bachelor of Science in Zoology and Master of Social Work
Hometown: Baroda, Gujarat, India

Track/Concentration: General MBA

Why I Chose Clarkson: I chose Clarkson to pursue my MBA as it has a one year academic intensive program.

Dalace Inman

Dalace Inman
Undergraduate School and Major: Wells College, Aurora, New York; Economics and Management with a minor in Music

Hometown: La Grange, North Carolina

Track/Specialization: Innovation and New Venture Management
Why I Chose Clarkson: I wanted a small and challenging program that would help me to recognize and prepare for future career opportunities.

Edward Thurmond

Edward Thurmond
Undergraduate School and Major: Johnson State College, Johnson, Vermont; Business Management

Hometown: Hyde Park, Vermont
Career Goal: To work for a large organization solving complex marketing and sales issues.

Track/Concentration: Innovation and New Venture Management
Why I Chose Clarkson: I chose Clarkson both because of its reputation and my desire to enhance myunderstanding of the business world.  After graduating from Johnson State, I felt I have been given a lot of sound advice and excellent group experiences.  However, I didn't feel I was truly ready to give my future employers all that I really could.  I saw the Clarkson One Year MBA as an opportunity to hone both my leadership and technical abilities in a rigorous and challenging environment.

Kimberly Bezio

Kimberly Bezio
Undergraduate School and Major: State University of New York at Plattsburgh; Finance and a minor in Economics

Hometown: Plattsburgh, New York
Track/Concentration: Human Resource Management

Career Goal: To pursue a career in Human Resource Management.  I hope to obtain a Generalist or Manager position for a large corporation committed to employee education and growth.
Why I Chose Clarkson: I chose Clarkson to enchance my leadership abilities while learning new business practices through a close knit community.

Lindsay Williams

Lindsay Williams
Undergraduate School and Major: Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York; e-Business and Social Science

Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Why I Chose Clarkson:  Clarkson's small community encourages close working relationships with classmates and creates opportunities to take on leadership roles.  Professors and advisors are extremely helpful and knowledgeable and are concerned about the development and future success of all students.

Mohit Dogra

Mohit Dogra
Undergraduate School and Major: Guru Jambashwar University, Hissar: Business Administration

Hometown: New Delhi, India
Track/Concentration: Global Supply Chain Management

Why I Chose Clarkson: I chose Clarkson because of its one academi cyear program and it is one of the top universities for supply chain which is my core area of interest.

Natalia Glushkova

Natalia Glushkova
Undergraduate School and Major: I. Kant State University of Russia; Translation and Interpretation

Hometown: Kaliningrad, Russia
Track/Concentration: General MBA
Career Goal: Sales Management/General Management
Why I Chose Clarkson: As an undergraduate, I did not have any of the courses which were considered to be business foundation classes for the MBA program.  Clarkson's summer Business Concepts Program provided me with the opportunity to complete the business foundation courses I needed and also ensured that all students were on the same knowledge level.  Another reason is that unlike many other programs, Clarkson's MBA is only one academic year long.  It is intense, but you can complete it within nine months.  And one can never underestimate the beauty of the Adirondack Mountains.

Omkar Gawasakar

Omkar Gawasakar
Undergraduate School and Major: Institute of Hotel Management, Mumbai; Hotel and Hospitality Administrastion and University of Mumbai; Post Graduate Diploma in Retail Management

Hometown: Mumbai, India

Track/Concentration: Global Supply Chain Management
Career Goal: Supply Chain Analyst/Consultant followed by being an Entrepreneur
Why I Chose Clarkson: Clarkson has a 1 academic year MBA program and a rating among top universities for Global Supply Chain Management in the United States.

Patrick Becker

Patrick Becker
Undergraduate School and Major: Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York; Civil Engineering

Hometown: Dalton, Massachusetts
Track/Concentration: Global Supply Chain Management
Career Goal: To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a company's operations.
Why I Chose Clarkson: The small class sizes, community feel and the excellent academic reputation made Clarkson an easy decision for me.

Peter Claus-Landi

Peter Claus-Landi
Undergraduate School and Major: State University of New York at Cortland; Business Economics

Hometown: Kingston, New York
Track/Concentration: Innovation and New Venture Management
Career Goal:  To move to a larger city to pursue a career in consulting.

Why I Chose Clarkson: I chose to pursue my MBA at Clarkson because of the 4+1 program it has with SUNY Cortland.  I also liked the fact that it is a 1 year accelerated program.

Randolph Wright

Randolph Wright
Undergraduate School and Major: Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York; Business and Technology Management

Hometown: Morristown, New York
Track/Concentration: Global Supply Chain Management
Career Goal: To become an engineer and operate a green minded supply chain.
Why I Chose Clarkson: Clarkson has an overall great environment and outdoor culture.

Suchada Wojewdozic

Suchada Wojewodzic
Undergraduate School and Major: State University of New York at Potsdam, Potsdam, New York;

Hometown:  Thailand
Track/Concentration: Global Supply Chain Management
Career Goal: To pursue a career in consulting.
Why I Chose Clarkson: One Year MBA, reputation of Clarkson University and overall class environment are the factors that affected my decision of pursuing my MBA at Clarkson.

Eric Ribachonek

Eric Ribachonek

Undergraduate School and Major: State University of New York at Brockport, New York; Accounting with a minor in Economics

Hometown: Manlius, New York

Track/Concentration: Environmental Management

Career Goal: To become a CFO of an international organization.

Why I Chose Clarkson: I believe Clarkson can best prepare me for the challenges and goals of realizing my goals.