Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Describe yourself in 15 words or less:
Athlete, optimist, and community builder who believes the best work comes from showing up.
Where was the last place you worked before coming to Scheller?
Product Manager, Cloverly, a carbon markets startup
Where did you intern during the summer of 2025?
I was an MBA product management intern on the Store Order Fulfillment team at The Home Depot.
Community Work and Leadership Roles at Scheller:
- Technology Club President (2025-2026) and First Year Representative of Technology Club (2024-2025): As someone who broke into product management from a non-technical background, I wanted the Technology Club to feel accessible to anyone curious about working in tech, not just for folks with technical backgrounds. As president of the full-time cohort, the club is a 150+ member graduate club spanning both Full-time and Evening MBA cohorts. I’ve worked with my Evening MBA co-president to host panels, workshops, tech treks to company offices, and our annual conference. Our focus has been on helping students understand the breadth of roles in technology and build structured pathways for networking, recruiting, and peer mentorship within Scheller.
- TechForward Conference Co-Chair (2025-2026) and TechForward Committee Member (2024-2025): TechForward is Scheller’s annual student-led technology conference connecting MBA students with Atlanta’s innovation ecosystem, hosted by the Technology Club. After serving on the committee in its inaugural year, I stepped into a co-chair role with the goal of making this a flagship event for Scheller. We brought in industry leaders for keynote and panel discussions on innovation, AI, and the future of technology, creating meaningful engagement between students and the broader Atlanta tech community. Leading the conference taught me how much work goes into building events of that scale. It required stakeholder alignment, sponsor engagement, and intense coordination with my co-chairs over a six-month period. We met every week during my summer internship. It was one of my proudest accomplishments to work with my co-chairs, Jose, Roshina, and Maricruz, on the 2025 TechForward Conference.
- MBA Ambassador and Student Interviewer: When I was making my decision to apply to Scheller, current students volunteering their time to chat with me made a world of a difference. I had a three-hour coffee chat with an MBA student when I was a prospective candidate, and we're now friends! Once on campus, I felt a responsibility to pay that forward. As an MBA Ambassador and student interviewer, I’ve supported admissions events, conducted interviews, and connected with prospective students. I care deeply about helping candidates understand whether Scheller is the right fit, just as others did for me.
- Peer Mentor: My peer mentor was instrumental in helping me navigate recruiting and adjusting to the intensity of business school. As a second year, I wanted to provide that same clarity and support. I mentor first-year students on recruiting strategy, course planning, and balancing the demands of the MBA experience. It’s one of the most meaningful ways I’ve been able to give back.
Which academic or extracurricular achievement are you most proud of during your time at Scheller?
Outside of my formal leadership roles, I’m most proud of co-founding “Get Out of Midtown” with my classmate Hanan Musa. It is an informal, but now recurring MBA tradition, with the goal of expanding our classmates’ experience of Atlanta. Many students move to Atlanta, live near campus in the Midtown neighborhood, don’t have or need a car, and can end up with an insular experience.
Hanan and I both lived in Atlanta before starting our MBA, and we shared a love of other neighborhoods in the city and wanted to share that with our classmates. With funding from the Peer Learning Committee's “Hobby Night” program, we branded the initiative “Get Out of Midtown” as a playful invitation to explore.
Each semester, we’ve organized group outings via public transit to local neighborhoods and have partnered with small business owners who have shared their stories and how they’ve been part of their communities. We’ve toured a historic record shop in Little 5 Points and met the founder of a local microbrewery who walked us through their operations and cost structures.
What began as a fun, casual idea to get our classmates out to one of our favorite neighborhoods on a lovely spring day has grown into an anticipated semester event, with strong turnout and plans to continue it after we graduate. I’m proud not just of the experiences themselves, but of the mindset shift it represents, encouraging classmates to engage deeply with the city they’re temporarily calling home.
What achievement are you most proud of in your professional career?
I’m most proud of helping lead a strategic pivot from SMB to enterprise clients at Cloverly, a carbon markets startup, during a critical growth stage alongside the launch of a full platform redesign. After the company raised a major funding round, we needed to level up our product and reposition for enterprise customers. At the same time, I transitioned from customer success into my first formal product management role. As one of two product team members, I led execution of the platform’s UI/UX redesign and the launch of a new carbon marketplace, while continuing to support our existing Shopify revenue stream.
I proactively asked to move into product because I wanted to shift from solving isolated customer issues to building solutions. I didn’t have a technical background, and we had just hired a new head of product, so I was navigating both a company pivot and a career pivot simultaneously.
What I’m most proud of isn’t just the launch itself, but how I led through ambiguity. I leaned into what I knew best, our users and our core backend product. I asked questions constantly. I built our launch process from scratch and helped with execution from design through go live. Seeing months of work culminate in a live product and new revenue channels was incredibly validating and motivating. I couldn’t wait until the next big product push.
This experience reaffirmed that my career jump into product was the right one, shaping my professional identity as a teammate, someone who steps into uncertainty, learns quickly, and drives execution forward.
Why did you choose the Scheller College of Business?
I chose Scheller because it sits at the intersection of technology and business, and I wanted to deepen my skill set in both. Coming from a startup background without a formal technical or business education, I knew I wanted exposure to STEM-integrated business thinking. The program’s STEM designation concentrations and hands-on product, analytics, and technology coursework directly aligned with the work I aspired to do.
Equally important was the community. Scheller’s small cohort structure allows you to know everyone, not just professionally, but personally. In every conversation I had with students before enrolling, I felt a strong sense of intellectual curiosity and the willingness to engage. I learn by doing and by working with others, so it was important to me that my values aligned with the community and that it was a place where people wanted to engage in the classroom.
Who was your favorite MBA professor?
Professor Tim Halloran has been my favorite professor at Scheller. I’ve taken three classes with him, and each time I’m genuinely excited to walk into his classroom. What makes him exceptional is his ability to blend rigorous marketing frameworks with deep industry experience, making both feel accessible.
He creates an environment where class is fun and engaging, while still holding a high bar for your work, one you genuinely want to meet. I love participating in his class; even when your ideas aren’t fully formed, he guides you toward sharper thinking rather than shutting you down. Before business school, I had never taken a marketing class. Under Professor Halloran’s guidance, I not only developed a strong understanding of marketing strategy, but he also showed me how it directly connects to my career goals. His classes reshaped how I think about marketing as a practice, and I would take a fourth class with him if I could.
What was your favorite MBA course?
Collaborative Product Development, taught by Professor Karthik Ramachandran, was my favorite course because it reframed how I think about building products. The class centers on problem-first thinking. Instead of starting with a solution — “let’s build an app” — we were trained to deeply understand user pain points before deciding what, if anything, should be built.
Over the semester, my team was tasked with identifying a real user problem and developing a prototype solution. The course is grounded in design thinking and other innovative product development practices, making it highly interactive. He also invited guest speakers throughout the semester who were deeply tied to real-world product development. I walked away from the course with practical skills that will benefit both my summer internship and my career.
What was your favorite MBA event or tradition at Scheller?
My favorite MBA tradition is SchellerX, our student-led TEDx event. Each semester, students deliver talks on topics that matter deeply to them. Any topic is on the table, including personal stories, passions, lessons learned, or strong opinions on niche topics. The diversity of interests is always surprising and lovely.
What makes SchellerX special isn’t just the talks, but the support. Classmates show up on a weeknight to support one another, listen closely, and celebrate the effort and guts it takes to get up and present something personal. It reflects a core theme in Scheller — we’re not just professionals earning degrees. We’re people who care about our community and the connection we have. SchellerX embodies the culture of showing up for each other personally, not just in recruiting or academics, but also outside the classroom and during info sessions. It’s reflective of the bonds I’ve made here.
Looking back over your MBA experience, what is the one thing you’d do differently and why?
I would have engaged more broadly across more clubs and events earlier in my first year, as I’m a part of so many communities I thoroughly enjoy now. When I arrived on campus, recruiting and career felt urgent and all-consuming. I focused primarily on activities directly tied to that goal. It wasn’t until later in my first year, and especially now in my second year, that I began exploring beyond my immediate career focus.
Engaging more deeply with different clubs and committee events has been one of the most enriching parts of my MBA experience. Initiatives like hobby nights from Peer Learning Committee, attending cross-club events, and stepping into broader leadership roles have strengthened both my friendships and my perspective. If I could do it again, I would lean into that breadth earlier. Business school is not just about career acceleration. It’s also about intellectual and personal expansion.
What was the most impactful case study you had at Scheller and what was the biggest lesson you learned from it?
A case study that has stayed with me examined Uber’s early growth as a platform business. As someone who grew up using the product, it was fascinating to analyze it from a strategic lens, particularly how Uber solved the classic “chicken-and-egg” problem of platform adoption.
What stood out most was the intentionality behind geographic expansion. Even though Uber operates through an app, its service is deeply physical and localized. The company didn’t attempt broad expansion immediately. Instead, it concentrated supply and demand city by city, creating density and reliability before scaling outward.
The biggest lesson I took away was that successful innovation isn’t just about disruption; it’s about disciplined execution. Platform businesses require thoughtful sequencing, operational focus, and strategic constraint. That case deepened my appreciation for how product strategy, operations, and geography intersect even in an increasingly digital world.
What did you love most about Scheller’s location in Midtown Atlanta?
What I love most about Atlanta is its diversity, not only in people, but in energy, neighborhoods, and ideas. Atlanta isn’t homogeneous or one-note. It feels expansive. Every neighborhood has its own identity, and there’s always something to explore. I genuinely can’t imagine being bored here.
I lived in Atlanta prior to starting at Scheller, and my love for Atlanta has only deepened during my MBA. Being a part of the Georgia Tech community has connected me with even more parts of the city and people in Atlanta. There’s so much to do and so much to see. And when you get to a new place, everyone is so friendly and welcoming. The city has been incredibly good to me. It’s welcoming, exciting, and full of new things happening all the time.
What business leader do you admire most?
I deeply admire Mike Gomes, Hertz's chief customer experience officer. He spoke to my Service Operations class this fall about his career spanning Disney, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Cortland, and now Hertz. What struck me most was his unwavering advocacy for customer experience as a core business driver, not just a “nice to have.”
Across industries as different as stadium operations and rental cars, he has consistently made the case that excellent customer experience directly impacts revenue and long-term brand equity. He articulated how investing in service quality isn’t separate from financial performance; it can strengthen it.
In the current business climate, where it seems companies often cut corners on customer experience for the bottom line, his perspective was refreshing. He demonstrated that operational excellence and customer-centricity are not opposing forces, they are strategic levers. His career models the kind of impact I hope to have, and one that I deeply admire. He’s built systems that prioritize customers while driving sustainable business success.
What is one way that Scheller has integrated AI into their programming? What insights did you gain from using AI?
Georgia Tech integrated AI directly into the core curriculum through the Managing Information Resources class, a required course that gives all students foundational exposure to machine learning and AI systems. Rather than treating AI as a buzzword, the course focused on how these models are built, trained, and deployed. We examined both their strengths and their limitations, including bias, hallucinations, and overreliance on outputs without domain expertise.
That foundation has shaped how I approach AI in practice. I see it as a powerful tool, but not an infallible one. The most important insight I gained is that effective use of AI requires understanding its mechanics. Without that grounding, it’s easy to mistake confident output for accurate output. Georgia Tech’s approach emphasizes AI literacy, and that mindset has carried over into how I evaluate and use AI across coursework and product discussions.
Which MBA classmate do you most admire?
I most admire Sam Cutrone. We’ve taken many classes together and spent significant time both in and out of the classroom. What stands out most about Sam is her combination of intellectual rigor, curiosity, and humility. She brings deep professional experience to every team and discussion, yet she approaches learning with genuine curiosity.
In class, Sam consistently asks questions that deepen the conversation. Her contributions don’t just add commentary or show off; they expand the analysis and push everyone to think more critically. She’s fearless in pursuing her passions and diligent in her work, but she never assumes she has all the answers. That balance of brilliance and humility is rare. She’s also a fun and goofy person you want to hang out with.
Beyond academics, Sam is deeply engaged in our community. She helped start the Health & Life Sciences Club, carving out space for a growing industry focus within Scheller. She shows up for others, invests in relationships, and brings passion to everything she does. She is curious, hardworking, and grounded, and I am better for knowing her.
What are the top two items on your professional bucket list?
First, I aspire to formally lead a team. As a product manager, I’ve informally led cross-functional teams, but I look forward to the opportunity to directly manage and develop others. I care deeply about people and believe strong leadership is both a responsibility and a craft. Building teams where individuals grow, feel supported, and do meaningful work is a milestone I’m eager to reach.
Second, I want to build something enduring. I’m driven by the idea of contributing to a product, system, or process that stands the test of time. I want to build something I can point to years later and say, “I helped build that.” Creating work that has a lasting impact, not just short-term output, is central to why I’m drawn to product and strategy roles.
Fun fact about yourself:
I played four years of college basketball in undergrad and am still a lifelong athlete. I played in a women’s league in Atlanta before starting my MBA. Now, I play on Fridays in pickup games with my MBA classmates.
