a.p.e. buddy lookbook 2014
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ACE Peer Education Sophomore (Class of 2017) LookbookTRANSCRIPT
A.p.e. Buddy Lookbook 2014
ACE
Peer
Education
Name: Alex Liu
Major: Undeclared (will declare finance)
Hometown: Alamo, CA
Activities: Love to hang out with friends, play video games and sports (especially baseball),
watch movies and listen to music. Not really involved with any clubs (I want to change that this year).
Work Experience: Assistant to Athletics Accounting department
Helped the family business of running multiple apartment buildings
Dream internship & job: Front office job for the San Francisco Giants
Fun class they hope to take: History or classic classes
Favorite city in the world: San Francisco
Most frequented local restaurant: Ike's or Wicked Chicken
What they want to learn from their buddy: I want to learn what it takes to get through
school while participating in as many activities as possible to fully get the college experience. Also how to operate in the business world and go about being better at communicating with others.
Something exciting they did in the last year: Went to London and Edinburgh
Name: Carrick Young
Major: Finance
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Activities: Santa Clara Entrepreneur Organization, Sigma Pi Fraternity, Soccer
Work Experience: Hollister (Retail), Contextream (Technology Start-Up)
Dream internship & job: Goldman Sachs (Private Wealth Management) & Venture
Capitalist, Foreign Currency Trader, or running my Private Wealth Management company
Fun class they hope to take: Classes about investing and valuing businesses
Favorite city in the world: Santa Barbara
Most frequented local restaurant: Sushi Confidential
What they want to learn from their buddy: I want to learn things that they wish they
had done when they were my age going through Santa Clara
Something exciting they did in the last year: Went parasailing in Hawaii
Name: Chandler Gill
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Minneapolis
Activities: Tennis, golf
Work Experience: Intern at frontier bites and talenti gelato
Dream internship & job: Anything at Google or Deloitte
Fun class they hope to take: Pottery or dance classes
Favorite city in the world: Paris
Most frequented local restaurant: Four seasons pho
What they want to learn from their buddy: What classes to take, and how to fully
utilize the wonderful amenities provided by the scu business school!
Something exciting they did in the last year: Bungee jumping in Mexico!
Name: Charlene Shiao
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Fremont, CA
Activities: Playing/watching basketball, playing volleyball, lifting, dancing
Work Experience: summer accounting internship currently with Maier Richmond
Accountancy, small private accounting firm in San Jose
Dream internship & job: working in an accounting firm in the sports tax field (
taxes/wealth management for athletes)
Fun class they hope to take: hip hop/jazz dance
Favorite city in the world: Irvine, CA
Most frequented local restaurant: Prolific Oven
What they want to learn from their buddy: How to manage course schedule for CPA
requirements. How to balance school work with other activities. What is the experience like interning/working for Big 4. How ACE has impacted their career.
Something exciting they did in the last year: go on a tour in Europe
Name: Christine Kuhns
Major: Marketing
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA
Activities: Member of Alpha Phi Sorority-New Member Communication Team, Contemplative
Leadership and Sustainability Program, Employee at SCU HR Office. I like to stay very
active and be outdoors, I enjoy running, hiking, yoga, spin, and tennis. I also enjoy cooking, and you can constantly find me searching for new recipes or trying new restaurants.
Work Experience: Marketing Intern at iRhythm Technologies in San Francisco, Brand Ambassador
at Tilt, Staffing and Compensation Student Worker at SCU, Retail Associate at Grow, The Produce Shop
Dream internship & job: My dream internship would be working for Salesforce. As for my dream
job, I would love to work in Marketing, Advertising or Sales in San Francisco after graduation. I do not know yet which company is my ‘dream job’ but I hope to learn more this year in ACE.
Fun class they hope to take: Pilates, Acting for Non-Majors
Favorite city in the world: Barcelona, Spain
Most frequented local restaurant: Blowfish Sushi, breakfast foods
What they want to learn from their buddy: What they wish they had known during their time
at SCU? What are some classes they would recommend taking at SCU? What they hope to do after graduation?
Something exciting they did in the last year: I moved from LA to San Francisco for the
summer to work an internship at a Biotech Start-Up
Name: Grant Chou
Major: Business- Undeclared
Hometown: Los Altos, CA
Activities: Soccer, Volleyball, Sigma Pi, Possibly boxing club, Community Service,
Work Experience: Receptionist at Thomas Chou D.M.D, Shirt folder at Vastrm Polos,
Financial Representative at Northwestern Mutual
Dream internship & job: My dream internship or job would be working for the U.N. without
the corruption and better pay
Fun class they hope to take: Improv for non-acting majors
Favorite city in the world: San Francisco
Most frequented local restaurant: Chipotle
What they want to learn from their buddy: Things they regret doing or not doing
personally or professionally. Good pieces of advice or philosophies that they live by. What ACE leadership has taught them. What they want to do in the future or are doing as a career and why. Their hobbies and favorite things to do
Something exciting they did in the last year: I went to Brazil and watched a world cup
game!
Name: Jonathon Heinen
Major: Finance
Hometown: Pasadena, CA
Activities: Primarily worked through my first year.
Intramurals
Work Experience: Panera Bread
Adobe Lodge O'Reilly Public Relations Kellogg's Garden Products
Dream internship & job: Front office of Professional sport team
Fun class they hope to take: I am not entirely sure yet of what fun classes I would like to
take or what is offered by scu.
Favorite city in the world: Boston
Most frequented local restaurant: Sara's Kitchen
What they want to learn from their buddy: I want to learn from my senior buddy how
to make the most of ACE and the Leavey Business School in order to provide myself with the best opportunity to succeed.
Something exciting they did in the last year: Moved to a new city
Name: Kabir Budwal
Major: Finance
Hometown: San Jose
Activities: Biking
Work Experience: Technology Specialist at Budwal & Associates
Dream internship & job: Wall Street
Fun class they hope to take: Psychology, History of Hip Hop
Favorite city in the world: New York
Most frequented local restaurant: Iguanas
What they want to learn from their buddy: I want to learn what they wish they knew
when they were a sophomore.
Something exciting they did in the last year: Attended a wedding in England and
explored London.
Name: Kate Rogers
Major: Undeclared Business (leaning towards Accounting)
Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO
Activities: Orientation Leader, member of Delta Gamma, member of SCCAP (Best Buddies
and Julian St. Inn)... I enjoy skiing, running, watching movies, shopping, reading, traveling, playing soccer
Work Experience: Orientation Leader, cashier at Bronco Corner Bookstore, tutor at Kumon
Learning Center, nanny
Dream internship & job: I'm not sure what position I would like to hold, but I would like to
work for a company like Disney or Nordstrom.
Fun class they hope to take: I think it would be interesting to take some psychology
courses. Also, if the school offers any cooking classes that would be very helpful and fun!
Favorite city in the world: London or Chicago
Most frequented local restaurant: Panera
What they want to learn from their buddy: I want to hear about their experience in the
ACE program, and any advice they are willing about to give about classes, majors, etc.
Something exciting they did in the last year: I went to Kauai, HI for Spring Break. We
went canoeing, hiking, swimming, snorkeling, and shopping.
Name: Katherine Oslund
Major: Finance
Hometown: Minneapolis
Activities: Peer advising for business school
Delta Gamma Fraternity
Work Experience: I worked for two different restaurants and for a garden center during my
high school years. I have an on-campus job at SCU working for Drahmann.
Dream internship & job: The Apple Finance Internship program and then after college the
Finance Rotational Program for Apple.
Fun class they hope to take: A psychology class or US government class.
Favorite city in the world: New York
Most frequented local restaurant: Ike's
What they want to learn from their buddy: I want to learn tips on searching for and
then attaining an internship/job. I would like to learn how to present myself in a professional interview as well. Also, it would be nice to learn how the ACE program has influenced their college experience.
Something exciting they did in the last year: I made it through my freshman year of
college, which I think is pretty exciting in itself. Other than that, I went to a week-long country music festival in Northern Minnesota.\
Name: Nicholas Vilter
Major: Finance
Hometown: Darien, CT
Activities: Rugby Club
Work Experience: Lifeguard for 3 Summers
Dream internship & job: Working at an upcoming startup, job in banking or investing
Fun class they hope to take: A music class
Favorite city in the world: New York City
Most frequented local restaurant: In and Out Burger
What they want to learn from their buddy: I want to learn more about different the
types of jobs and industries I could become a part of with my business major
Something exciting they did in the last year: This summer I went to Firefly Music
Festival in Delaware with my high school friends, and we camped out the four days and saw really awesome artists
Name: Roshan Rama
Major: Finance/Econ
Hometown: San Ramon, CA
Activities: Community Facilitator
Soccer Fan Ignatian Center AKPsi
Work Experience: Bagel Cashier
Soccer Ref Insurance Internship
Dream internship & job: Probably tech finance for the short term (apple, yahoo, etc;) but
after that I think I would like academia
Fun class they hope to take: Philosophy, especially ethics courses
Favorite city in the world: London
Most frequented local restaurant: Chipotle
What they want to learn from their buddy: General mentorship, approaching
professors for research assistant opportunities.
Something exciting they did in the last year: I went to Oakland over winter break and
Mumbai during August for immersion trips at SCU
Name: Sophia Avila
Major: Accounting and Information Systems. interested in Spanish minor
Hometown: South San Francisco
Activities: Triathlon Club (I love running!)
Leavey School of Business Peer Advisor Intramurals
Work Experience: Teacher's Assistant for summer school at my high school (2 summers)
SCU Library Student Assistant (spring quarter) SCU Conference Services Coordinator (this summer)
Dream internship & job: I would want to do contribute to something in the health or fitness
industry.
Fun class they hope to take: I want to take a mythology course but I am hoping to fulfill my
religion requirement.
Favorite city in the world: San Diego, CA
Most frequented local restaurant: El Chalateco
What they want to learn from their buddy: how to interview well (composure and
positively answering difficult questions) how to improve my resume
Something exciting they did in the last year: I ran a half marathon in February and am
doing one again in October.
Name: Stephen Montgomery
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Mission Viejo
Activities: Triathlon Club, Running, Christian Life Community (CLC)
Work Experience: Caterer at Jay’s catering
Dream internship & job: A CFO for a respectable company
Fun class they hope to take: Any history or philosophy class
Favorite city in the world: Irvine CA USA
Most frequented local restaurant: To be honest I don’t get out much, but when I do it’s
for Starbucks
What they want to learn from their buddy: I want to learn what it takes to succeed in
the business world and in SCU's business classes. I want to know how or where to look for internships and job opportunities. Finally I want to know what hiring companies are looking for the most in their employees.
Something exciting they did in the last year: Ran a marathon
Name: Taylor Beatty
Major: Accounting Information Systems
Hometown: Saratoga, CA
Activities: Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, Honors Program, SCCAP, played field hockey
and soccer in high school
Work Experience: Employee at Razzberry Lips, intern for Course Hero, current intern at
Cassidy Turley
Dream internship & job: Creating my own software company to replace Argus Valuation
DCF (real estate program)
Fun class they hope to take: Gender studies, On hands physics
Favorite city in the world: Chicago
Most frequented local restaurant: Sino
What they want to learn from their buddy: I want to learn how to get a good
job/internship, personal business skills, and how to best represent myself in business type situations
Something exciting they did in the last year: Traveled to Chile by myself!
Name: Vicky Yoo
Major: Undeclared. Leaning towards Finance or Marketing.
Hometown: Sacramento, CA. Originally from Incheon, South Korea.
Activities: Delta Sigma Pi, Photography, dining out, Asian Pacific Student Union, Retail
Studies Student Association, Shopping
Work Experience: Conference Services Coordinator for SCU, Nordstrom Rack Cashier
Dream internship & job: Apple corporate finance internship. Dream job: Corporate buyer
for Nordstrom or any big fashion company
Fun class they hope to take: Pilates (if we have one..), digital photography
Favorite city in the world: I loved Vancouver, Los Angeles, Seoul. Would love to go to
London and Italy.
Most frequented local restaurant: Power bowl, Gochi Japanese Tapas, T-Pumps
What they want to learn from their buddy: How to network in the most beneficial way,
good places to dine out, ways to travel smart, things to take advantage of on campus
Something exciting they did in the last year: Learning how to snowboard, hiked
mission peak for the first time, went ziplining in the forest, Color Run
Name: Walter Yu
Major: Accounting and Information Systems
Hometown: Fremont
Activities: Accounting Peer Advisor, Tennis, Soccer, Barkada, VSA, APSU
Work Experience: IT Intern at Wrike,
Key Club Treasurer, Intern at California State Assembly, Business Manager at Costanoan Yearbook
Dream internship & job: Intern at Big 4 Accounting Firm
Fun class they hope to take: Classes that talks about the world and the customs of
different countries
Favorite city in the world: Taipei
Most frequented local restaurant: Supertaco
What they want to learn from their buddy: Networking advice, guidance on what
classes I need to take for my major, advice for acquiring internship
Something exciting they did in the last year: Went to Disneyland over spring break
Name: Kawal Preet
Major: Undeclared (Most likely Finance)
Hometown: Santa Clara
Activities: LOVE watching crime shows / movies, romcoms
Football fan LEAD Intramural basketball SCCAP
Work Experience: www.linkedin.com/in/kpreet/
Dream internship & job: Finance Manager at 49ers
Fun class they hope to take: Photograpy
Fitness classes Graphic Design
Favorite city in the world: not sure...somewhere in Europe
Most frequented local restaurant: Chipotle
What they want to learn from their buddy: Learn more about internships, how to cope
with stress, how to balance personal and professional life, etc
Something exciting they did in the last year: Got a job at Levi Stadium. Played
intramural sports for the first time.
Name: Langston Williams
Major: Marketing
Hometown: Denver
Activities: Alpha Kappa Psi, LSB Peer Advisors, Psi Omega Business Consulting Igwebuike,
Intramural (Baseball and Basketball)
Work Experience: Interned at PricewaterhouseCoopers over the summer
Dream internship & job: Management Consulting or working at an Ad Agency
Fun class they hope to take: Sociology, Improv, Consumer Psychology
Favorite city in the world: Positano, Italy
Most frequented local restaurant: Chipotle
What they want to learn from their buddy: Anything and everything that can help me
develop personally and professionally
Something exciting they did in the last year: I went to Europe for a couple weeks.
Name: Vivian Stoneking
Major: Management
Hometown: Fremont
Activities: The Redwood Yearbook Staff
Work Experience: Student Assistant in the Office of Student Life and Office of
Undergraduate Studies, and a yearbook internship with sales reps from Herff Jones
Dream internship & job: HR internship at a cool company like Facebook or Google, Job
being a yearbook sales and service representative
Fun class they hope to take: History electives like Sex and the Family in the US, More
French courses, Econ course on Vocation, Theology of Marriage
Favorite city in the world: Don't Have One
Most frequented local restaurant: In-N-Out
What they want to learn from their buddy: Which classes and professors are
awesome, How to job search my senior year, How they decided upon their career
Something exciting they did in the last year: I organized a road trip to Vegas without
any adults.
Name: Ashley Do
Major: Finance
Hometown: San Jose
Activities: Barkada, CSA, APSU, Pre-Law, Volunteering, Asian American Center of Santa
Clara County, Supervisor Dave Cortese , Supervisor Cindy Chavez
Work Experience: San Jose City Hall: Intern for Councilmember
Jaurigue Law Group: Intern Hi-Tech Dental Care: Financial Intern Top Dental Care
Dream internship & job: Corporate Lawyer for a big business
Fun class they hope to take: Photography
Any type of art class
Favorite city in the world: New York
Most frequented local restaurant: Kotetsu
What they want to learn from their buddy: How it is like to intern for the corporate
world/what the corporate world is like; things to experience during college; how to prepare for life after college
Something exciting they did in the last year: Meet a lot of new people
Experience many different types of food Experience hidden treasures in neighboring Californian cities
Name: Erin Murphy
Major: Economics
Hometown: Sammamish, WA
Activities: CLASP
Center for Sustainability
Santa Clara University Trail Runners
Work Experience: Tae Kwon Do Instructor
Track and Cross Country Coach Camp Counselor Employee Engagement Intern for SCU's Center for Sustainability
Dream internship & job: Environmental Economist in Seattle
Fun class they hope to take: Black & White Photography
Labor Economics Sustainability in Business Business Psychology
Favorite city in the world: Seattle
Most frequented local restaurant: Pomegranate
What they want to learn from their buddy: How to utilize resources at SCU to be successful
Advice on career paths Guidance on how to get an internship
Something exciting they did in the last year: Saw my favorite band play 3 times and learned
to cook
Name: Ray Whelan
Major: Finance/ Economics
Hometown: San Mateo
Activities: Alpha Kappa Psi, Debate Team, Economics Association, ASG
Work Experience: This summer I worked at the Center for Science, Technology and Society on
campus as well as interning for Joint Venture Silicon Valley doing Economics Research. I have previously been a math tutor, done some part-time landscaping work, ad interned at my local Congresswoman's office.
Dream internship & job: McKinsey, management consulting
Fun class they hope to take: I am planning on taking a breadth of Finance and Economics classes
to allow myself to get a really thorough education in those fields. Outside of my major courses, I would like to be able to fit in some psychology, philosophy, and computer science courses, maybe even adding a compsci minor.
Favorite city in the world: London
Most frequented local restaurant: BJ's
What they want to learn from their buddy: I would like to learn anything I can regarding their
internship/ job search process, networking advice, what classes and professors they enjoyed and are worth taking, and any general knowledge they have from their college experience they could pass down.
Something exciting they did in the last year: I was a part of a group of SCU students who
were able to meet with the Dalai Lama during his visit to campus in February.
Name: Emily Qiuzi Lin
Major: Accounting and Information Systems
Hometown: Beijing, China
Activities: Travel, try out different food, watch TV shows, paint
Jogging, Swimming
DSP, Econ Association, CSA, International Club
Work Experience: Accountant intern - Top Auto International
Head Manager Assistant- Hilton Hotel
Dream internship & job: Intern at PwC; Dream Job: Own an art gallery
Fun class they hope to take: Sculpture, Theology of Marriage, and Dancing
Favorite city in the world: Beijing/Paris
Most frequented local restaurant: The Counter/ Chipotle
What they want to learn from their buddy: How they spend their 4 years at SCU, and what
was the most important factors that help them become who they are today. And their
recommendation on something I have to do while I'm at SCU.
Something exciting they did in the last year: Started learning cooking, and baked a cake
for my own birthday.