LETTER FROM THE ALUMNI CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Dear Alumni,
Scott Hine
BS, Decision Sciences ’85
School of Business Alumni Chapter President LOOKING BACK: Alumni Chapter Presidents 2019 - present: Scott Hine ’85 President-Elect: Pamela Maple, MBA ’09 (formerly Maines) 2018 - 19: Becky Forbush ’10 (formerly Anderson) 2017 - 18: Jason Howell ’97 2016 - 17: Sumeet Shrivastava ’94 2015 - 16: E. Ryan Najjar ’13 2014 - 15: Mark Cummings ’94 2013 - 14: Polina Zhuravlev ’05 2010 - 13: Michael Gallagher ’94 2009 - 10: Erika Spalding ’07 2008 - 09: Daniel Aldis ’03 2007 - 08: Thomas Donohue, Jr. ’93 2006 - 07: John Blair ’04 2005 - 06: Nancy Sydnor ’99 2004 - 05: Bryan Felder ’98 2003 - 04: Michael Hamrick ’96
I am continually impressed to see the strides that the George Mason University School of Business makes—in classroom performance, through faculty research, and the extraordinary achievements of our alumni. It is an excellent time to be associated with the School of Business. As the president of the alumni chapter, I have had the opportunity to see much of the progress up close, in my work with fellow alumni, students, faculty, and staff. Over the past year, the narrative has shifted from finding a way to manage and work through the pandemic to now resuming in-person classes and meetings in a changed landscape. But the fact of the matter is that the School of Business never slowed down and from my point of view we improved our reach and optimized many of our processes. For instance, our alumni chapter went full steam ahead and formally initiated our partnership with the Mason business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, Pi Sigma Chapter. This partnership positions the two organizations to work closely in advancing each other’s missions as well as the overall mission of the school. We also created a Student Advisory Leadership Board which provides an exciting opportunity for future alumni to take on unprecedented roles in helping steer the School of Business. Students get to drive change for themselves, their peers, and for future students in the School of Business. After all, nobody can speak to the needs of students better than the students themselves. I personally cannot wait to witness the growth from these partnerships, especially as more and more people are meeting on campus and in person elsewhere. Additionally we strengthened our relationship with other chapters such as the Black Alumni Chapter and established new relationships with chapters such as the Green Machine Ensembles Chapter.
While many businesses are back to moving full steam ahead, we know that many others have not reopened or are struggling with challenges brought upon by the pandemic. I encourage all alumni to take advantage of the abundant resources that Mason has to offer. Remember that the university, the School of Business, and the Business Alumni Chapter continue to support you long after graduation and want to help you achieve your personal and professional goals. For more information on how the School of Business can help, please see the following: • •
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Call Us: 703-993-4833; or Email: bizalum@gmu.edu Continuing your professional education through seminars, workshops, and certificate programs, email execdev@gmu.edu, or call 703-993-6715. You can also schedule an appointment with the School of Business Office of Career Services by emailing mycareer@gmu.edu or calling 703-993-2140.
The School of Business is here for you through the ups and downs, so please take advantage of all of its resources and also let us know if you would like to get involved in impacting the next generation of Patriots. I have enjoyed connecting with many of you at in-person and virtual events and I cannot wait to meet more of you this coming year. Best,
Scott Hine School of Business Alumni Chapter President
S C HO O L O F B USI NESS ALUM NI C H APTER B OAR D President Scott Hine, BS Decision Science ’85
Chair of Diversity and Inclusion Falahyar Fatmi, MS Technology Management ’05
President-Elect Pamela Maple, MBA ’09 (formerly Maines)
Chair of the Program & Events Committee Clivia Lainez, BS Finance ’04, MBA ’10
Immediate Past President Becky Forbush, BS Accounting ’10 (formerly Anderson)
Chair of Outreach Sameet Singh, BS ISOM ’20
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Chair of the Fundraising Committee Jason Howell, BS Accounting ’97 Secretary Vacant Treasurer Keith Callahan, BS Finance ’86
DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE Cassie Schupp, MS Real Estate Development ’15 Eleri Burnett, BS Finance ’19 Amanda Houlihan, BS Marketing ’15
Jennifer Rhodes, EMBA ’05 Sid Subramanyam, BS Finance ’06
