Graduate Student Ambassadors
Talk to a graduate student ambassador
Our graduate student ambassadors are available to talk with prospective and incoming students about their graduate program and experience at Gies. Ambassadors are a great resource to hear about classes, what it’s like to live in Champaign-Urbana, how to get involved on campus, and even what to do for fun.
Master of Accounting Science
Ekrem (Ecko) Ablikim
MAS ’26 | New York, NY
Undergraduate Major: Accounting
Nathan King
MAS ’26 | Smethport, Pennsylvania
Undergraduate Major: Accounting
Gianni RamirezMAS ’26 | Schaumburg, IL
Undergraduate Major: Accounting
Chloe Trentham
MAS ’26 | St. Charles, IL
Undergraduate Major: Accounting
Master of Science in Accountancy
Juhyun (Iris) Lee
MSA ’26 | Seoul, South Korea
Undergraduate Major: Risk Management
Swetha John
MSA ’26 | Ernakulam, India
Undergraduate Major: Accounting
Experience: 5+ years
Dea Wardani
MSA ’25 | Surabaya, Indonesia
Undergraduate Major: Accounting
Experience: 7+ Years
Linya Zhang
MSA ’26 | Xiamen, China
Undergraduate Major: Management Accounting
Master of Science in Business Analytics
Elizabeth Diaz
MSBA ’26 | Broadview, IL
Undergraduate Major: Actuarial Science
Tanusha Mukund
MSBA ’26 | Bangalore, India
Undergraduate Major: Engineering Electronics and Communication
Experience: 3+ Years
Master of Science in Management
Chloe Clince
MSM ’26 | Chicago, IL
Undergraduate Major: Communication, minors in Business and Public Relations
Shreshta Nagesh
MSM ’26 | Bengaluru, India
Undergraduate Major: Economics
Master of Science in Finance
Tarun Bansal
MSF ’26 | Delhi, India
Undergraduate Major: Finance
Yen-Yu (Rick) Chen
MSF ’26 |Taipei, Taiwan
Undergraduate Major: Economics
Experience: 1 year
Yuchen (Lavender) Xie
MSF ’26 | Changsha, China
Undergraduate Major: Business Management
Master of Science in Technology Management
Diego Caballero Casanova
MSTM ’26 | Cancun, Mexico
Undergraduate Major: International Business and French
Ling (Sophia) Ding
MSTM ’26 | Guangzhou, China
Undergraduate Major: Journalism
Experience: 6+ Years
Venkatesh (Venky) Mehra
MSTM ’26 | Ontario, Canada
Undergraduate Majors: Business Administration
Master's Degree: International Business
Experience: 7+ Years
