Meet the MBA Student Ambassadors


If you want to gain the perspectives of real students, our Merage MBA Student Ambassadors are definitely the people you should connect with. They’ll give you the inside story and answer your questions about the Merage MBA experience and why they chose the Merage School for their MBA.  They can also host you on campus for a class visit, lunch with students, or a tour of campus.

Karl Ring MBA Class of 2009 kring@uci.edu  Karl Ring is a first year MBA candidate at the Paul Merage School of Business.  His focus is on Marketing and Strategy for Media and Entertainment, especially New Media.  Karl interned with the NBC.com marketing department during Spring Quarter this year, and will be working as Communications Manager at his summer internship with AT&T U-Verse. Read more about Karl Email Karl

Penny Chang MBA Class of 2009 pchang09@exchange.uci.edu Penny Chang is a first year full-time MBA candidate focusing on Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior.  Penny is an international student from Vancouver, Canada.  She received her Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management and International Business from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia in 2004. Read more about Penny Email Penny

Amanda Gast MBA Class of 2009 agast@uci.edu Amanda Gast is a first year MBA student focusing on Marketing and Strategy.  On campus, she is involved in the Marketing Club, Challenge for Charity, and Society of Women in Business. Read more about Amanda Email Amanda

Ashish Gupta MBA Class of 2009 ash.gupta@uci.edu Ashish Gupta is a first year full-time MBA candidate at the Paul Merage School of Business focusing on Entrepreneurship and Technology. Born and raised in India, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Pune, India. Read more about Ashish Email Ashish

Krista Neuhaus MBA Class of 2009 kcneuhau@uci.edu Krista Neuhaus is a first year student in the full-time MBA program. She is focusing her studies on Marketing and Brand Management. She is a member of the Marketing Association, Women In Business and Challenge For Charity. Krista holds a BS in Marketing and International Business from New York University Leonard Stern School of Business (2003). Read more about Krista Email Krista