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In 2007, the FEMBA Program Staff was ranked #1 in responsiveness to Student Concerns amongst 86 other part-time MBA Programs (Educational Benchmarking Survey, graduating class of 2007)! We encourage you to learn more about the people behind the scenes.
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Title: Assistant Dean, Fully Employed MBA Program
Academic Background: Full-Time MBA and B.A. in Sociology, University of California, Irvine
Professional Background: Prior to Merage, Tony worked for several years in real estate consulting. He was first employed at Merage as the Associate Director of Admissions, moved up to Director in 2003, and was promoted in 2006 to Executive Director. In 2008, Tony was promoted to Assistant Dean of the FEMBA Program.
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Title: Director, Admissions and Recruiting
Academic Background: MBA, The Paul Merage School of Business (2006), B.S. degree in Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego, with minors in Theatre, Management Science and Applied Mathematics
Previous Professional Background: Prior to joining Merage, Jon managed multimedia projects for Warner Bros. Records music artists, as well as media projects for New Line Cinema, Maverick Records, Cleopatra Records, Warner Special Products, Nonesuch Records, and Warner Home Video. As a student at Merage, he continued consulting with Warner Bros. and taught operations and Supply Chain Management courses for Warner Bros. Home Video in both Burbank and Canada. Jon has also consulted with Nokia and State Street IMS on various technology and operations initiatives.
Why Did You Choose to Work at Merage: Jon joined the FEMBA team as Associate Director of Admissions shortly after graduating in 2006. Jon wanted to be a part of the team that provides a superior level of service to all students and also to lead digital marketing initiatives to help raise awareness of the program, as well as increase the quality of the FEMBA student body. Jon was recently promoted to Director of Admissions and Recruiting in 2008. |
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Title: Assistant Director, Admissions
Academic Background: B.A. in Literature and Rhetoric, Binghamton University; M.A. in English, Binghamton University; M.B.A. expected 2009, Merrick School of Business - University of Baltimore
Previous Professional Background: Melanie began her career as an Admissions Counselor at Long Island University - C.W. Post Campus in 2003. She was responsible for guiding freshmen through the application process. She was promoted to Senior Admissions Counselor in 2004. After 2 years at LIU, Melanie accepted a position at the University of Baltimore. She was responsible for the recruitment and enrollment of freshman and transfer students. She worked at UB for 3 years as an Admissions Counselor, then Assistant Director, and then Acting Associate Director of Admissions.
Why did you choose to work at Merage: I just recently moved to California and wanted to live and work in a thriving community. I also wanted to broaden my career by working with graduate students as well as share my experience as an MBA student who was fully employed.
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Title: Fully Employed MBA Program Manager
Academic background: B.A., Criminology, Law & Society with a Minor in Psychology & Social Behavior from UCIrvine
Previous professional background: Palo Verde Graduate Housing, UCI
Professional highlights: Seeing my first class, FEMBA '07, through the entire MBA process from admissions all the way through graduation.
Why did you choose to work at Merage: I chose to work at Merage because I enjoy working with graduate students. |
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Title: Associate Director, Student Affairs Fully Employed MBA Program
Academic Background: BA degree in Sociology with an emphasis in Social Work from Chapman University; and MS degree in Human Resources also from Chapman University.
Professional highlights: I came to The Paul Merage School of Business in May of 2005. I began my career at Merage as the Assistant Director of Admissions for the FEMBA program. I definitely enjoyed my time working in admissions assisting prospective applicants throughout the recruitment, interview and admissions process for both Fall and Spring programs.
During my second year working in the FEMBA program I transitioned into the role of Associate Director, Student Affairs. This new role has enabled me to work more closely with staff, faculty and current students. Working in the FEMBA Program Office also still enables me to assist with admissions when needed as well, so I get to enjoy working with both prospective and current students, throughout their time here.
Why did you choose to work at Merage: Working at The Paul Merage School of Business has enabled me to make the transition from working with an undergraduate population to a graduate population. At the same time, I am also exposed to working with staff and faculty at one of the premier graduate business programs in Southern California. |
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