Our Staff

Barbara Church-Kattan
Director
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Provides leadership and direction for the office. Manages Employer Relations and Corporate Ratings Database. Oversees student career development foundation curriculum. Oversees publications generated for business development, education or career development. Manages reporting systems for salary and data collection.

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Lisa Kellerman
Assistant Director
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Plans and implements sessions in the Career Development core class and other Career Workshops for students. Ensures overall student resume and interview quality. Lead advisor to specializations without center support, evening MBA's and international students.

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Current Graduate Assistants

Husain Ebrahimi
Finance Major

Husain is a product of the NYC Bronx borough. He holds a B.A. in Finance from St. John's University and is also an accomplished recording artist. He developed and maintains the current M.B.A. student database and manages the M.B.A. online portal. In 2006 Husain was the Vice President of the M.B.A. Marketing Association and will be graduating in May 2008 with a Finance M.B.A.

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Tatiana Gamarra
Finance Major

Tatiana is an international student from Peru, although she plans to remain in the USA. She brings with her extensive finance work experience and currently conducts statistical analysis of salary surveys for the Graduate Career Center that are used by national publications like Business Week. Tatiana is the current Hofstra Investment Banking Association (HIBA) President and will be graduating in August 2008 with an M.B.A. in Finance.

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Jean F. Montalvan
Finance Major and Dual in Marketing

Jean is a native New Yorker and received his dual B.A. in Economics and Political Science from SUNY Stony Brook. He spearheaded and maintains our new web site's look and feel, and handles most of the Graduate Career Centers' general marketing efforts. In addition to the Career Center, Jean also interns at a boutique hedge fund of funds firm in NYC, and is the current M.B.A. Marketing Association President. He will be graduating in August 2008 with a dual M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing.

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Nick Pedraza
Finance Major

Nick hails from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and currently coordinates the Alumni Network program, which links current M.B.A. candidates with Zarb Graduate School alumni. He holds a B.S. in International Studies with an Economics concentration from Michigan State University, and is pursuing his M.B.A. in Finance with an expected May 2009 graduation date. Nick is also the current M.B.A. Marketing Association Vice President.