The Goizueta Alumni Board is growing stronger with the addition of three new members.
Their backgrounds straddle business, AI, human resources, and sustainability, bringing with them a wealth of experience and energy to the strategic initiatives of the board.
“Working closely with the Goizueta Alumni Board, I am always heartened by their level of commitment to the broader community and desire to stay involved with the school,” says Lindsay Topping, managing senior director of alumni engagement. “Our alumni base ranges in fields and expertise, from entrepreneurs, consultants, finance and analytics experts, leaders in every way.”
When those alumni elect to join the board and channel all that collected wisdom back to the school, they’re not only offering students invaluable resources, they are strengthening the network while influencing the future of business.
Lindsay Topping, Managing Senior Director of Alumni Engagement
The alumni board welcomes the following members for the 2024-25 academic year:
Katie Hoole 23MBA
Hoole leverages her master’s in education and MBA as a senior program manager, Amazon University Talent Acquisition in Arlington, Virginia. In this role, she leads global intern offboarding.
John Paul “JP” Ortiz 18MBA
Ortiz is an account executive for Google U.S. Education. He spends his free time traveling between Atlanta and Costa Rica where he is a conservation entrepreneur and writer for his newsletter (launching soon), The Wall Green Journal, where he discusses his experiences with regenerative living, green business, shamanism, and plant medicines.
Sam Shabbir 21EMBA
Shabbir is the Director of Revenue Growth Management at The Coca-Cola Company, where he leads the Nutrition and Sparkling portfolios. He focuses on long-term retail strategy, promotions, and strategizing sources of growth for his portfolio. Originally from Pakistan, Shabbir completed his undergraduate studies in the U.K. He is an avid Arsenal fan who loves traveling around the world and has pursued his education and work experience across three different continents.
The group’s executive committee for the 2024-25 academic year is David Israel Mendez 15MBA, president; Ari Rollnick 97C 01MBA, vice president; Rashida Burnham 14MBA, secretary; and Jason Payton 12EvMBA, past president.
Other members include:
- Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim 11EMBA
- Jessica Chod 09MBA/JD
- Willie Choi 11PhD
- Tyler Ewing 05BBA
- Alonzo Ford 09EMBA
- Willi Freire 19BBA
- Jason Harlow 10BBA 14MBA
- Emily Anne Jacobstein 13MBA
- Graham Jaenicke 14MBA
- Ted Kim 97BBA
- Lauren McGlory 16MBA
- Juan Pablo Sabillon 20BBA
- Carrie Schonberg 97C 03MBA
- Angelique Stewart 18EMBA
- Ainsley TeGrotenhuis 05MBA
- Aaron Weiner 15BBA
- Trey Winter 20EMBA
Did you know that your Goizueta alumni network is 25,000 global members strong? Find out more about how you can volunteer with Goizueta, engage with fellow alumni, access career resources, and invest in the future of Goizueta. Reach out to one of the advancement and alumni engagement team members at gbsalumni@emory.edu.
