GSM Alumni Association

The Graduate School of Management Alumni Association (GSMAA) is a vibrant, dynamic and powerful networking community that is passionate about ensuring GSM's continued success as a globally ranked business school.

The GSMAA board members are a select consortium of alumni leaders who have the important role of serving as liaisons between the alumni population and leadership at the School. The Board’s mission is to facilitate strong affiliations among alumni, students, faculty, staff and the communities that are united within the GSM network.

Purpose and Values

GSMAA Purpose:

Fosters and contributes to a close-knit alumni community
Promotes the value of well-rounded graduates
Introduces and integrates members into the business community

GSMAA Values:

Passionate and energetic leadership
Engaging the GSM Alumni community
Continued commitment and service to GSM

Interested? Email our Senior Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Stephanie Young-Birkle, at syoungbirkle@ucdavis.edu.

Current Board Members

Preet Ahluwalia MBA 22
UCCE Area Director, UCANR
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Jesse Brown-Bey MBA 23
Associate Director of Planned Giving, UC Davis
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Kevin Chuc MBA 22
Senior Underwriter, Chubb
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Sonja Colbert MBA 06
Chief Operating Officer, Information and Educational Technology, UC Davis
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Benjamin Coss MBA 23
Senior Vice President, Maximus
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Melanie Dahl MPAc 14
Senior Manager, Gilbert CPAs
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Venkata Duvvuri MBA 10
Lead AI Architect & Transformation Consultant, IBM
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Suzanne Howard MBA 21
Business Operations Analyst, Sandia National Laboratories
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Lulu Lin MBA 18
Senior Director of Product, Atlas Health
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Andrea Ollanik MBA 20
Consultant
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Savanna De La Paz MSBA 24
Risk Management and Contracts Analyst II, San José Clean Energy
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Sonic Prabhudesai MSBA 18
Co-Founder, Distribution Labs
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Alexis Rangel MM 26
Employment Training Supervisor, County of San Joaquin
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Anne Retterer MBA 00
Vice President, AI Product Management, IKS Health
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Benigno Salazar MBA 99
Marketing Planner, Blue Shield of California
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Daniel Skipp MBA 23
Distribution & Global OEM Manager, FUJIFILM Biosciences
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Jennifer Sullivan MBA 00
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Joe Sullivan MBA 22
Chief Information Officer, State of California-Emergency Medical Services Authority
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Nate Whaley MBA 01
Chief Financial Officer, In-Shape Health Clubs & California Family Fitness
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Ryan Wilson MBA 24
Chief Executive Officer, WilsonTech Fleet Service
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Ex-Officio Members

Tom Smith
GSM Interim Dean

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Ted Reiterman MPAc 16
CPA, Robert Half International
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