Executive Board 2013-2014
About the Executive Board
The 2013-2014 President and Senior Vice President were elected during the 2013 spring semester by Bentley’s graduate students. The rest of the e-board was then appointed. All graduate students are encouraged to vote each year and any graduate student may run for office during the nomination and election season each spring.
Meet the 2013-2014 Executive Board
President: Divakar Sankaran
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Program: ELMBA
Masters: Information Technology
Senior VP: Jiamin (Phoebe) Li
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Phoebe- A MSMA candidate from China, with a ready smile and an open and verbal manner, she shares herself authentically as a sassy Libra. Always on the lookout for exciting projects to work on. She also loves travelling.
Masters: Marketing Analytics
VP of Technology: Shyam Hariharan
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Shyam Hariharan is a second year ELMBA and MSIT student from Mumbai, India. He completed his undergraduate degree in Engineering and has some years of IT consulting experience in SAP. He likes to travel and enjoys adventure sports.
Favorite Movie: Pursuit of Happyness
Favorite Team: Arsenal
Favorite Quote: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Program: ELMBA
Masters: Information Technology
VP of Special Events: Huldah Sheena
Sheena was born in India but moved to Nigeria when she was 9 months old, where she grew up and finished her schooling. She finished her undergraduate degree in Business Administration and is currently pursuing her MBA. Her hobbies and interests include feasting on new cuisines, canoeing, backpacking, and reading criminology novels.
Program: ELMBA
Concentration: Management
VP of Sister Organization: Xin (Christina) Zhang
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Xin Zhang is pursing a Master of Science in Marketing Analytics in Bentley University and received her BS in Event Management in China. As VP of sister organizations in GSA, she tries to improve the efficiency and relationships. She is currently working as a research assistant in illustra.tv. Responsible, reliable and detail oriented are the right words for her. Traveling and photography are the loves of her life.
Masters: Marketing Analytics
VP of Alumni Relations: Jim Costello
James Costello grew up in the Boston area about 20 minutes from Bentley University. He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting Sfromaint Anselm College. After College he worked for 4 years in corporate accounting before deciding to pursue his MBA at Bentley University. James hopes to pursue a career in public accounting upon graduating from Bentley University. In his free time he likes to run and play basketball.
Program: ELMBA
Concentration: Accounting
VP of Diversity: Isik Birkent
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Isik is pursuing an MSIT/MBA program at Bentley University. Previously she had interned as a financial analyst and marketing specialist. Her strong skills in Management, Cooperative relationships and Leadership bring our organization unique attributes. She likes playing violin and enjoy glass painting. She hopes to pursue a career in Management and IT field
Program: ELMBA
Masters: Information Technology
VP of Inter-University Relations: Yash Doshi
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Yash Doshi is a Graduate student at Bentley University pursuing MBA with a concentration in Management. He was born and raised in India. If not MBA, he would have chosen between being a movie critic or a member of a rock band.
Favorite movie: The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite band: Metallica and The Beatles.
Program: ELMBA
Concentration: Management
VP of Part-time Students: Lindsay Vose
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Lindsay grew up in Massachusetts in a small town North of Boston. She continues to live on the North Shore while working in Boston as the Operations Manager for Liberty Mutual Reinsurance. When she is not working or studying, she enjoys spending time at her family’s estate in Naples, Maine.
Program: Professional MBA
Concentration: Management and Law
VP of Philanthropy: Yuzhu (Shine) Yuan
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Shine is a second year MSFP student from China. She used to be VP of communication in psychology club in college. She likes photographing and travelling.
Masters: Financial Planning
Treasurer: Khaled Mahmud
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Khaled is a second year Emerging Leaders MBA student from Bangladesh. He is a Fulbright Business Fellow. His undergraduate concentration was computer science and engineering and he had another masters in business administration with marketing concentration. He enjoys playing lawn tennis and other outdoor activities.
Program: ELMBA
Concentration: Finance