The mission of The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, an alliance of leading American business schools and some of our country’s top corporations, is to enhance diversity in business education and leadership by helping to reduce the serious underrepresentation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans in both the member schools’ enrollments and the ranks of management.

Currently, I am participating in a comprehensive twelve-month pre-MBA program that pairs young professionals with the one-on-one coaching, network, and support needed to gain a competitive recruiting edge before business school starts. With MLT MBA PD, I have teamed up with an experienced coach, Angie Kirk, to clarify my career goals, participating in immersive industry boot camps and building a personalized career road map. In addition to this insight and guidance, I have had the opportunity to interview for internships months before starting business school, potentially starting my MBA program with an internship offer.

Selected as one of 200 nationwide participants based on leadership potential and academic success, I was provided with months of personalized guidance and strategy to navigate my way to success through the business school application process, business school, and beyond. I was paired with with an all-star MLT coach, Kendra Crook, who helped me develop my application and own winning game plan. I benefited from MLT’s extraordinary insight and experience, thanks to partnerships with the top 25 business schools. Also, I was able to join a lifelong network of champions – 5,000 MLT peers and partners – who are committed to helping each other advance.

- Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership (EGAL): Founding Co-Chair of Student Advisory Board Member - MBA292 Equity Fluent Leadership: The Value of Diversity & Inclusion: Graduate Student Instructor- Consortium for Graduate Study in Management: Fellow, Wallace L. Jones & Co-Liaison Fellow- Race Inclusion Initiative: Lead, Admission Pillar- Latinx Business Club: Founder- Haas Marketing Club: VP of INNOV8 Case Competition- Sports Business Club: VP of Communications- UGBA196 Sports Management: Graduate Student Instructor- Boost @ Berkeley Haas: Lead Mentor- Emerson Elementary Cheetah Tank: Lead Mentor- RISE Program @ Berkeley Haas (Reach, Inclusion, Service, Equity): Mentor- FTMBA Oski Cohort: Academic Cohort Rep- Diversity Admissions Council: Founding Student Board Member

Executed strategic, analytical, and creative projects to contribute to the growth objectives of the world's leading toilet tissue brand.

• Combined prior industry experience with newfound knowledge and training to execute on specialized sales plan, resulting in $1.6M in sales and $202K in profit margin, exceeding sales goal by 43% and profit margin goal by 84%• Identified qualified sales opportunities among 1,200 prospects by integrating CRM software (SAP Cloud 4 Customer), Microsoft Office Suite, and Google Drive Applications, managing B2B relationships and prioritizing requests to provide world-class customer service experiences • Generated over $200,000 in additional revenue by initiating a cross-functional partnership, working with brick and mortar locations, engineers, residential sales, and commercial sales to streamline support of commercial prospects

The Riordan MBA Fellows Program provided me the framework to attend a top MBA program. As a Fellow, I found myself surrounded with like-minded individuals who had experienced similar obstacles within their communities. Throughout the program, we learned from one another, building dynamic relationships. I attribute much of my personal and professional success to the Riordan MBA Fellow's Program.Also, I received the 2015 Linda Baldwin Award of Excellence. It was humbling to receive an award that is presented annually to a Riordan MBA Fellow who has exemplified exceptional commitment to personal and team excellence.

• Responsible for managing functional areas of the organization such as Sales, Marketing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Operations, and Administration, initially executing expansion plans that included creating, submitting, and successfully obtaining business licenses and certifications (EPA Refrigerant Reclaimer Certification, City of Baldwin Park Business License, C-38 Refrigeration Contractors License)• Created a cross-functional training program to execute logistics strategy that seized an integral subcontracting opportunity with Southern California Edison’s Energy Management Assistance Program, increasing installations of appliances and revenue by approximately 360% from 2012 to 2015 • Developed an outside sales initiative, acquiring about 115 clients in approximately 14 months through pull-approach marketing plan that provided differentiation by paying clients to dispose of their refrigerant instead of charging them• Leveraged existing relationships to educate clients of different products and services, utilizing both traditional direct-mail marketing, such as postcards, brochures, and letters, and non-traditional email marketing to inform clients of refrigerant recovery services, refrigerant product sales, refrigerant disposal services, cylinder services, and freight

• Created B2C sales framework, yielding 80% of annual sales goal within six months by cross-selling to existing accounts and establishing new relationships through referral business• Reshaped under-performing Hispanic sales territory, reversing losses by fostering mutually beneficial relationships with Asian bankers to earn business referrals by leveraging my Spanish speaking skills with Hispanic banking customers