Virtually Meet with one of our Business Ambassadors!

Are you a prospective College of Business student interested to learn more about a business student's expereince? Connect with our Business Ambassadors!

Prospective students will have the opportunity to learn about ambassadors' unique experiences and discover what your journey could look like in the College of Business. You will also get to ask any questions that you have about our program, K-State, and college in general.

These meet ups will be scheduled for 1 hour and will be conducted virtually through Zoom. Please provide us a minimum of 72 business hours notice prior to the date and time you request.

If you have a question for an ambassador or would like to request a virtual meeting, please email us at businessambassadors@k-state.edu.

Business Ambassadors Executive Team

maddie rimmer

Maddie Rimmer

President

Senior

Hometown: Kansas City, MO

Major: Finance

Minor: Management

Certificate: Data Analytics

Involvement: Finance Scholars, Business Ambassadors, Menard Family Scholars, Center for Risk Management Education and Research Fellow

JOLIE HIRSCH

Alice Hayes

Vice President of Operations

Senior

Hometown: Geneseo, KS

Major: Accounting

Involvement: Business Ambassadors

bethany kiekel

Bethany Kiekel

Vice President of Internal Relations

Senior

Hometown: Auburn, NE

Major: Management

Minor: Entrepreneurship

Certificate: Strategic Selling

Involvement: Business Ambassadors, Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, volunteer at Russel Reitz Animal Shelter

keaton verdict

Keaton Verdict

Vice President of Outreach

Junior

Hometown: Shawnee, KS

Major: Finance

Minors: Personal Financial Planning, Entrepreneurship

Involvement: Business Ambassadors, Powercat Financial, Invest-A-Cats, Financial Services Leadership Institute, Menard Family Scholars

TYLER OPERACH

Claire Thimgan

Operations Officer

Junior

Hometown: Kansas City, MO

Major: Finance

Minor: Economics

Involvement: Business Ambassadors, Finance Scholars, Student Finance Association

 

Ambassadors

Ajooni Hundal

Junior

Hometown: Shawnee, KS

Majors: Organizational Management, Entrepreneurship

Minor: Leadership Studies

Involvement: Alpha Delta Pi, Business Ambassadors, Menard Family Scholars

adam ackerman

Adam Ackerman

Sophomore

Hometown: Binghamton, NY

Major: Finance

Certificate: Data Analytics

Involvement: Business Ambassadors, Menard Family Scholar, Men’s Club Lacrosse, Cadence A Capella

allexis bahner

Allexis Bahner

Senior

Hometown: Silver lake, KS

Major: Entrepreneurship

Minor: Leadership Studies

Certificate: Sales

Involvement: Business Ambassadors, Christian Challenge, Alpha of Clovia

alyson mccallop

Alyson McCallop

Sophomore

Hometown: Overland park, KS

Major: Accounting

Minor: Spanish

Certificate: International Business

About me: Women in Business, Accounting CAT Community, Business Ambassadors

alyssa gonzalez-holguin

Alyssa Gonzalez-Holguin

Sophomore

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Major: Management Information Systems

Involvement: College of Business IT, Business Ambassadors, MIS Club,Rise UpScholars

aurora ortega

Aurora Ortega

Junior

Hometown: Liberal, KS

Majors: Finance, Accounting

Minor: Management

Involvement: Finance Scholars, Rise Up, Hispanic American Leadership Org., MBSA, Business Ambassadors, Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority

Bibiana Perrez Torres

Sophomore

Hometown: Kansas City, KS

Major: Management Information Systems

Certificate: Sales

Involvement: Business Ambassadors, Project Impact, Rise Up, Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, MBSA

claire gassel

Claire Gassel

Sophomore

Hometown: Overland Park, KS

Major: Marketing

Certificate: Strategic Selling

Involvement: Greek Life, Alpha Kappa Psi, Club Lacrosse

conner flannery

Conner Flannery

Senior

Hometown: Gardner, KS

Major: Management Information Systems

Involvement: MIS Club, Business Ambassadors, Community Assistant at Wefald Hall

delainie hundley

Delainie Hundley

Sophomore

Hometown: Wathena, KS

Major: Organizational Management

Minor: Marketing

Certificate: Business in Sports and Entertainment

Involvement: Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, Women in Business, St. Isidore's, Business Ambassadors

dylan resner

Dylan Resner

Junior

Hometown: Olathe, KS

Major: Accounting

Minor: Leadership Studies

Involvement: Business Ambassadors, Blue Key Catalyst Program, PowerCat Financial residential Student Specialist

emily thornton

Emily Thornton

Senior

Hometown: Kingman, KS

Majors: Marketing, Economics

Certificates: International Business, Marketing Technology

Involvement: Economics Club, Snyder Fellows, Business Ambassadors, Asian American Student Union, Kappa Alpha Theta

isaac hernandez

Isaac Hernandez

Sophomore

Hometown: Denver, CO

Major: Accounting

Involvement: K-State First RLA, Haymaker Hall Council, Business Ambassadors, Rise Up Scholar

Isaac West

Junior

Hometown: Overland Park, KS

Major: Organizational Management

Involvement: St. Isadore Chess Club, Christian Challenge, Business Ambassadors

janelle bergkamp

Janelle Bergkamp

Senior

Hometown: Garden Plain, KS

Major: Human Resource Management

Minor: Agribusiness

Involvement: SHRM, Business Ambassadors, Lion’s Club

jaylee giles

Jaylee Giles

Sophomore

Hometown: Hutchinson, KS

Major: Human Resource Management

Minor: Leadership Studies

Involvement: KSUMB, Alpha of Clovia, Christian Challenge, Business Ambassadors

jayme wagner

Jayme Wagner

Sophomore

Hometown: Burlington, KS

Major: Organizational Management

Minor: Personal Financial Planning

Certificate: Sports and Entertainment

Involvement: Menard Family Scholars, Business Ambassadors

jenna mauler

Jenna Mauler

Senior

Hometown: Great Bend, KS

Major: Accounting

Minors: Management, Leadership Studies

Involvement: Alpha Xi Delta, Business Ambassadors

jody zimmerman

Jody Zimmerman

Junior

Hometown: Satanta, KS

Major: Agricultural Economics

Minor: Business

Certificate: International Business

Involvement: Menard Family Scholars, Business Ambassadors, Homecoming Committee

josh chung

Josh Chung

Sophomore

Hometown: Junction City, KS

Major: Accounting

Involvement: Business Ambassadors, Beta Alpha Psi, Multicultural Business Student Association, Asian American Student Union, Rise Up, MAPS

joy clemence

Joy Clemence

Sophomore

Hometown: Abilene, KS

Majors: Finance, Accounting

Minor: German

Involvement: Christian Challenge, Menard Family Scholars, Student Foundation, Business Ambassadors

julia pfaff

Julia Pfaff

Junior

Hometown: Overland Park, KS

Major: Organizational Management

Minors: Non-Profit Leadership, Spanish

Certificate: International Business

Involvement: Menard Family Scholars, Women in Business, Business Ambassadors, Pre-Law Ambassadors, Alpha Xi Delta

julia robbe

Julia Robbe

Junior

Hometown: Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Majors: Management, International Studies

Minors: Chinese, French

Certificate: International Business

Involvement: Student Alumni Board, Menard Family Scholars, Center for Risk Management, Modern Languages Ambassadors

lauryn sellens

Lauryn Sellens

Junior

Hometown: Wichita, KS

Major: Finance

Certificate: Business of Sports and Entertainment

Involvement: Club Tennis Team, Business Ambassadors

michael tumberger

Michael Tumberger

Sophomore

Hometown: Overland Park, KS

Majors: Finance, Accounting

Involvement: Finance Scholars, Student Finance Association, Business Ambassadors

michaela crow

Michaela Crow

Sophomore

Hometown: Manhattan, KS

Major: Accounting

Minor: Spanish

Involvement: Flute Ensemble, Beta Alpha Psi, Business Ambassadors

owen macke

Owen Macke

Sophomore

Hometown: Prarie Village, KS

Major: Accounting

Involvement: Business Ambassadors, Phi Delta Theta

reagan geisbrecht

Reagan Geisbrecht

Junior

Hometown: Mnahattan, KS

Majors: Marketing, Management

Certificate: Professional Strategic Selling

Involvement: Gamma Phi Beta, Homecoming Committee, Order of Omega, Menard Family Scholars, Business Ambassadors

riley jacobson

Riley Jacobson

Junior

Hometown: Scandia, KS

Major: Accounting

Minor: Agricultural Economics

Involvement: Business Ambassadors, Beta Alpha Psi, Center for Risk Management

samantha robben

Samantha Robben

Junior

Hometown: Grinnell, KS

Major: Marketing

Certificate: Marketing Technology

Involvement: Business Ambassadors, Women in Business, Marketing/Graphic Design Student for the CBA Career Development Center

toben schwarz

Toben Schwarz

Sophomore

Hometown: Abilene, KS

Majors: Accounting, Finance

Minors: Agricultural Economics, Computer Science

Involvement: Farmhouse Fraternity, Christian Challenge, Accounting CAT Community, Business Ambassadors

tram pham

Tram Pham

Master of Accountancy

Hometown: Garden City, KS

Majors: Accounting, Finance

Involvement: Rise Up Scholars, Business Ambassadors, Student Union Ambassadors Lead, Koch Scholars, Multicultural Business Student Association

tyler burns

Tyler Burns

Senior

Hometown: Topeka, KS

Major: Accounting

Involvement: Beta Alpha Psi, Connected Cats, Marching Band, Cat Band, Menard Family Scholars