Lexington Office

 

Peter von Loesecke, CEO and Managing Director

Peter joins The MBA Tour after over 20 years in management consulting and industry. Throughout his career, he helped companies design and implement operational improvements. While working as a management consultant for Arthur D. Little and Applied Value, Peter sold and led engagements with global clients in the medical, consumer, and transportation industries. He has published articles about commodity sourcing strategies, supply chain improvement initiatives, and the link between operational performance and stock valuation. As a management consultant, Peter worked with clients across North America, Europe and Latin America. Throughout his consulting career, he recruited and hired graduate students from a wide breadth of business schools for management consulting positions. He is very interested in working with graduate business programs to identify and recruit talent. Peter earned his MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University.

 

 

Meredith Curtin Siegel, Director

Meredith is responsible for all aspects of the markets in Southeast Asia and India. Additionally, she manages client relations in North America, Southeast Asia, India, and Australia.

With over 10 years of experience in university admissions, the last 6 in MBA admissions, Meredith brings direct industry experience to The MBA Tour. She has traveled extensively, recruiting MBA students from around the world, and has both participated in and organized fairs, panels, workshops, and information sessions in Latin America, Asia, India, the UAE, and Turkey, and Europe. Through her work in MBA recruitment, Meredith has been an active in both GMAC and the Forte Foundation. Meredith holds a BA in English from the University of Vermont and a MS in Higher Education from Indiana University.

For information regarding recruitment activities in Southeast Asia or India, or general client questions, contact Meredith at meredith@thembatour.com or 1-781-862-0900 ext. 103.

 

 

Lori Devir-Carroll, Events Manager

Lori manages event logistics and works with regional teams for our events worldwide and co-leads on a variety of tours.

Lori has over 12 years of event planning experience, both in domestic and international markets. This experience in international event planning, and awareness for cultural differences enables Lori to ensure appropriate budget planning and venue selections for our events. She holds a B.A. from Southern University and currently resides in New Hampshire.

For questions regarding applications, invoices, travel logistics, and general issues related to events, contact Lori at lori@thembatour.com or +1-781-862-0900 ext. 104

 

 

Camila Eisenstädter, Marketing Communications Manager

Camila manages marketing campaigns for our events worldwide and co-leads our Latin America Tour.

Born in Brazil, she has lived in Southeast Asia, Europe, and Latin America and has seven years of experience in global marketing. Having been an international student in the U.S., she understands the needs and concerns of foreign students and can assist universities in attracting a global and diverse student pool. She holds a B.A. from Clark University in Psychology and Spanish, a Masters in Marketing from the Pontificia Universidade Católica of Rio de Janeiro, and is currently pursuing her MBA at Babson’s Olin School of Business.

For questions regarding downloading student registration lists, business school profiles, or marketing issues, contact Camila at camila@thembatour.com or +1-781-862-0900 ext. 102.

 

 

Sara Leger, Event Coordinator

Sara coordinates event logistics and co-leads the September Asia Tour.

Sara has experience in international marketing, marketing research, and event planning. She has studied abroad in London and Spain, and has traveled to over 16 countries including India, Myanmar, Japan, Brazil and South Africa. Sara completed her B.A. with honors in International Marketing Management from the Whittemore School of Business, University of New Hampshire.

For questions regarding the MBA Tour website, traveler profiles, and website password, contact Sara at sleger@thembatour.com or +1-781-862-0900 ext. 106.

 

 

 

Europe

 

Mélisa Broussin, Director

Mélisa will join The MBA Tour in August to manage client relations in Europe and Lead the Asia and Europe Tours. As a Development Manager for HEC Paris, she is currently responsible for the increased attendance of American and Canadian students, and was in charge of Development in Eastern Europe and the Middle East with special dedication to quality, international and diverse recruitment. Her professional and personal experiences, and the education she received both in the US and France have given her great ability to work in international organizations and understand multiple cultures.

Mélisa holds a a BA in International relations and Political sciences and a certificate in Mass Communication & the Media. She is fluent in French, English, Spanish and Portuguese, and has some knowledge of Korean. Mélisa was born in France and currently resides in Bordeaux.

 

Latin America

 

JoBeth Brudner, Regional Director for Latin America

JoBeth leads our Latin America Tour as an independent consultant with more than 20 years in international education located Buenos Aires, Argentina.

She has lived in Argentina since 1984, where as an OSEAS adviser she was the coordinator of the U.S. government advising centers throughout Argentina.. She is an active member of NAFSA as well as part of the OSEAS Trainers Corp. Over the last 20 years, she has participated in several recruiting tours to Latin America as well as coordinated and collaborated in over 25 public study abroad programs and fairs. Utilizing her thorough regional knowledge and excellent contacts, JoBeth has led over 15 MBA Tours to Latin America since 1998.

For questions regarding the Latin America Tour itinerary, contact JoBeth at jobeth@thembatour.com.

 

 

Our Consultants

Steve Beaver, Tour Leader

Steve Beaver co-leads our Asia Tour after serving for many years as both a tour member and a board member. Steve has many years of admissions experience, both in MBA recruitment at Thunderbird, and most recently, student recruitment at Webster University in Bangkok, Thailand. Additionally, Steve is a partner in a small touring company, Far Corners Safaris, which plans and leads trips to five African countries: Thailand & Cambodia, China, Argentina, Peru and Chile. Having traveled in over 90 countries, lived and worked abroad, Steve brings to The MBA Tour tremendous experience with trip management and working internationally with clients, educational institutions and the public.

Steve can be reached at sbeaver@thembatour.com

 

 

Cristina Peters, Consultant

Cristina leads our US International School Tour and Canada Tour as an independent consultant with over 12 years of combined experience in the Consumer Goods Industry and Higher Education.

She worked in MBA Admissions and the Global Executive MBA Program at IESE Business School (Barcelona, Spain) having responsibility for program marketing and outreach as well as many of the admissions areas including program management, events, and application reviews. Cristina also has substantial Marketing and International Business experience across a number of Consumer Goods categories including Cosmetics, Packaged Foods and Natural and Organic products - having worked for multi-national companies including Henkel, Clairol, and General Mills. She is currently the International Business Manager for Nelsons, a leading natural medicine company based in Boston, Massachusetts. Cristina graduated with a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Barcelona. Cristina is very interested to help World-Class MBA programs position and market themselves to their ideal candidate base.

For questions regarding US International School Tour in February or Canada Tour itineraries, contact Cristina at cpeters@thembatour.com.

 

 

Greg Walker, Senior Consultant

Greg co-leads our India Tour with extensive experience working with international students, including 11 years of experience as an international admissions officer for three U.S. universities.

In 1996, he led his first recruitment tour and since that time has organized and led successful tours in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, India and the Caribbean. He has been an active member of NAFSA as well as a presenter at several national and international conferences and has developed and facilitated international recruitment workshops. His work has also included consulting roles with the College Board, AMIDEAST, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) as well as with a number of international corporations. With an educational background in Latin American Studies, Organizational and Cross-Cultural Communication and TESOL, Greg enjoys working with the clients of the MBA Tour as they travel and work in various parts of the world.

Greg can be reached at greg@thembatour.com