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 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.
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.