Clear Admit MBA Fair & GMERA Spring 2025 | School Information Hub

Welcome to the information hub for participating schools at the Clear Admit MBA Fair 2025 and the GMERA Spring Meeting. This page contains everything you need to prepare for and navigate both events in Boston. #mbafair2025 #gmera25

Wednesday, May 14th

MBA Prospect Fair @ MIT Sloan

• Time: 5:00-8:00 PM
• Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts | MIT Sloan School of Management | Building: E62

04:30 – 05:00
Arrival and Setup & Green Room Open

05:00 – 08:00
Fair Open / Tabling

Panel Schedule:
05:20 – 05:45
Panel 1: MBA Decoded: Who Goes, What You Learn, and Why It’s Worth It

05:50 – 06:15
Panel 2: Admissions Tips 1: What You’ve Done – Tests, Work & Activities

06:20 – 06:50
Panel 3: From MBA to Bain: Breaking into Strategy Consulting

06:55 – 07:20
Panel 4: Admissions Tips 2: What You Say – Goals, Essays & Interviews

07:25 – 07:55
Panel 5: The Real Cost of an MBA – And How to Afford It

Thursday, May 15th

GMERA Membership Meeting @ Harvard Business School

• Time: 8:30 AM -4:15 PM
• Location: Cumnock Hall, Room 120, Harvard Business School

08:30 – 09:00
Register, Coffee & Pastries from Flour Bakery

09:00 – 09:15
Opening Remarks

09:15 – 10:00
Spring Project Findings

10:00 – 10:15
Coffee Break

10:15 – 11:00
2025 Applicant Trends

11:00 – 11:30
Mining Prospect Data

11:30 – 12:00
AI & ESL Workshop

12:00 – 01:00
DuoLingo Lunch from Tatte

01:00 – 01:30
Campus Tour of HBS

01:30 – 03:00
Hot Topics

03:00 – 03:15
Coffee Break

03:15 – 03:45
Membership Meeting

03:45 – 04:15
Student Loans Update

04:15
Closing Remarks

04:15 – 06:30
Free Time

05:00 – 06:30
Optional Harvard University / Cambridge Tour

06:30 – 08:30
Juno Dinner @ Forage (📍 5 Craigie Cir, Cambridge, MA)

Event Locations Map

To help you easily navigate between venues, we’ve created a custom Google Map with all locations marked, including MIT Sloan, Harvard Business School, and dinner/tour sites.

👉 View the map here: MBA Fair and GMERA Meeting Map

Participating Schools & Representatives:

Berkeley Haas

• Eric Askins – Executive Director of Full-time MBA Admissions

• Scott Rief – Senior Director of Marketing

Carnegie Mellon Tepper

• J.R. McGrath – Executive Director, Masters Admissions

• Brittany Miller – Director of Masters Admissions, Marketing & Communications

Chicago Booth

• Kate Spencer – Director, Admissions Marketing, MBA Programs

• Nicole Chen – Director, Student Recruitment and Admissions

Columbia Business School

• Kate Murphy – Senior Associate Director Of Admissions

• Ken Cutts – Director of Marketing for Degree Programs

Cornell Johnson

• Eddie Asbie – Executive Director of Admissions and Scholarship

Cornell Tech

• Joe Korevec – Director of Enrollment and Admissions

Dartmouth Tuck

• Amy Mitson – Director of Admissions, Recruitment and Marketing

• Tim Neil – Assistant Director, Recruitment Admissions & Financial Aid

Duke Fuqua

• Allison Jamison – Assistant Dean of Admissions

• Jessica Heckman – Director of Brand Marketing

Emory Goizueta

• Melissa Rapp – Associate Dean of Graduate Admissions

Georgetown McDonough

• Anne Kilby – Associate Dean of MBA Admissions

Georgia Tech Scheller

• Emily Sharkey – Executive Director, MBA Admissions & Recruiting

Harvard Business School

• Dana Fernandez – Director, Marketing, MBA Admissions

• Joanne Kang – Assistant Director, MBA Admissions

• Allie Desjardins – Associate Director, MBA Admissions

• Angela Gibbons-Williams – MBA Admissions Team Member

• Katya Gonzalez-Willette – Marketing Manager

• Rupal Gadhi – Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid

Indiana Kelley

• Jim Holmen – Director of Admissions and Financial Aid

• Brad Rosenwinkel – Associate Director of Admissions

Kellogg Northwestern

• Steve Thompson – Senior Director, Full-Time Admissions

London Business School

• Alessandra Gazzola – Senior Manager, Recruitment and Admissions, MBA

Michigan Ross

• Matt Ganderson – Managing Director, Full-Time & Global MBA Programs

MIT Sloan

• Pam Spencer – Director, Marketing, Outreach & Recruiting Events, Admissions

• Eileen Jacob – Associate Director, Marketing

NYU Stern

• Matthew Moll – Director of MBA Admissions

SMU Cox

• Debbie Macedonia – Assistant Dean, Full-Time MBA and Masters Admissions

• Shelly Heinrich – Sr. Assistant Dean, Career Management Center and Graduate Admissions

Stanford GSB

• Lisa Giannangeli – Director, MBA Admissions Office

UCLA Anderson

• Alex Lawrence – Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid

UT Austin McCombs

• Rodrigo Malta – Managing Director of MBA Marketing & Admissions

• Stephanie Gamba – Senior Full-Time MBA Admissions Officer

UVA Darden

• Dawna Clarke –  Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions 

Vanderbilt Owen

• Bailey McChesney – Director, MBA Admissions

• Amanda Fend – Director, MBA Recruiting

Washington Foster

• Brent Nagamine – Director of Full-time MBA Admissions

Wharton UPenn

• Park Watson – Associate Director Of Admissions

Yale SOM

• Amber Walsh – Senior Associate Director of Admissions

• Bruce Delmonico – Assistant Dean for Admissions

• Laurel Grodman – Assistant Dean for Admissions

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