Full-Time MBA
Wendy Tsung, Associate Dean & Executive Director of MBA Career Management Center. Wendy is responsible for the direction, execution and implementation of the services provided by the MBA CMC. Prior to her appointment, Wendy spent 14 years consulting to leading Financial Services Industry clients, most recently as Partner at Mitchell Madison Group, where she was focused on such issues as the B2B financial supply chain, profit improvement, merger integration, new business creation, and intrapreneurship. Wendy was an Associate Partner at Accenture in their Financial Service Strategy group and has also held positions at A.T. Kearney, IBM, and Johnson & Johnson. Wendy received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University.
Employer Relations Team
Cynetta Freeman, Associate Director of Employer Relations. Cynetta builds and maintains relationships with MBA recruiters in industries such as Biotechnology, Education, Financial Services, Government/Non-Profit, Healthcare/ Pharmaceuticals, Insurance, Manufacturing, Real Estate, and Technology. In addition to her 5 years in career services, Cynetta has 6 years in Human Recourses and Recruitment working at companies such as Macy’s, Deloitte and Andersen. Cynetta has earned both her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Master of Science in Human Resource Development from Georgia State University.
Amy Misner, Associate Director of Employer Relations. Amy builds and maintains relationships with MBA recruiters in the Consulting, Consumer Products, Transportation, Retail, Automotive, Energy/Utilities, Food/Beverage, Media/Entertainment, and Restaurant/Lodging industries. Prior to joining the Career Management Center in 2002, Amy worked with Goizueta’s Executive Education department and managed the Litigation department for the Emory Law School. Amy earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Communication from Georgia State University.
Marche Simpson, Recruiting Coordinator. Marche facilitates all on campus
interviews, job postings, company presentations and coordinates all
company visits. Prior to joining the Goizueta team, Marche earned her BBA
in Management from California State University and worked in admissions
and staffing.
Advising and Programming Team
Paula Farrington, Associate Director of Advising working primarily with Marketing students. Prior to joining the Goizueta team, Paula worked in a similar role with MBA students at the University of Georgia. Before pursuing a career in higher education, Paula has more than 10 years of experience in brand management and marketing research in the consumer packaged goods and textile industries. Paula earned her MBA from the University of Georgia and her Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University.
La’Kesha Johnson, Associate Director of Advising working primarily with Healthcare Management, Non-Profit and Social Enterprise, Operations/Supply Chain, and General Management students. Prior to joining the Goizueta team, La’Kesha worked in both the talent development and organizational development fields. She has more than 10 years of work experience within HR, including work for Emory Healthcare, Philip Morris, and the Atlanta Spirit. La’Kesha earned her MBA from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and her Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University.
Kristen Niarchos, Associate Director of Student Programming and Advising. Kristen focuses on designing and facilitating career preparation workshops, coordinating the Professional Development course and advising students. Prior to joining the CMC, Kristen served as Director of Corporate Relations for Goizueta. Kristen also has several years of experience in corporate and volunteer development, special events planning and operations, strategic planning and human resources. Kristen is a graduate of Wake Forest University with a degree in psychology.
Beverly Regan, Associate Director of Advising - working primarily with Finance students. Beverly has more than 20 years of corporate experience working in a variety of finance roles including bank examination and supervision, sales and trading, compliance, and fraud and project management. She has worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta and FleetCor Technologies in Atlanta, GA. Beverly holds an MBA from the Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Science from Northeastern University.
John Ryder, Associate Director of Advising - working primarily with Consulting and Real Estate students. John has worked in career services for over 14 years, the last nine working with MBA students at the University of Florida, UNC-Chapel Hill, and here at Goizueta. Before pursuing a career in higher education, John worked in television production in Los Angeles for 10 years. He holds his Master’s degree in Counselor Education from the University of Virginia.
Office Manager
Regina Walker, Office Manager. Regina’s main focus is to provide support to the students, advisors and employer relations team. Prior to Emory, she worked for a privately-owned federal government contractor as the Project Manager for Administrative Services contracts for the US General Services Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
