Peer Mentors
2025-2026
Our Peer Mentors are current undergraduate business students. They play a vital role in helping to advise and mentor our first year students. You may also meet with one of them during open advising hours! They are highly trained and very knowledgeable students who all have a variety of experiences in student groups, studying abroad, internships, and leadership opportunities. The Undergraduate Programs Office hires Peer Mentors every Spring for the coming academic year, please visit our Student Employment page for more information.
Peer Mentors on the Storrs Campus
Peer Mentors on Regional Campuses
Hometown: Queens, NY
Campus Involvements: School of Business Summer Orientation Assistant, Nathan Hale Homework Club
Career Aspirations: I would like to work in product development in the beauty and wellness space after graduation.
Fun Fact: I love collecting things. Literally anything (smiskis, sonny angels, jelly cats).
Hometown: Canton, MA
Campus Involvements: President of the UConn Homies, Top Dogs Captain for Men's and Women's Basketball, BCLC Alum, Marketing Society member
What I Did This Summer: I'm worked as a Market & Competitive Intelligence Intern at Breezeline. Prior to the start of my internship, I also went on a two week immersion trip to Prague, Czech republic, and Vienna, Austria with the Business Connections Learning Community. I've also been spending time with my friends and family.
Fun Fact: I love to travel and have visited eight different countries!
Hometown: Hicksville, NY
Campus Involvements: Hillside Ventures, Case Competition, Finance Society, Investment Banking Society, Leadership Learning Community, Private Capital Underclassmen Education
Career Aspirations: After graduation, I want to start off in equity or credit research, ideally for a bank. After, I will either stay on that career path, pursue an MBA, or switch to some form of private capital.
Fun Fact: I won a case competition last February!
Hometown: Bergenfield, NJ
Campus Involvement: FYE (First Year Experience) Peer Leader in the Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE), Honors Program
Best Thing About Being a Business Student: I think the best thing about being a business student is getting to understand a lot of the behind-the-scenes aspects of the things we take for granted or ignore in our day-to-day life. I believe that it’s such a privilege to be able to learn and understand some of the less obvious parts of existing in a culture where nearly everything is business.
Fun Fact: I was a musician for almost 10 years (most of elementary school, all of middle school, up until I graduated high school in 2023!)
Hometown: Waterford, CT
Campus Involvements: I am currently the President of the South Asian Women Empowerment Association, where I previously served as Vice President and Social Media Coordinator. I have also been a Husky Ambassador at Avery Point for two years and served as Vice President of the Business Society on campus. Additionally, I studied abroad in London during the summer, where I completed a marketing internship at the London Art Therapy Centre.
Career Aspirations: After graduation, my goal is to gain experience working in the marketing industry for a few years. Eventually, I hope to open a South Asian-inspired coffee shop that focuses on sustainability and ethical practices. I want to make sure that products like coffee beans and tea leaves from South Asia are sourced responsibly, without exploitation. A big part of my vision is to empower women by providing job opportunities and resources for immigrant women, creating a space that uplifts both culture and community.
Fun Facts: I’ve been playing the flute since I was 9 years old and I still play today.
Hometown: Norwalk, CT
Campus Involvement: Social Services Coordinator & Vice Chair of Executive Board for Community Outreach, FYE Mentor, Accounting Society Member, BCLC Alum, Former Program Director of Special Olympics Events, immersion trip to Costa Rica and Panama with the BCLC
Best Thing About Being a Business Student: One of the best aspects of being a business student is the ample resources the school provides to enhance my skillset and interact with a talented alumni pool.
Fun Fact: have a twin sister!
Hometown: South Korea
Campus Involvements: BCLC, Child Lab student employee, UConn Community Outreach Program- alternative break in Tennessee
Best Thing About Being a Business Student: The real word work experience insights we get from alumni and guest speakers.
Fun Fact: I love going to dessert shops and discovering new good ones.
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Hometown: New York, NY
Campus Involvements: Chinese Undergraduate Student Association (Treasurer), UConn Lambda Phi Epsilon (Treasure), UConn Finance Society (Member), UConn Accounting Society (Member)
What I Did This Summer: This summer I had the opportunity to attend the KPMG Explore Tax/Rise Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. Also, currently working as an One Summer Assistant for UConn Residential Life.
Fun Fact: I performed competitively as a Latin ballroom dancer. Additionally, I performed at Lincoln Center doing contemporary ballet. (This all happened when I was in elementary school going into middle school.)
Major: Management
Hometown: Lima, Peru
Campus Involvements: Dance Fit and Spin Instructor at the Rec Center, Member of Alpha Lambda Delta Society, Brew Crew member, Women in Business Member, TME mentor for Management major
Best Part About Being a Business Student: I really love how the School of Business has so many cool resources and opportunities to explore. From career coaching and hands-on classes to all the business clubs around campus, there’s always something going on that helps you figure out what you’re into and get ready for the real world. Plus, the sense of community is great, you’ll almost always bump into someone you know on the way to class, which makes it feel like you are part of big business group.
Fun Fact: In high school, I represented Peru by dancing traditional Peruvian dances in competitions across South America. I’m also a big fan of house music.
Hometown: East Haven, CT
Campus Involvement:Business Connections Learning Community (member from 2023-2025; served as Women in Business Committee Co-Chair for 2024-25 school year), Outing Club, Polish Cultural Society. Studied abroad in Salamanca, Spain for 3 weeks during the summer of 2024
Career Aspirations:My goal is to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and work at one of the "Big 4" public accounting firms as an auditor. I also want to continue traveling and explore as many new places as I can after graduation!
Fun Fact: I love spending my free time going on hikes, on bike rides, to the beach, or anything else in the outdoors!
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Campus Involvement: Vice President (2023–24) and President (2024–25) of the Waterbury Business Society; Student Administrative Assistant in the School of Business Undergraduate Programs Office, Waterbury (2024–25); actively participated in student government (ASG) and other campus events
What I Enjoy Most About Being a Business Student: I enjoy applying classroom knowledge to real-world experiences and sharing insights through leadership and the work environment, which helps me achieve my professional goals.
Fun Fact: I used to play basketball on my school team and even went to Sweden in 2016 for the Göteborg Basketball Festival.
Hometown: New Milford, CT
Campus Involvement: BCLC Alum, Women in Business
Best Part of Being a Business Student: All the opportunities offered to help sharpen your skills and get practice at what the real workforce will be like.
Fun Fact: My favorite color is pink!
Hometown: Milford, CT
Campus Involvement: Finance Society, Beta Theta Pi, BCLC, Alpha Lambda Delta
Career Aspirations: After graduation, I hope to receive a return offer from an internship related to Financial Analysis. Where I plan on growing my professional and financial skills which hopefully someday will help me open up my own investment management firm.
Fun Fact: I have a twin brother who is a minute older than me!
Hometown: Plainview, NY
Campus Involvement: HuskyTHON: Director of Strategic Fundraising, Case Club: Managing Director, Women in Business, Delta Zeta
What do you enjoy most about being a business student? The business school offers several clubs and opportunities that have strengthened my knowledge in various aspects of the business world. I enjoy connecting with my peers and meeting inspiring alumni and professionals through these experiences.
Fun Fact: I enjoy playing volleyball and surfing at the beach!
Hometown: West Hartford, CT
Campus Involvement: UConn Business Professionals, Muslim Student Association
Best Thing About Being a Business Student: There’s so much time to discover what you like and what you don’t like and what you want to do in business!
Fun Fact: I’ve lived in Germany, Saudi Arabia, Idaho, Texas and Egypt!
Hometown: Cheshire, CT
Campus Involvements: President of ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals for America), Financial Literacy Instructor, Student Administrative Assistant (OPIM Department), Filipino American Student Association, Peruvian Student Association
Career Aspirations: Post graduation, I plan on taking a break before working to travel and volunteer around Europe, Asia, and South America. After that trip, I'll be working in NYC in the tech/consulting field.
Fun Fact: I'm learning how to embroider and make clothes!
Hometown: Farmington, CT
Campus Involvements: Opportunity Fund, Finance Society, Resident Assistant, BCLC, Women in Business
Career Aspirations: After graduation I hope to work in corporate finance and hopefully move to Boston, NYC, or Chicago! I would also like to attend grad school after working for a couple of years post-grad.
Fun Fact: I was born in North Dakota and have a little sister!
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Campus Involvement: Marketing/Customer Services Intern at Office of Summer and Winter Programs, FYE Teaching Assistant, UConn-TIP Innovation Fellow, Student Leader of the 2025 Summer LEAD Program
Career Aspirations: After graduation, my goal is to work in marketing at one of the Big Four firms, where I can apply marketing strategies and data-driven insights to help global clients build strong and competitive brands.
Fun Fact: I'm a retired LookBook model!
Hometown: Orange, CT
Campus Involvement: Vice President of Event Management for the Business Connections Learning Community, member of the Fintech Club, and member of the Stamford Business Society
Career Aspirations: I plan to earn my CPA license and pursue a career in Audit. I'm also interested in gaining a strong understanding of Criminal Justice and hope to explore how it interacts with the business world.
Fun Fact: I love to ski, read, and bake!
Hometown: Sparta, NJ
Campus Involvement: FYE Mentor TA, BCLC Alum, Women in Business, Studied abroad in Prague and Vienna with the BCLC in Summer 2024
Career Aspirations: I would like to work in house for the finance department of a publishing firm and possibly go to law school.
Fun Fact: I was born in Texas, and lived in 3 different cities there (Dallas, Austin, and Huston) before moving to New Jersey in middle school.
Hometown: Wethersfield, CT
Campus Involvement: RA for the upper division honor's learning community at Connecticut Hall, President of the Treasury Department in the Chinese American Cooperation Association, UConn Honors in Business Association, and Chinese Undergraduate Student Association.
My Career Goals: I aim to continue developing my skills in the Assurance field within Accounting and complete the 150 credits required to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.
Fun Fact: I was on Google Earth!