Our Mission

To enhance and enrich the experiences of students who are interested in Latin American cultures and communities at the Ross School of Business.

We want to provide a network for supporting current students, prospective students and former students by fostering relationships in the social, academic and professional areas.

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OUR TEAM

Melissa
Barrios

melissabacu@gmail.com

Esteban
Guzman Osorio

President

eguzm@umich.edu

Esteban is an incoming second-year MBA at Michigan Ross. He's originally from Bogotá, Colombia where he studied a Bachelors and Masters in Science in Industrial Engineering. Before business school, he worked at Mastercard Advisors for 6.5 years in Latin America and South East Asia managing consulting projects on several different topics. Ask him about Consulting, Financial Services, F1, BBQs and long-distance relationships.

Claudia
Aranda Portocarrero

President

carandap@umich.edu

Claudia is a second-year MBA at Michigan Ross. She's originally from Lima, Peru, where she spent all her life before coming to Ann Arbor. She studied Business Engineering at Universidad del Pacifico. She worked at Motorola as a Strategy and Sales Operations Specialist for three years before business school. Previous to that, she was in the Commercial Planning area of a multinational beauty corporation for 2 years. Ask her about the intersection of business & tech, coming with an MBA partner , and shopping around A2.

Barbara
Lopez Santander

VP Prospective Students

balopez@umich.edu

Barbara is a second-year MBA at Michigan Ross. She's originally from Chile, where she spent all her life before coming to Ann Arbor. She studied Industrial Engineering at Universidad Federico Santa Maria. She worked in the Airline and Mining industry as a Revenue Management and Continuous Improvement Specialist for seven years before business school. Ask her about the intersection of business, tech & Tauber Institute, and how is life in Ann Arbor.

Cristobal
Soza Eynaudi

VP Alumni Relations

csoza@umich.edu

Cristobal is a second-year MBA at Michigan Ross. He's originally from Santiago, Chile. He completed his undergraduate degree in business and economics at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, and later received a master's in finance degree from the same institution. Prior to Ross, he worked for 4.5 years in Corporate Development at ILC, a Chilean conglomerate of financial institutions and healthcare services. Ask him about pivoting industry and function, coming with a partner who studies a different program, and attending sports and live events in Ann Arbor and Detroit.

Andres
de la Piedra

VP Career Development

andresdp@umich.edu

Andres is a second-year MBA at Michigan Ross. He's originally from Pimentel, a small coastal town in the north of Peru, and then he moved to Lima before coming to Ann Arbor. He studied Economics at Universidad del Pacifico. He worked at the Central Bank of Peru in the open market operations division for 6 years before business school. Ask him about pivoting into consulting, coming with an MBA partner, and finding great food around A2.

Eduardo
Salas

VP Finance

edusalas@umich.edu

Eduardo is a second-year MBA at Michigan Ross. He's originally from Lima, Peru. He studied industrial engineering at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. Before business school, he worked in Consumer Goods, Investment Baking, and Healthcare in finance and internal consultant roles for 8 years. Ask him about applying to consulting, coming with an MBA partner, and finding good cocktails in Ann Arbor.

Maria
Guerrero

VP of Community Allyship

mariague@umich.edu

Maria is a second year MBA at Michigan Ross. SheÔÇÖs originally from Tamaulipas, Mexico. She completed her undergraduate degree in Supply Chain Management and Finance at the University of Houston. Prior to Ross, Maria worked as a consultant for Deloitte in Technology and Supply Chain consulting. Ask her about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), the Tauber Institute, and food & drinks.

Karina
Inauen

VP Marketing & Communications

karinainauen@gmail.com

Karina is a second-year MBA partner from Colombia.
She studied Design at Universidad de los Andes and had an event decoration agency and a creative bakery in Bogota.
Ask her about coming as an MBA partner, having pets in A2, cooking and baking recipes, decorating and furnishing your new home, navigating the recruiting process as a partner and what to do for fun in A2

Daniela
Perez

VP Community Engagement

Dany.p95@hotmail.com

Daniela is a second-year MBA partner at Michigan Ross. She's originally from Mexico City, Mexico where she spent all her life before coming to Ann Arbor. She studied Psicholgy at Universidad de las Americas CDMX. She worked at ALD Automotive Mexico as a Human Resources Business Partner for two years and a half before moving to A2. Ask her about tips for furnishing your home, places to live, necessary things you need to buy during your time living in A2, coming as an MBA partner, things to do in your free time and shopping around A2 and online.

Chiara
Lucchesi

c.lucchesivia@gmail.com

Jorge
Melillan

jmeliv@umich.edu

Andres
Tineo-Paz

tineopaz@umich.edu

Gabriel
Urcuyo

Officer

gurcuyos@umich.edu

Andrea
Quadra

Officer

andreaquadrap@gmail.com

Nessim
Salom

nessimsr@umich.edu

Nessim is a first-year MBA at Michigan Ross. He's originally from Bogotá, Colombia where he studied a Bachelors in Finance and International Trade. Before business school, he worked as a management consultant, focused in the Financial Industry, at both Mastercard Advisors and EY for 6 years. Ask him about Consulting, Financial Services, Latin-American music, and coming with a MBA partner.

Valeria
Cabrales

Officer

valeriac@umich.edu

Sergio
Peschiera

Officer

sergiope@umich.edu

Sergio is a first-year MBA at Michigan Ross. He's originally from Lima, Peru where he studied a Bachelors in Economics. Prior to business school, he lived in Barcelona, Spain for 10 years (with short stints in the Netherlands and France) and worked in Operations within the tech industry at Hewlett Packard, Amazon, and Revolut. Ask him about Operations, Continuous Improvement, or life in Latin America and Europe. He's also always down to play any racquet sports, even though he's still not amused by pickleball.

Andres
Peralta

andresfp@umich.edu

Andres
Uribe Botero

aubl@umich.edu

Andres is a first-year MBA student at Michigan Ross. He's from Medellin, Colombia but completed his undergraduate studies at Oregon State University, earning a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering. For the past 6.5 years, he worked at Ecolab in Mexico City, Mexico, where he progressed through various roles in Supply Chain, including manufacturing, logistics, and engineering. In his final year, he transitioned to a position in digital transformation. Feel free to engage him in discussions about Technology, Supply Chain, Golf, Soccer, and Diverse Cultures.

Ximena
Munoz Alba

Officer

xmunoz@umich.edu

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