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Meet Tippie's Young Alumni Board
The Young Alumni Board (YAB) is a diverse group of young professionals whose mission is to support the Tippie College of Business and its undergraduate business program. The YAB creates strong connections between the college and its alumni, and supports current students during their college years as they transition into alumni.
Primary activities of the board include bi-annual meetings (hosted in fall on campus and spring off campus); panel discussions about different career paths; feedback on curriculum changes; involvement in the annual “One Day for Iowa” online fundraising campaign; and managing mentor programs for current students
Apply for the Young Alumni Board
Applicants have to be within five years of graduation and must hold a BBA from the Tippie College of Business. Please review the bylaws in full prior to applying to ensure you’re able to fulfill the attendance and financial commitment requirements of the board.
We are not accepting applications at this time.
Current YAB members
![Srilekhya Akkina](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-06/Srilekhya-Akkina.jpg?h=e61604df&itok=WYKwtf9L)
Srilekhya Akkina (BBA20)
MarketSpark
Boulder, CO
Elections and Voting Co-Chair
![Jiyun Chong](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-05/jiyun-chong.jpg?h=a867ebb4&itok=XJY9nAJN)
![Nicholas Currant](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-07/nicholas-currant.jpg?h=6af445a4&itok=1vOUosar)
![Headshot of Karina Diekema](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-06/Headshot.jpg?h=2b7d7abc&itok=-S0_yl8P)
![Karter Donahue](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-07/Karter-Donahue.jpg?h=f13cae5d&itok=kuqoEue0)
![Headshot of Tristan Garcia](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-06/Tristan%20Garcia%20Cropped.jpg?h=541222c6&itok=GdtdXOsD)
![Connor Gronski](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-07/connor-gronski.jpg?h=68e5c18c&itok=p439nfws)
Connor Gronski (BBA19)
JPMorgan Chase
Los Angeles, CA
Student Engagement Chair
![Headshot of Rita Guzmán](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-06/AAA_054%20%20Rita%20Guzm%C3%A1n.jpg?h=0dca3afc&itok=F4vQ13dM)
Rita Guzmán (BBA18)
Northwestern Medicine’s Canning Thoracic Institute
Chicago, IL
Allison Klage (BBA22)
Kohl's Department Stores
Milwaukee, WI
Elections and Voting Co-Chair
![Headshot of JD Klopfenstein](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-06/2024%20JD%20Klopfenstein%20Headshot.jpg?h=78b7e9f2&itok=0RAzJFEN)
![Anna Kroeger](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-09/Anna-Kroeger.jpg?h=7c95e02a&itok=-Set9i2k)
![Katie LaCroix](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-05/katie-lacroix.jpg?h=7f2ccbb7&itok=Lad5c1Hv)
Katie LaCroix (BBA18)
Cirque du Soleil (Legends)
Chicago, IL
![Rachel Langholz](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-05/rachel-langholz.jpg?h=fa833178&itok=gZ8Z1mK0)
![Anibal Mares](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-07/anibal-mares.jpg?h=05194621&itok=8lxUtIQL)
![Kristin Mathis](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-07/kristin-mathis.jpg?h=95cd91cd&itok=LcgXcFtu)
Kristin Mathis (BBA20)
Minnesota Vikings
Minneapolis, MN
![Matt Moran](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-07/matt-moran.jpg?h=dcd747d3&itok=Tf_3nEI0)
![Santino Morena](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-05/santino-morena.jpg?h=0d27cc8a&itok=EkprKvZ9)
Santino Morena (BBA17)
Morris Anderson & Associates
Chicago, IL
Immediate Past Chair
![Jordyn Steinkritz](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-05/jordyn-steinkritz.jpg?h=3c3b10ad&itok=t9kUadhT)
![Aaron Nibaur](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-07/Aaron-Nibaur.jpg?h=d48eab81&itok=E3Asx1VA)
![Jackson Nichols](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-02/jackson-nichols_0.jpg?h=753bb10d&itok=54To3-nh)
Jackson Nichols (BBA17)
AAVIN Equity Advisors
Iowa City, IA
Executive Committee Chair
![Anna Noll](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-07/anna-noll.jpg?h=4cc6dde1&itok=rsFYuskE)
![Isaac Oberlin](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-05/isaac-oberlin.jpg?h=840523a7&itok=plMj8R8U)
![Brenden O'Brien](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-06/brenden-obrien.jpg?h=24ae9f79&itok=Meb1DuDu)
![Jenna Pokorny](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-07/jenna-pokorny.jpg?h=68e5c18c&itok=IovhfouS)
![Anne Riley](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-06/anne-riley.jpg?h=d5c4653f&itok=V10TPYyE)
![Amy Schembari](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-05/amy-schembari.jpg?h=94c0d119&itok=CgsfMucV)
![Katherine Smith](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-05/yab-katherine-boyle.jpg?h=4518702f&itok=lQa0N32A)
![Neil Zhang](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-05/neil-zhang.jpg?h=91a0417c&itok=m3X0T4oa)
Neil Zhang (BBA16)
UBS Asset Management
Chicago, IL
Finance and Development Chair