Contact a Darden Student or Alumni

A good way to explore whether an MBA program is the right fit for you is to talk to current students about their experiences at the school. Below are 14 Second Year students who are happy to answer any questions about Darden’s case method, student life and the community, their internship and job search and more.

In addition to the students listed below, there are numerous opportunities to contact students and alumni from various geographic locations and disciplines:

Please remember that our students and alumni are very engaged with their classes, communities and careers, so allow them a few days to respond to your e-mail.

Jeffrey Barnhill
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology
Undergraduate Major: Economics & International Affairs
Professional Experience: Corporate Financial Analyst, Delta Air Lines
Summer Internship: Summer Consultant, ZS Associates
Post-Darden: Consulting or Corporate Strategy

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Deanna deArango
Hometown: Fairfield, CT
Undergraduate Institution: College of the Holy Cross
Undergraduate Major: Art History
Professional Experience: Customer Marketing and Corporate Communications
Summer Internship: Marketing, L’Oreal USA
Post-Darden: Marketing/General Management

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Bradley Doss
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Undergraduate Institution: Vanderbilt University
Undergraduate Major: History & Human Organizational Development
Professional Experience: Consulting
Summer Internship: Internal Strategy, Best Buy
Post-Darden: Strategy/General Management

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Mariel Furlong
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Undergraduate Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Undergraduate Major: Journalism and Mass Communication
Professional Experience: Graphic Specialist, National Geographic magazine
Summer Internship: Strategy Consulting, Accenture
Post-Darden: TBD

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Brian Gavron
Hometown
: Oak Hill, VA
Undergraduate Institution: University of Virginia
Undergraduate Major: Commerce (Finance and Management)
Professional Experience: Consulting, Non-Profit
Summer Internship: Consulting, Accenture
Post-Darden: Consulting

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Taylor Heaps
Hometown: West Bend, WI
Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Major: Chemical Engineering
Professional Experience: Consulting
Summer Internship: Sales & Trading, Robert W. Baird
Post-Darden: Sales & Trading

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Taylor Henry
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Undergraduate Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Undergraduate Major: Business Administration
Professional Experience: Finance, Start-up Business Development (internet industry)
Summer Internship: Investment Management, PIMCO
Post-Darden: Investment Management

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Bridget Hudson
Hometown: Friday Harbor, WA
Undergraduate Institution: Lewis & Clark College
Undergraduate Major: Economics
Professional Experience: General Management/Strategy Consulting and Teach for America
Summer Internship: Product Manager, Microsoft
Post-Darden: Brand or Product Management

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Paul Hsu
Hometown: Walnut, CA
Undergraduate Institution: University of California San Diego
Undergraduate Major: Human Biology
Professional Experience: Operations at Pharmaceutical Company
Summer Internship: Marketing, Microsoft
Post-Darden: Marketing/Technology

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Juan Massot
Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Undergraduate Institution: Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT)
Undergraduate Major: Economics
Professional Experience: Sales/Business Development
Summer Internship: News Corporation, Fox International Channels
Post-Darden: Media, Entertainment & Sports

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Karina Nunez
Hometown: New York, NY
Undergraduate Institution: Manhattan College
Undergraduate Major: Psychology
Professional Experience: Non-Profit/Education
Summer Internship: Brand Management, Colgate-Palmolive
Post-Darden: Marketing Strategy/General Management

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Takuro Noguchi
Hometown: St Louis, MO
Undergraduate Institution: Brown University
Undergraduate Major: History
Professional Experience: Workforce Development, Sales & Trading
Summer Internship: Google Financial Services
Post-Darden: TBD

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Janet Schroeder
Hometown: Wilmette, IL
Undergraduate Institution: Middlebury College
Undergraduate Major: International Studies, Chinese & Economics
Professional Experience: Admissions, High School Chinese Teacher
Summer Internship: Commercial Banking, M&T Bank
Post-Darden: Commercial Banking

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Floyd Smith
Hometown: St. Ann, Jamaica
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University
Undergraduate Major: Bio-Engineering
Professional Experience: Copyright Enforcement Associate, Reed Elsevier
Summer Internship: ECLDP, Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Post-Darden: Healthcare, Energy or Tech

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2 Responses to Contact a Darden Student or Alumni

  1. Rahul gupta says:

    What are prospects of a student from Energy Industry and Cfa level 3 passed in Darden. My gmat score is 680 and I am of Indian origin.

  2. Fareine Benz says:

    Hello Rahul,

    Darden is always looking for students from a different industries, areas and geographic locations. Although I cannot evaluate your chances for admission through this forum, I encourage you to look at the Class of 2014′s profile: http://www.darden.virginia.edu/web/MBA/Students-Alumni/Class-Profile/

    The above page displays the mean GPA and GMAT score, demographic statistics, a breakdown of undergraduate majors and more from Darden’s First Year class.

    Best,
    Darden Admissions

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