Our board conducted our first ever officer election on Thursday and we are pleased to announce that Kent Schmeckpeper and Nicole Yuan are our new co-presidents! Below are their bios along with a message from our outgoing president, Branton Cole.
If you want to reach out to Kent or Nicole to learn how to get involved or to share ideas, please email them at: kent.schmeckpeper@comcast.net and nyuan22@gmail.com
Bios for Nicole and Kent:
- Nicole is a director in the Deals practice at Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Specifically, Nicole provides technical accounting advice and assistance to companies who are seeking to pursue a capital raising transaction, a significant M&A activity, or an adoption of any new accounting standards. Nicole has 10 years of public accounting experience servicing clients in a variety of industries with emphasis on clients in the technology industry. Nicole holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Masters of Accounting both from the University of Michigan.
- Kent brings over 20 years of financial service experience to the team. Most recently, Kent was the SVP of Product and Marketing Operations of Meridian-IQ, a FinTech start-up, and the leading supplier of sales and marketing data on financial advisors. For the bulk of his career, Kent was involved in strategic marketing and product development at leading financial services firms including Jackson National Life, INVESCO Funds, PNC Institutional Management, and Accenture. Kent holds both an MBA and Bachelor’s in economics from the University of Michigan.
Message from our outgoing president, Branton Cole:
- Almost three years ago when the Ross team in Ann Arbor asked if I would launch our Denver club, I immediately jumped at the opportunity. My goals were simple: create great events for alums to connect, have a lot of fun, and build a sustainable club that lives on long after I step away.
- I can say without a doubt that we have collectively achieved these goals and the club is in great hands for continued success. Since our launch event in April 2016, we built a board of ~10 alums, held ~20 events, won a national club fundraising competition, and were named a club of the year (Wolverine Spirit award). We even had Dean DeRue join us for a RossTalks this year.
- I personally gained so much from this experience. I made many new friends and found an incredible way to stay connected to the school I love. I am very grateful for my time on this board. I hope that you consider getting involved and enjoy Michigan volunteerism as I have.
- Thanks for joining us on this journey. I hope to see you at a club event soon. Go Blue! ~Branton
