Executive Board
About the Executive Board
The 2012-2013 President and Senior Vice President were elected during the 2012 spring semester by Bentley’s graduate students. The rest of the e-board was then appointed. All graduate students are encouraged to vote each year and any graduate student may run for office during the nomination and election season each spring.
Meet the 2012-2013 Executive Board
President: Can Atham
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Can is a second year Day MBA student from Turkey with a concentration in Marketing. When not studying, or heading up the GSA, he can be found networking, playing soccer, or building his photography portfolio.
Program: Day MBA
Concentration: Marketing
“‘I must do something’ always solves more problems than saying ‘Something must be done!’”
Senior VP: Xiaowen 'Simon' Zhang
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Simon is a second year Day MBA student from China. He is enthusiastic about sports, fashion, music and breaking trends. He has mastered the ability to adapt to a new environment, a skill that he hopes will help him succeed in business.
Program: Day MBA
Concentration: Finance
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the lord.”
VP of Diversity: Mert Pur
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Mert is a second year MBA student with a concentration in Business Analytics and prior experience in IT and database management. He likes tropical places.
VP of Part-time Students: Lawrence Punaheleokalani Kaalekahi Perreira
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Lawrence is a second year Evening MBA student from Hawaii with concentrations in Management and IT.
Program: Evening MBA
Concentration: Management and Information Technology
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”
VP of Philanthropy: Jeff Wetmore
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Jeff is a second year Day MBA and MSIT student from Buffalo, New York. He is a former athlete in Track & Field, and active on campus, especially in Basketball.
Program: Day MBA
Masters: Information Technology
VP of Sister Organizations: Sunny Sangani
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Sunny is a second year Day MBA student from India. He is a die-hard fan of Manchester United Football Club and is crazy about cricket. Being outside of India for more than 3.5 years has given Sunny socializing and networking skills with people from different cultures.
Program: Day MBA
Masters: Business Analytics
“Never say die” and “It’s not over til it’s over”
VP of Special Events: Patrick Bates
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Patrick Bates is a second year Day MBA student with a Finance concentration. Originally from Los Angeles, CA, he attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA and graduated in 2009. He aspires to work in the sports industry and is currently interning with the New England Patriots.
Program: Day MBA
Concentration: Finance
“I’m on a pursuit of awesome. Excellence is the bare minimum” -Kanye West
VP of Technology: Brandon Cooley
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Brandon is a second year Day MBA and MSHFID student from Greenville, South Carolina. He is a former Track & Field athlete and stays active on campus doing case competitions and networking. When he isn’t working part-time, studying, or working on digital media for GSA, he can be found cheering with Bentley Cheerleading.
Program: Day MBA
Masters: Human Factors in Information Design
“A lack of preparation on your behalf, does not constitute an emergency on my behalf.”