Matt Starker

Matt Starker received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English with a minor in Communications from Villanova University in Villanova, PA. After graduation, Matt worked at AIG SunAmerica Asset Management as a Trading Analyst on the Domestic Equities Desk. He also played Major League Lacrosse for the Chicago Machine during the team’s 2008 season. Matt is currently a 2nd year MBA student at the Wake Forest Graduate School of Business where he is concentrating in Finance. He is currently the Vice President and Treasurer of the business school’s finance club and a member of the school’s Venture Capital Investment Competition Team. Matt spent this past summer interning at Agilis Equity Partners, a Winston-Salem based middle market private equity firm.

Ian Jankelowitz

Ian Jankelowitz received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education and Art History from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Following graduation Ian worked as a Hillel Director in the state of New South Wales in Australia. Returning to American in 2006, Ian worked at the CineVegas Film Festival rising to the position of Managing Director. Ian is currently a 2nd year MBA student at Wake Forest Graduate School of Business where he is concentrating in Marketing. He is currently the co-social chair of the Student Government at the business school and am avid runner having completed his first ever half iron man in May 2009. Ian spent this past summer working in Digital Strategy at Mullen Advertising in Winston-Salem.

Vaishali Shah

Vaishali Shah received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from the University of Virginia and a Master of Arts degree in Teaching from Virginia Commonwealth University. After graduation, Vaishali worked for five years as a second-grade teacher and as a teacher for the gifted and talented. Vaishali has also completed coursework and passed the board test to earn the Certified Financial Planner® designation. Vaishali is a 2nd year MBA student at the Wake Forest University Graduate Schools of Business where she is concentrating in Marketing and Finance. She is currently a co-chair of the Wake Graduate Women in Business Mentorship Program. Vaishali spent this past summer interning at EMM Financial Services and Total Pension Administrators, a Greensboro-based financial planning firm and retirement plan administrator.

Joe Parry

Joe Parry received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government with a minor in Mathematics from Georgetown University in Washington DC. Joe worked for Tim Russert at Meet the Press and the Securities Exchange Commission while in DC. After graduation, Joe joined Teach For America and spent two years teaching middle school Social Studies in Eastern North Carolina. Upon completion of the two-year program, he spent the summer of 2004 at the Teach For America Houston training institute working with incoming corps members. It was there that he met his wife, Katie, also working for the program. Following Teach For America, Joe spent four years working for a commercial real estate start-up firm in Charlotte, NC. Joe is currently a 2nd year MBA student at the Wake Forest Graduate School of Business where he is concentrating in Finance and Marketing. He is currently President of the Student Government Association and serves on the board of directors for Community Charter School in Charlotte, NC. Joe spent this past summer interning at Frito-Lay North America in supply chain finance and is currently pursuing a full-time position in the consumer packaged goods industry.

Katy McClure

Katy McClure graduated from Duke University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a minor in Political Science. After college, Katy went to work for a Charlotte, NC-based non-profit designing services and products and leading research and development initiatives to fight the obesity crisis in North Carolina. Katy continues to spend her time working with various community-based non-profit agencies to advance the livelihood of the non-profit sector and ensure agencies have the abilities to measure and respond to changing community needs. Katy is currently a first year MBA student at Wake Forest Graduate Schools of Business and lives in Charlotte with her fiancé and two dogs.

Andy Rinehart

Andy Rinehart graduated from Wake Forest University in ‘05 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Upon graduation, Andy was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served as an Armor officer with the First Infantry Division. Stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, Andy deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in February ‘07 until April ‘08. He completed his initial active duty obligation in May ‘09 as a Captain and is currently serving in the North Carolina Army National Guard. Andy is a 1st year MBA student at the Wake Forest Graduate School of Business, and he hopes to go into consulting following graduation.