Meet The Executive Council
Jon Balderrama
Undergraduate Accounting Society
Jon is a second year Economics and Accounting major. In his free time he enjoys playing basketball and lifting. Fun fact: He met Jayson Tatum his rookie year during All-Star Weekend in LA!
Valerie Tran
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Valerie is a third-year Economics and Accounting major who
interned with the SEC as a financial reporting intern this past summer
and will be interning with Deloitte San Diego in their Tax practice
this summer. In her free time, she enjoys ocean swimming and hanging
with friends at the beach.
Amitha Bhat
American Marketing Association
Amitha Bhat is a third year at UCSB, double majoring in Communication and Writing & Literature. She is the current Co-President of the American Marketing Association.
Evelyn Bermudez
Undergraduate Economics Association
I’m a fourth year, Economics and Environmental Studies double major. In addition to serving as the Undergraduate Economics Association’s Events Chair, I am a second-year Fellow in the Bren-Environmental Studies Fellowship. I also work in Dr. Samantha Stevenson’s Climate DataLab as an undergraduate researcher. During my free time, I like to go on runs and play with my roommate's cat.
Mark Foley
Gaucho Real Estate Association
Mark Foley is a second year economics and accounting major. As well as currently serving as an Executive Officer for the GREA, Mark is affiliated with YouthBridge Housing, a campus organization designed to connect students with housing resources, where he is treasurer and secretary.
Julian Ghosh
Sports Management Career Club
Julian is a third year economics & accounting student pursuing a career in the sports industry. He works in marketing for the UCSB Athletics department, and interns for Wasserman Agency in client services & marketing.
Brendan Trainor
Investment Connection
Brendan is a third-year Economics and Accounting major with a minor in data science. He is currently interning at Kamran and Company and looks forward to interning with Deloitte this summer. In his free time he enjoys surfing and playing tennis/lacrosse.
Samantha Su
Data Science Club
Hi my name is Sam and I’m a third year statistics and data science major. I am very passionate about volunteering for my community, which is why I joined BUS to help promote more opportunities for students of all organizations to succeed. I’m excited to join the BUS council and hear so many different kinds of perspectives from various leaders!
Adam Knees
Collegiate Sales Society
Adam is a fourth year Economics student at UCSB as well as the President of the Collegiate Sales Society. He enjoys being active and meeting new people. Upon graduation he plans on pursuing a sales career in the SAAS tech industry.