Peer Coaches

Howdy folks! My name is Andy Glaze, and I’m looking forward to being one of your Peer Coaches this year. I am a 2^nd year in the Jenkins MBA program, concentrating in Finance with Certificates in Data, Leadership and Operations. Over the summer, I worked with the SBTDC as an intern in their Technology Commercialization consultant program.

I graduated the University of Texas in 2003 with a BA in History and minors in Philosophy and Biology and got my Juris Doctorate from Southern Methodist University in 2003. Before pursuing my MBA, I practiced as a transactional attorney in the energy industry, focusing on ownership analysis, risk identification and mitigation, and transactional drafting and negotiation.

The CMC team at the Jenkins MBA program has been fantastic to work with, and I look forward to supporting them and you in the fall.

Kara is heading into her second year in the full time Jenkins MBA program with a concentration in Innovation and Marketing Management. Her undergraduate degree is from the University of California Irvine where she received her BFA in choreography. She worked for over 10+ years in the nonprofit sector growing organizations and driving positive change in the areas of digital marketing, development, and program management. Currently, Kara is interning with North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives supporting beneficial electrification initiatives. In her free time she likes doing kettlebell workouts and reading novels.

Hello everyone! My name is Hunter Hall and I am a rising second year in the Jenkins MBA program. I am from Brevard, a small town in the mountains close to Asheville, NC. Prior to getting my MBA at NC State, I worked as a Lead Visual Designer at a branding firm for a couple of years and as a Communications and Advancement Associate for a non-profit private school in Colorado. I attended UNC Asheville for undergrad where I received my degree in New Media (a combination of computer science, graphic design, and anything media) and minored in Business. I was also a student-athlete at UNCA, having the opportunity to play on the division 1 women’s tennis team. Over the summer I have been interning for a Fortune 50 firm, Lowe’s Home Improvement, where I joined their Online Business Solutions team as an intern in the e-commerce space. I have learned a great deal about the retail industry and hope to return upon completing my MBA. The Jenkins program and the CMC have been incredibly supportive throughout my journey, and I am very excited to join their team as a peer coach for the 2021-2022 school year. This program has opened all kinds of opportunities for me and I’m excited to be a part of the support team for the incoming first-year class. Welcome to the pack!

Hey everyone! My name is Ana, I am a second year at Jenkins MBA concentrating in supply chain. I graduated from NC State’s Poole College of Management with a concentration in informational technology in 2018. This year I had the opportunity to intern at two different companies. I was a supply chain – optimization intern for Manna Pro in the spring and supply chain – transportation intern for Smithfield Foods in the summer. I am originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador. I am looking forward to being a peer coach for Jenkins class of 2023!

Hello, my name is Jalen Ware, a second year student in the Jenkins MBA program. Prior to joining the program I was a Research Technician in the field of pharmacology and learned to transition my experiences in the sciences into the supply chain management concentration offered at NC State University. I worked for Corning Incorporated over the summer as a Global Logistics intern and look forward to future growth in combining my interests in both science and business operations.