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  Graduate Student Alumni Directory
Names of Alumni (in alpha order by year of graduation)

Year of
Graduation

Position Title
Where They Are Now!
Bilby, David
2008
Agri-Business Analyst/Economist
CF Industries
Deerfield, Illinois

Bool, Romilee
2008
Associate Scientist
International Rice Research Institute
Manila, Philippines
Gunes, Pinar
2008
Ph.D. candidate
Agricultural & Research Economics
University of Maryland
Jones, Lana
2008
   
Liu, Derong
2008
Enterprise Risk Management Analyst
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Omaha, Nebraska
Liu, Yanfei
2008
   
Medicamento, Umberto
2008
Ph.D. candidate
University of Bari
Italy
Murugesan, Anand
2008
Ph.D. candidate
Agricultural & Research Economics
University of Maryland
Shipman, Taylor
2008
Hydrogeologist & Water Economics Analyst
E.L. Montgomery and Associates
Tucson, Arizona
Soto, Jose
2008
Ph.D. candidate
University of Florida
Stasi, Antonio
2008
Ph.D. candidate
University of Foggia
Italy
Tanimoto, Paulo
2008
Economic Consultant
KEMA
Madison, Wisconsin
Vollaro, Michele
2008
Ph.D. candidate
Agricultural Economics
University of Kentucky
Wang, Xin
2008
Real Estate
China
Albrechtsen, Scott
2007
Load Research Analyst
BC Hydro
Vancouver, Canada
Bhattacharya, Haimanti, Ph.D.
2007
Post Doctorate
Earth Institute
Columbia University,
New York
Bourne, Kimberly
2007
Math & Economics Teacher
Mountain Rose Academy
Tucson
Bowron, Jessica
2007
Presidential Management Fellow & Budget Analyst

National Parks Service
Department of Interior
Washington, DC

Chischillie, Rose
2007
Research Operations & Management

Agricultural Research Service,
US Department of Agriculture
Beltsville, MD

Emerick, Kyle
2007
Manager
Strategic Analysis & Testing
American Express
Phoenix, AZ
Fu, Ying
2007
Ph.D. candidate
Economics
University of Arizona, Tucson
Kiger, Miles
2007
Regulatory Analyst
Arizona-American Water Company
Scottsdale, AZ
McDonald, Sarah
2007
Land Protection Fellow

Colorado Open Lands
Lakewood, CO

Nair, Anoop Gopakumaran
2007
Risk Analyst
HSBC
Las Vegas, NV
Waters, Heather
2007
Portfolio Manager
Farm Credit Services
Tempe, AZ
Zhu, Li
2007
Risk Analyst
HSBC
Las Vegas, NV
Armenta, Olivia
2006
M.P.A. Program
International Development
Harvard University,
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Deva, Shailaja

2006
Financial Data Analyst
Equity Methods
Scottsdale, AZ
Guerrero, Santiago
2006
Ph.D. Program
Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of California, Berkeley
Kohli, Mini
2006

Credit Risk/
Policy Analyst

HSBC Credit Card Service
San Jose, California
Mitra, Arnab
2006
Ph.D. Program
Economics
University of Arizona, Tucson
Pittenger, Katherine
2006
Ph.D. Program

Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of California, Davis

Pullen, Jennifer
2006
Ph.D. Program
Arid Lands
University of Arizona, Tucson
Seenivasan, Kumaran
2006
Analyst

Amgen, Inc.,
Thousand Oaks, California

Wu, Qingqing
2006
Ph.D. Program
Finance
Arizona State University, Phoenix
Boor, Abigail
2005
Risk Manager
American Express
Manhattan, NY
Burns, Melissa
2005
Risk Manager

Advanta
Pittsburgh, PA

Flynt, Charles
2005 
Risk Manager/ Econometrician
American Express
Phoenix, Arizona
Li, Zhihua
2005
Ph.D. Program
Economics
University of Arizona, Tucson
Needham, Robert
2005
Research Specialist
Office of Economic Development
University of Arizona, Tucson
Pentakota, Naveen
2005
Senior Risk Analyst
HSBC
Bangalore, India
Ponnaluru, Srinivasan
2005
Ph.D. Program
Agricultural Economics
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Sam, Abdoul, Ph.D.
2005
Assistant Professor
Agricultural, Environmental and
Development Economics
Ohio State University
Yang, Hai-lan
2005
Ph.D. Program
Economics
Iowa State University, Aimes
Bollineni, Harsha
2004
Senior Risk Analyst
Fair Isaac
San Rafael, California
Cole, Steve
2004
Ph.D. Program
Anthropology
University of Arizona, Tucson

Ergun, Tolga, Ph.D
Awarded Honorable Mention, Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation
by The American Agricultural Economics Association.

2004
Assistant Professor
Economics
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
Karim, Afsana
2004
Economic Analyst
The Fontana Group
Tucson, Arizona
Li, Shaojing
2004
Risk Analyst
Advanta,
Pittsburgh, PA
Melhim, Almuhanad
2004
Ph.D. Program
Agricultural Economics
Washington State University,Pullman
Munlahasan, Abeer
2004
Ph.D. Program
Agricultural Economics, University of Damascus & ICARDA (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas) & SDC (Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation)
Okoli, Forster
(also MPA, Public Administration, University of Arizona, May 2005)
2004
Education Research Associate

Arizona Department of Education
Phoenix, Arizona

Pochat, Ricardo
2004
   
Rahman, Magfurar
(Also Ph.D., Arid Lands Resource Science, University of Arizona, August 2005)
2004
Resource Economist
Environmental Management Division
Government of Sasketchewan
Canada
Rashid, Arif
2004

Specialist,
Develpment Economics

Technical Assistance to N.G.O.s (TANGO)
Tucson, Arizona
Sohm, Ryan
2004
Analyst
American Express
Phoenix, Arizona
Ardjosoediro, Ingrid
2003
Project Manager
Development Alternatives, Inc.
Washington, D.C.
Bhattacharya, Haimanti
(Also MA, Economics, University of Arizona, May 2005)
2003
Ph.D. Program
Economics with emphasis in
Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of Arizona
Gomes, Raquel Barbosa Ferreira
2003
Professora
Centro Universitário de Desenvolvimento do Centro-Oeste, Luziânia, Goiás, Brasil
Gupta, Sonam
2003
Ph.D. Program
Economics with emphasis in
Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of Arizona
Jiradejwong, Worapong
2003
Industry Analyst
Credit Policy Department
Kasikorn Bank
Bangkok, Thailand
Kasuya, Hiromi
2003
Research Assistant

Institute of Behavioral Sciences
Tokyo, Japan

Kennedy, Ana
2003
Assistant Principal

Humanities and Sciences Academy
Phoenix, Arizona

Scheu, Linda
(also MPH, Public Health, University of Arizona, May 2004)
2003

Evaluator

Research, Evaluation and Planning
Pima Prevention Partnership
Tucson, Arizona
Sumba, Francis
2003
   
Wane, Ibrahima
2003
Modeler,
Enterprise Analytics

AMC Mortgage Services
Phoenix, Arizona

Cavazos-Cepeda, Ricardo
2002
Ph.D. Program
University of California, Berkeley
Fujiki, Toshio
2002
   
Kudo, Yu
2002
   
Mbaye, Ndeye-Fatou
2002
   
Mwaniki, Lora
(Also MS in Management, University of Arizona, December 2002)
2002
Research Specialist
Office of Economic Development
The University of Arizona
Ndiaye, Aida
2002

Research Specialist,
Development Projects

Private Contracts
Sam, Abdoul
2002
Assistant Professor
Agricultural, Environmental and
Development Economics
Ohio State University
Sengupta, Sanchita
2002
Ph.D. Program

Economics
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

Wishart, Steven
2002
Ph.D. Program

Applied Economics
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN

Ariga, Joshua
2001
Research Fellow
Egerton University
Nakuru, Kenya
Arredondo Salas, Sergio
2001
Academic Coordinator and Adviser to the Secretary
Ministry of Economic Development SEDEC. Gobierno del Estado de Sinaloa. State Government of Tamil Nadu
Cao, Shutao
2001
Economics Research
Bank of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Costa, Leonardo, Ph.D.
2001
Professor

Economics
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Porto, Portugal

Orr, Patricia
2001
Program Manager for Evaluation

U.S. Institute for Environmental
Conflict Resolution
Tucson, AZ


Pounds, Kristina
2001
Economist-Planner

Tri-State Generation and Transmission
Westminster, Colorado

To be continued
Last updated 10/31/08
Contact Nancy Smith at nansmith@ag.arizona.edu