UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
MBA Admissions Office
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Campus Box 3490, McColl Bldg., Room 2114
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3490  USA

Phone: 919.962.3236
Fax: 919.962.0898
mba_info@unc.edu

Our Team

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  Sherry Wallace

  Director of MBA Admissions
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  Sherry is a double Tar Heel, having earned both a BA and MBA at UNC. Prior to her work in MBA Admissions, she worked in Chicago as an advertising executive at the Leo Burnett Company. This experience provided her with a strong foundation in marketing, consumer behavior and the CPG industry. She returned to North Carolina and transitioned her career to brand management on the Bubble Yum bubble gum brand and later as a marketing director for NBA HOOPS, SkyBox and other sports and entertainment licensed collectibles. Sherry is originally from Henderson, North Carolina, a small town about 60 miles northeast of Chapel Hill. She joined the MBA Admissions team in 1998.

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  Alison Jesse

  Senior Associate Director of MBA Admissions
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  Alison has been a member of the admissions team at UNC Kenan-Flagler since 1998. Before moving to Chapel Hill, she lived in Williamsburg, VA and worked in undergraduate admissions at The College of William & Mary for 12 years. Alison holds a BA in Philosophy from Grinnell College and an MA in German language and literature from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. A native of Alexandria, Virginia, Alison has lived and worked in Germany and Switzerland and travelled widely in Europe. She enjoys returning to Europe as the region manager and visiting familiar places. Recently, her wanderlust has taken her to Turkey and Israel, two new travel destinations. When not on the road or reading applications, Alison enjoys catching as many music events as possible in the Triangle, collecting pottery, and watching Carolina basketball. Alison has two children: Sam, a 2007 graduate of Middlebury College who lives in San Francisco and works for Google; and Ellie, a 2013 graduate of UNC–Chapel Hill working as a digital media strategist at The Richards Advertising Group in Dallas, Texas.

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  Stephanie Barbee Williams

  Associate Director of MBA Admissions
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  Stephanie has over 7 years of experience in Higher Education admissions and recruitment. She received her undergraduate degree in business administration from Hampton University, her master’s degree in business education from UNC-Greensboro and her juris doctor from NC Central University School of Law. Stephanie was in private practice focusing on family law before she took on the role of Assistant Dean of Admissions at NC Central University School of Law. She joined the UNC Kenan-Flagler's full-time MBA Admissions team in early 2015. Stephanie loves reading, traveling and spending time with her family when she can.

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  Brittany Craig

  Assistant Director of MBA Admissions
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  Brittany has lived on both coasts, having called Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, and the San Francisco Bay Area home at various times. She joined the MBA admissions team at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School in 2014, and is thrilled to add Chapel Hill to the list. Brittany holds a BA from Hampshire College and an MSW from the University of California, Berkeley. She began her career as a social worker in the California child welfare system and discovered her passion for college and pre-professional counseling while helping youth in foster care pursue higher education. She happily transitioned into the world of admissions, initially at the undergraduate level. Brittany has traveled widely in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as other parts of the world, and is excited about exploring local history wherever she may be. She's having a great time getting to know Chapel Hill, and is always happy to offer recommendations to visiting prospective students. .

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  Barbara Ann Aversano

  Campus Visit Manager & ASW Registrar
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  Barbara Ann began her career as a secretary in the oldest military sales representative firm in the United States, Julius Rothschild & Company, in their New York Office; and eventually coordinated the activities of a worldwide sales force of 40 salesmen, representing 125 brand-name companies to Exchanges, Commissaries and Ship’s Stores Afloat, which produced a revenue of 35 million yearly. After stints in their Norfolk, Virginia and Denver, Colorado offices, Barbara Ann left as Vice President of Human Services from their corporate headquarters in Oakland, California. Upon returning to New York, Barbara Ann spent five years as the Event Planner and Sales Manager for The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. In July of 2002, Barbara Ann headed south to join UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. In and around all of these activities, Barbara Ann practiced her craft learned from her degree from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and H.B. Studios in New York, appearing in numerous off-off-off Broadway productions and several major and independent films.

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  Leah Fuller

  Communications Manager
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  Leah was born and raised in the mountains of North Carolina, but she bleeds blue (she says it's genetic) and truly believes that Chapel Hill is “The Southern Part of Heaven”. Leah earned a BA and MS in Paleontology and worked for the NC Museum of Natural Sciences for many years before returning to academia as a communications specialist for university programs. She joined the UNC Kenan-Flagler's full-time MBA Admissions team in 2014. She is an avid fan of Carolina basketball, enjoys gardening, baking, spending time with friends and taking advantage of all the great food and culture the Triangle has to offer..

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  Phil Russell

  MBA Student Services Assistant
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  Phil grew up in the Philadelphia area before earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and International Relations from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA. Phil then moved to the DC-Baltimore area and worked for a Non-Profit on Capitol Hill. Phil then moved to North Carolina in 2008 to join UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School MBA Admission office as the Records Room Coordinator.

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  José Enrique Cartagena-Ortiz

  Front Desk Assistant
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  Born and raised in Puerto Rico, José moved to the mainland US to live closer to his family and to embrace new educational, professional and personal experiences. He holds a BA in Education with a concentration in Visual Arts Education from the University of Puerto Rico, and MA in Education with a concentration in Instructional Systems and Educational Technology at the University of the Sacred Heart of Puerto Rico. Additionally, José has more than twenty years of work experience, and thirteen years of those years are related to the educational field. As an educator, instructional designer and educational technologist, he had the opportunity to work in various settings, including college/university, elementary and middle school, and government offices/agencies in Puerto Rico and in the mainland US.

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  Kristin Riggs

  Front Desk Assistant
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  Kristin is a Tar Heel, born and raised in Chapel Hill and earning her BA from UNC-Chapel Hill. Prior to becoming a member of the Full-time MBA Admissions team at UNC Kenan-Flagler, she began her career as a sales representative for Pitney Bowes, a global market leader in postage meters. She later transitioned her career to healthcare and earned an MS in Communication Sciences and Disorders and worked as a Speech and Language Pathologist before staying at home to raise her three children. In her free time, she enjoys visiting her daughter, a student at NC State, and watching her two sons and the Tar Heels play basketball. She also volunteers in the Chapel Hill community, planning fundraising events and providing services to individuals with brain injuries.