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Meet the Team

22 Students
7 Boards
1 Goal: Make Better Marketers

Executive Board

Executive Board

Co-President

Lucas Kroll

Lucas is a senior double-majoring in Marketing and Professional Sales with a Co-Major in Digital & Social Media Business Applications. He has been a part of AMA since the first semester of his freshman year and joined the leadership board his sophomore year. Lucas has held multiple positions within AMA starting as Membership board manager, then working as the VP of Professional Development, then joining the exec board as the Executive Vice President, and now will serving as the Co-President. This past summer he interned for Ferrara Candy Company in Chicago as a rotational sales intern and he spent his previous summer at Bloomington Brands as a Brand Management intern. A Brazilian-American, Lucas spends his free time playing and watching sports, traveling, hanging out with friends, and watching movies and tv shows.

Executive Board

Executive Board

Director of Internal Operations

Chloe Meyer

Chloe is a senior from Boston majoring in Marketing, Business Analytics, and International Business. She has been involved in AMA since her freshman year and has held many positions in the organization, including VP of Professionalism, Case Team Mentor (part of both 2020/2021 winning teams!), and VP of Candy Stripe Consulting. Currently, she is the Director of Internal Operations. Outside of AMA, Chloe is involved in many things including Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity, Phi Mu Sorority, Data Visualization at IU, and more! Fun Fact: She studied abroad in London in Spring 2022!

Membership

Membership

Board Manager

Maddie Hickle

Maddie is a senior from Seattle, Washington majoring in Marketing and Digital & Social Media Business Applications with a minor in Media & Creative Advertising. This is her second year as a Board Manager on the Membership Board. Her other involvements include Candy Stripe Consulting, Kelley UCS Social Media Tech team, and the Kelley UCS Peer Coaching team, as well as starting a Marketing internship with Amtrak this fall. In her free time Maddie loves to travel to new places and explore the outdoors!

Professional Development; Professional Development Workshop Committee

Professional Development; Professional Development Workshop Committee

Board Manager; Co-Chair

Lindsey Hendler

Lindsey is a sophomore from the suburbs of Chicago majoring in Finance with a co-major in Business Analytics. This past summer Lindsey worked as a Marketing and Human Resources intern at Gold Rush Gaming. Along with her current position, she also serves as Co-Chair of the Professional Development Workshop Committee, and is excited to continue doing so this year! Apart from AMA, Lindsey is a Kelley Honors student, a member of Financial Services Club and Kappa Kappa Gamma, and is a peer tutor for K201. In her free time, Lindsey enjoys traveling, staying active, and spending time with friends and family.

Communications

Communications

Board Manager

Zantha Buirse

Zantha is a junior from Dallas, Texas, majoring in Marketing and minoring in Advertising. She is a proud Fry scholar, Toyota scholar, and honors student. Zantha has been a leader in AMA since Spring 2021 and has helped to revamp the website, social media accounts, and email newsletters. She enjoys watching horror movies, going on adventures, shopping, and traveling in her free time. Zantha looks forward to gaining more marketing experience through AMA!

Social Impact

Social Impact

Vice President

Eesha Bansal

Eesha is a senior from Naperville, Illinois and is currently serving as the VP of Social Impact. She has been a part of this board since her freshman year and cannot wait to end her time at IU leading it. Marketing is a huge passion for Eesha and AMA has made a huge impact on her IU experience and career development, and she is grateful to have been such a big part of it.

Social Impact

Social Impact

Board Manager

Emma Klein

Emma is a sophomore from Long Island, New York majoring in Marketing at the Kelley School of Business. She has a strong passion for volunteering and giving back to the community through different acts of kindness. She truly enjoys how the Social Impact Committee intertwines marketing and making a positive change in the community. She is looking forward for this upcoming year as she continues being a part of AMA’s mission of being the most relevant and influential marketing community!

CSC

CSC

Vice President of For Profit Engagements

Ivan Mathew

Ivan is a junior from Eden Prairie, MN studying Finance, Econ Consulting, and Business Analytics. On campus, he has been involved in CSC, Pi Sigma Epsilon and the Marching Hundred. In Ivan's free time, he loves to explore new Bloomington restaurants, cook, and listen to music. He is excited for another semester with AMA!

Executive Board

Executive Board

Co-President

Drew Gatman

Drew is a senior from Fishers, IN majoring in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and a co-major in Business Analytics. He's held leadership positions in AMA every year of his college career and is excited to lead the organization alongside the executive board. This past summer Drew interned at IBM in Raleigh, NC as a digital brand strategy intern, working on IBM.com's digital strategy with client stories and absolutely loved it! In his free time, Drew enjoys traveling, hiking, exercising, and making memories with friends and family.

Executive Board

Executive Board

External Consultant

Jolene Chung

Jolene is a senior majoring in Marketing and co-majoring in Social Media and Business Application and Professional Sales. Jolene was Vice President of Social Impact at AMA last year and hosted events mainly focused on philanthropy and fundraising. This summer, she worked at HTC VIVE as a Global Marketing Intern. Outside of school, she enjoys watching movies and jogging. Jolene is also bilingual in Mandarin and English and has experience in business document translation.

Membership

Membership

Board Manager

Neel Revankar

Neel is a sophomore from Princeton, New Jersey, who is majoring in Marketing and Business Analytics at the Kelley School of Business. He has a passion for dancing, enjoys playing tennis, and likes to travel. During his freshman year, he was a member and presenter of the AMA Case Team and he also attended the 2022 AMA International Collegiate Conference.

Professional Development

Professional Development

Board Manager

Ty Fulton

Ty is a junior from Cleveland, Ohio majoring in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Sales at the Kelley School of Business. He loves spending time in the gym, with his family, and watching racing. If you can't find him there, he's probably whipping up something new in the kitchen or is out hiking with friends. Ty hopes to gain experience in consulting or automotive marketing. This is his third year with AMA and this amazing club has helped him grow with leadership opportunities, networking experience, and traveling to the International Collegiate Conference!

Communications; DEI Committee

Communications; DEI Committee

Board Manager; Co-Chair

Melody Lin

Melody is a sophomore from Buffalo Grove, IL (currently living in Fishers, IN) majoring in Marketing with a minor in Creative Technologies in Art and Design. She’s also AMA’s Co-Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Apart from AMA, Melody is the Marketing Tech Chair for Asian American Association, a Kelley Guide, and a Kelley Honors and Hutton Honors Student. Coming from the suburbs of Chicago, she misses eating Chicago deep dish pizza and walking around Lake Michigan over the summer. A few of Melody’s hobbies are swimming, creating digital art, and drawing. She’s looking forward to creating memories and gaining new experiences at AMA!

Social Impact; Philanthropy

Social Impact; Philanthropy

Board Manager; Co-Chair

Emily Kulkarni

Emily is a sophomore majoring in Marketing and Business Analytics with a minor in Psychology. She is originally from Pittsburgh, PA, but has lived in multiple states. Outside of AMA, Emily is a part of IUDM and Women in Business Technology. In her free time, she loves to read, watch movies, and drink coffee. She is really excited for this year in AMA and can’t wait to make more friends within the club!

Case Team; Consumer Marketing Workshop

Case Team; Consumer Marketing Workshop

Co-Lead; Co-President

Shane Alonso

Shane is a junior from Grand Rapids, Michigan studying Marketing and Business Law. This is his third year with the case team and second year leading it, looking to improve on the team's success; he is also the co-president of the newly-established Consumer Marketing Workshop. This summer, Shane enjoyed his time as a Brand Advocate intern at Home Depot. In his free time, he likes to read and enjoys philosophy.

Executive Board

Executive Board

Executive Vice President

Sejal Gupta

Sejal is a senior from Houston, TX majoring in Marketing with Co-Majors in Business Analytics and Digital Technology Management and a minor in Psychology. She has had many involvements in AMA over the past 2 years including serving as a member of the Case Team and as Vice President of Membership. Apart from AMA, Sejal is also involved with Net Impact, a sustainable business club at Kelley, and is a mentor through the Kelley-to-Kelley Mentoring Program. Some of her hobbies include baking, photography, and traveling. Sejal is super excited to make more memories in AMA and see new faces at meetings this year!

Membership

Membership

Vice President

Caitlin Chval

Caitlin is a junior majoring in Marketing and Operations Management with a Business Analytics co-major and a minor in Spanish. This past summer Caitlin worked for a start-up phase cyber-security and forensics company, Protek International. Projects consisted of streamlining business operations from a marketing budget to developing tracking systems utilizing software systems. At IU, Caitlin is involved with the Phi Gamma Nu professional fraternity, the Zeta Tau Alpha social fraternity, and work at the Kelley Office of Development and Engagement. For fun she enjoys listening to podcasts, reading, and spending time with friends.

Professional Development

Professional Development

Vice President

Sydney Breitbach

Sydney is a junior at the Kelley School of Business majoring in Marketing with a minor in Spanish. Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, she is a huge vegetarian foodie, sports fan, and loves any genre of music that isn't country. In addition to being a general member and her current role, her experience on AMA's Leadership Team consists of being a Professional Development Board Manager. She is looking forward to putting on insightful, interesting, and inspiring events for our chapter this year!

Communications; Case Team

Communications; Case Team

Vice President; Co-Lead

Joshua Polansky

Josh is a senior from Long Island, New York majoring in Marketing with a co-major in Business Analytics and minor in Sport Marketing and Management. He is happy to be a Hutton Honors student and had an amazing experience studying abroad in Milan last spring semester. He has been involved on the award-winning case team since 2020 and will co-lead this year's team. This past summer, Josh interned at NielsenIQ gaining valuable experience in marketing analytics. His hobbies include graphic design, listening to music, and watching/playing sports.

Communications

Communications

Board Manager

Gowri Salem

Gowri is a sophomore from Naperville, Illinois majoring in Marketing and Business Analytics, with a minor in music. She has been an active member in AMA since her freshman year, and this is her first year on a board. She is involved in Candy Stripe Consulting, and aside from AMA, she is a Social Content Intern for IU Studios and is in the Hum at IU acapella group! Her favorite hobbies are singing, working out, baking, and playing guitar and piano.

Social Impact; DEI Committee

Social Impact; DEI Committee

Board Manager; Co-Chair

Meera Baid

Meera is a sophomore from Naperville, IL majoring in Marketing with co-majors in Business Analytics and Digital & Social Media Business Applications. Along with her current role, she is also the co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee and attended the 2022 International Collegiate Conference! Some of her hobbies include playing sports (especially tennis), listening to music, and dancing. Meera has been an active member of AMA since her freshman year and can't wait to continue helping put together amazing events while meeting new people!

CSC

CSC

Vice President of Internal

Becca Bambrick

Becca is a junior from Peoria, IL studying Marketing, Business Analytics, and Media and Creative Advertising. She has been involved in AMA since freshman year through Candy Stripe Consulting (CSC) and the Consumer Marketing Workshop. Becca enjoys working out, playing video games and painting in her free time!

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