May 13, 2025 | 7 p.m.
ASU Gammage | Tempe, Arizona
Convocation Program
Processional
Parade of International Flags ......
National Anthem of the United States of America ...
Dean’s Welcome
Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Director General, Dean and Professor of Global Digital Transformation .......................................................Thunderbird School of Global Management
Introductions of Platform Party ...... Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Oath of Honor .....................................
Sarah Khumais, Tino Mavunga, Jackson Takesuye Thunderbird Student Government Representatives
Military Service Recognition
Larry Martinez, MALM ’24
U.S. Army Veteran
Sr. Coordinator, Outreach and Recruitment
........................................................Thunderbird School of Global Management
Student/Faculty Awards .................
Keynote Address
Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Kate Masschelein, MIM ’03
Executive Leadership Coach Former Global Vice President, Growth & Engagement
.............................................................MedTech Digital, Johnson & Johnson
Dean’s Address .................................
Presentation of Candidates
Closing Remarks and Recessional
Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
National Anthem of the United States of America
Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming. Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming.
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave. O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Thunderbird Professional
Oath of Honor
As a Thunderbird and a global citizen, I promise:
• I will strive to act with honesty and integrity;
• I will respect the rights and dignity of all people;
• I will strive to create an equitable and sustainable prosperity worldwide;
• I will oppose all forms of corruption and exploitation; and
• I will take responsibility for my actions.
As I hold true to these principles, it is my hope that I may enjoy an honorable reputation and peace of conscience. This pledge I make freely and upon my honor.
Convocation Speaker
Kate Masschelein, MIM ’03
Executive Leadership Coach
Former Global Vice President, Growth and Engagement MedTech Digital, Johnson & Johnson
Masschelein is a dynamic executive leadership coach who works with leaders and teams around the world to navigate complex challenges, career transitions, and the ever-important work of building resilience.
Before coaching, Masschelein spent 25 years as a senior business leader at Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble, holding leadership roles across sales, marketing, supply chain, and general management—on local, regional, and global stages.
Her career has spanned continents and sectors, and her impact is undeniable. She led a $1.5 billion medical device platform as global president during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and later helped pioneer J&J MedTech’s digital transformation as global vice president of growth and engagement—delivering innovative digital solutions to hospitals, surgeons, and patients around the world.
Originally from Belgium, Masschelein brings a deep well of experience in cross-cultural leadership and communication. She studied Business and Economics in Antwerp and earned a Master of International Management (MIM) degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management in 2003. Beyond the boardroom and coaching calls, Masschelein’s passions include cooking, reading, hiking, traveling, and open water swimming. She now calls the San Francisco Bay Area home, where she lives with her British husband, Ben, and their two cats.
Thunderbird Student Government
As representatives of the student body, Thunderbird Student Government (TSG) seeks to promote the welfare of each individual by enhancing the student experience, along with ensuring the satisfaction of the institution as a whole. As citizens of the world, TSG strives to promote values of diversity and inclusion to create a sustainable environment that allows the student members to excel as professionals during and after their studies.
TSG Executive Team 2024
• President: Nora Khaled (July 2024 - Dec. 2024)
• President: Shivansh Sharma (Jan. 2024 - July 2024)
• Vice President of Operations: Jackleen Umland (July 2024 - Dec. 2024)
• Vice President of Finance: Peyton Ament
TSG Directors 2024
• Marcello Fabricio Vechin Dos Santos
• Ranjnishree Narasimharaju Govindaraju
• Tiegan Hoffman
Campus Ambassadors
• Lavany Deepak Jadhav
• Aniruddha Vinay Manja
• Katherine Walsh
Thunderbird School of Global Management’s Campus Ambassadors (CAs) conduct historic and technological tours of our campus, host on-campus speakers, networking events, and spearhead other initiatives aimed at recruiting the next generation of Thunderbirds. Their commitment to academic excellence, coupled with their unmatched leadership capacity, distinguishes them as the top of their class and affirms their reputation amongst faculty and peers. They endeavor to serve prospective and current students, local and global businesses, community organizations, and the greater Thunderbird alumni network.
Leadership Team 2024-2025
• President: Tarun Masapeta
• Vice President: Yuuki Sasao-Ruef
• Director of Marketing: Julian Pedroza
• Director of Student Engagement: Nicole Spreitzer
Outstanding Graduating Campus Ambassadors
• Nishmita Bandekar
• Caitriana Bell
• Chieh En Chien
• Aditi Kathin
• Jose Revaly
• Elisa Thomas
Barton Kyle Yount Awards
Faculty presents this award to two members of each full-time undergraduate and graduate classes who most adheres to the principles of scholarship, accomplishment and character, based on the ideals of Lieutenant General Barton Kyle Yount (USA, Ret.), the first president and founder of the school.
• Daniel Alejandro Chaves Punina
• Diego Lara
Dean’s Circle Awards
• Nicole Karin Spreitzer
• Bryce Mcallister Young
The Dean’s Circle Award is presented to graduating students who have shown exceptional leadership, have improved the quality of the experience for their fellow students and have made a lasting contribution to the school. Students in all programs are eligible to receive this recognition.
• Peyton Thomas Ament
• Rachel Katherine Benoit
• Alexandra Bocian
• Daniel Alejandro Chaves Punina
• Xin Chen
• Yi-Hsuan Ginny Chen
• Isabel Xinlu Lucy Crago
• Ugochukwu Roy Eze
• Sudarshan Garg
• Luis R. Gonzalez
• Alexandra Marie Johnson
• Saiteja Goud Karingu
• Andrii Korol
• Diego Lara
• Ting-Ting Liao
• Zainab Maliki
• James Charles Milburn
Founders Awards
• Lan Anh Nguyen
• Adam Parde
• Shail Himanshubhai Patel
• Rigoberto Carlos Portillo
• Ricardo Julian Ramos
• Jose Rachelle Revaly
• Vioni Dwi Sartika
• Yuuki Sasao-Ruef
• Yifei Song
• Nicole Karin Spreitzer
• Valerie Todorovich
• Marcello Fabricio Vechin Dos Santos
• Charley Marie Villegas
• Jamel R. Waye
• Yakym Yermak
• Bryce McAllister Young
The Founders Award is presented to two students from each of the school’s degree programs who, through exceptional achievement, most embody the values, standards, and global acumen/international dexterity envisioned by Thunderbird’s founders.
• Rachel Katherine Benoit, BGM
• Ugochukwu Roy Eze, BSIT
• Ting-Ting Liao, MLM
• Zainab Maliki, BGM
• James Charles Milburn, MALM
• Rigoberto Carlos Portillo, MGM
• Ricardo Julian Ramos, BSIT
• Jose Rachelle Revaly, MGM
Accolades, con’t
Outstanding University Undergraduate and Graduate Student Awards
The Outstanding University Undergraduate and Graduate Student Awards are given to graduates who are recognized for excelling in their academic pursuits and contributing to both the greater Arizona State University and Thunderbird School of Global Management community.
• Bryce McAllister Young, BSIT
Moeur Awards
• Yuuki Sasao-Reuf, MGM
Named for Dr. B. B. Moeur—physician, businessman, and former Governor of Arizona during the 1930s—this award honors undergraduates with the highest academic standing who have completed all coursework at ASU within eight consecutive fall and spring semesters. Established in 1901, the Moeur Award is presented by the ASU Alumni Association.
• Kylie Heaton, BGM
Honors
Some of the graduation candidates’ names listed in the program are followed by a symbol. The symbol denotes that these students are members of the following:
β Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society (World Business)
π Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society (Political Science)
Academic Regalia
During the Middle Ages, students and teachers wore gowns at all times. Today, it is customary for faculty and graduates to wear academic vestments at academic convocations. Thunderbird continues to take part in this tradition today. Thunderbird graduate students wear a hood decorated in the blue and gold colors of the school, bordered in velvet. The dark color represents business academic disciplines. The blue and gold honor cords worn by graduating students represent the top 20% of students according to academic standards.
Veterans wear a stole that varies in color and design based on their branch of service.
Doctoral hoods, worn by faculty, are larger and longer. Doctoral gowns generally bear three velvet bars on the sleeves, while masters’ gowns are plain, but may have trailing arms with open sleeves.
The rainbow of colors in the hoods of the faculty conveys the range of academic disciplines and universities represented.
Thunderbird School of Global Management permits students to participate in the graduation ceremony of their choice prior to fulfilling graduation requirements. Participation in the graduation ceremony does not indicate that the degree is officially conferred nor that the candidate is graduating in the term in which the individual participates in the ceremony.
Candidates for Bachelor of Global Management
Samuel Adams
Cristina Marina Alcazar-Kinney
Mohammad Hani Alqaisi
Abdulaziz Mohammed S AlQattan
Agum Akol Anyuon
Monica Araiza
Mahaba Firas Azooz
Nicholas Jacob Benavides
Rachel Katherine Benoit
Laura Elena Cabrera Galaviz
Monica Castellanos
Brandon Lee Chipman
Christina Clements
Isabel Xinlu Lucy Crago
Alejandra De La Pena Quintana
Daniel Victor Demille
Maya Dominguez-Germosen
Kashindi Emedi
Scout Gamache
Angela Gomez
Lyndsey James Grineau
Kylie Heaton
Kevin Patrick Hellman Jr
Jacob Hidalgo
Karen Huh-Hau
Matthew Kenny
Andrew Michael LaBarbera
Candidates for Bachelor of Science in
Sarah Bhagat
Joseph Piana Biaya
Courtney MicKayla Decker
Jason Draksler
Austin Lee Dulaney
Elie Aleksandra Esperanza
Ugochukwu Roy Eze
Aurea Sofia Garfias-Rabi
Hyejin Ham
Samuel Robert Levy
Yue Liu
Reana Michelle Lukowski
Zainab Maliki
Jace Michael Mcdonald
Karla Mendez
Christopher Matthew Mullaly
Karina Myrenget
Paw Mu Na
Natalee Newbold
Gabriela Paulina Nuñez
Estella Marie Ortega-Pham
Khushi Rajendra Patel
Aqela Raisi
Kailyn Balentyne Schaffer
Sarah Kathleen Schoening
Daniel John Seliger
Diana Silva
Alec Toppenberg
Jade Ashlee Verberne
Charley Marie Villegas
Scotty Stone Walker
Jamel R. Waye
Richard Harrison Woodruff
Ziqian Xiu
Hiromi Yanajara
International Trade
Mohammed Areef Hussain
Assylbek Kozhakhmetov
Diego Lara
Jesse Marquez
Lan Anh Nguyen
Ricardo Julian Ramos
Faith Candace Velez
Tee Hinton Ward II
Bryce McAllister Young
Candidates for Master of Global Management
Iyabo Esther Adewole
Rija Ahmed
Saket Sunilkumar Akhani
Humaid Matar Humaid Al Tayer
Summia Khalid Alabdulkarim
Cecilia Alcantar-Chavez
Khaled Tawfiq A. Aljadaan
Ghanim Sultan Alkuwari
Rakan Ibrahim A. Alnazhah
Abdulla Hussain Abdulla Ali Alshafar
Isabel Nadine Aluzzi β
Peyton Thomas Ament
Reno Andriyansa
Carlos Jose Anleu Samayoa
Lakshit Arora β
Nayana Arya
Weaam Soud Bahhah
Nishmita Bandekar β
Stutie Baruah β
Caitriana Yvonne Bell β
Vidit Rajkamal Bhandari
Ivanov Cadet β
Chih Ling Chang
Tong-Hsuan Chang
Rishul Chaudhary
Daniel Alejandro Chaves Punina
Ye-Qiao Chen
Yi-An Chen
Yi-Hsuan Chen
Zi Yi Cheng
Chieh-En Chien
Anderson Chigora
Eric Choi
Yu-Ting Chou
Carah Marie Colvin
Cole Hamilton Conway
Hayden Olivia Cristofano
Rajdeep Das
Matthew John Derminio
Andrew Domanskis
Josephine Vanessa Eljapa β
Robert Anthony Espat
Patrick Benjamin Ewell
Ching-Huei Fang
Yicheng Fu
Saloni Pramod Gaikwad
Rodolfo Orlando Garcia
Sudarshan Garg
Fernando Garibay
Ousman Gaye β
Miguel Angel Gomez Paz β
Luis R. Gonzalez
Rodrigo Gonzalez Vega
Talent Goremusandu
Gurshant Singh Grewal
Othman Soubhi Habib
Allison Nicole Hale
Yi-Yen Ho
Tiegan Wu Duo Hoffman β
Chien-Chien Hsu
Xinyi Hu
Barbie Huang
Tzu-Yun Huang
Wei Huang
Brianna Iannone
Ken Inoshita
Lavany Deepak Jadhav β
Tejaswini Pradeep Jadhav
Rahul Kumar Jayavelan
Hagen Chytraus Jensen
Alexandra Marie Johnson β
Sahil Joshi
Eniah Rutendo Kadzviti
Andrew Paul Kalthoff
Douglas Mudiwa Kanhongo
Saiteja Goud Karingu
Aditi Adesh Kathin
Phani Srija Kesara
Nora Imad Khaled
Paul Anders Krieg
Saurav Ajit Kulkarni
Mounika Kumari β
Yen Lin Kuo
Kuan-Jung Lai
Candidates for Master of Global Management, con’t
Sonal Shivanjni Lal
Shin-Yu Lee
Peikai Li
Xuchen Li
Ying Ting Liao β
Yu-Hsun Liao
Hsiao-Yu Lin
Yi-Chun Liu
Jacklyn Leiva Loewenstein
Shrinath Sudhir Lolam
Danya Esther Maggonage
Prahitya Mahavir
Hussam Hamed H Malibari
Aniruddha Vinay Manja
Samantha Tsitsidzashe Mapfunda
Carmen Teresa Martinez
Tessa Michaella Martinez
Raja Tarun Reddy Masapeta
Gabrielle Janette Mathews
Marshal Matimba
Yuta Matsuhashi
Ngonidzashe Ashford Mazhunga
Myah Renee McCall
Tanner Allen Mcdonald
Kevin R McMahon
Shagufta Memon
Nyasha Samantha Mhungu
Abhinav Mishra
Victor Wiridzai Mehlo Mputa Sr
Future Mutamiri
Marvin King Mwami Nganimana
George Wambugu Mwangi
Ruth Namuyiga
Ranjnishree Narasimharaju Govindaraju
Aisha David Ndahi
Ousman Ndow
Cole Francis Nimsky
Kumar Himanshu β
Erla Alexandra Olafsdottir
Macey Danielle Osborn
Daira Briceiry Pacheco Guerra
Rishi Pal
Simran Hitesh Panchal
Nidhi Patel
Shail Himanshubhai Patel
Julian Camilo Pedroza Cabrejo β
Crisana Jade Phan
Rigoberto Carlo Portillo
Rhett Price β
Ngoc Bao Chau Quach β
Bhargav Narendra Singh Rajpurohit
Manvi Rathi
Yash Ramesh Rathi
Isabel Christina Rennie β
Jose Rachelle Revaly β
Vioni Dwi Sartika β
Yuuki Sasao-Ruef β
Kiyotaka Sato
Sanju Senthilkumar
Adit Amit Shah
Megha Rajendra Shah
Shivansh Sharma
Maria Sikandary β
Preston James Estrella Silvas
Kameron Alexander Sinnott
Sukhleen Kaur Sodhi
Madhav Krishna Somasunderam
Yifei Song
Nicole Karin Spreitzer
Dalton Ssekimuli
Moroj Mohammed A. Sultan
I Ching Sung
Addison Geve Sutton
Kajal Rajesh Swarup
Loice Tamirepi β
Harshul Tandan
Franciele Theiss
Elisa Nicole Thomas
Rogers Toga
Alex Kah-Leng Toh
Ananise Toth
John Alexander Tucker
Nina Disyani Uky
Jackleen Umland β
Candidates for Master of Global Management, con’t
Marlene Umubyeyi Mporanyi
Om Ravibhai Vaghela
Atharva Shirish Vaidya
Praveen Kumar Vajjala
Luis Xavier Valencia Laguna
Samhith Reddy Vanipanta
Parthkumar Amarshi Vansjaliya
Marcello Fabricio Vechin Dos Santos β
Tawanda Cleopas Vera
Priyanshi Verma
Deventhieswar Vilvanathan
Tanvi Ashish Waknis
Farahnaz Walizada β
Katherine Anna Breslin Walsh
Ana Rae Walters
Haozhi Wang
Xingwei Wang
Acacia Capri Wastchak
Ting-Hsuan Wu
Ya Yun Wu
Yun-Hsuan Wu
Aizi Xu
Masahiro Yamamoto
Junyue Yang
Kai-Cheng Yang
Chenxu Ye
Humaira Zafari
Paolo Zheng β
Pavel Zhurov
Candidates for Master of Applied Leadership & Management
Larry Earl Armstrong Jr.
Audrey Summer Barnes
Xin Chen
Sheena Joy Chiong
Joshua John Coplan
Harish Dhanwantri β
Linjie Gan
Ziqi Gao
Sien Gu
Dong Myong Jeon
Sada Kelly
Yan Li
Xinbin Liang
Chein Chih Lim
Fidel Antonio Loyola
Tianyi Luo
James Charles Milburn
Andrew Samuel Montoya
Carlos Penuelas
Xiaoxian Qi
Miaomiao Ru
Mengru Shao
Yi Wan
Yixin Wang
Candidates for Master of Leadership and Management
Romeo T. Adjam
Ahmed Mohammed Salem Humood
Alqaydi
Tyler A Banks
Cameron Robert Becker
Alexandra Bocian
Sarah Buckles π
Ling-Ping Chang
Yi-Hui Chen
Zhibin Chen
I-Ying Chiang
Yun Chiang
Emina Durmic
Emma Engelhardt
Oleksandr Fedik
Elishevah Sara Godfrey
Rylund Joseph Gonzales
Hui Han
Bohdan Honyk
Kaylee M. Hurlburt
Dulcinea Juarez
Geofrey Ssolo Kayemba
Andrii Korol
Kelsey Elizabeth Kotler
Alexander George Kurtz
Tso Piao Lai Chang π
Emma Lapum
Kristin Lee
Hongzhou Li
Yuxing Li
Ting-Ting Liao
Samuel Thomas Loose
Pei-Yi Luo
Igor Lysiutin β
Valeriia Lysiutina
Shane Michael Mashke β
Phillip J. McGilton
Ryan Kenneth Moyers
Vitalii Natalukha
Jeffrey Neubert
Fritzny Niclasse
Adam Parde
Brian Rios
Priscilla Marie Ruiz
Denys Samonov
Oleksii Shershnov
Nickolas Siconolfi
Kim Sherryl Smith
Suprapha Sullivan β
Valerie Todorovich
Christopher Allan Van Roekel
Yahaira A. Villanueva Morales
Daniel Oliver Waite
Khatera Walizada
Dennis Lubega Wamala
Xiaohui Wang
Elijah Cory Whitney
Chialing Wu
Takeshi Yamada
John Timothy Yelle Jr
Yakym Yermak
Denys Zdorenko
Xiao Zhou
Vadym Volodymyrovych Zhulanov β
Congratulations
Class of 2025
About Thunderbird School of Global Management, con’t
At the heart of Thunderbird’s transformation is the F. Francis & Dionne Najafi Thunderbird Global Headquarters, an ultramodern 110,000-square-foot facility on ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus. Designed to integrate cutting-edge technology with immersive global learning, this state-of-the-art building serves as a launchpad for the next generation of global leaders.
Further extending its global reach, Thunderbird’s network of regional centers embodies its mission to advance global leadership and education. With over 15 dedicated regional representatives, Thunderbird maintains a strong presence through physical hubs in Phoenix, AZ (Global Headquarters); Geneva, Switzerland; Dubai, UAE; Seoul, South Korea; and Jakarta, Indonesia. Complementing these locations are virtual centers in Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai, China; Mumbai, India; Nairobi, Kenya; Amsterdam, Netherlands; London, United Kingdom; Mexico City, Mexico; Taipei, Taiwan; and Cairo, Egypt.
Additionally, Thunderbird’s partnership with Arizona State University extends its influence to the ASU California Center in Los Angeles and the Barrett & O’Connor Washington Center in Washington, D.C., reinforcing its commitment to shaping the future of global business leadership.
To learn more about Thunderbird visit: thunderbird.asu.edu.
