Dean's Executive Student Leadership Council

Current Students

DESLC_MuhammadWaleedCheema	Muhammad Waleed Cheema, President Contact: mc875@njit.edu Major: Financial Technology Muhammad Waleed Cheema is a second-year student at Martin Tuchman School of Management majoring in Financial Technology. He serves as the Vice President of the Council. He also works as a Bloomberg Lab Assistant at the Ray Cassetta Financial Analysis Laboratory. He is also appointed as a Treasurer at Residence Hall Council and a Freshman Mentor for the Martin Tuchman School of Management. He was also was part of launching a new business on campus in The Coffee Container project, as a part of the Operations Team.
DESLC_ShanaDominique	Shana Dominique Major: Business Concentration: Finance Minor: Information Technology Shana Dominique is a junior at the Martin Tuchman School of Management, majoring in business, concentrating in finance, and minoring in information technology. Three words she would use to describe herself are diligent, hard-working, and organized. On-campus, Shana is president of the Business Masterminds club, Career Development Mentor, Telecommunications Officer of the Caribbean Student Organization, and an Avanade Scholar. Upon entering college, Shana has interned at United Way of Essex and West Hudson, Jersey Cares, Landmark Ventures, and Avanade. She will be starting full-time at Avanade this coming summer as a CRM Business Analyst.
4AFDEC93-0C7E-4530-93C0-58C53FBAD6A6_1_201_a.jpeg	Charis Hwang Major: Business Concentration: Financial Technology and Management Information Systems Minor: Computer Science Charis Hwang is a fourth-year honors student completing her bachelor's degree in Business, also enrolled in the BS/MS program with plans to stay and complete her master's degree after graduation. Within the School of Management, she has been affiliated within various projects and organizations, including the Salesforce Student Group, the Investment Fund, and The Coffee Container project. She also serves as a peer mentor, mentoring and guiding first-year business students as they adjust to college life at NJIT. Charis will be joining PwC in 2023 as a Technology Consulting Associate within their Salesforce practice.
DESLC_KevinKatayama2	Kevin Katayama, Co President Major: Business Concentration: Finance Minor: Information Systems Kevin Katayama is a member of NJIT's Division 1 Men's Fencing team. He is also the CCO of Restaurant Media Group. Kevin has also been involved with The Coffee Container project within Martin Tuchman School of Management.
Headshot - Aaron Kellett.jpg	Aaron Kellett Major: Business Concentration: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Aaron Brancato Kellett is a retired US Army Veteran and former West Point cadet. He volunteers with the American Legion each June and supports the NJIT SVA and AIS. He previously served as PM for Alpha Kappa Psi - Chi Zeta and attended their national academy in 2020 and 2021. He has work experience in supply chain, transportation, venture capital, fintech, risk management and insurance. He's currently a part of the MTSM Dual Degree program and is hoping to graduate in 2022 with a Bachelors of Science in Business; Entrepreneurship & Innovation and is working full time with Verisk
1637183362883 - Sheena Marinas.jpeg	Sheena Marinas Major: Business Concentration: Accounting Sheena is a third-year student at Martin Tuchman School of Management. She is a member of Alpha Phi Omega, FINEST (Filipino Club), and an Avanade Scholar. Sheena is currently working as a Resident Assistant at New Jersey Institute of Technology and a Recruitment/Accounting Intern at Sandbox Banking.
pic - Perla Malki.jpg	Perla Malki Major: Business Concentration: Management Information Systems Perla Malki is a senior Business student with a concentration in Management Information Systems at the Martin Tuchman School of Management. Perla is a member of the Dean’s Executive Student Leadership Council and is a Learning Communities Peer Mentor who prioritizes her mentees so they can excel as students. She is a Santander Scholar, Spencer’s Savings Bank Scholar, and has assisted in student research in the School of Management.
DESLC_MydahNaseem	Mydah Naseem Contact: mn425@njit.edu Major: Financial Technology Mydah Naseem is the secretary of the council. In the Fall 2020 semester, Mydah started working as a Finance Assistant for NJIT's Student Life office. She was also chosen as an Avanade Scholar for Avanade, a company which is a joint venture between Microsoft and Accenture. In addition, Mydah started working in the role of a peer mentor for the incoming business students under Learning Communities, and serves as a Secretary for Pakistani Student Association. Mydah was also part of launching a new business on campus in The Coffee Container project, as a part of the Finance/IT team and assessed the budget, product development plan, operational manual, cost analysis, HR/Legal requirements etc. On top of that, Mydah has started interning at a non-profit, Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation as a Financial Analyst.