BAM: Business Association of Multicultural Students

Officers

Miles Swammi

Miles Swammi
Role in BAM
President
Hometown
Minneapolis, MN
Year and School
Junior  in CSOM
Majors/minors
Finance, Political Science
Favorite Pastime...
Jamming to hip-hop (Mos Def, Jay-Z, Q-Tip, Lupe Fiasco just to name a few), spending time and confabulating with friends and family, reading
You Probably Weren't Aware
He has exchanged hats with the rapper Method Man once.
Favorite Quote
"I'm for the truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole." -Malcolm X

Kimberly LooK

Kimberly Loo
Role in BAM
VP of Corporate Relations
Hometown
Bloomington, MN
Year and School
Sophmore in CSOM
Majors/minors
Supply Chain & Operations Management
Favorite Pastime...
Baking or shopping!!
When she's not at BAM she is...
hanging out with her 7th grade Life Group girls
Favorite Quote
"If you don't stand for something, you fall for anything" -Anonymous

Vallari Ajgaonkar

Vallari Ajgaonkar
Role in BAM
VP of Marketing
Hometown
Wellington, New Zealand
Year and School
Sophomore in CSOM
Majors/minors
Marketing and Economics
Favortie Pastime...
Reading, watching black and white movies, and cross-stitch embroidery.
When she's not at BAM she is...
studying, being a CA in Middlebrook Hall, or volunteering at Fairview Hospital.
Favorite Quote
"Be the change you wish to see in the world" ~ Gandhi

Derek Krouch

Derek Krouch
Role in BAM
Secretary
Hometown
Savage, MN
Year and School
Freshman in CSOM
Majors/minors
Management Information Systems / Finance
Favorite Pastime
Traveling, playing sports, keeping up with current events and the Minnesota Twins are his favorite team!
When he's not in BAM he is...
playing basketball at the Rec Center, playing Ping Pong, at CSAM, listening to tunes, or volunteering.
Favorite Quote
"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." - Robert Collier

Malyann Homsombath

Malyann Homsombath
Role in BAM
Treasurer
Hometown
Warroad, MN
Year and School
Junior in CSOM
Majors/minors
Accounting & Finance
Favorite Pastime...
Golfing, playing Scrabble and writing poetry.
If she's not at BAM she is...
Studying or spending time with family and friends.
Favorite Quote
"Hitch your wagon to a star." Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emily Chau

Emily Chau
Role in BAM
Activities Coordinator
Hometown
Eden Prairie, MN
Year and School
Junior in CSOM
Majors/minors
Finance and Nonprofit Management
Favorite Pastime
Spending time with family and friends, eating, baking, volunteering
If she's not at BAM she is...
studying, hanging out around campus
Favorite Quote
"Don't forget about the wonderful things in life during your tough times"

Belinda Fung

Belinda Fung
Role in BAM
Advertising Manager
Home Town
Panama
Year and School
Sophomore in CLA
Majors/minors
Marketing and Advertising
Favorite Pastime...
Watching funny videos on Youtube (Russell Peters comedy clips are my favorite), doing TV show marathons, doodling on my sketch book and sleeping (there is no better beauty tip than this).
If she's not at BAM she is...
in Starbucks/Caribou
Favorite Quotes
"Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming." - Finding Nemo

Louis Patten

Louis Patten
Role in BAM
Business Board Representative, Logistics Coordinator
Year and School
Junior in CFANS
Majors/minors
Applied Economics
Favorite Pastime...
boating and singing by the fire!
When He's not at BAM he is...
playing golf, cooking, running with his chocolate lab
Favorite Quote
"Well I could be wrong, but I believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship used during the civil war era"
–Ron Burgundy

Phillip Tso

 Phillip Tso
Role in BAM
Relations Manager
Hometown
Maple Grove, MN
Year and School
Junior in CSOM
Majors/minors
Management Information Systems/Chinese
Favorite Pastime...
Clicking interesting links on Wikipedia
When he's not at BAM he is...
watching cute baby videos on YouTube.
Favorite Quote
"Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing." -William James

Logain Asfour

Logain Asfour
Role in BAM
Information Systems Manager
Hometown
Eden Prairie, MN
Year and School
Freshman in CLA
Majors/minors
Computer Science/Management Information Systems
Favorite Pastime
Making collages, dancing, traveling, photography, yoga, volunteering, and shopping
If she's not at BAM she is...
hanging out with her family, studying in a cafe or libaray, working out at Lifetime Fitness
Favorite Quote
"Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world" - Marilyn Monroe

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