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Leadership

Get to know all about our Spring 2024 board! Feel free to connect with everyone on LinkedIn by clicking on their profile images.

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If you're interested in growing your resume and becoming more involved, apply today to be a director! You'll work alongside our officer board to help make BAP even better and have an amazing experience in the process.

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Graham Zagrodzky

President

Year: 4th Year

Major: Accounting (BMACC)

EisnerAmper San Diego Winter 2024 Tax Intern, Baker Tilly San Diego Summer 2024 Intern

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Graham Zagrodzky is a fourth year accounting student in the BMACC program at SDSU. He is originally from Houston, TX and has been living in San Diego since 2014. After recruiting during the Spring 2023 semester, he accepted a tax internship with EisnerAmper for Winter 2024 and an audit internship with Baker Tilly for Summer 2024.

 

He has been a part of BAP since Spring 2023 and will be serving as the Beta Alpha Psi treasurer for the 2023-2024 school year. After being inducted as an official BAP member at the end of the Spring semester, he decided to take on an officer position to connect more with the organization and help provide new members with the same amazing experience and resources he had as well.

 

In his spare time, he likes to spend time with friends, travel, collect coins, go mountain biking, and play video games.

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Brandon Pizano Pintor

President Elect

Year: 3rd Year

Major: Accounting 

KPMG San Diego Summer 2024 Embark Scholar Intern

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Brandon Pizano Pintor is a 3rd year accounting student at San Diego State University, having originally been from Orange County before immigrating to San Diego with a few friends. 

 

After a successful semester receiving an internship and making new friends, he hopes to pass on his knowledge and expertise to those looking to further their careers. Being a transfer student he knows how difficult it can be to navigate the recruiting process, and hopes to make it as painless as possible.

 

In his free time you will see him often at Aztec Lanes playing pool and air hockey.

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Nicole Escolano

VP of Formal Events

Year: 2nd Year

Major: Accounting

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Nicole Escolano is a 2nd year pursuing accounting degree at San Diego State University. She will be the Meet the Firms Lead committee for the Spring 2024 semester. She is dedicated to helping students pursue their dreams, build confidence, and contribute to their professional development. 

 

Having lived in the Philippines for half of her life, she moved to the US at the age of 11. She has a strong passion for travel and has explored countries such as France, Italy, and China. On top of that, she enjoys eating baklava and has a collection of cute items, including Sanrio Characters and various Kawaii items

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Jhoselin (Jozy) Vazquez

VP of Social Events

Year: 3rd Year

Major: Accounting

​KPMG San Diego Summer 2024 Tax Intern

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Jhoselin, or Jozy for short, is a third-year undergraduate and transfer student pursuing her Bachelors in Accounting at San Diego State University.

 

During Fall 2023 she was successful in obtaining an internship with KPMG in the San Diego office for Summer 2024. As a transfer and returning BAP member she wants to give back to incoming students and continue to build a community towards helping students in their recruiting and academic journey. 

 

In her free time Jozy enjoys trying new foods, playing with her dog, hanging out with family and friends, and doing nails.

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Toshiki Aniban

VP of Reporting

Year: 3rd Year

Major: Accounting

 

Toshiki Aniban is an accounting third-year undergraduate student at San Diego State University. He is born and raised in San Diego, California, and is pursuing a Master’s Degree with hopes of helping BAP as VP of Reporting for the Spring 2024 semester. 
 

In his free time, he enjoys a variety of activities such as swimming, games, piano, cooking and baking.

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Shiloh Catterton

VP of Internal Audit

Year: 3rd

Major: Accounting

Baker Tilly San Diego Summer 2024 Tax Intern

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Shiloh Catterton is a 3rd year Accounting major, when she isn’t working with BAP you can probably find her doing something with KCR. A fun fact about her is that she has been studying Mandarin since 2017, and lived in Beijing in a study abroad program during high school. 

 

This past semester, with the assistance of BAP, Shiloh Catterton was able to go through the recruitment process and receive an internship with Baker Tilly. Shiloh hopes to work with a public accounting firm and receive her Masters degree. After that, she hopes to work with the IRS and assist in policy reform. 

 

In her free time, you can find Shiloh reading a beach novel and working on a new playlist for her radio show. She also loves to go to the dog park with her fiance.

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Grace Chen

VP of Firm Relations

Year: 2nd Year

Major: Accounting 

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Grace Chen is a 2nd year accounting undergraduate student at San Diego State University. She moved to San Diego when she was 3 and has lived in the Carmel Valley/Del Mar area ever since.

 

After getting to know a few former board members, she decided to join BAP’s e-board in hopes of providing the same support system and community that she had the honor of being a part of.

 

In her free time, Grace likes playing video games like Valorant, Apex Legends, Phasmophobia, Minecraft, Starfield, etc.. She also enjoys playing tennis, badminton, and volleyball (don’t expect much). She is very fond of animals, especially cats :3

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Harven Gorges

VP of Communication

Year: 3rd Year

Major: Accounting 

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Harven Gorges, and international student from Norway. Currently unsure if he will do the BMACC program or not. Also one of the GA's for ESeC, a club focused on ERP systems. 

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Harven loves to play soccer, basketball, and volleyball. He also enjoyed going out with his friends and exploring San Diego. 

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James Henry 

VP of Career Readiness 

Year: 4th year

Major: Accounting

 

James Henry is an accounting major at SDSU in his senior year. Originally from Los Angeles, James moved to San Diego to attend SDSU. During his time in Los Angeles, he worked as an IT Admin for an industrial property management company before seeking a career change in accounting. 

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Last Summer, James interned at KPMG in the BTS Asset Management practice, where he will return as an associate after graduation. James enjoys fishing along the California and Mexico coasts in his free time, hanging out with friends, and frequenting local coin shops.

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Austin Bell

VP of Volunteer Events 

Year: 3th Year

Major: Accounting 

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This is Austin Abell and he is the VP of volunteer events. He is currently a 3rd year accounting major with a finance minor who is going to pursue big 4 after graduation. In his free time he enjoys traveling and watching movies. 

Director Positions

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Director positions coming soon!

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