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The Heller MBA
IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
The Heller MBA is a 16-month program preparing leaders to manage nonprofit organizations as well as others pursuing social missions in the public and for-profit sectors. Heller's unique MBA provides students with the training to address the distinctive management issues facing organizations whose mission is to help underserved and vulnerable populations, or to improve social and environmental outcomes more broadly.
If your goal is to lead an organization with a social mission, the Heller MBA is for you. Its 16-month structure condenses two years of curriculum into four consecutive, intense semesters of learning, ideal for people who want to return to work quickly and put their new skills into action.
Heller MBA students learn with others who share their values and interests in pursuing a social mission. At Heller, the culture of the classroom provides a participatory, supportive environment for student learning. The goal is to enable students to share the insights and experience they bring to the program and help them to achieve their highest performance while providing them with models for leading effective organizations.
The Heller MBA trains students to be leaders and decision-makers who can find resources and use them effectively to achieve social goals. Managers with a Heller MBA bring solid management tools, analytic skills and personal commitment to bear on answering some of today's most pressing social problems.
The Heller MBA is AACSB accredited, and is jointly delivered by the Heller School for Social Policy and Management and the International Business School of Brandeis University.
Applications for Fall 2009
We are now accepting applications for Fall 2009! Upcoming 2008-2009 information sessions include:
Monday, November 3, 2008
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Heller School, Zinner Forum
Thursday, December 4, 2008
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Heller School, Zinner Forum
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Heller School, Zinner Forum
TO RSVP for any of these sessions or for more information, please contact HellerAdmissions@Brandeis.edu or 781-736-3829.
We welcome our incoming class of Fall 2008 - one of the academically strongest classes we have ever admitted to the Heller MBA Program, with a high level of commitment to social justice and social change. We will highlight members of this incoming class over the coming months. Stay tuned!
Congratulations to the MBA classes of February 2008 and May 2008, who just marched in the May 18 graduation ceremony. It was a gorgeous day, and spirits were high. Brian Buell, MBA'08, delivered the MBA class graduation speech focusing on the theme of courage. "One quality that I have found in all of my classmates here at Heller, in every program, is courage. And we will certainly need courage to carry out the challenge we have chosen - to create real social change."
This year's SAGE Scholarships were awarded to second year student Ondrea Austin, MBA '09, and incoming student Jessica Ratey, MBA '10. The Scholarship Committee was highly impressed by the academic quality of the applicants and by their commitment to social justice. The winners were announced by SAGE Publications President and CEO Blaise Simqu and MBA Program Director Jody Hoffer Gittell at Heller's annual Distinguished Management Lecture in April. "SAGE is committted to supporting talented students in their endeavors to become leaders of mission-driven organizations," said Simqu. "Given our shared values, this is a natural partnership between SAGE and the Heller MBA."
Heller MBA Class of '09 participated in the Boston Pride Parade on Saturday June 14. "Sustaining our Community, Conserving our World" was the theme for this year's event that brought the students together to show The Heller School's diversity and mission to Advance Social Justice.
Meghan (Camarind) Seidman, MBA '03, and Robin Seidman, MBA '06, have a nine-month old named Phoebe - a true Heller baby! Meghan now serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Development for the Community Therapeutic Day School in Lexington, MA. Robin continues to serve as Assistant Athletic Director at Brandeis University.
Other Alumni Updates
JOANNE FOSTER, MBA '08, was recently named executive director of House of Peace & Education Inc. (HOPE). Click here for newspaper announcement.
STEVEN H. BYLER, MBA '08 was recently named Senior Researcher for Sustainability Roundtable Inc.(SR Inc) SR Inc is a customer- directed shared research company serving the commerical real Estate industry and targeting companies that are seeking to improve their environmental impact.
BRIAN BUELL, MBA '08, recently became Associate Director for the Caleb Foundation, an interfaith organization that develops, preserves, and manages rental communities with the goal of providing safe, decent housing to low- and moderate-income residents.
ALEX BAUERMEISTER, MBA '08, is carrying out New Project Development for the Environmental Defense Fund, where she develops strategies and assessments of potential future corporate partnerships.
ADRIEN URETSKY, MBA '08, just accepted a position as Program Officer in the coaching department at Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education.
ADAM KANCHER, MBA '08, has accepted a position as Development Associate Director for the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.
MARK ALTIERI, MBA '08, recently joined Public Consulting Group in the Public Partnerships area, joining KATE SWANSON, MBA '08, who serves as a program officer in Public Partnerships.
BRYANT KENNETH ROLLINS, MBA '08, also joined Public Consulting Group as a Business Analyst in the Strategy and Finance Practice area. Like JOSEPH CARBEAU, MBA '08, Bryant will work with state social service/welfare agencies to maximize revenue and streamline operations.
MARY OTIATO, MBA '07, is leading process improvement efforts in the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance. We wish her well in this challenging project!
MARK RUCKMAN, MBA '07, is now working with Minelli, LLC as a strategy consultant to the nonprofit sector.
LEAH ABRAMS, MBA '05, recently become Program Director with Jewish Vocational Services, joining JULIE UNGER, MBA '05, who is a Career Networks and Group Program Specialist with the same organization.
JOANNE BUNUAN-BIAG, MBA '08, had planned to march in the commencement ceremony on May 18, but a little girl named Allyn Lily Bunuan Biag decided it was time to meet her mom and dad. Allyn was born on May 15, 2008 at 6:07 am.
TEAM CONSULTING PROJECT PRESENTATIONS to be held August 18-19, 2008
More details to follow.