2010 Student Leadership Team:

Conference Co-Chair:
Sarah Berghorst
Sarah Berghorst is a second year MBA candidate at Kellogg. In addition to being a KIN delegate in 2009, her time at Kellogg has been shaped by leadership roles with the Net Impact Cub and the Global Health Initiative. Sarah spent the summer in consulting at Bain and Company and will return to the Chicago office after graduation. Before Kellogg, Sarah launched a program to engage business leaders with social entrepreneurs across Colombia, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil as the Director of Ashoka’s Entrepreneur to Entrepreneur Program in Latin America. Previously, she led Ashoka’s Global Development team. At DAI, a development consulting firm, she managed multi-year microfinance projects in Latin America. Sarah was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Panama, where she established the region’s first rural information technology center and ran a national woman’s scholarship and health education initiative. She has a degree in Economics from the University of Michigan.
sberghorst2010@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Conference Co-Chair
Liz Kenny
Liz is a second year student at Kellogg, focused on Strategy, Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Prior to Kellogg, she worked for ABN AMRO Bank in Chicago, Amsterdam and New York in a variety of analytical roles focused on the strategies and financial performance of banks. Liz attended Georgetown University, where she majored in Finance and International Business, and minored in Music. This past summer she interned for McKinsey & Company in the Chicago office, and will return there after graduation. In her free time, she enjoys golf and traveling.
ekenny2010@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Academic Co-Chair
Maki Tanaka
Maki Tanaka is a second-year student majoring in marketing, finance and general management at the Kellogg School of Management. She spent her summer at Eli Lilly and GE Capital both in the US and Japan. Before coming to Kellogg, Maki worked at Mitsubishi Corporation, the largest trading and investment company in Japan, as a manager in corporate strategy & research, analyzing business opportunities mostly in emerging countries such as India and Vietnam. She will be returning to Mitsubishi upon graduation. She was born and raised in Tokyo and has lived in India, UK, Canada, and the United States. Her exposure to different cultures has shaped who she is today. Maki graduated from Keio University with a degree in Law and International Relations. She is also an avid flutist and plays in the Kellogg’s musical, Special K! Maki is thrilled to be part of KIN and look forward to making global impact!!
mtanaka2010@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Academic Co-Chair
Marko Ivanov
Marko Ivanov is a second-year student majoring in Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management. Originally from the former Yugoslavia, he moved to the United States to continue his education at the age of seventeen. Marko holds B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Maryland, and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He spent four years working in R&D and Marketing for telecom equipment provider, Ciena Corporation before relocating to London, UK where he worked in sales role focusing on Scandinavian and Russian Telecom markets. After Kellogg Marko intends to stay in Chicago and continue pursuing his entrepreneurship endeavors.
mivanov2010@kellogg.northwestern.edu

External Relationship Manager
Sharon Bakcht
Sharon is a KIN Global veteran, joining the leadership team after having been a KIN Global Scholar in 2009. She is committed to creating global prosperity, particularly in the world’s poorest nations through empowerment and socioeconomic development. Sharon plans to join the Dow Corning Corporation post-Kellogg, where she will aim to leave her footprint on some of the world’s most pressing issues such as the aging population trend and renewable energy needs. Prior to Kellogg, Sharon conducted pro-bono strategy development for several women’s cooperatives in Granada, Nicaragua after having developed her career in marketing communications strategy and research at The Vidal Partnership (New York) and Landor Associates (San Francisco). Sharon’s greatest passion lies in unleashing the power of human potential to create positive change. She is honored to be involved in KIN Global 2010.
sbakcht2010@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Internal Relationship Manager
Shaina Morphew
Shaina Morphew is a second-year student majoring in finance and social enterprise at the Kellogg School of Management. She spent her summer at McKinsey and will be returning to the Chicago office upon graduation. Before coming to Kellogg, Shaina had experience in both the private and non-profit sectors. Most recently she worked in merchandising at Target Corporation. Previously she completed an AmeriCorps program through which she helped to grow a social enterprise in Chicago. She also spent time at the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS working on relationship management with Fortune 500 companies. In addition to her role as a KIN Global Delegate in 2009, Shaina held a leadership role in the 2009 Innovating Social Change Conference and the Global Health Initiative. Shaina graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in marketing.
smorphew2010@kellogg.northwestern.edu

How are research projects structured?
3-4 students with a faculty member, and a potential delegate sponsor.


Do I get to choose my project topic?
Project topics are set in advance based on the delegates who are attending, and based on the curriculum of the summit – but students can influence the different sub-categories explored under the broad topic levels.


Do I get to choose my project team?
Applications are individual, but you may indicate people you would like to work with.


What is the time commitment?

• Approximately four hours per week in the first half of winter quarter to develop prospectus and identify resources for project.
• Approximately 8 hours per week during the second half of winter quarter.
• Bi-monthly meetings with research advisor to track progress on research and collaborate on any issues teams are facing.