Our Team
Agency Managers
SAI’s six business units are each managed by Cornell undergraduates, who have profit/loss responsibility for their respective businesses. Each agency manager reports to the President (also a student) who is ultimately accountable for the operations and performance of each agency.
A number of full-time professional staff provide mentoring and support services to the student management staff, including a CEO that serves as a “Mentor in Residence.”
A formal Board of Directors sets the organization’s long-term strategic vision and serves as an experienced resource for the student management staff.
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Michael Gallagher
President
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Peter Cherubini
General Manager - Big Red Shipping & Storage
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Benjamin Cheetham
General Manager - Big Red Shipping & Storage
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Mike Gallagher
President
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Matthew Jiang
Vice President
Matt is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences majoring in Economics. As Vice President, Matt supports the President in overseeing the 15 student managers and the performance of SAI’s six businesses.
Prior to Matt's promotion to Vice President, he was the business manager of the Cornellian Yearbook. Matt oversaw the Cornellian during the first complete year under SAI operations. By creating and standardizing new business models, Matt improved both financial and operational aspects of the business through proactive marketing and advertising efforts as well as improved customer service.
Outside of SAI, he was an accounting teaching assistant in AEM and ran a small online business on eBay and Amazon. Matt worked at Merrill Lynch in Global Markets last summer, and will be starting there full time after graduation in July. In his free time, Matt enjoys snowboarding in the Rockies and playing with SLR digital photography equipment. -
April Zhu
Chief Financial Officer
April Zhu is the CFO for Student Agencies, Inc. She is currently a junior at The Hotel School with a concentration in Finance. This past summer, April interned in the Global Wealth Management division at Morgan Stanley. This upcoming summer, April will be interning at Lazard Frères in the Mergers and Acquisitions group. One interesting project she is working on is a valuation of a real estate property. Outside of the office, April is involved as the Treasurer of Hospitality Students International, and enjoys spending time with her friends. After college, April plans to develop a career in the Financial Services industry, and hopes to attend business school in the future. On her free time, April enjoys photography.
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Ben Cheetham
General Manager - Big Red Shipping & Storage
Ben is a Junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in English. He came to Student Agencies after a year-long tenure at Ristorante Banfi in the Statler Hotel and plans to utilize his management experience and communication skills to implement a more efficient plan of operations and foster a high level of customer service at Big Red. While not at the office, Ben is an active member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and rides competitively for the Cornell Cycling Team. After college, he hopes to pursue a career in business or consulting and go on to earn an MBA. While he has spent every summer since freshman year enjoying the lovely weather in Ithaca, he occasionally returns to his home in rural Maine and spends time relaxing outdoors and walking his pet dog Lilly.
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Peter Cherubini
General Manager - Big Red Shipping & Storage
Peter is a sophomore Applied Economics and Management Major in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Peter has had previous management experience running a large landscape service in the greater Boston area, and he hopes to apply the lessons he learned by streamlining Big Red’s inventory management systems and improving customer service protocol. Outside of the office, Peter is a very active member of Sigma Pi fraternity serving on their Executive board as well as national committees. He is also a fanatic golfer, holding a single digit handicap. After graduation, he hopes to pursue a career in investment banking or business management.
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Hugo Genes
Manager - Campus Promotions
Hugo is currently a sophomore in Cornell's Applied and Economics major. In Student Agencies he began as a freshman as Hired Hand's Assistant Manager, and is excited to begin his new role as a Manager of Campus Promotions. With Hired Hands he worked closely with a local web developer in the establishment of a new company website. Outside of SAI he holds leadership positions in his Fraternity, writes for Slope Radio Magazine, and enjoys playing intramural sports.
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Polina Minkin
Manager - Campus Promotions
Polina is a sophomore in Arts and Sciences from the Silicon Valley in California. At Student Agencies, she has been working with the Campus Promotions team to expand some of its service offerings. While majoring in Psychology, Polina also enjoys taking history classes and learning foreign languages. She loves to travel, learn about new cultures, and practice speaking different languages. At Cornell, she has volunteered her knowledge of Russian and Spanish at the Translator-Interpreter Program (TIP), which provides free translation services in the Tompkins County area to those who need assistance. In her free time, Polina can be found playing volleyball, snowboarding at Greek Peak, or catching up on her favorite TV show, Project Runway.
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Brian Ostrowsky
Manager - Campus Promotions
Brian, a Junior Applied Economics and Management major, is the General Manager of Print Publications for Campus Promotions and is currently incorporating a Beverage section in the 2009 Ithaca Gorge. Brian is pursuing a career in Sales & Trading in the financial industry. Last summer He spent 2 ½ months in rural Alaska working on a fishing lodge/ resort. He plays Linebacker on the Varsity Football team at Cornell and enjoys rebuilding and restoring classic sports cars.
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Katie Wurtzell
Manager - Campus Promotions
Katie is a member of the class of 2011 within Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She is currently pursuing a double major in AEM and Environmental Science at Cornell University. Katie hails from Allendale, New Jersey. She is very excited to be a co-manager of Campus Promotions this year. She is also the treasurer of her dormitory, involved in student environmental groups on campus and a member of Kappa Delta. She also enjoys reading and hiking. Katie is currently undecided on her future career plans but hopes to combine her interests of the environment and business in whatever she does.
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Jeff Aziakou
Sales and Marketing Manager - Cornellian Yearbook
Jeff is a sophomore studying Applied Economics and Management. At SAI, his role as Sales and Marketing Manager for the Cornellian includes securing sponsors for the Yearbook and planning on diversifying the Cornellian's product portfolio. Before becoming a member of SAI, he worked at the Statler Hotel. Outside of the office, Jeff is involved in Greek Life and is a VP for Slope Media Group, a student organization running a magazine, TV, and radio station.
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Nicolas Drach
Business Manager - Cornellian Yearbook
Nicolas is a Junior at the School of Hotel Administration focusing on marketing and advertising. Nicolas is the new Business Manager for the Cornellian. He is from Paris, France where he discovered is passion for both marketing and the hospitality while working for the French hospitality company Bertrand City Gourmet Holding. He was the assistant to
the CEO of the Company’s franchise department for two summers and helped expanding new fast casual restaurants in France and internationally. Nicolas is now working closely with Jeff Aziakou to design new marketing actions for the upcoming year. Nicolas enjoys cooking for his friends and loves to play golf on a sunny day. Nicolas hopes to pursue a career in digital marketing in the U.S after his graduation. -
Danielle Landis
Editor in Chief - Cornellian Yearbook
Danielle is a sophomore in the School of Hotel Administration, concentrating in Special Events and Information Sciences. Currently, she is the Editor-in-Chief of the 2009 Cornellian. Danielle is originally from the Upper West Side of New York City, where she worked for Jack Morton Worldwide in their Event Planning department. When she is not dedicating her time to the yearbook, Danielle participates in her sorority, Sigma Delta Tau, as their chapter president. She is also a board assistant for the Hotel Ezra Cornell Weekend, and a TA for a freshman micro-computing course. After college Danielle is looking to either work for a corporate event planning company or a marketing firm, but her mind is open to anything. In her spare time, Danielle loves to dance, and hang out with her friends.
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Pwin Tuntasood
Business Manager - Cornellian Yearbook
Pwin is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences double majoring in Economics and China, Asia-Pacific Studies. He is currently analyzing new product opportunities for the Cornellian and implementing a new e-commerce shopping cart and database system. Before coming to SAI, he worked as a summer analyst at Citi Family Office. Outside of SAI, he is a member of the Cornell Investment Club Alpha Hedge Fund. After graduating from Cornell, Pwin intends to pursue a career in wealth management or law. He enjoys snowboarding, international travel, and managing his personal investment portfolio.
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Joshua Fields
General Manager - Hired Hands Moving Company
Joshua is the General Manager of Hired Hands Moving Company. Currently, he is a senior in the College of Engineering at Cornell University. He is majoring in Information Science, Systems, & Technology with a minor in Applied Economics and Management. Before Josh became a manager at SAI he worked as a field representative for both Hired Hands and Big Red Shipping & Storage. As the manager for Hired Hands in 2008 he will be focusing on improving employee compensation while increasing our service volume through advertising and brand awareness. Josh was a member of the Cornell Track & Field team from 2004-2006, and he’s a proud member of the Delta Phi Chapter of Cornell which is located in Ezra's old mansion. Upon graduation, Josh would like to start working for an Information Technology firm (preferably somewhere warm like California) and eventually attend business school. He likes to take road-trips, especially on fast motorcycles, and once drove from NY to CA and back for a summer job in Santa Barbara.
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Alex Rodriguez
Assistant Manager - Hired Hands Moving Company
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Jessica Cheng
Analyst - New Business Development Group
Jessica is a sophomore in the in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She is still in the process of discovering her major but strongly suspects it will end up being related to business and Finance. She works as a New Business Analyst at Student Agencies, and finds her experiences there both interesting and enlightening. Currently, Jessica is working with the rest of the NBD team on a promising water delivery service idea, which is still in the initial phases. In her free time, Jessica enjoys the easy life- good times with friends, food and fine literature.
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Kimberly Liang
Analyst - New Business Development Group
Kimberly is a junior majoring in Applied Economics and Management. She was a summer intern at Bank of America in the Middle Office division. While at SAI, she evaluated potential business ventures and determined their profitability. With the experiences she gained from being a NBD manager, she plans to enter the financial services industry. Outside the SAI office, she is involved in the Mutual Investment Club of Cornell. In addition, she enjoys doing pilates and playing tennis.
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Rian Masanoff
Analyst - New Business Development Group
Rian is a sophomore in the School of Arts and Sciences. A Floridian who gave up sunny days for the delightful weather of Ithaca, he is currently majoring in Government and pursing an unofficial concentration in Applied Economics & Management as well as a concentration in International Relations and Law & Society. Outside the office, Rian is a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity and enjoys hiking, snowboarding, and a good philosophical debate.
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Joon Sukman Lee
SAI Properties Manager - SA Real Estate
Joon (Sukman) is a sophomore in the School of Hotel Administration in Cornell University. Being a real estate manager for SAI means satisfying the needs of the tenants of SAI's 17 residential apartments, ensuring the value of the properties, and working very close with the 8 commercial tenants to ensure success for both the businesses as well as SAI. In the summer of 2007, Joon worked as an intern in Mondrian South Beach, a joint hotel development venture between the developers of boutique hotels in Miami Beach and Morgans Hotel Group. Joon plans to brand the current SAI residential properties for marketing purposes. Outside of the office, Joon writes music mainly for the symphony orchestra and shares his talents with other musical groups. Joon looks for a career as a hotel and casino developer in the future.