Meet Your Advisor
General inquiries about SBS Graduate Programs
SBS Graduate Programs Office
120 Tremont Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 617-305-1941
Advisors by Graduate Program
Accounting Programs
MSA, MBA/MSA, and Accounting Certificate Programs
For questions about the Accounting Programs email: [email protected]
Business Analytics Programs
MSBA, MBA/MSBA, MSBA/MSA, MSBA/MSF, MSBA/MSM, MSBA/MMOL, and Business Analytics Certificate Programs
Gerard Casal
Associate Director of MS Programs
[email protected]
617-994-4240
Schedule Advising Meeting with Gerard
Professional and Academic Background
Gerard is originally from Lawrence, MA, and currently resides in Merrimack, MA. He completed his BA in Psychology from Middlebury College and his M.Ed in Educational Policy and Management from Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
He has over 15 years of work experience in higher education working in undergraduate and graduate admission and student services.
Favorites
- Book: Take Me With You, by Carlos Frias
- Movie: Larry Bird: A Basketball Legend
- TV Show: "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
- Place to Visit in Boston: Too many to choose from! Just a few: The North End (for food), the Garden (for fun), Castle Island (for nostalgia).
Words of Wisdom
Familiarize yourself with different resources, departments, and staff at the University. There may be certain services you think you may not need now, but you may in the future. Your relationship with the University is a life-long partnership.
Finance Programs
Finance Programs
For questions about the Finance Programs email: [email protected]
Healthcare Administration Programs
MHA, MBA/Health, MSBA/MHA, and Healthcare Certificate Programs
Aki Morizono
Assistant Director of Management and Administration Programs
[email protected]
617-305-1769
Schedule Advising Meeting with Aki
Professional and Academic Background
Aki feels tremendously fortunate to have been involved in engaging work that serves others and promotes healthy, collaborative communities. Her professional experience includes working at a Fortune 500 company while also being a resident advisor at a US satellite campus for a Japanese women’s university; event and community-building at an art gallery in Cambridge; and serving on an organizing committee for several 200-mile relay races to raise money for the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Prior to joining the Sawyer Business School graduate programs team and the Healthcare Administration Department, Aki worked for two international Nobel Peace Prize-winning organizations.
Favorites
- Book: A recent favorite is Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries.
- Movie: Short documentaries
- TV Show: "Madam Secretary"
- Places to Visit in Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in April when the nasturtium are in full bloom. And on the Cambridge side of the river, the Stata Center to see the fanciful architectural work of Frank Gehry.
Words of Wisdom
When in doubt, remember why you started, and go further or try another approach.
Management Studies Programs
MMOL, MSBA/MMOL, MPA/MMOL, and Management Certificates
Aki Morizono
Assistant Director of Management and Administration Programs
[email protected]
617-305-1769
Schedule Advising Meeting with Aki
Professional and Academic Background
Aki feels tremendously fortunate to have been involved in engaging work that serves others and promotes healthy, collaborative communities. Her professional experience includes working at a Fortune 500 company while also being a resident advisor at a US satellite campus for a Japanese women’s university; event and community-building at an art gallery in Cambridge; and serving on an organizing committee for several 200-mile relay races to raise money for the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Prior to joining the Sawyer Business School graduate programs team and the Healthcare Administration Department, Aki worked for two international Nobel Peace Prize-winning organizations.
Favorites
- Book: A recent favorite is Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries.
- Movie: Short documentaries
- TV Show: "Madam Secretary"
- Places to Visit in Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in April when the nasturtium are in full bloom. And on the Cambridge side of the river, the Stata Center to see the fanciful architectural work of Frank Gehry.
Words of Wisdom
When in doubt, remember why you started, and go further or try another approach.
Marketing Programs
MSM, MBA/MSM, MSBA/MSM, and Marketing Certificate Programs
Gerard Casal
Associate Director of MS Programs
[email protected]
617-994-4240
Schedule Advising Meeting with Gerard
Professional and Academic Background
Gerard is originally from Lawrence, MA, and currently resides in Merrimack, MA. He completed his BA in Psychology from Middlebury College and his M.Ed in Educational Policy and Management from Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
He has over 15 years of work experience in higher education working in undergraduate and graduate admission and student services.
Favorites
- Book: Take Me With You, by Carlos Frias
- Movie: Larry Bird: A Basketball Legend
- TV Show: "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
- Place to Visit in Boston: Too many to choose from! Just a few: The North End (for food), the Garden (for fun), Castle Island (for nostalgia).
Words of Wisdom
Familiarize yourself with different resources, departments, and staff at the University. There may be certain services you think you may not need now, but you may in the future. Your relationship with the University is a life-long partnership.
Public Administration Programs
MPA, MPA/JD, MPA/MAAP, MPA/MAGPP, MPA/MSCJS, MPA/MSMHC, Public Administration Certificate Programs
Anna Quadri
Assistant Director of Management and Administration Programs
[email protected]
617-573-8330
Professional and Academic Background
Anna is from Somerville, MA. She received her BA in French & Italian from Emmanuel College and her MA in English & American Literature from Harvard University.
She has been working for the Sawyer Business School for eight years after working as the Corporate Human Resource Manager at Filene’s-Kaufmann’s.
Favorites
- Book: Jane Eyre
- Movie: Titanic
- TV Show: Scandal
- Place to Visit in Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Words of Wisdom
Participate in the many events that take place within your program and Business School as they are a good way to get to know fellow students, meet alumni, and enrich your knowledge. There are endless opportunities to network with people and help build your own personal network, whether it be simply for advice, skills, a new job or career, or to leverage an opportunity. Create and shape your individual path to success.