2024 MCMASTER WORLD CONGRESS TEAM

Christian Barone

CHRISTIAN BARONE

CO-CHAIR

Christian is a third-year Honours Commerce student at the DeGroote School of Business. Christian is thrilled to continue his involvement with MWC this year in the co-chair position for the 45th conference. He is excited to involve the community in exploring current business trends. He is proud to bring this conference to the McMaster community and abroad. In his free time, Christian likes playing and watching sports, reading and video games.

Mathew Huynh

MATHEW HUYNH

CO-CHAIR

Mathew is a third-year Honours Commerce Student at the DeGroote School of Business, specializing in finance and pursuing a minor in geography. When the opportunity was presented, Mathew was thrilled to take on the role of co-chair to help further educate the students at McMaster on the topic of Financial Literacy. Given the importance of this theme, Mathew is eager to promote and guide students through this unknown path for many, creating a more successful community at McMaster. He is passionate about helping others as one helped him in learning about this riveting topic. During his free time, Mathew enjoys playing sports, especially baseball and periodically attends live sporting events such as the Toronto Blue Jays or Raptors.

Dominic Botelho

DOMINIC BOTELHO

LEAD DIRECTOR

Dominic is a second-year McMaster student in the Commerce program. He is planning on specializing in finance and operations management as well as pursuing a minor in Economics. He joined the McMaster World Congress team because he wants to be part of something greater then himself and be involved with a team to create better experiences and opportunities for fellow McMaster students. He wants to expand his knowledge of what it requires to plan and organize large events as well as get himself and others more involved in school activities. He personally enjoys playing sports like soccer and baseball in his free time as well as expanding his knowledge about computers and technology. He is really looking forward to working with the McMaster World Congress team this year and creating some amazing memories and experiences.

Ryan Crechiolo

RYAN CRECHIOLO

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

Ryan is a third-year Honours Commerce Student at the DeGroote School of Business, with hopes to pursue a career in accounting. Ryan believes that we are all constantly learning and developing new skills and knowledge. His goal within the club is just that; to provide an opportunity for our community to learn and be more prepared for the road ahead. He is excited to be part of the MWC and alongside the MWC team he plans to help deliver an insightful and engaging conference for the McMaster community.

Samantha Newton

SAMANTHA NEWTON

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

Samantha is a third-year Honours Commerce Student at the DeGroote School of Business, specializing in Marketing and pursuing a minor in Innovation. Samantha was eager to take on the role as the Director of Marketing to help educate the students at McMaster on the topic of Financial Literacy this year. Samantha is looking forward to using her creative and leadership skills to help promote the event this year. She is personally passionate about educating other students and faculty on the importance of finances and engaging others through digital marketing. During her free time, Samantha enjoys reading, meditating, and spending quality time with family and friends.

Riya Grover

RIYA GROVER

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Riya is a fourth-year student in the Honours Commerce program at DeGroote School of Business, with a specialization in Finance and a minor in Innovation. After working as an Ambassador last year, she is delighted to join MWC again this year and cannot wait to show what MWC has to offer this year with the theme being “Financial Literacy”. In her free time, she enjoys watching Netflix, dancing and listening to Taylor Swift.

Christian Rizopulos

CHRISTIAN RIZOPULOS

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Christian is a fourth-year Honours Commerce Student at the DeGroote School of Business, specializing in finance with a completed minor in Innovation. Returning from his Financial Analyst Internship in September, Christian is eager to contribute to the 45th edition of the annual McMaster World Congress. He passionately believes in the value of a topic which all should expand their knowledge on: Financial Literacy. Using his previous event planning experience as the Head of the Martinrea Charity Commity, he is honoured to further expand on his leadership and organizational skills to help make this a remarkable year. On his free time Christian likes to play and watch sports like football, american football, MMA, basketball, skiing and more. He is thrilled to be on this year's team.

Shreeharish Ranjan

SHREEHARISH RANJAN

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Harish is a third-year Honours Commerce student at the DeGroote School of Business, with a focus in Operations Management and Analytics. He is honoured to support the MWC as part of the Operations Team to help deliver a rewarding and insightful experience. In his free time, he enjoys playing the drums and watching sports such as baseball, hockey, and soccer.

Ethan Falby

ETHAN FALBY

DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Ethan is a third-year student in Business that is majoring in Finance. Ethan decided to join MWC because he believes that it is a very important club for not just students, but anyone interested in the business world trying to learn about important topics currently trending right now and topics that are going to be very important to the future of business. His goals within the club are to personally learn as much about the chosen topic as possible so that he can get the best possible speakers to enhance the experience for all those attending. He is a big baseball, golf and hockey fan, who both plays and watches the sports. His position within the team is the External / Outreach position. He looks forward to presenting everyone the best event to date!

Lucas Grdadolnik

LUCAS GRDADOLNIK

DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND FINANCE

Lucas is a third-year Honours Commerce student at McMaster University, specializing in Accounting and minoring in Innovation. Lucas is extremely excited to be the Director of External and Finance for the 2023/24 school year. Alongside the MWC executive team, Lucas is excited to help spread awareness about this year's topic of financial literacy to McMaster students across numerous programs. In his free time, Lucas likes playing many different sports including soccer, basketball, golf, and hockey.

Chahat Garg

CHAHAT GARG

DIRECTOR OF SPONSORSHIP

Chahat is a third-year student pursuing Economics. She is thrilled to be a member of the executive committee and collaborate with an accomplished group to present an interesting and illuminating conference on financial literacy. She is eager to become active in the community and encourage the McMaster community to the conference. Chahat likes exercising and binge-watching Netflix in her leisure time.

Stephen Parente

STEPHEN PARENTE

MARKETING ASSOCIATE

Stephen is a second-year Commerce Student at the DeGroote School of Business with intentions to specialize in human-resources or marketing. He joined the McMaster World Congress team to able to play a role in creating a knowledgeable and engaging conference. As a bi-product of this, he would also like to meet knowledgeable people and potential new partners via the conference. He would like to be more involved in the McMaster community and being able to participate in an event like this is an opportunity he is thankful for. In my free time I love to play sports, play video games, and train in the gym.

Stefan Lombardi

STEFAN LOMBARDI

MARKETING ASSOCIATE

Stefan is a second-year Honours Commerce Student at DeGroote School of Business hoping to specialize in marketing or accounting. He is eager to be a part of the MWC team with the goal of helping to create a conference that will be knowledgeable, as well as memorable. He wants to extend his own understanding of financial literacy, with the hope that students will learn just as much. He is passionate about the McMaster community and providing an amazing way for new students to better their understanding of finance, and the overall “business world”. He is hopeful that the conference entices students to want to become more involved in the McMaster community, and potentially even join the MWC team next year. In his free time he loves to play/watch sports, enjoy quality time with friends, play video games, read manga, and watch anime.