
NAME
Caroline Piskurich
TITLE
Portfolio Manager
About me
Caroline is a senior from Houston, Texas. She will be graduating in May of 2023 with a B.A. in Business and minors in Philosophy, Political Science, and History. She joined the program in the Spring of 2021 as the Public Relations Representative, and currently serves as the Portfolio Manager. Outside the FAP, Caroline is the Chair of Student Foundation, the Corresponding Secretary of Zeta Tau Alpha at SU, and the Vice-Chair of the Student Philanthropy Council. She has previously clerked for Magistrate Judge Carol B. Whitehurst, interned in the Texas and U.S. House of Representatives, and completed business research alongside Dr. Nguyen. After graduation, Caroline plans to attend law school.

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Joseph Eaton
TITLE
Statistician
About me
Joseph is a senior from Houston, Texas. He will be graduating in May of 2023 with a major in Financial Economics and a minor in Data Science. Joseph was accepted into the FAP in the Spring of 2022 and serves as the Statistician. Outside of the FAP, Joseph is a member of Pi Kappa Alpha and the SU Business Club.

NAME
Henry Fisher
TITLE
Accountant
About me
Henry is a senior from Vienna, Austria. He will graduate in May of 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Financial Economics and a minor in Data Science. Henry was accepted into the Financial Analyst Program in the Spring of 2022 and serves as the Accountant. Outside the FAP, Henry is a member of the Southwestern Baseball team. In the summer of 2022, Henry completed an internship in Corporate Banking at Texas Capital Bank, and he will return upon graduation as a Private Wealth Analyst.

NAME
Alexis Freeman
TITLE
Market Technician
About me
Lexi is a senior from Central Texas, and will be graduating in May of 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Economics. She was accepted into the Financial Analyst Program in the Spring of 2022 and assumed the role of Market Technician. She is a member of the Alpha Chi Honor Society and the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Last year, she worked for her family’s plastic manufacturing business until
they sold for 15x EBITA in October. After graduation, she hopes to continue her education in a Master’s program and obtain a graduate degree in either Finance or Accounting.

NAME
Erin Kelley
TITLE
Secretary
About me
Erin Kelley is a senior from Houston, Texas. She will be graduating in May of 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Political Science. Erin joined the Financial Analyst Program in the Spring of 2022 and acts as the Secretary. In addition to FAP, Erin is involved in Tri Delta, where she is the Director of Public Relations and Marketing. Last Spring, Erin interned on Capitol Hill with the US House of Representatives. After graduation, Erin plans to attend law school and pursue a career in Business Law.

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Sam Lacy
TITLE
Public Relations
About me
Sam is a junior from Austin, Texas. He will be graduating in May of 2024 with a major in Business. He joined the Financial Analyst Program in the Spring of 2022 and assumed the role of the Public Relations Representative. In addition to being in the FAP, Sam is a proud member of the Southwestern Men’s Basketball team and the SU Business Club.
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Lauren Mackrell
TITLE
Annual Report Editor
About me
Lauren is a senior from Boerne, Texas. She will be graduating in May of 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Financial Economics. She was accepted into the program in the Spring of 2022 and serves as the Annual Report Editor. In addition to being in the FAP, Lauren is on the Women’s Track and Field Team and a member of Delta Delta Delta at Southwestern University. Last summer she interned at Edward Jones Headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri where she will be returning after graduation.
NAME
Maxwell Mims
TITLE
Webmaster
About me
Maxwell is a junior from Friendswood, Texas. He plans to graduate in May of 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in Financial Economics. Maxwell accepted a position in the Financial Analyst Program in the Spring of 2022 and serves as the Webmaster. Outside of FAP, Maxwell is a proud member of the Southwestern Baseball team and the Southwestern University Chorale.

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Jack O’Neil
TITLE
Economist
About me
Jack is a senior from Dallas, Texas. He will be graduating in May of 2023 with a major in Political Science and minors in Economics and History. He joined the Financial Analyst Program in the Spring of 2021 and now serves as the Economist. Jack is the class of ’23 Student Government representative, serves as the Vice President of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and is the President of the Pre-Law Society. Last summer he worked at a boutique law firm in Dallas and completed student-faculty research in democratic theory with Dr. Mariotti. He plans to attend law school after graduation.
NAME
Ian Triplett
TITLE
Trader
About me
Ian is a senior who will graduate in May of 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Financial Economics. Originally from Dallas, he also lived in Guam, Virginia, and Singapore. He is currently residing back in Virginia. Ian worked as a Summer Audit Intern for the Virginia Beach City Office of Internal Audit. Ian joined the FAP in the Spring of 2022 and serves as the trader. Outside of the FAP, Ian is a member of the Southwestern Men’s Soccer team and plans to pursue a Master’s degree after graduation.

NAME
Hazel Nguyen
TITLE
Faculty Advisor
About me
Hazel Nguyen joined faculty of Southwestern University in 2014. Dr. Nguyen teaches in the areas of Foundations of Business, Entrepreneurship, Investments and Financial Statement Analysis. Her academic interests are executive incentives and firm behaviors. She received her undergraduate degree in engineering from Hochiminh City University of Technology in Vietnam, her MBA and MS in Information Systems from Boston University and her Ph.D. in finance from University of Arkansas.