Who runs this
GSCG is run by students. They are supported by a faculty director and an advisory council of people who have spent their careers inside the industry.
They set the standard, run the projects, and carry the organization from one semester to the next.

Dylan Hite
Director

Lauren Smith
Director

Owen Hyatt
Director
Sofia Clark
Director

Samantha Smith
Director
Senior people who step into whatever the semester needs, across projects rather than inside one.

Jake Scalzo
Director at Large

Rachel Walker
Director at Large
The through line between cohorts, and the person a client hears from first.

Dr. John Correia
Faculty Director
Associate Professor of Management Information Systems, Gonzaga School of Business Administration.
Ten people from across sport, consulting and finance who give our students the perspective no classroom can.

Mateo Valdez
Chairman
Founder of GSCG. Gonzaga '24.

Greg Bui
Advisory Council
Former VP, Nike. Trustee, Gonzaga University.

Tate Kelly
Advisory Council
VP of Corporate Partnerships, USL Spokane.

Tyler Lafferty
Advisory Council
Founder, Strategy Labs, SevenTwo, 14Four and Slingshot.

Michael Sattler
Advisory Council
Senior Accountant, Seattle Seahawks.

Joe Smith
Advisory Council
Head of Brand Experience Marketing, Truist Bank.

Brooke Sullivan
Advisory Council
VP of People and Culture, Seattle Mariners.

Gary Weber
Advisory Council
Professor, Gonzaga University.

Jayne Deibert
Advisory Council
Incoming Associate, PwC.

JJ Merlino
Advisory Council
Co-founder, Arcata Advisory Group. Leads gaming and hospitality, and CFO advisory services.
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