Concord Office

 

Peter von Loesecke, CEO and Managing Director

Peter joins The MBA Tour after over 20 years in management consulting and industry. Throughout his career, he helped companies design and implement operational improvements. While working as a management consultant for Arthur D. Little and Applied Value, Peter sold and led engagements with global clients in the medical, consumer, and transportation industries. He has published articles about commodity sourcing strategies, supply chain improvement initiatives, and the link between operational performance and stock valuation. As a management consultant, Peter worked with clients across North America, Europe and Latin America. Throughout his consulting career, he recruited and hired graduate students from a wide breadth of business schools for management consulting positions. He is very interested in working with graduate business programs to identify and recruit talent. Peter earned his MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University.

Contact or +1-978-451-4200 ext. 101

 

Lori Devir-Carroll, Events Manager

Lori manages event logistics and works with regional teams for our events worldwide and co-leads on a variety of tours.

Lori has over 12 years of event planning experience, both in domestic and international markets. This experience in international event planning, and awareness for cultural differences enables Lori to ensure appropriate budget planning and venue selections for our events. She holds a B.A. from Southern University and currently resides in New Hampshire.

For questions regarding applications, invoices, travel logistics, traveler profiles, website password, and general issues related to events, contact or +1-978-451-4200 ext. 104

 

Patty Katsaros, Director North America

Patty started with The MBA Tour in December of 2008 to manage client relations in North America and lead the India and Southeast Asia tours.  Before joining The MBA Tour, Patty spent 12 years in the video security industry where she worked for Philips Electronics as a product manager and Aigis Mechtronics, a company she and four partners successfully spun off from Philips.  As the owner and Vice President for Aigis, she managed all sales and marketing activities and consistently expanded its customer base and new product sales.

Patty holds a BA in Management and Psychology from Gettysburg College and a MBA from the Babcock School of Management at Wake Forest University.

Contact or +1-978-451-4200 ext. 103

 

Alyssa Lee, Marketing Manager

Alyssa joined the tour team in January 2009. She received her BA in East Asian studies, Mandarin Chinese and Art, and now manages the tour's marketing relations. Alyssa had the opportunity to study in China during college and her education and international experience provide a solid platform for working with the tour’s global participants.  Alyssa is originally from Portland, Oregon and now resides in the Boston area.

For questions regarding marketing related issues, contact or +1-978-451-4200 ext. 102

 

Latin America

 

JoBeth Brudner, Regional Director for Latin America

JoBeth leads our Latin America Tour as an independent consultant with more than 20 years in international education located Buenos Aires, Argentina.

She has lived in Argentina since 1984, where as an OSEAS adviser she was the coordinator of the U.S. government advising centers throughout Argentina.. She is an active member of NAFSA as well as part of the OSEAS Trainers Corp. Over the last 20 years, she has participated in several recruiting tours to Latin America as well as coordinated and collaborated in over 25 public study abroad programs and fairs. Utilizing her thorough regional knowledge and excellent contacts, JoBeth has led over 15 MBA Tours to Latin America since 1998.

For questions regarding the Latin America Tour itinerary, contact .

 

 

Greg Walker, Tour Leader

Greg co-leads our India Tour with extensive experience working with international students, including 11 years of experience as an international admissions officer for three U.S. universities.

In 1996, he led his first recruitment tour and since that time has organized and led successful tours in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, India and the Caribbean. He has been an active member of NAFSA as well as a presenter at several national and international conferences and has developed and facilitated international recruitment workshops. His work has also included consulting roles with the College Board, AMIDEAST, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) as well as with a number of international corporations. With an educational background in Latin American Studies, Organizational and Cross-Cultural Communication and TESOL, Greg enjoys working with the clients of the MBA Tour as they travel and work in various parts of the world.

Greg can be reached

 

Kathy Pattison, Tour Leader

Kathy joined The MBA Tour on a consulting basis in 2008 and has been a co-tour leader for two recent MBA tours in East Asia and India. Her experience as a client on the MBA tours in Latin America, India and other parts of Asia extends over fifteen years. Also, she served on the MBA Tour Advisory Board for several years.  

She has been in MBA admissions for over twenty five years, first in New York City as an associate director of admissions at NYU Stern, then as assistant dean for admissions at Fordham University where she was closely involved with the setting up of Fordham’s BIMBA program in Beijing.  More recently as director of admission for The Mason School of Business at The College of William and Mary she experienced success in expanding the School’s international outreach and substantially increased the enrollment of international students. Kathy has derived her greatest professional satisfaction by her interactions and relationships with many of these students. The MBA Tour provides her with a continuing opportunity for helping international students satisfy career goals and maintaining friendships with colleagues and clients developed over many years’ association with the MBA Tour. 

Kathy can be reached