Students in class

School of Business First-Gen Employees

Catherine Appel

Catherine Appel

Faculty Support Specialist

B.A.

Catherine Appel is a Faculty Support Specialist for the Knauss School of Business.

cappel@sandiego.edu

Kellyn Beltran

Assistant Director of Outreach and Recruitment, Graduate Business Admissions

MBA, University of San Diego
B.S., George Mason University; Business Management

Kellyn Beltran recruits, admits, and enrolls graduate business students for the Part-Time MBA and Master of Science in Executive Leadership programs at the Knauss School of Business.

kbeltran@sandiego.edu

Alan Gin

Associate Professor, Economics

Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara; Economics
M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; Economics
B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Economics

Alan Gin, PhD, joined the faculty at the University of San Diego in 1988. He has served as Chair of the Economics department and is a member of the University Senate. He teaches classes in Economics at both the undergraduate level and in the M.B.A. program at USD. Because of his knowledge of economics in general and the economy of San Diego in particular, he has given thousands of print and broadcast interviews to both local and national media sources.

agin@sandiego.edu

Merrick Marino

Director of Academic Advising

MBA, University of San Diego
M.Ed., University of San Diego; College Counseling
B.A., University of Southern California; Broadcast Journalism

Merrick Marino is the Director of Academic Advising for the Knauss School of Business where he oversees advising and student success initiatives for all prospective and declared School of Business undergraduate students. Prior to moving into this role in July 2018, he served for roughly 20 years leading university-wide undergraduate student success and retention efforts through the Center for Student Success and institutional strategic initiatives.

mmarino@sandiego.edu

Diana Meza-Ehlert

Academic Advisor for Business Programs

M.A., Point Loma Nazarene University; Guidance and Counseling
B.A., University of California, San Diego; Sociology

Diana Meza-Ehlert is an Academic Advisor for undergraduate students at the Knauss School of Business.

dmezaehlert@sandiego.edu