Sydney Holmes

Sydney is a fourth-year Economics and Accounting major. She is from a small, gas station town in Northern California, about an hour away from Sacramento. When she isn't grading she loves to volunteer at the cat shelter, serve as the UCSB Pep Band's Treasurer, and is a part of the Dean's Investment Group. After graduation she will be studying hard for her CPA and joining EY FSO Audit in San Francisco. In her free time she practices yoga and loves to play board, video, and TTRPG games with her friends.​

JEssie Liao

Jessie is a third-year Accounting, and Stats and Data Science double major from Los Angeles, California. She is currently the president of the International Students Film Association, a student-run film club at UCSB. Besides filming and creating movies with her friends, she also loves baking and spending time with her two cats! This summer, she will intern at PwC in their LA Audit practice. ​

KIRSTEN HO

Kirsten is a fourth-year Economics and Accounting major from Los Angeles, CA. Outside of TAG, she is involved in a professional business fraternity at UCSB, and she enjoys learning how to cook. As of right now, she is pursuing a career in audit, but she hopes to eventually become a financial analyst.

JIAWEI HAN​

​​Jiawei is a fourth-year Economics and Accounting major from Beijing, China. He enjoys playing soccer and watching soccer games. His favorite team is Real Madrid, and his favorite player is Cristiano Ronaldo. He plans to go to business school in the future, majoring in Accounting and Entrepreneurship.

MAX DIZON

Max is a fourth-year Economics and Accounting major. He was born and raised in Los Angeles. He plans on going into public accounting after college. Fun fact: Max absolutely adores pho. He could eat it 24/7!

HANQIU (SELINA) LIU

Hanqiu is a fourth-year student majoring in Economics and Accounting. She is from Beijing, China. Fun fact: Hanqiu doesn't like the taste of cinnamon! ​

​VICKEY (RONG) TAN​

Vickey is a fourth-year Economics and Accounting major. In her free time, she likes to ice skate and oil paint. ​​

HEATHER YOUNG

Heather is a fourth-year Economics and Accounting major from Grass Valley, CA. She is the current Director of Recruitment for UAS as well as a peer advisor for the Department of
Economics. She is also completing a research project on the impact of foodbanks on the local economy. In her free time, she enjoys backpacking, reading, and spending time with her dogs. She is looking forward to interning with Deloitte SF in their Audit and Assurance practice this summer. Fun fact: Heather went to Junior Nationals for volleyball!

MAUREEN XIAO

Maureen is a fourth-year Economics and Accounting major from Shenzhen, China. In her free time, she likes to travel, watch movies, and hang out with friends. This summer, she will intern at EY in their SF Audit and Assurance practice. 

NATHAN GUYOT

Nathan is a fourth-year Economics and Accounting major from Orange County. He loves to play and watch football, basketball, and volleyball. He also loves to snowboard and wakeboard during school breaks. His plans after his graduation are to get his CPA license.

NINA LIN

Nina is a fourth-year student majoring in Economics and Accounting. She was born in Taiwan and raised in Nanjing. In addition to TAG, she serves as a board member for the International Student Advisory Board and one of the mentors in the Mentoring in Economics program. Fun fact: She loves cherry, but she hates all cherry-flavored snacks!

ALEX DAVIS

Alex is a third-year Economics and Accounting major from Orange County, CA. After graduating, he plans to get his CPA license and work in public accounting. He enjoys spending time outdoors and loves camping, playing tennis, mountain biking, and surfing. He also loves traveling and learning new things.

Angela Liang

I'm a fourth year studying Economics Accounting and Financial Mathematics & Statistics. I'm also a member of 180 Degrees Consulting and a professional fraternity. A fun fact is that I love doing hip-hop and jazz-funk dancing, and I used to be a member of two different dance groups on campus. I go to dance studios in LA and Orange County to train during every quarter break and my dream is to be an excellent choreographer.

Ashley Gong

Ashley is a fourth-year Economics and Accounting major and Japanese minor from San Jose, CA. Besides TAG, she also tutors ECON10A at the transfer student center. After graduating, she will be joining EY's San Jose office as a tax staff. Outside of school, she likes to go thrifting, collect tea cups, and play video games. 
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Jihoon Park

Jihoon is a third-year Economics and Accounting major from Fremont, California. Outside of TAG, he serves as a board member for UCSB VITA. In his free time, he enjoys playing video games, watching TV shows, and hanging out with friends. He is looking forward to working as a tax intern at the EY San Jose office this summer.

Grant Otto

My name is Grant Otto and I am a 3rd year Economics and Accounting major. I am pursuing an Applied Psychology Minor and plan on pursuing a CPA license after graduation. In my free time, I enjoy watching football, learning to golf, and especially getting sandy with all of my friends! Fun fact, I spent last summer in Cape Town, South Africa working for a consulting firm!

Holly Hu

Holly is a third-year Economics and Accounting major and Applied Psychology minor from Sunnyvale, CA. Outside of TAG, she also works in the personnel unit at the UCSB Marine Science Institute. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her friends, crochet, and play with her dog. This summer, she is looking forward to interning at KPMG in their Silicon Valley Tax practice.

Jenny Hu

Jenny is a fourth-year Economics and Accounting major who interned with EY LA this past summer as an Audit Intern. She enjoys painting, watching cooking videos, and having road-trips with friends. Fun Fact: Jenny loves Border Collies and plans to have one after she graduates.

Melody Tsui

Melody is a third-year Economics and Accounting major from San Jose, California. She’s planning on pursuing a master’s degree after graduating. A fun fact about Melody is that she loves TV shows (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Grey’s Anatomy, The Blacklist, etc.).

Shawn Haaland

I'm Shawn and I'm a junior here at UC Santa Barbara studying economics and accounting. I grew up in Manhattan Beach and love to surf and play basketball and volleyball. I love everything about the beach so UCSB has always been my dream school.

Brendan Fong

Brendan is a fourth year Economics and Accounting student here at UC Santa Barbara from Pasadena, California. In addition to grading he runs track at UCSB and in his free time he loves to cook and watch movies. After graduation he plans to work in Audit at EY.

Nathalie Fang

​Nathalie is a 3rd-year Economics and Accounting major from Diamond Bar, California. Besides being a grader, she enjoys watching Netflix documentaries, finding new restaurants to eat at, and discovering new music. She also loves traveling and is trying to explore more countries in the future! This summer, she will be interning at EY LA in their Audit and Assurance practice. 

Tessa Blum​

Tessa is a third-year, a California native, and an Economics and Accounting major with a minor in religious studies. She is enthusiastic to begin an internship at Ernst and Young in Los Angeles this coming summer and has enjoyed her journey towards a CPA thus far. When she isn’t crunching numbers, her absolute favorite activity is baking, but she also dabbles in cooking and reading. Sunshine, the ocean, fresh fruit and her best friends keep a constant smile on her face.