Texas MPA Admissions Ambassadors are a group of current students in the Master in Professional Accounting program at The University of Texas at Austin who have volunteered to share their experiences with prospective students. Our admissions ambassadors are happy to answer your questions about MPA classes, the job search, campus life, and living in Austin.
Our ambassadors are not directly involved in the admissions process and therefore cannot answer admissions-related questions. Please review the Frequently-Asked Questions, refer to the MPA admissions blog, or contact Keri Ledezma if you have any questions regarding admissions.
For more information and to contact a Texas MPA admissions ambassador, click on his or her name below.
Emily Backus
Hometown/Country: Binghamton, NY
Undergraduate Institution: Ithaca College (NY)
Undergraduate Major: Accounting and Physics
MPA tracks: Taxation; Managerial Accounting and Control
Planned career field: Industry
Contact Emily
Chris Casey
Hometown/Country: Charlotte, NC
Undergraduate Institution: North Carolina State University
Undergraduate Major: Accounting
MPA tracks: Financial Reporting and Assurance
Planned career field: Public Accounting (Audit)
Contact Chris
Louis Corso
Hometown/Country: San Jose, CA
Undergraduate Institution: San Francisco State University
Undergraduate Major: Liberal Studies
MPA track: Taxation
Planned career field: Public Accounting
Contact Louis
Clarissa Fan
Hometown/Country: Canada
Undergraduate Institution: University of Calgary
Undergraduate Major: Actuarial Science
MPA track: Generalist
Planned career field: Undecided
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Hannah Franklin
Hometown/Country: Anchorage, Alaska
Undergraduate Institution: Seattle University
Undergraduate Major: Chemistry
MPA tracks: Financial Reporting and Assurance;
Managerial Accounting and Control
Planned career field: Public Accounting (Audit)
Contact Hannah
Alex Hawes
Hometown/Country: Charlotte, NC
Undergraduate Institution: Appalachian State University
Undergraduate Major: Accounting
MPA track: Financial Reporting and Assurance
Planned career field: Public Accounting (Audit)
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Alan Huang
Hometown/Country: New York
Undergraduate Institution: Boston University
Undergraduate Major: Political Science
MPA track: Financial Reporting and Assurance
Planned career field: Public Accounting
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Peter Kipp
Hometown/Country: Iola, KS
Undergraduate Institution: Pittsburgh State University (KS)
Undergraduate Major: Accounting
MPA track: Financial Reporting and Assurance
Planned career field: Academia
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Bernard Ndoping Angandje
Hometown/Country: Cameroon
Undergraduate Institution: University of Buea
Undergraduate Major: Economics
Graduate Degree: MBA from New Mexico Highlands University
MPA track: Financial Reporting and Assurance
Planned career field: Public Accounting (Audit)
Contact Bernard
Xu Ouyang
Hometown/Country: China
Undergraduate Institution: Nankai University
Undergraduate Major: International Accounting
MPA tracks: Financial Reporting and Assurance;
Managerial Accounting and Control
Planned career field: Accounting and Finance
Contact Xu
Nathan Pace
Hometown/Country: Utah
Undergraduate Institution: University of Utah
Undergraduate Major: Accounting
MPA track: Financial Reporting and Assurance
Planned career field: Auditing
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Joanna Rabourn
Hometown/Country: Bedford, TX (Dallas area)
Undergraduate Institution: The University of Texas at Arlington
Undergraduate Major: Economics
MPA track: Financial Reporting and Assurance
Planned career field: Public Accounting (Advisory)
Contact Joanna
Joel Rogers
Hometown/Country: Birmingham, AL
Undergraduate Institution: Samford University
Undergraduate Major: Accounting and Economics
MPA track: Taxation
Planned career field: Public Accounting (Tax)
Contact Joel
Laura Ryan
Hometown/Country: College Station, TX
Undergraduate Institution: The University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate Major: Psychology
MPA track: Financial Reporting and Assurance
Planned career field: Public Accounting
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Jacque Titus
Hometown/Country: Dallas, TX
Undergraduate Institution: Rockhurst University (MO)
Undergraduate Major: Accounting
MPA track: Taxation; Financial Reporting and Assurance
Planned career field: Public Accounting (Tax)
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Eleanor Vaughan
Hometown/Country: Onekama, MI
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University
Undergraduate Major: Economics and German Studies
MPA track: Financial Reporting and Assurance
Planned career field: Industry
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Aiying (Andrea) Wang
Hometown/Country: Shenzhen, China
Undergraduate Institution: The University of Iowa
Undergraduate Major: Accounting
MPA tracks: Financial Reporting and Assurance;
Managerial Accounting and Control
Planned career field: Public Accounting (Audit)
Contact Aiying (Andrea)