Greg Johnson

After graduating from the Master of Science in Management program at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, Stone Brickhouse, MS Management ‘21, MBA ‘25, found that he approached decision making at work entirely differently.

At Commencement, the newest Costello alumni are welcomed into the Costello alumni community—comprising 40,000 members and counting. Working on their behalf, the Costello College of Business Alumni Chapter offers engaging programs and networking opportunities to foster meaningful connections among students, alumni, faculty, and community partners.

While many of their peers were spending spring break catching sun at the beach, members of the Impact Fellows Program were busy engaging with organizations and professionals in New York City to see how they run their operations while being dedicated to social impact, sustainability, and community service. 

When she first moved to the region to begin her role at Kearney & Company, Megan Rosler, MS Accounting ‘23, had never heard of George Mason University before. In a similar situation, neither had Rebecca Kinzinger, MS Accounting ’24. For both, that all changed once they started working at the firm.

Coming into the Costello College of Business at George Mason University thinking that she wanted to be an entrepreneur and build her own business, Yodae Muleta’s perspective changed once she took a few accounting courses. Since then, she has participated in internships and found that she wants to pursue a career in the risk consulting field.

Haoling Wang was taking a professional skills development course taught by Karen King, an associate professor in business foundations at the Costello College of Business, when he was encouraged by her to take advantage of the resources being offered by the college.

On April 10, eight final student and alumni teams—two from each track—pitched panels of entrepreneurs at 2025 Patriot Pitch competition, organized by the Costello College of Business.

Receiving the Janis S. Reed Scholarship sharpened the focus even more for the goal-oriented Anh Tran. Wrapping up her final semester as an undergraduate student in accounting and completing the bachelor’s to accelerated master’s (BAM) program, she already had her eyes on the larger picture.

Born and raised in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Marina Komarova, MS Business Analytics ‘24, knew she wanted to get a business degree from a respected American university.

George Mason University’s top entrepreneurs take the stage this Thursday, April 10, to make their final pitches in front of the community.