Bachelor’s Degree: Baruch College
Employment: Business Strategy Consultant, AccentureÂ
“The CAC helped me throughout the college application process as a first-generation college student, it was extremely helpful in guiding me through the process. The support system in those early years was so valuable to my academic success.”
Emelin Velez graduated from Baruch in 2017 and majored in Entrepreneurship Management with a minor in Communications. She is currently a Business Strategy Consultant at Accenture working with Fortune 500 companies and she is the founder of OMW Up Up which provides professional opportunities and resources for Black and Latinx students and young professionals through Instagram @omw.upup and community outreach. Emelin is also a part of various alumni networks such as Management Leadership for Tomorrow and Harvard Business School’s Summer Venture in Management Program.