Mark Novales

My name is Mark Novales. I am a Senior major in Accounting & Business Information Systems with a minor in Economics and a certificate in Global Studies. My certificate concentration is Global Politics and Economy.

I am actively engaged with student organizations on campus as I have served as a Resident Assistant for 3 years and served as an ambassador for Pitt’s Alumni Association. I am also an avid advocate for the Latino community as I founded and led Pitt’s Latinx Student Association and  serve as the First-Year Leadership Coordinator for the Roberto Clemente Minority Business Association. I am passionate about equitable urban economic development and global economic affairs in relation to human rights and housing.

I am interested in pursuing a career in Management Consulting and Non-Profit Management. I recently interned with Ernst & Young as a Performance Improvement Summer Consultant in Philadelphia, PA focused on Program Management. I want to enter a career focused on helping others tap into their true potential and making an impact to better the live of others, whether that be on a local or global scale.

Education

  • 20202016

    Majors

    Accounting & Business Information Systems

  • 20202016

    Minor

    Economics

  • 20202016

    Certificate

    Global Studies: Focus on Politics & Economy

  • 2017

    Study Abroad

    Plus3 Vietnam in Ho Chi Min, Vietname

Leadership Experience

  • Latinx Student Association

    Founder & President

    2017-2020

  • Roberto Clemente Minority Business Association

    First-Year Leadership Program Coordinator

    2016-2020

  • Blue & Gold Society

    Alumni Ambassador

    2017-2019

Awards and Achievements

  • May 2019
    PICPA Minority Scholarship
  • December 2018
    Outside the Classroom Honorary Society
  • November 2018
    Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary Society
  • June 2018
    Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar
  • April 2018
    Resident Assistant Rookie of the Year
  • April 2018
    Student Affairs & SGB President's Award
  • April 2018
    Blue & Gold Outstanding New Member
  • March 2018
    Thomas Ablauf Scholarship