Smith Profiles
Student Profile
All Smiles for Comedy Producing Graduate Student
Ambi Narula, MiM ’25
Ambi Narula, a communications pro and master’s student, juggles her roles by day and night as she spearheads Comedy Bonfyre, a thriving comedy venture. From fostering a diverse comedy scene to pursuing her MiM at UMD, Narula is reshaping narratives both on and off stage with humor and determination.
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Undergraduate Student Dresses Athletes for Success with Streetwear Business
When Milan Chaudhary ’26 began making shirts in high school for local school basketball teams, it was just a passion project. Fast forward four years later, and now his apparel company is changing the game.
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Undergrad Shares Her One-of-a-Kind UMD Experience
Helen Feng ’24
Being a Maryland Terrapin is something that runs in the family for Helen Feng ’24. But as a business marketing and studio art double major at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Feng is making the most of her own experience.
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A Return to Smith to Broaden Horizons
Alejandro Smith ’18, MBA ’23
For Alejandro Smith ’18, MBA ’23, broadening his horizons has always been at the core of his decisions.
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Listening to Fellow Students’ Needs
Ayelette Halbfinger ’23
It was September 2021 and Ayelette Halbfinger ’23, was struggling.
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Torn Between Two Countries at War With Each Other, While Earning a Master’s at Smith
Ksenia Popovich, MS in Quantitative Finance ’23
“I feel like for a human being, it’s really hard to be in the middle.” That’s what Ksenia Popovich says about being a Russian citizen of Ukrainian descent, as a war between the two countries continues.
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Smith Undergrad is Racing to Success on Social Media
Oscar Casasola ’24
Oscar Casasola ’24 is working toward obtaining his finance, marketing and management degrees, but his career as a social media influencer is already off to the races.
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It Began in High School and Continues at Smith: Changing the Game for Millions of Children
Sara Blau, Class of 2024
I wanted to be at Smith since it’s a hardworking, collaborative environment where all students and faculty are committed to the success of one another.
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Fusion100 Clothing Brand: From A Dorm Room to SportsCenter
Ilan Orgel
Ilan Orgel has always had an entrepreneurial drive – and a sense of style. Before coming to the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School and beginning his finance degree, Orgel lived in New York, where he’d often wait in long, early morning lines to buy sneakers he would later resell at a profit.
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From High School Onward, Driven Toward Social Entrepreneurship
Michael Zhao
He’s just a semester into his college career at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, but freshman Michael Zhao already knows exactly what he wants to do for the rest of his life – use a finance and computer science education to make the world a better place.