Melanie Hwan

Mel Hwan is a Principal Consultant and the Director of Marketing and D&I for Snider Consulting Group. She joined Fall 2023 as part of Cohort 7.

Mel is pursuing a B.S. in Finance and Information Systems. She is also a member of QUEST Honors Cohort 41, the College Park Scholars International Studies Program, Sophomore Finance Fellows, and the Smith Business Leadership Fellows. She currently works on campus as an Events and Communications Coordinator for the Center for Global Business.

Melanie’s strengths include creativity, collaboration, organization, and entrepreneurship as a result of her past academic and professional experiences.

At the University of Maryland, Melanie serves as the Vice President of Technology for the Smith Undergraduate Student Association and the Vice President of Professional Development for Pi Sigma Epsilon, a professional business fraternity. She is also involved with the College Park Scholars International Studies Program as a peer mentor and a marketing intern. In the past, Melanie has participated in the SUSA Case Competition and the CSVC x SCG Smith Invitational Case Competition. Melanie loves to swim, travel, crochet, and bake in her free time.

Outside of UMD, Melanie runs her own Etsy Shop and has previously interned in Summer 2024 at Northrop Grumman in McLean, VA as a Business Management Analyst Intern.