MBA Admissions
Contact Us
mba@owen.vanderbilt.edu
Phone: 615.322.6469
Fax: 615.343.1175
Meet the Team
Tami Tinsley Fassinger
Chief Recruiting Officer615.322.2402
MBA—Rollins College, 1987
BA Russian—Vanderbilt University, 1985
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Tami Fassinger began her MBA career in marketing and product management with NCR Corporation in Ohio, focusing on new product releases and marketing communications. Her recruiting and training expertise includes corporate recruiting and staffing in the consulting industry as a western regional director and national recruiting director for Cap Gemini; executive search work in the technology and consulting industries for MRI in Denver; consulting to the Graduate Management Admission Council® in Virginia, owner of the GMAT® exam; university administration including EMBA degree and executive non-degree program management, MBA career services and MBA student recruiting and admissions at Vanderbilt. While at Vanderbilt's career services office, Tami co-authored Adams Job Interview Almanac, a popular business career book published in 1996. As Chief Recruiting Officer, Tami’s role helps students take a more career-centric approach to evaluating their choice of program within the Owen portfolio as well as maximizing potential career opportunities once enrolled.
A native of Sarasota, Florida, Tami lives in Franklin, Tennessee, with her husband, two daughters and her dog. She writes fiction, likes to cook, loves to eat, and spends as much time as possible outdoors or in Nashville's eclectic music venues.
Meet Tami in one of these locations in 2012:
Atlanta, Birmingham, Bowling Green, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Evansville, Hopkinsville, Houston, Huntsville, Knoxville, Lexington, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, Paducah, and Tampa.
Consuela Knox
Senior Associate Director and Diversity Recruiting Manager of Admissions615.322.6469
MBA—Vanderbilt University, 2004
BS Industrial Engineering—University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2000
Consuela Knox earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee. She spent six years as an employee of General Motors. Her first four years of employment were part of a cooperative education program at Saturn Corporation. Then she accepted an industrial engineering position with Delphi Corporation. Her major responsibilities included workload distribution, facilities layout, operator-machine interface design and redesign and ergonomic analyses. Consuela entered the Vanderbilt MBA program with two areas of focus—Operations and Human and Organizational Performance. She served as Co-President of the Human and Organizational Performance Association, VP of Owen Black Students Association and VP of the Christian Business Fellowship. Upon graduation in May 2004, she accepted a position with Owen as Associate Director of Admissions. In July 2008, Consuela accepted the position of Senior Associate Director and Diversity Recruiting Manager of Admissions. She enjoys dancing, outdoor sports and involvement in Christian ministry.
Jill Dunham
Associate Director of Admissions615.322.6469
MA/PD Outdoor Education & Leadership—University of Edinburgh, 2003
BA Human and Community Service—Lenoir-Rhyne University, 1999
Jill Dunham earned a Bachelor of Arts in Human and Community Service from Lenoir-Rhyne University. For two years, Jill served as a college recruiter and admissions officer for the University of Tennessee's incoming freshman classes. She then went on to the University of Edinburgh for graduate school and spent three years in Scotland living and working. After returning to the States, Jill began working for Harvard Business School coordinating and implementing the Learning Teams Initiative, a program for first-year HBS students with a focus on team building and collaborative working models. After HBS, Jill joined the Cradlerock Group, a boutique-consulting firm, overseeing and facilitating domestic and international leadership development workshops for a $25 billion corporation, a leading worldwide consulting firm and a top U.S. business school. Jill joined the MBA Admissions team at Owen as Associate Director in August 2009. She enjoys rock climbing, reading, making pies, listening to live music, finding “hole-in-the-wall” restaurants and traveling.
Courtney (Langevin) Fedou
Associate Director of Admissions615.322.6469
BA Political Science—University of Georgia, 2003
After graduating from UGA in 2003, Courtney worked in the legal field for three years in Nashville and then Washington, D.C. She made a move back to Nashville and decided to pursue a career in University Admissions, thus placing her here at Owen, where she has worked with the MBA Admissions Office since February 2007. Courtney is an avid music fanatic and is always on the hunt for great concerts and classic rock records. In addition to music, she enjoys spending time with family, reading books and actively participating in boot camp.
Shana Passman
Associate Director of Admissions615.322.6469
MBA—Vanderbilt University, 2009
BA Government—Franklin & Marshall College, 1999
After graduating from Franklin & Marshall College in 1999, Shana moved to New York City, where she spent three and a half years working as a consultant at Ernst & Young within the real estate advisory services practice. While at Ernst & Young, Shana evaluated economic and demographic trends in U.S. markets, performed market analyses and created end-client point of sale material. In March 2003, Shana joined American Express as a Marketing Manager, where she worked in both the direct mail and customer focused sales channels. While at Amex, she was responsible for creating segmentation strategies designed to acquire new consumer card members. In August 2007, Shana moved to Nashville and entered the Vanderbilt MBA program, focusing on Brand Management and Strategy. Upon graduation, Shana worked on several marketing projects within Nashville before joining the Admissions team at Owen as an Associate Director in June 2010. Shana considers herself a foodie and loves trying new restaurants, Pilates, running, traveling and spending time with her boxer, Nola.
Maura Clark
Associate Director of Admissions615.322.6469
MA—Higher Education Administration, The George Washington University, 2010
BA—English Literature, University of Pittsburgh, 2007
Prior to joining the Owen Admissions team, Maura served as a Career Management Advisor in the Kogod School of Business at American University. While at Kogod, she coached business students in the areas of career and professional development, instructed a career exploration course for American University students, created and presented workshops, and facilitated career events for the business school community. Before moving to Washington, D.C. to pursue her Master’s degree, she began her career directing a professional development program at an association in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Her undergraduate education included concentrations in Women’s Studies and Education. In her spare time she enjoys finding great restaurants, antiquing, traveling, Zumba, reading and spending time with friends and family. She was born and raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania and does love chocolate.
Bailey Garrett
Operations Manager, Admissions615.343.4776
MA—East Tennessee State University, 2009
BA—East Tennessee State University, 2006
Bailey Garrett earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations from East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in Johnson City, Tennessee, where she served as the Orientation and Preview Assistant, coordinating the first-year orientation program. While working in the Office of Student Affairs, she went on to pursue her education earning a Master’s Degree in Higher Education Counseling in the spring of 2009. Prior to joining the Admissions Team in March 2011, Bailey worked in Student Services at a career college in Nashville where she was responsible for student retention, tracking students' academic progress and planning student activities and graduation. Bailey is an avid college football fan and can often be found cheering on her favorite teams in the fall. She loves Mexican food, music, running, coffee and sending cards.
Sharon Scott
MBA Admissions Coordinator615.343.2256
Prior to joining Owen in January 1989, Sharon worked in the hotel industry for three years as a Reservations Sales Representative for Wyndham Hotels in Corpus Christi and Austin, Texas. Before working in the hotel industry, Sharon worked for two years at the Harris County Appraisal District in Pasadena, Texas, as a Real Property Appraisal Clerk and for eight years in the Quality Control Lab for Libby McNeill and Libby Cannery in Northern California. Sharon and her identical twin sister, Karen, were born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. Although a proud Texan, she lived in the Sacramento, California, area for 13 years and has lived in the Nashville area since 1988. Sharon is married to her high school sweetheart, has four grown children and is the proud grandmother of six grandchildren. Sharon’s interests include emerging songwriters and country music.
Cori Washington
Communications Assistant & Receptionist, Admissions and CMC615.322.6121
BA—Eastern Kentucky University, 2004
Cori earned a BA in Broadcasting Communications and Electronic Media from Eastern Kentucky University in 2004. Cori has extensive experience in the area of higher education administration. Beginning her career as the student assistant in the office of Enrollment Management at Eastern Kentucky University, she moved on to become the Development Assistant and the Data Coordinator in the Office Of Institutional Advancement at Fisk University, a position she held for 6 years. In 2011, Cori accepted her current position with Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management where she serves as the Communications Assistant for the Career Management Center and Admissions office. In this role, she is the first point of contact for students, recruiters and prospective applicants to the school.
Heather Yockey
Program AssistantBA—Pensacola Christian College, 2001
Heather earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, FL. She worked for a year at her alma mater before spending two years as a speech and drama teacher in Memphis, TN. Since 2004, she has worked for The Club at Fairvue Plantation, a golf club community in Sumner County, where she served as the Club Office & Lodging Manager. In addition to managing the office and guest cottages, she also enjoyed planning and coordinating events at The Club. She joined the Admissions team in March 2010 and enjoys assisting with on-campus events as well as helping students navigate the admissions process. Heather enjoys photography, music, coffee shops, traveling, and exploring her favorite part of the city—East Nashville.