Faces of Leeds
While most students were wrapping up finals and heading into winter break last December, Pratik Sunuwar was juggling deadlines with the 2025 USA Boxing National Championships.
Mackenzie Bonebreak is no stranger to betting on her own potential. Since graduating, she has been dedicating her time and energy to building MedTech startup Madeira.
For Amber Weber, everything is adding up. As she heads to Chicago to launch her career in financial planning, she credits Leeds for inspiring growth, leadership and big dreams.
Will Wu's enthusiasm and curiosity are contagious. Here’s the best part: while earning his PhD—a serious pursuit, for sure—he’s actually having fun.
Leadership roles, mentoring and global experiences have helped Alex Dahm (Fin’26) discover what she values most: persistence, honesty and seizing opportunities.
After 23 years in the Air Force, Joshua Mace (MBA’26) traded in flight lines and weather forecasting for graduate school. After arriving at Leeds, he found his footing as a leader and community builder, proving that starting over can be another success story.
In just five years, Matthew Brady has become a standout at Leeds. As an award-winning assistant teaching professor, he’s not only showing students how to use tech for good—he’s also helping them turn big ideas into real, innovative ventures.
Steffie Ungphakorn, Leeds’ PhD Program Manager, is a powerhouse of progress and advocacy. Over 10 years, she’s championed students, expanded the program, fostered faculty ties and helped advance AI at Leeds.
Dalton Ford-McGee is coding his future—and building community at Leeds. As a business minor, welcome desk specialist and computer science student, he’s learning what it means to know the people around you and to build something together.
From first-gen student to nonprofit founder, advertising professional, dedicated alumnus, current Leeds hybrid MBA student and new dad, Royer Lopez (Mktg’18, MBA’27) somehow finds the time to do it all, building a legacy shaped by passion and purpose. What's his secret?