Consulting Committee
The UF AIS Consulting Committee provides MS-ISOM and MS-BA students with real-world consulting experience, professional development opportunities, and a supportive environment to learn and grow your consulting skills.
Spring 2024 Projects
Local Initiatives Support Coalition (LISC)
PM: Rashid Shammas | Analysts: Jed Arcenal, Susie Chen, Jose Garcia, Joshua Jacob, Nancy Yang
PM: Joseph Bonevento | Analysts: Yang (Kiki) Dai, Romie-Laure Jean, Yongshi Lin, Sum Ye (Priscilla) Poon
LISC Jacksonville is one of 38 local offices of the national Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the largest community development organization in the United States. Their mission is to transform local communities into healthy and sustainable communities of choice and opportunity. LISC Jacksonville came to UF AIS with hopes of gaining insights into their large datasets: a project that has evolved into developing a comprehensive database application, leveraging multiple datasets spanning over two semesters. Led by project managers Rashid Shammas and Joseph Bonevento, LISC Jacksonville hopes to gain new insights when it comes to assisting homeowners in low income communities by building family wealth through homeownership in vulnerable communities via funding, legal advice, and support.
Three Rivers Legal Services
PM: Matthew Lynch | Analysts: Trent Burger, Ashley Denis, Haerin (Rina) Kim, Aniketh Mukhirala
Three Rivers Legal Services is dedicated to providing quality legal assistance to the poor, abused, disabled, and elderly, and empowerment through preventive legal education, and has been serving disadvantaged communities in 17 counties around North Florida since 1978. Three Rivers has partnered with UF AIS to research effective ways of automating their current Heirs Property case process. From gathering client information, inputting confidential data into their CMS, and managing the large caseload they have taken on, The UF AIS team, led by project manager Matt Lynch, looks to offer Three Rivers an improved and streamlined internal process.
Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry (BEAM)
PM: ​Nicolas Ros | Analysts: Da Som Chung, Xiaomei Hai, Max McQuiddy, Sarah Suo, Thanh Thai, Juan Willis
The Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry (BEAM), is a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1985 that provides emergency assistance for residents of the Jacksonville Beach community including: emergency rent and utility payment assistance, food pantries, nutrition education, SNAP and Medicaid application assistance, case management services, and many more. Together with BEAM, the UF AIS team led by project manager Nicolas Ros, is working to analyze BEAM’s service history and investigate the current needs of the community to gain a better understanding of their client base and guide the growth of BEAM’s services over the next three years.
WeCare Jacksonville
PM: ​Nicholas Velasco | Analysts: Max Cathey-Jordan, Shiza Jamil, Aadit Kamat, Caroline Lee, Abhishek Chandra Nalinakshi
WeCareJax is at the forefront of enhancing healthcare access for underserved communities in Duval County, having facilitated nearly $30 million in donated care last year. By connecting volunteer care providers and hospital partners with those in dire need, WeCareJax addresses a crucial healthcare gap, ensuring patients avoid ineffective emergency room visits for chronic and complex conditions. Our latest initiative seeks to support this vital work through the introduction of a sophisticated client feedback mechanism. By integrating Mogli with Salesforce, we will streamline survey distribution via SMS, connecting recipients to Microsoft Forms. The seamless integration of collected data into Salesforce, achieved through strategic API use, will allow for the generation of insightful dashboards. This effort led by project manager Nicholas Velasco, will provide WeCareJax with the actionable insights needed to further refine patient care and operational strategies, leveraging technology to deepen the impact of their mission in the community.
