Jillian Melton is the Director of Admissions for the Working Professional MBA programs which include Professional MBA, Executive MBA, Online MBA, and MBA Direct programs at SMU Cox School of Business. Jill also sits on the Dean’s Diversity Advisory Committee and has been an adjunct instructor for Business Presentation Techniques teaching both part-time and full-time MBA students. Jill started her career working on a US Senate campaign which she found fascinating, but ultimately diminished her desire to work in politics over the long-term. Over the next 13 years, Jill held various marketing roles in the non-profit and real estate sectors as well as at major corporations such as Honeywell, 3M, and Sabre Holdings working on brands such as Post-it, Scotch, Scotch-Brite, Filtrete, and Travelocity. In 2015, Jill made a career transition to SMU Cox in order to spend more time helping MBA students on their own paths to success.

Originally from Minneapolis, Jill holds an MBA from Emory University and a B.A. from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA.

Hannah Nousain is the Associate Director of Admissions for the MBA Direct and Online MBA programs at SMU Cox School of Business. Hannah has been at Cox since 2016 and during that time has worked across all the MBA program formats. Hannah started her career working in the non-profit sector but transitioned into higher education in 2012. She has worked for the University of Minnesota, the University of North Carolina, and now SMU. She has experience in both medical school admissions as well as undergraduate and graduate business school admissions. She is passionate about helping candidates find the right program to meet their needs of an MBA program.

Originally from Minneapolis, Hannah holds B.A. from the University of Minnesota.

Beth Wierzbicki is the Associate Director of Admissions for the SMU Cox School of Business Working Professional MBA programs, specifically the Online MBA. Beth is originally from Boston and started her career in finance at State Street Bank as a manager in the international mutual funds division. After earning her MBA, she moved into management consulting at Ernst & Young, where she focused on business transformation and process improvement engagements. Beth discovered a passion for assisting others in meeting their career goals through her experience recruiting MBA students for EY. She worked as a recruiter for Navesink Logistics and the Yankee Candle Company, then transitioned to a career in admissions, joining SMU Cox in January 2020.

Beth holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and a B.A. from Tufts University.