Get to Know Haydee Marino, Class of 2024

What’s one of the best pieces of advice you’ve received, personally or professionally?

Apply for new jobs and get an offer at least once per year, even if you love your job, just to make sure you’re being compensated at market rates for your skills and experience.

What would you like prospective students to know about the Hispanic American Business Student Association (HABSA)?

HABSA is the organization for students who identify as or are allied with Hispanic or Latin American diasporas in the United States. The Latin American Business Group is for students who have moved to the US from Latin America for educational or professional reasons. There’s plenty of overlap, but it might not be perfectly clear to new students. One of our main goals with HABSA is to connect underrepresented business people across the country to build networks and increase diversity and representation in business.

How has your involvement in HABSA contributed to the connections you’ve made during your time at Chicago Booth?

Booth has too many clubs to count, and it’s hard to figure out which ones to join at the beginning of your first year. Ultimately, people end up spending time with the clubs they care the most about. Last year, I enjoyed the HABSA events because they were lively and I made a lot of friends there. I became a co-chair this year and have become even closer to other HABSA co-chairs. There’s nothing like aligning incentives and working together to build a great community :)

What does Hispanic Heritage Month mean to you?

Growing up in one of Chicago’s Mexican neighborhoods, every day I felt an appreciation of our heritage and culture. Hispanic Heritage Month is a time when everyone joins in to celebrate with us :)