Sarah Trainor is a second year honors student at the University of Arizona, majoring in Finance and Business Economics. She was honored to meet Warren Buffett in 2007 and toured several of his businesses in Omaha. During the summer of 2008, Sarah completed an extensive study tour of Hungary and Romania studying democratization, ethnic relations, and Hungarian language.

She is employed by the Eller NEXT (Nexus of Entrepreneurship and Technology) Lab as an editorial assistant, in addition to her work at Alchemista, a wholesaler of all-natural luxury personal care products. She has also been highly active in the field of professional photography for four years. Sarah is the recipient of several highly prestigious scholarships including the Flinn Foundation Scholarship, Raytheon Scholarship, UA President’s Award for Excellence, and the Robert J. Byrd Honors Scholarship. During her limited leisure time, Sarah enjoys attending concerts, drinking coffee, and authoring a popular music blog.

Al Yang is a junior at the University of Arizona. He has a major in finance with a minor in Arabic, and he is also interested in business economics. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese with copious traveling experience, he aspires to obtain a career in international finance. Yang thrives to make a difference on and off campus.

As the vice-president and philanthropy chair of Chain Gang Junior Honorary, he and other members participate in community volunteer programs such as Project Feed to collect clothes and raise money for the homeless. He also directs fundraising efforts through Unicef to provide care for poverty stricken children around the world. A preceptor for Business Communication, Al assists students with business writing and presentation skills. During his free time, he is active in sports. He is on the flag-football intramural team and volleyball team and enjoys friendly competition and exercise.

Blake Duhame is a dedicated student and leader on the campus of The University of Arizona. He is currently a junior, planning to graduate in May of 2010 with a dual degree in business economics and entrepreneurship. He chose economics because he enjoys the critical level of thinking that it demands and the problem solving skills that it develops. Blake is very interested in following the financial markets and has taken a deep interest in understanding its current turmoil.

He is still unsure of his plans after college but would love to eventually own his own business. Outside of the classroom, Blake leads a University Young Life group, is heavily involved with the junior honorary, and participates in numerous intramurals. His last summer was spent working at Raytheon Missile Systems as a finance intern. He looks forward to attending this year’s Biz Quiz competition and meeting fellow students from around the country.