Intro Post

We are a group of first year undergraduate UNC-CH business students. The goal of our blog is to educate young business professionals about the critical relationship between business and science and the impact of each on the other. We hope to use our knowledge and passion for business to present ideas that our audience can identify with. It is important for young professionals to keep up with new developments in technology, so that businesses can run efficiently and be competitive. We intend to research a variety of topics from Shale exploration (fracking) to the commercialization of space travel.




My name is Izel Michael Truesdale III. I am a 22 year old first year freshman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A little about me, I am ambitious, goal oriented, business saavy, sociable individual who breathes sleeps and eats business. I have a very creative mind and an entrepreneurial soul. I love meeting new people, networking and of course having fun in the mist of it all.


 My name is Teresa Browning, I have over 24 years experience in the financial services industry with the past 6 years being in nonbank mortgage regulation. My experience comes from both the private and public sector.

In the public sector, I worked as district manager for a Consumer Finance Company, responsible for a $56 million loan portfolio, 8 full service consumer finance branches, and supervised 30 district employees. I was also named a Regional Sales Trainer, responsible for training over 150 employees in mortgage lending product and compliance. In 1998, I attended the National Institute on Consumer Credit Management at Marquette University and voted Class President. In 2002, I received the Best Operator Award for excellent performance and results.

In July 2007, I joined the North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks (NCCOB), as the Assistant Director of the Non-Depository Entities Division, where I was responsible for overseeing the licensing of all mortgage lenders, brokers, servicers, mortgage loan originators (MLOs), money transmitters, refund anticipation loans, check cashiers, and managed a staff of 7 employees. Most recently, I have moved into a mortgage examiner, in that position I am responsible for ensuring mortgage lenders and brokers conduct a lawful business and operate in compliance of all applicable federal and state lending laws and regulations.

I currently serve as the NCCOB’s key contact and liaison for the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS); which includes, serving on various committees including the NMLS Development Group and the Residential Mortgage Regulatory Taskforce (RMRT), which developed the national uniform mortgage application and database. In addition, I was recently appointed as a board member to the National Mortgage Testing and Education Board (MTEB) of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS). The board is comprised of regulators responsible for overseeing testing and education that mortgage loan originators are required to take through the NMLS. Responsibilities include approving courses and education providers, as well as making decisions about reported test-taking incidents.

My name is Andriy Rusyn, and I am freshman here at UNC. I was born in Kyiv, but I grew up in Chapel Hill, surrounded by science in my family and around campus. My father is a toxicologist at UNC, and my mother used to be a researcher at Duke. As a kid, I used to be really interested in science, but that soon shifted to business. I plan on pursuing a BSBA at Kenan Flagler. Other personal interests include languages and technology.

My name is Parth Patel. I am a freshman at UNC- Chapel Hill who is majoring in business. I am a hardworking individual from the small town of Lumberton, NC. Working at my family’s business I have learned many life lessons such as work hard to play hard and never give up on goals you set for yourself. I like to travel and hang out with my friends from back home when I get a chance. I do not back down from a challenge, but at the end of the day I like to look back and feel like I have accomplished something.