Leadership Team
2025
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Executive Team
Executive Team
President
Ronda Woods
Ronda Woods is a junior majoring in Finance at the Harbert College of Business. She is an active leader within the college, serving as a member of the Harbert College of Business Executive Society and Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity. Ronda interned with Ranger Investment Management last summer as a Summer Equity Research Analyst in Dallas, Texas, and will be heading to New York this coming summer to join BNP Paribas within their Global Banking and Global Markets Divisions as an Asset Finance and Securitization Summer Analyst. Beyond the classroom, Ronda has been a member of the Auburn University Marching Band Tiger Eyes for the past three years, serves as a teaching assistant for the Information Analysis course helping students learn Excel skills from beginner to advanced skill topics, and contributes to Stanton Research Group as an Equity Research Analyst.
VP of Finance
Kennedy Dickson
Kennedy Dickson is a junior finance major with an accounting minor at Auburn University. Originally from Atlanta, GA, she has demonstrated a strong passion for financial services and business strategy. Last summer, Kennedy interned with OneDigital, working in account management and consulting. Throughout her internship, she had the opportunity to shadow multiple departments, gaining a well-rounded understanding of the company’s operations. As part of her experience, she collaborated with a team to design an engaging internship program, which was presented to a board. Her team's innovative approach won the competition, and she was honored as Intern of the Summer for her outstanding contributions.
Building on her experience, Kennedy is set to expand her global business perspective through the Harbert College of Business Consulting Internship Program. This summer, she will spend 12 weeks abroad, working alongside industry professionals and taking business courses. Beyond academics and professional development, Kennedy is actively involved in Pi Beta Phi sorority. She previously served as Director of Fraternity Heritage and now holds the position of Greek Sing Chair, where she choreographs and teaches a dance routine for her sorority’s competition. Looking ahead, Kennedy aspires to launch her career in finance at a large company with diverse opportunities for growth and advancement. With her strong foundation in finance, consulting experience, and leadership skills, she is poised for a successful future in the industry.
VP of Marketing
Cassidy Crawford
Cassidy Crawford is a junior from Demopolis, Alabama, studying Finance with a minor in Media Studies at Auburn University. She has a deep passion for film and TV and aspires to work in budgeting for a major streaming service, focusing on individual productions. Besides her involvement in AFS, she runs her own Etsy shop, creating 21st birthday signs and stickers. Cassidy enjoys acting, going to the movies, and listening to great music. A fun fact about her is that she can blink incredibly fast!
VP of External Engagement
Shea Hinckley
Shea Hinckley is a sophomore from Dallas, Texas, studying Finance with minors in Business Analytics and Real Estate at Auburn University. Outside of AFS, Shea serves as the President of the Harbert College of Business, where she represents the student body and advocates for student success and engagement while bridging the gap with alumni. Before college, Shea founded a successful e-commerce business, which gained national recognition and has been featured on Good Morning America. Beyond her professional and academic pursuits, she values community, travel, health and wellness, cooking and outdoor activities.
VP of Branch Management
Miles Gumbrill
Miles Gumbrill is a junior from Atlanta, Georgia, pursuing a major in Finance with a minor in Business Analytics at Auburn University. This summer, he will be joining RSM as an Oracle NetSuite Consulting Intern. Previously, he interned at Nexgen as a Consulting Analyst, gaining experience in business analysis, strategic consulting, and marketing optimization. Beyond Auburn Finance Society, Miles is actively involved in many organizations such as Entrepreneurs at Auburn and Tau Mu Lambda, where expands his knowledge and builds valuable networks to support his professional growth. Before attending Auburn, Miles swam for Swim Atlanta and competed at the collegiate level, maintaining a strong passion for sports. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, playing guitar, working out, and hiking.
VP of Member Engagement
Avery Holdcroft
Avery Holdcroft is a junior from Flower Mound, Texas, studying finance with a minor in financial planning. Outside of AFS, she is involved in Alpha Kappa Psi, Campus Kitchen, and the Elections Council for SGA. Last summer, Avery interned with the Department of Defense within the Financial Management Directorate. In her free time, she enjoys golfing, cooking, photography, and serving the community.
Branch Directors
Branch Directors
Derivatives Director
Hunter Cyr
Hunter Cyr is a senior at Auburn University majoring in Finance. With five years of experience trading derivatives, he is deeply passionate about market dynamics and quantitative finance. Currently, he is conducting research with Auburn faculty on 1DTE options, exploring their implications for volatility forecasting and short-premium strategies.
Hunter is preparing for a PhD in Finance, focusing on asset pricing inefficiencies caused by price-insensitive market participants. His academic interests extend to modeling volatility surfaces, market microstructure, and the intersection of game theory with financial markets.
Beyond research, Hunter works as a private tutor in Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Business Analytics, Accounting, and Finance, helping students master complex financial concepts.
In his free time, he enjoys analyzing bond market trends, refining systematic trading strategies, and discussing the broader implications of monetary policy shifts on global markets.
Wealth Management Co-Director
Brett Nestande
Brett Nestande is a junior from Daphne, Alabama, studying Finance at Auburn University. This summer, he will be joining Regions Financial Corporation as a Commercial Credit Products Intern. Previously, he worked as an intern at Cunningham Bounds, a Tier 1 personal injury law firm, gaining experience in legal research within the litigation space. Outside of the Auburn Finance Society, Brett is the creator of Auburn’s first financial newsletter written by students for students. Before Auburn, he played baseball at the collegiate level and remains passionate about sports. In the future, Brett plans to attend law school, where he hopes to combine his finance and legal expertise.
Derivatives Co-Director
Joe Allen
Joe Allen is a Junior at Auburn University majoring in Finance with a minor in Real Estate Development. As the Derivatives Branch Director for the Auburn Finance Society, he brings over three years of experience in options trading and a strong passion for financial markets. Since joining the society a year and a half ago, he has actively contributed to fostering a deeper understanding of derivatives among members. Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, Joe is dedicated to bridging the gap between complex trading concepts and real-world application. This summer, he will be interning at Cornerstone Real Estate in Huntsville, Alabama, where he will do market analysis and research. There he plans to develop expertise in real estate investment. His goal is to help students navigate the complexities of derivatives trading while promoting financial literacy and strategic investment approaches.
Wealth Management Co-Director
Paige Armstrong
Paige Armstrong is a junior from Kennesaw, GA studying Finance and Marketing. She has a heart for people and service as she wants to make an impact in all she does. During the Summer of 2023, she was a Business Intern for Mount Paran Christian School. Then during Summer 2024, she interned at the Impact Partnership as a Marketing Intern helping track metrics to make the financial advisors we worked with as successful as possible. Her eyes were opened to the importance of branding in telling your story in the financial services industry. This upcoming summer, she will be a Marketing Intern for Lighthouse Family Retreat where she will serve families walking through childhood cancer. She also has a virtual internship for Fall 2025 as a Financial Planning Intern for Vector Wealth Strategies. Outside of AFS, Paige is the Vice President for her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega and is an Involvement Ambassador. She loves to serve at her church – she volunteers with Kids Church on Sundays and leads a community group for freshman girls on Tuesdays. She loves to go on long walks and play pickleball with friends!
Wealth Management Assistant Director
Leyton Angermier
Leyton Angermeier is a sophomore at Auburn University pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Finance. He serves as the Assistant Director of the Wealth Management Branch for Auburn Financial Society, where he works to expand opportunities for members interested in wealth management. While he has not yet completed an internship, he is actively seeking opportunities to gain experience in finance. In his free time, Leyton enjoys watching SEC sports, playing guitar, and fishing.
Financial Institutions Director
Matthew Fierro
Matthew Fierro is a senior graduating in May with a major in Finance and a minor in Business Analytics. He previously worked at Bearing Partners, a private equity firm in Atlanta, GA, where he contributed to LBO models and assisted with potential deals. He then interned at Cadence Bank in Atlanta as a credit analyst, conducting industry analysis in the energy sector and completing a mock loan. Upon graduation, he will be returning to Cadence Bank as a full-time credit analyst. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with friends, playing golf, and traveling during the summer. Matthew has been a member of Auburn Finance Society since its inception in the spring of 2023.
Faculty Advisors
Faculty Advisors
Derivatives
Dr. Jeffrey Hart
Jeffrey Hart is a senior lecturer of finance in the Harbert College of Business. His areas of expertise include investments, fixed income securities, derivatives trading, and hedge funds. Prior to being at Auburn, he was at the University of Iowa, the University of Notre Dame, Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Washington & Lee University. He is also a partner at Palos Harbor Fund LP, a precious metals hedge fund out of United States, Canada and Switzerland.
In 2023, he received the Auburn Harbert College of Business Department of Finance Outstanding Teaching Award. While at the University of Iowa he was rated in the top 5% of professors in teaching for the years of 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014 and 2013. Also, while at Iowa he won the Faculty of the Year, Undergraduate Tippie College of Business Senate in 2016 as well as the President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence Tippie College of Business Nominee for 2014.
While at the University of Notre Dame he was bestowed the top teaching honor given at the University, the Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau, CSC Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in 2011. Also, while at Notre Dame, he was granted the Master of Accountancy Outstanding Professor Award in 2009.
While at Southern Methodist University he won the Distinguished/Outstanding BBA Teaching Award in 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001. In 2006, he was featured in BusinessWeek as SMU’s Favorite Professor. He won the SMU Summer Business Institute Outstanding Faculty Award in 2007 and in 2004. Also, in 2001 he received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the Interfraternity Council of SMU. Before entering academia, he was a financial analyst in Chicago and Seattle.
Financial Institutions
Dr. Damion McIntosh
Damion McIntosh is an accounting, banking, and finance academic and practitioner who holds over 24 years’ experience in finance, banking, and accounting. Most of his professional experiences have been in financial institutions regulation and supervision with Jamaica’s Central Bank. In his capacity, McIntosh exited as the deputy director of the Central Bank’s Bank Regulatory Policy Department. McIntosh is a Keynote speaker and presenter on accounting, and financial sector regulatory and supervisory issues, and has participated in several related working groups in Jamaica and the Caribbean.
Currently, Dr. McIntosh is a professor of practice in finance at Auburn University where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in applied financial management, global financial markets, financial analysis, financial markets and institutions, financial sector regulation and supervision, (risk) management of financial institutions, and multinational financial management. He has taught courses in Jamaica to prepare professionals to sit exams leading to designations as Certified Financial Analyst (CFA), US Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Corporate Financial Analysis and Planning (FP&A), and Certified Treasury Professional (CTP). Dr. McIntosh has published research papers on money laundering and bank executive compensation.
McIntosh has been recognized for his quality teaching. He was a finalist for the Pearson Excellence in Higher Education Award for Exemplary Teaching and Learning in 2023. He received the Auburn University Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Award, and the Auburn University Harbert College of Business Lowder Teaching Award, in 2023. In 2021, McIntosh received the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Center for the Public Interests' Campus Being A Difference Award for Auburn University, and the Auburn University Harbert College of Business McCartney Teaching Award. Previously, McIntosh was Southern Illinois University Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teacher (2009), and the recipient of its College of Business Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teaching Award in 2 consecutive years, 2009 and 2010.
In addition to his academic experiences, Dr. McIntosh is a banking supervision advisor with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and independent consultant on financial institution regulatory and supervisory issues. As such, McIntosh has provided technical assistance and technical consultancy to regulatory and supervisory authorities in countries in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, and South America.
Dr. McIntosh is a doctoral fellow under which he was conferred a PhD specializing in finance from Southern Illinois University. He is a Fulbright Scholar under which he completed an MBA from Southern Illinois University. He is also a Citibank scholar under which he completed a bachelor’s degree in accounting and management at the University of the West Indies. McIntosh is a Certified Finance Manager (CFM), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), US Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
Wealth Management
Mandy Harrelson, CFP
Mandy Harrelson became Program Champion for the Finance Department at Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business in Fall 2016. As one of the first three original Program Champion hires (finance, marketing, and management), Mandy helped created and shape the new unique position. She is responsible for integrating academic requirements, employer needs, professional development, and student preferences into a holistic program that promotes student entry into their chosen career field. She mentors the 1000+ current finance students in the various career paths within the industry and helps them utilize resources on campus, in hopes to compete for the best internships and career opportunities. In connection, Mandy works closely with companies of all size to maximize their success in recruiting Harbert College of Business finance students.
Mandy teaches Professional Development for Finance {a required course for all finance majors and the third class in the four class Professional Development series within the College of Business}, Principles of Business Finance, and the Internship for class credit course.
Prior to accepting the full-time position as Program Champion, Mandy was an active self-employed financial advisor. Her focus was in personal needs analysis, asset & income protection, education funding, retirement solutions, long term care insurance, and annuities. Mandy won several national awards, including Company Top 100 in Lives and New Clients, while also actively recruiting and training financial representatives. She continues to hold her Series 6, 63, 65, and & 7 licenses and mildly practices in the field with 20/20 Wealth Management. Mandy also possesses her CFP, CLU, ChFC, and CLTC designations.
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