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GANA

Hometown: Deerfield, IL 

Major / Minor: Finance & Accounting

Extracurricular Activities @ U of I: Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity

Favorite Class @ U of I:  FIN 241:  Intro to Real Estate

Hobbies: Going out, listening to music, real estate, and of course Xbox

Favorite Quote: "Don't worry, be happy."

Hero/Role Model:  My family – they never cease to amaze me. Donald Trump is pretty sweet too.

Favorite Restaurant in C-U: Cheepot (if you don’t know what it is, you may not be worthy). Howboudabagel is getting there.

Favorite Music: I enjoy everything from Lil Wayne to Jimmy Buffet to David Guetta. I believe there is a different sound for every situation.

Favorite Movies: Scarface, Braveheart, Gladiator, Harold and Kumar 1 & 2, American Gangster, The Boondock Saints, Godfather 1 & 2 (not 3), and Aladdin. Again --- all over the place.

Favorite TV Shows: The Office, Entourage, Lost, Family Guy, South Park, Burn Notice, and 24.

Best college advice:  No regrets. Period.

Project Work @ RC: State Market Overviews. I help create reports that put the spotlight on economic and demographic information pertaining to each state. This data is then contrasted with other states in the nation as well as with the states in each zone.

What brought you to the RC? The ability to gain real work experience while in school drew me in.

Best thing about working at the RC: The free snacks. Just kidding – without a doubt, it’s the people and the fantastic college-work life balance.

Most surprising thing you’ve learned about State Farm: I am absolutely impressed with the wealth of knowledge and information within State Farm and the enormous efforts that is put into collecting and spreading it.