Hey! Welcome to QMSS!
We are declared QMSS minor students who are working alongside faculty and administration to help build a support system and become a resource for others who have declared or are considering the minor. Our goal is to help build community through setting up academic, career-oriented, skill-building, and social events throughout the school year. In addition, we are always available to students to answer questions about course requirements, electives, general advice on the QMSS program as well as listen to any suggestions about events you’d like to see us have. Although we are not tutors, we can offer guidance and can direct questions to another resource when necessary. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions at qmss-peermentors@umich.edu!
Sincerely,
QMSS Peer Mentors
Madeline Shakoori
maddiets@umich.edu | she/her/hers
Class of 2026
Communication and Media major; QMSS and Physics minors
Madeline is a junior majoring in Communication and Media, focusing on Advertising and Marketing, Advocacy, and Campaign Design. Madeline is passionate about interdisciplinary coursework, emphasizing soft and hard skills, and the importance of problem-solving across her diverse areas of study. She has experience doing undergraduate qualitative research and working to train and advance the performance of various Gen AI models.
Specialties:
~ Course scheduling, resume and cover letter review, networking and internship search, organization and time management
~ Balancing a QMSS minor with both hard science and social science degrees
~ Python, Excel, R, Tableau
Ahmed Shareef
ahmes@umich.edu
Class of 2026
Political Science major; QMSS minor
Ahmed is a junior majoring in political science. Growing up in Iraq, he has always been motivated to make a positive impact through a career in government. Ahmed's diverse experiences include interning at a top-4 lobbying firm, conducting research for the U.S. Department of State, assisting a criminal justice reform nonprofit, and volunteering with a public defender. He is a strong advocate for hard skills and believes that everyone can integrate QMSS data skills into their careers and education.
Specialties:
~ QMSS: how to combine a QMSS minor with a political/legal career
~ Professional: government and pre-law internship recruiting (cover letters, resumes, networking, opportunities search, funding, skills, and portfolio websites)
~ Non-academic: rom-com movie recommendations, cycling, skateboarding
Lindsey Smith
lhsmith@umich.edu | she/her/hers
Class of 2026
Organizational Studies major; QMSS and Sustainability minors
Lindsey is a junior majoring in Organizational Studies with a Human Capital and Business Management for Public Sector Organizations Pathway. She has completed most of the minor, except for the QMSS capstone course. Apart from QMSS, Lindsey also has a minor in Sustainability. She has internship experience as a Data Operations analyst and will be working as a Human Capital Consultant Intern next summer.
Specialties:
~ Junior year internship recruiting (consulting, operations, business analyst): networking, resume & cover letter review, finding jobs/internships to apply to
~ Advising: QMSS class registration, time management
~ Excel, Tableau, R, Python
