Getting To Know: Patsy Torres

Job title:  MBA admissions coordinator.

Job duties:  I manage day-to-day operations for our professional and accelerated MBA programs. I develop plans for communicating with prospective MBA students and process international student visas.

How long have you worked at GW:  Since November 2011.

What’s best, so far, about working here:  Having the opportunity to work with a great group of people who are open to new ideas.

What’s something your co-workers do not know about you:  I have been flamenco dancing in Spain!

Where did you grow up:  New Bedford, Massachusetts.  It is home to a large Portuguese community.

Family:  My family lives in New Bedford.

What do you enjoy doing on the weekend:  Explore parts of DC, Maryland and Virginia that I don’t normally get around to, such as Annapolis, Old Town, Alexandria and Baltimore, with my boyfriend and Mollie, my puggle.

Favorite vacation spots:  Martha’s Vineyard – in the summer.

Patsy Torres works at GWSB in MBA admissions.

A favorite book:  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

A favorite movie:  “Love Actually.”

A favorite food:  Shrimp Moçambique (a traditional Portuguese dish.)

E-mail:  ptorres@gwu.edu

Phone:  202-994-1995

Posted by gwsb on February 21, 2012 | Filed under: Getting to Know,GWSB News.