Ophelie Echelard’s background consists of a B.A in International Business as well as a B.A in American Literature. She graduated from a Master’s of Business Administration in 2018 from Concordia University, in St Paul, MN. She grew up in France and has been living in the Twin Cities since 2014. She currently is a Strategy Analyst in the corporate world and is trying to integrate her passion for sustainability to her professional career. She dabbles in photography, mixed media arts and crafts, as well as gardening. She is hopeful that the MASD will help her gain the skills needed to professionally and personally develop her drive to change and ideation qualities.