Officers
Welcome to the Executive Board for 2008-2009!
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- Name
- Lauren McGowan
- Title
- President
- Duties
- Provide direction and structure to WIB and the Executive Board throughout the year, lead fundraising and partnership initiatives, maintain Women in Business Board of Advisors, and be a resource to all Executive Board members in fulfilling their individual duties.
- Major
- Accounting
- Minor: Spanish
- Hometown
- Stillwater, MN
- Favorite WiB moment
- The Dakota Jazz Club because it was fun to be out with WIB members and seeing a part of Minneapolis I hadn't experienced before.
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- Name
- Amy Brinkman
- Title
- VP of Corporate Relations
- Duties
- Obtain guest speaker appointments, coordinate the meeting calendar, seek and build corporate relationships for Women in Business, and maintain a database of contacts and sponsorships.
- Majors
- Marketing
- Hometown
- Lake City, MN
- Favorite WiB moment
- Getting a hug from one of the children at the Ronald McDonald House when WIB served a meal there.
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- Name
- Asha Sharma
- Title
- VP of Alumni Relations
- Duties
- Bringing together WIB members of the past with WIB members of today.
- Major
- Marketing & Finance
- Hometown
- Racine, WI
- Favorite WiB moment
- Lake Minnetonka Networking Event
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- Name
- Casey Pennington
- Title
- VP of Finance
- Duties
- Collect member dues each semester, monitor all spending done in the organization, keep track of and balance accounts, update the President on the financial status each meeting, apply for all grants and fundraising opportunities deemed necessary, order and submit payment for speaker lunches, and participate on Kick-Off or Networking committee.
- Major
- Accounting
- Hometown
- Monticello, MN
- Favorite WiB moment
- Working on the Dream Date for Hope. It was a ton of work, but very rewarding!
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- Name
- Kelly Paul
- Title
- Social Events Coordinator
- Duties
- Decide on the activity, place, time, and cost for every social event, hold at least two social events per semester, and give weekly updates at speaker meetings of upcoming events. Serves as the chairperson of Dream Date for Hope.
- Major
- Finance
- Hometown
- Eden Prairie, MN
- Favorite WiB moment
- Finding out that the Dream Date for Hope was able to donate $4,700 to the Andrew and Abby Szott Foundation!
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- Name
- Andrea Rodriguez
- Title
- Networking Events Coordinator
- Duties
- Organize a networking event at least once per semester, and give weekly updates at speaker meetings of upcoming events.
- Major
- International Business and Marketing or Finance
Minor: German - Hometown
- Venezuela
- Favorite WiB moment
- So far it would have to be when we went to the Dakota Jazz Club and we became "best friends" with the John Raymond Band :D
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- Name
- Kelsey Eliason
- Title
- VP of Technology
- Duties
- Keep the website current and evolving, upload educational content to the website as well as Women in Business photos, and monitor use and access of the document storage application.
- Major
- Marketing
- International Business
- Hometown
- Apple Valley, MN
- Favorite WiB moment
- Wearing spandex and a "swimsuit" at the Bedrace in below-zero temperatures.
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- Name
- Mackenzie Fletcher
- Title
- VP of Marketing
- Duties
- Make any posters, flyers, or hand-outs as seen necessary by the Executive Board, order any marketing materials decided upon by the Executive Board, monitor all marketing materials to ensure consistent brand, and advertise the speaker before each meeting.
- Major
- Marketing and Mass Communications
- Hometown
- Chanhassen, MN
- Favorite WiB moment
- Flying down Buck Hill on a mattress in nothing but a spandex superhero outfit!
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- Name
- Tiffany Gunderson
- Title
- V.P. of Membership
- Duties
- Keep track of all current WIB members, including birthdays, and contact information.
- Majors
- Advertising
- Hometown
- Hutchinson, MN
- Favorite WiB moment
- TBA!
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- Name
- Abby Bohnen
- Title
- Business Board Representative
- Duties
- Attend weekly Business Board meetings and do their best to attend Business Board social and volunteer events, keep WIB informed of Business Board activity, keep Business Board informed of WIB plans, coordinate any WIB participation/sponsorship associated with Business Week if such participation/sponsorship is desired by the Executive Board, and participate on Kick-Off or Networking committee.
- Majors
- Accounting
- Hometown
- Mahtomedi, MN
- Favorite WiB moment
- Mattress sledding in a superhero costume for Bed Race for Bridging!
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- Name
- Amy Kuehn
- Title
- Communications Coordinator
- Duties
- Submit information to the BSBWeekly, take minutes at each Executive Board meeting, reserve all meeting rooms, aid with administrative tasks for the Executive Board including maintenance of the WIB email account and Student Organization Office mail inbox, send a weekly email to the WIB listserv with pertinent information, build and maintain list of member and interested parties email addresses, and participate on Kick-Off or Networking committee.
- Major
- Marketing
- Hometown
- Lake City, MN
- Favorite WiB moment
- TBA!
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- Name
- Julie Storck
- Title
- Volunteer Coordinator (Fall)
- Duties
- Coordinate volunteer events at least twice per semester, create opportunities for volunteering with corporations, and seek opportunities to create an ongoing, supportive partnership with an organization.
- Major
- Deaf Education
- Minor: Management
- Hometown
- Mayville, WI
- Favorite WiB moment
- Helping out the Andrew and Abby Szott Foundation through the Date Auction.
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- Name
- Lauren Frederick
- Title
- Volunteer Coordinator (Spring)
- Duties
- Coordinate volunteer events at least twice per semester, create opportunities for volunteering with corporations, and seek opportunities to create an ongoing, supportive partnership with an organization.
- Major
- International Business & Finance
- Hometown
- Minneapolis, MN
- Favorite WiB moment
- Learning about great international experiences with Alice Wheelwright, Ecolab VP of Marketing, in Spring 2007. Casual after-lunch talk with founding members of the Forte Foundation and fascinated WIB members.
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- Name
- THIS COULD BE YOU!
- Title
- Freshman Representative
- Duties
- Plan at least one freshman only event, track member birthdates and attendance, fulfill the role of the organization historian by documenting events through photos as well as maintaining these files, contribute to Women in Business Executive Board activities and initiatives.
- Majors
- Anything you could dream!
- Hometown
- Anywhere in the world!
- Favorite WiB moment
- Becoming WIB's next Freshman Representative!
Elections: Women in Business Executive Board members are elected in the spring of each year. Information about the duties of each position will be available in written form approximately one month before elections. The current Executive Board will collect applications, and all current members of Women in Business are eligible to vote anonymously for each position.
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