Officers - Women in Business

Officers

Welcome to the Executive Board for 2009-2010!

Kelly, Asha, Sammy, Abby, Mel, Mackenzie, Nicole, Mary, Maddie, Katie, Amy, Carlye, Andrea, Jessica

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Name
Kelly Paul
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
Finance & Accounting
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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Asha Sharma
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 & Finance
Hometown
Racine, WI
Favorite WiB moment
Lake Minnetonka Networking Event
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Sammy Sites
Title
VP of Alumni Relations
Duties
Bringing together WIB members of the past with WIB members of today.
Major
Marketing & Nonprofit Management
Minor
Psychology
Hometown
Victoria, MN
Favorite WiB moment
I loved attending the volunteer event at the Ronald McDonald House in the fall. It was a lot of fun to prepare the food and help several deserving families from our community.
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Abby Bohnen
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
Mahtomedi, MN
Favorite WiB moment
Mattress sledding in a superhero costume for Bed Race for Bridging!
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Mel Zoerb
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
Theatre and Entrepreneurial Management
Hometown
New Brighton, MN
Favorite WiB moment
Not going to lie... free food, of course!
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Mackenzie Fletcher
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
Marketing & Mass Communication
Hometown
Chanhassen, MN
Favorite WiB moment
Flying down Buck Hill on a mattress in nothing but a spandex superhero outfit!
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Nicole Bryant
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
Minor
Spanish & New Media Studies
Hometown
Marshfield, WI
Favorite WiB moment
Seeing all that WIB has achieved at the Capstone event.
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Mary Yang
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
Minor
Economics
Hometown
Nanjing, China
Favorite WiB moment
The Speaker Meeting by Maria Reitan on creativity.
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Maddie O'Neil
Title
V.P. of Membership
Duties
Track WIB member growth, coordinate WIBuddy Program, as well as keep member information on file.
Majors
Human Resources
Hometown
Pewaukee, WI
Favorite WiB moment
Becoming WIB's Freshman Representative!
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Katie Vogel
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
Sioux Falls, SD
Favorite WiB moment
Getting to meet other WIB members while walking around beautiful Lake Nokomis at the Making Strides against Breast Cancer 5K.
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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 & International Business
Hometown
Winthrop, MN
Favorite WiB moment
Being a part of the awesome WIB Relay for Life 2009 team!
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Carlye Kosiak
Title
Volunteer Coordinator
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
Marketing & International Business
Minor
Spanish
Hometown
New Brighton, MN
Favorite WiB moment
Attending the Alumni Capstone Event where I was able to see how far WIB has come in the past few years!
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Andrea Gorman
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
Marketing and Public Relations
Hometown
Appleton, WI
Favorite WiB moment
Becoming WiB's Freshman Representative!
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Jessica Page
Title
Advisor
Duties
Oversee WIB functions, as well as the undergraduate mentorship program, assist with all career programming on the undergraduate level.
Major
Sociology & Law
Hometown
Cleveland, MN
College
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota
Favorite WiB moment
Having the opportunity to work with such a talented group of women!
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