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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- Name
- 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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- Name
- 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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- Name
- 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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- Name
- 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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- Name
- 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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- Name
- 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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- Name
- 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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- Name
- 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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- Name
- 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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- 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 & International Business
- Hometown
- Winthrop, MN
- Favorite WiB moment
- Being a part of the awesome WIB Relay for Life 2009 team!
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- Name
- 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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- Name
- 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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- Name
- 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!
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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