Officer Elections 2007
Chancellor - President
Mandy
Sugrue
Censor - Vice President
Lauren Abda
Ben Fontaine
Dana Notte
Mandy Sugrue
Scribe - Secretary
Marlow Duffy
Mandy Sugrue
Treasurer
Meredith Benson
Supriya Serchan
Chronicler - Historian
Ben Fontaine
Julianne
Hillis
Lauren Abda
My name is Lauren Abda and I am from Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.
My major is Nutrition and Food Science with a concentration in Pre-med. I am a
Student Ambassador for the Office of Alumni Relations as well as a Student
Government Senator. I stay active by participating in Outing Club trips and the
tennis league. I also work at City Market in downtown Burlington. After
graduating I hope to attend graduate school at New York University and then
obtain my Naturopath certification from Bastyr University in Seattle,
Washington. In the future I hope to pay off my student loans and travel the
world.
I would like to hold the Censor office position because I possess the
organization, motivation, and enthusiasm necessary to be an effective leader. I
have the energy needed to motivate those around me and know that I will be
dedicated to my roles as Censor. I believe that involvement in the Alpha Zeta
fraternity is a great way to meet new people and positively represent the
University of Vermont. Through the Censor office position I will work to make
2007-2008 a great year for all Alpha Zeta members!
Meredith Benson
My name is Meredith Benson and I am a
Microbiology/Molecular Genetics double major graduating in May 2008. I
am from Portland, Maine. After UVM I hope to attend grad school, get my
Ph.D and eventually open up my own lab doing biomedical research
focusing on human disease.
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Marlow Duffy
My name is Marlow
Duffy and I am currently a sophomore here at UVM majoring in Community
and International Development with a double major in Dietetics. I am a
member of the Equestrian Team and the Honors College. I also
participate on CALS REPS, and play intramural broomball. My ultimate
career goal is to help fight obesity in the United States, and foster
sustainable community practices among residents of wherever I end up
living and working. Most importantly, I wish to enjoy the path I end up
traveling along, and live each day to the fullest!
I would love to be an active member of Alpha Zeta and hold the office of
Scribe. I am very organized, pay attention to detail, love interacting
with people, and wish to be a liaison between Alpha Zeta members and
officers. Being a scribe is not merely attending office meetings and
hanging up flyers for events, but entails interacting with each and
every member of Alpha Zeta, listening to their concerns and suggestions,
and making positive differences that will enhance everyone's experience
in Alpha Zeta.
Ben Fontaine
My name is Ben Fontaine and I am running for Alpha
Zeta Censor/Chronicler. I am soon to be a senior Biological Science major
with a minor in Biochemistry. I was inducted to Alpha Zeta in 2006 and
have been an active member with the group since then. Currently I am an
active member of Tri Beta Bio Honors Society. I volunteer for the BSA
Land of Champs Activities Committee, and I work for the Technical
Service Program for UVM within Fletcher Allen Health Care. I am also a
TA for Agri002 Computer foundations for incoming freshman in CALS. In
the past, I have served for the Deans Student Advisory Committee for
CALS and I have also been the Commissioner for Mount Norris Scout
Reservation for the past two years. With all of these past and present
experiences, I feel that I am a solid candidate for Censor or Chronicler
and have the leadership qualities to maintain and improve the quality of
Alpha Zeta at UVM.
Julianne Hillis
My name is
Julianne Hillis and I transferred to the University of Vermont at the
beginning of last semester from Vermont Technical College in Randolph,
VT. I am from Colchester, VT and am also a commuter. I have an
Associates of Science from VTC in bioscience technology and my current
major at UVM is in animal science. My goals in the future are to finish
out my senior year at UVM and go to vet school (hopefully in beautiful
Colorado!) and be a small animal general practice veterinarian or small
animal surgeon. I love all things animals, and am very excited to make
some new friends through AZ at UVM.
I am running for the position of Chronicler. I'd
love to become actively involved in AZ, since next year will be my
senior year. I love taking and sharing photos with others. I'll work
to keep the website updated and looking great!
Dana Notte
I am currently a junior from Rutland, VT majoring
in Dietetics and Nutrition and Food Science. After I graduate I plan to
complete an accredited dietetic internship and become a registered
dietician. I would also like to pursue a master's degree in either
public health or nutrition. With my education complete, I want to
venture in the community and work primarily with non-profit
organizations working towards a healthier country. I have interned with
Vermont Department of Health WIC Program, I currently intern with the
Campaign to End Childhood Hunger Cooking for Life program, and am also
working on a long-term weight loss research study with a professor in
the Nutrition and Food Science department. All of these experiences have
furthered my interest in the subject and made me even more aware of the
nutritional issues our country faces. I am very passionate about what I
am studying and very interested in working to improve the nutritional
status of our society.
Officer Position:
I am interested in running for the position of Censor. I am honest,
organized, reliable, and most importantly hardworking. I have an honest
interest in all activities in which I choose to participate and I
believe my dedication to these activities qualifies me for an officer
position. I would like the officer position of Censor because it will
allow me to work directly with our group but also with CALS and the
community. I think that our group can do a lot of great things to
benefit the community and I would love to be involved in the
organization and execution of those events. I would appreciate your vote
for the position of Censor and should I be elected I promise to
represent the group and our school to the best of my ability.
Supriya Serchan
I am a junior, Community
Entrepreneurship major from, Burlington Vermont. In future my plan is to
collect refugee women and teach them some skills and learn from them as
well, sharing the skills everyone has and sell the products we made at
Farmer's Market and City Market; all the proceeds will go to women who
worked hard and also to the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program (VRRP)
in order to help a new family member who just arrived in Vermont. I
would like to own a small restaurant and a small vegetable farm. And
also my goal is to pursue a degree, then return back to my country to
help people without education. I am also interested in joining NGOs like
WHO and CARE in the future in order to help people and motivate them to
be more independent and educated. Currently, I am an active member at
Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program. I am also a research assistant at
Center for Rural Studies at Morill Hall. I assist staff with research
work, basic office duties, data entry, and with mail surveys. Apart from
that I also assist professors with typing and research, and I also
assist grad students in data entry.
I would like to hold the position of Treasurer because I am very
much interested in getting some experience in Accounting. I studied
Accounting for 2 years and I never got a chance to apply it in a real
world. I think handling all finances including deposits and
reimbursement of Alpha Zeta will definitely enhance my memory of
accounting. Thank you.
Mandy Sugrue
My name is Mandy Sugrue, I just
transferred to UVM from Northern Virginia. I am a junior and majoring
in Public Communication. I was born in Peru and grew up in Guatemala
with my three older sisters and my two parents. I have traveled around
after high school, took a year off and backpacked through London, Spain,
Italy, and France. Right now I'm a full time student and I work at the
Vermont Pub and Brewery part time, and looking forward to see what else
Burlington has in store for me.
I think I would be a good candidate as an officer for Alpha
Zeta because I have always loved being part of volunteer events. I was
the Vice President of Phi Theta Kappa at my college back in Virginia,
and put together many events like the ones planned for Alpha Zeta. I
was in charge of putting together a Thanksgiving dinner at a homeless
shelter, running a coat drive, running toys for tots on our campus, and
was a team leader for our campus Relay for Life event. These are
activities I enjoy working on, and hope that I can be a part of putting
more events together at UVM. I am interested in any position that
people would want me to represent, except the treasurer because I should
have no part in any position that has to do with math.