We had some great speeches today from prospective NSSLHA officers!!! I have posted their speeches below. Please read through them and vote for who think should be a NSSLHA officer. Please do not post your vote as a comment!! Email me your vote for each position at taly09@aol.com (ignore the name Ashley on the bottom of each blog post).
You have until 5pm Wednesday 3/27/13 to email me your votes!
Service:
Andrea Keller
Hi fellow NSSLHA members!!
My
name is Andrea Keller and I’m running for service officer for NSSLHA. I’m a
second year student and I just switched into CSD- Speech Pathology from
Biology. I’ve been a member of NSSLHA since the beginning of this school year
and it’s helped my passion for CSD grow immensely. I love being able to meet
great people like you who share the same interests as me and I would like to
get as involved with this organization as possible. I feel the most qualified
to serve as service chair of this organization, because I’ve been involved with
community service in Austin for as long as I’ve been a student at UT. I’m a
member of Texas Lassos, a service organization through UT, and Best Buddies,
two incredible groups here on campus that have taught me a great deal about
serving others and the many options there are on and around campus to help
others. Thank you for your time and please vote for me!
Treasurer
Samantha Maldonado
Hello Everybody, I am Samantha Maldonado
and I am a sophomore in the CSD program. I am originally from Brownsville,
Texas. I have the upmost respect for our field and I feel that we
are all going to make a huge difference in communities because we are so luck
to be surrounded by such great teachers and fellow students who are always
willing to lend a helping hand. I feel that NSSHLA is an enormous asset to
fellow peers and myself because of the service, fundraising, and of course the
friendships we all hope to make with each other. I know I am a new
member but I would really like the chance to be your Treasurer this up coming
year. I feel that I have great organization skills and good financial
background. I know that the Treasure is one of the most important members of
the executive board because the have make sure all the members are getting the
most of the experience and that all fundraising monies are being allocated to
where they will be most beneficial. I know that I would make a great
Texas NSSHLA Treasure and I hope you feel the same.
Thank you,
Samantha M. Maldonado
Ashley Dowell
My name is Ashley Dowell and I
am a second year Speech-Language Pathology major.
This is my fourth semester in
NSSLHA and I have been interested in running for
an officer position since the
fall of my freshman year. Because of my dual
credit from high school and my
eagerness to start graduate school, I will
actually get my undergraduate
degree in three years meaning that I graduate next
spring. This being said, I
would love to take advantage of the time I have left.
I am currently a Resident
Assistant at a private off-campus dorm which has kept
me very busy this past year but
it has taught me valuable lessons about time
management, responsibility, and
professionalism. These qualities, along with
various others, are what I can
bring to NSSLHA as an officer. As treasurer, I
know that I would process
everyone's dues in a timely manner and work hard to be
available to any member. I have
also spent many hours observing at the UT Speech
and Hearing Clinic as well as
Austin Speech Labs which has increased my love and
knowledge of this field. I
would love to be able to share my experiences with
others, which is what I believe
NSSLHA is all about. I have enjoyed my time
spent in NSSLHA and in my classes
interacting with different people who all
share the same interest in
communication sciences and disorders. I would love
the opportunity to represent
NSSLHA to the rest of the UT community. Thank you
so much!
Secretary
Laurin Rodriguez
"Hi everyone! For those of you who
don’t know me, I’m Laurin. This year I’m a junior and a speech pathology major.
This is my second semester in NSSLHA, and I have to say that I’m proud to be a
part of it. As all of you know, I’m here today to tell you why I’d make a good
secretary for the coming year. As secretary, I can promise that I will remain
organized and work to maintain everyone’s hours for every activity- including
service, fundraising, and social points. I am definitely capable of keeping
track of everyone, and you can rest assured that I am the girl to do it! Also,
if elected, anyone should feel free to e-mail me about concerns with hours and
schedule issues. I will always be available to help and can promise a timely
response. All of my friends and family would tell you that I'm not only super
nice but also always open to adjustments, so if I ever make a mistake or if
something were to go wrong for any reason, I know that I'd be able to fix the
problem quickly. I consider myself to be a responsible and punctual person, so
there should be no worries. If elected, I can promise that I wouldn't JUST be a
secretary, but I would be a great secreatary. I guess that's all I have for
now, so thanks everyone! Vote for me!"
Thanks!
Best,
Laurin Rodriguez
Sarah Schmitt
My name is Sarah
Schmitt and I’m a junior CSD – Speech Pathology major. I just changed majors to
CSD this year, which means I’m very enthusiastic about finally getting to study
CSD. This is my second semester in NSSLHA, and I really want to get more involved.
I think I would be an
effective Secretary because I enjoy being organized and taking notes, and I
have experience taking minutes and making meeting agendas from when I was
president of my high school choir.
As secretary I want to try to
make it faster and easier to sign in at meetings, and I also want to make
attendance and records of everyone’s social, fundraising, and service points
available online so anyone can check their attendance or how many points they
have at any time. I know sometimes I’m not sure how many points I still need,
so I think this would be really helpful.
I think NSSLHA is a really
valuable organization for CSD majors, so I want to help keep it organized and
running smoothly. Vote for me, and I’ll make sure you’re kept up-to-date and
always know how many points you have. Thanks!
Carly Miller
Hi everyone! My name is
Carly Miller and I am so excited to be running for secretary of NSSLHA. I am
currently a sophomore CSD major studying speech pathology, but I’m considering
studying audiology as well. I think that NSSLHA is such an incredible
organization, and it is so great to be a part of a club 100% filled with people
who have the same interests as me, and that is why I would love to be even more
involved. Being a part of NSSLHA has allowed me the opportunity to meet more
people in my major and to learn even more about CSD, and as an officer I would
love to provide the same opportunities to other students. I know that I am
qualified to be secretary of NSSLHA because I’ve had other positions like this
one before. I was the secretary of the French National Honor Society my senior
year of high school as well as a secretary of my youth group outside of school
and other leadership positions throughout high school such as vice president
and vice president of membership where I was responsible for most of the
organization’s activity planning and organization. As secretary, I will try to
make it easier for members to track how many points you have. I know that it
was hard for me to keep track of my points last semester because I didn’t know
where they were being posted, and I will try my best to make members’ points
easy to find on the website, and I will update them on a regular basis on a
Google doc for everyone to see. Thanks, and I hope that you will trust in me to
be your secretary for next year!!
Historian
Robyn Ward
Secondly, I'm
running for historian. I would make a great
historian because I'm one of those people that takes way
too many pictures of everything. My friends know they never need to whip out
their phones to capture a moment because I'll be posting about 100 pictures on
Facebook later that day. I just bought a very expensive new camera but I never
have the opportunity to use it! So if you elect me as historian, you
can guarantee I'll be capturing all of NSSHLA moments in high
quality. Thanks for your time, and again, my name is Robyn Ward.
Social
Kaleen Timon
Hello,
My name is Kaleen Timon, and I would
like to enter into the ballot for NSSHLA's social chair. Currently, I am a
sophomore CSD (Pre-Speech Pathology) major. Although I went straight into the
major immediately my freshman year, this is my first year on NSSHLA. I think I
would be an excellent choice as social chair, because I am very organized, and
I used to be a (pretty successful) social officer on my high school dance team.
This year, I also attended TSHA, so if I were to become social chair, I would
not be completely in the dark with expectations and all that entails with the
responsibility. Although there would still be the normal socials, I would like
to maybe start a "study social" where members can meet to
study/collaborate with other individuals that have the class/or have had in the
past. It is just a work in progress, but I thought it would be a great way to
incorporate school with getting to know others in NSSHLA. I will be sure to
have enough socials to choose from, and I want to make these socials fun enough
where you want to go, and not just have to. If you have any questions for me,
or concerns, my email is kaleen.timon@hotmail.com. Thank you for considering me as social chair for the 2013-2014
year! :)
Hillary McNutt
To my fellow NSSHLA and CSD friends:
My name is Hillary McNutt and I am a
sophomore double majoring in CSD (SLP) and Spanish- Hispanic
Linguistics. For those of you that don't know me, I'm a pretty social
person and love to make friends. I've been a part of NSSLHA for 4 semesters now
and have loved getting to know my classmates through the social events during
Nsslha. Not only am I crazy about CSD and helping others, I love getting all of
us with that in common connected in order to unite and encourage each other. As
social chair, I would continue to plan fun and creative events that allow us to
reach out to others as well as our fellow CSD students! Also, I have been to
TSHA twice and so I know I would enjoy planning that event and making
everything go smoothly. I'm a very organized person so I feel that I can take
on the responsibility of an officer position, but still keep it fun and
exciting. I hope that you vote for me because I love NSSLHA and would love to
expand the NSSLHA family while making it closer too! Thank you :)
Jenny Nguyen
Hello,
My name is Jenny Nguyen. I am
currently a Sophomore doubling in Speech Pathology and English. I’m running for
either the social or publicity position, because I couldn’t decide on one. I
feel like I would be a good candidate for both positions because I am very
organized and I strangely really enjoy organizing schedules and making
calendars, and planning events.
I’ve had a lot of experience
with planning socials for my church and going through lots of UT paperwork for
grants for my church group and getting approval for event locations and for
advertising. I’ve also had experience in advertising, using Photoshop for
flyers, tabling, and running our church Facebook group, events, and websites.
I’ve always been very good with deadlines and details and so I feel like I
would be a pretty good candidate for either of these positions.
Again, my name is Jenny
Nguyen and you should vote for me for either the
Publicity or Social position!
Thank you!
Fundraiser
Morgan Anders
Hi
ya'll! My name is Morgan Anders and I am a 3rd year speech pathology major. I
have been in NSSLHA since last semester. I would love to become more active in
NSSLHA by being in charge of fundraising and hope to add a couple of new
things! In addition to profit shares (Juicytart, Red Mango, etc.) I hope to add
more restaurants to the mix, like the one we had just recently at Chili's.
Also, with past experiences, I think putting on a silent auction would be huge,
it always raises a ton of money. And also, we will continue to hold the bake
sale! I know from the past, it is nice to see a plan of all the fundraising
events for the semester, so you can plan out which ones you'll be able to go
to, so I will make this a priority to make it easier on everyone. Thanks! (:
Publicity
Carly Miller
Hi everyone! My name is
Carly Miller and I am so excited to be running for NSSLHA’s publicity chair. I
am currently a sophomore CSD major studying speech pathology, but I’m
considering studying audiology as well. Being a part of NSSLHA has allowed me
the opportunity to meet more people in my major and to learn even more about
CSD, and as an officer I would love to provide the same opportunities to other
students. I think that I am extremely qualified to be your Publicity officer
because I am extremely reliable and when I am given a responsibility, I will
always get the job done. I will never miss a deadline, and I will be sure to
keep all members informed of what is going on in NSSLHA by making Facebook
events for meetings, fundraisers, and other events and posting flyers where
everyone can see them around the Belo center and the CMA. I will be a resource
to anyone whoever has a question about NSSLHA events, and I will try my best to
help other officers whenever they need it. I have had a lot of leadership experience
in the past and I promise that I will use this experience to be a dedicated,
responsible, and organized officer. Thanks, and I hope that you will trust in
me to be NSSLHA’s publicity chair for the upcoming year!
Amber Steely
Hi
everyone, my name is Amber Steely. I am running for publicity officer. This is
my first semester in NSSLHA and second semester her at U.T. I transferred here
last fall and dove right into the wonderful world of CSD! I am currently an SLP
major, but I am considering changing to audiology (decisions, decisions!).
While I am new to NSSLHA, I have had experience in a position with
responsibilities similar to those associated with the position of publicity
officer. While in attendance at Temple College during fall 2011 and spring 2012
I worked as the student editor of the school’s literary journal, Stones. We featured written works including poetry,
creative essays and short stories as well as photographs of visual art created
by students at the college. In addition to overall editing duties, I was also
responsible for: creating fliers used to advertise and solicit works from
students, communicating with our faculty sponsor and public relations
departments, coordinating with the printer to ensure the journal would be
published on time, organizing the layout of the journal as well as accepting or
rejecting which works to feature within its pages. I think that the experience
I have had as the editor of Stones will help me be an effective publicity
officer. If you agree, please vote for me!
Sania Panjwani
Hi
everyone, my name is Sania Panjwani and I am a freshman this year at UT. I am
majoring in communication sciences and disorders and hope to be a speech
language pathologist in the future. This is my second semester as a member of
this organization. I am running for publicity chair. The reason I
decided to run for this position is because I have always been good with people
and have been able to "spread the word" through social media, flyers,
and word of mouth. I believe I can help this organization through many of
the positions I have had in the past. For example. my junior and senior years
of high school I was one of two people from my high school that represented our
school at the district level. We would meet different professionals in the
medical field, business, and government. We did service projects and for one of
them we had to raise dresses for girls who could not afford prom dresses. I
worked with my partner at my school to make announcements, flyers, banners, and
ask different organizations to donate. In the end, my high school had raised
the most dresses out of all of the high schools in my district. So I feel I
have experience with successfully spreading the word and being a leader when
needed. Thank you!
Bethany Valadez
Hi
everyone I’m Bethany Valadez. I’m a first year speech pathology major and this
is my first year in NSSLHA as well. I’m running for publicity chair. I’m a well
organized person and always on top of everything which is important for this
position as I’m going to be needing to keep everyone up to date on the events
during the semester. I’m good with technology, which is also important because
if chosen I’m going to be the one to maintain the Facebook page and sometimes
send e-mails. I’m responsible and trustworthy so you’ll always be able to count
on me to get the information out on time. I’m down to earth and easy to get
along with so I’d be able to work well with others. I volunteer on a weekly
basis at the UTSHC, am a Texas Wrangler Darlin’ and in a Christian ministry
called the Navigators so I’d be able to post flyers and notifications in many
locations. I would bring more ways of publicizing NSSLHA by maybe creating a
twitter account for our club or doing something once a month such as tabling or
selling food, anything to promote our name more to the students. Thanks
everyone for this opportunity and for your time.
Lindsey Foo
Hello everyone! My name is Lindsey Foo, and I am running for
Publicity Chair. I would love to be elected as this chair to be one of the
driving forces to spread the word about CSD and keep members up to date through
social media, physical flyers, and bulletin boards around campus. As publicity
chair, I would be in charge of relaying information to NSHHLA members and the
UT community about our events.
I am an RA in Jester West and have been well equipped to
make beautiful flyers and bulletined boards that are appealing with concise
information. With this experience, I’ve learned to be a relatable leader who is
organized and effective when it comes to getting work done. I have also worked
at The Crown Plaza Suites Hotel in Arlington, Texas as the social media
manager, where I’ve learned to manage social media sites such as Facebook,
twitter, and the hotel’s site that I learned to stay on top of the latest news
and posting accordingly.
I have really enjoyed being a member of NSSLHA and hope to
have a larger role in the organization. I am an enthusiastic member who is
ready to serve with a good attitude and is well equipped to be the publicity
chair. I want to see the organization thrive not only in the CSD community but
also in the larger UT community. Thank you for your consideration!
Sarah Schmitt
My name is Sarah
Schmitt and I’m a junior CSD – Speech Pathology major. I just changed majors to
CSD this year, which means I’m very enthusiastic about finally getting to study
CSD. This is my second semester in NSSLHA, and I really want to get more
involved.
I think I would be an
effective Publicity Chair because I like being organized, so I would enjoy
making the event calendar each semester, and making sure everyone is kept
up-to-date about what’s going on with NSSLHA. I’ve held an officer position
before in high school, so I have some experience helping plan events and
communicating with members and sponsors, and I’d really enjoy doing this job
for NSSLHA.
I think NSSLHA is a really
valuable organization for CSD majors, so I want to help keep our sponsors,
members, and potential new members updated. Vote for me, and I’ll make sure
everyone knows what they need to know about what’s going on in NSSLHA!
Jenny Nguyen
Hello,
My name is Jenny Nguyen. I am
currently a Sophomore doubling in Speech Pathology and English. I’m running for
either the social or publicity position, because I couldn’t decide on one. I
feel like I would be a good candidate for both positions because I am very
organized and I strangely really enjoy organizing schedules and making
calendars, and planning events.
I’ve had a lot of experience
with planning socials for my church and going through lots of UT paperwork for
grants for my church group and getting approval for event locations and for
advertising. I’ve also had experience in advertising, using Photoshop for
flyers, tabling, and running our church Facebook group, events, and websites.
I’ve always been very good with deadlines and details and so I feel like I
would be a pretty good candidate for either of these positions.
Again, my name is Jenny
Nguyen and you should vote for me for either the Publicity or Social position!
Thank you!
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