At my current position I am responsible for all the events that take place in the UCLA outdoor quad areas and general assignment classrooms. I coordinate large events such as the Law School Graduation, the Medical School Hippocratic Oath Ceremony, all the graduation ceremonies that take place at Dickson Court North, the Enormous Activities Fair and many other student, department and external events. I also arrange conferences and coordinate all the services needed: room rentals , outdoor space rental for lunch, equipment rental, parking arrangements, audio visual services, etc.. I deal with vendors on and off campus and plan the event from beginning to end getting all the necessary approvals from university entities and being on site during most of the events of make sure that everything runs smoothly and all campus rules are followed. I have worked with many different departments on campus and have good relationships with all the key people that it is necessary to work with in order to put on events at UCLA.

I would like to get more involved as a staff member here at UCLA. I have been here two and a half years now and have begun to grow a connection with the University. I would like to continue that growth. Becoming a board member of Staff Assembly would allow me to make connections with different staff members on campus that I might not normally have the opportunity meet. Making new connections with UCLA staff, building a stronger personal bond with UCLA, learning more about how the university functions and playing a role in how it functions is why I am interested in becoming the Vice President of Events at Staff Assembly. I know that I have the skills, knowledge and talent to perform this job very well, so I want to volunteer my services. I am creative, have initiative and am committed. I feel that I would be a great addition to the team at Staff Assembly and that I could really do great things as the Vice President of Events.

As Vice President, Events, my goals are:

I would like to create more events that UCLA staff can participate in. Participating in these events makes staff feel that they are part of a community and that is a wonderful feeling to have at your work place. These events encourage staff to get to know one another, they build a stronger connection between UCLA and its staff and in general create a feeling of goodwill. These events show that UCLA cares about its staff as people not just as workers. I believe that the more events we have for staff to participate in (be it big or small) the happier the staff will be and the better workplace environment we will have. I am very creative and would love to have the opportunity to create some new events.

I would also love to make the Staff Assembly 5K that we had for the first time this year an annual event and make it bigger and better than before. I participated in this run and had the best time! I really feel that this event has great potential and with me at the helm I am confident that it can become much more. I would incorporate more elements, make it even more entertaining, creating a bigger draw and raising more money for the Staff Assembly. I want to make a difference while I hold a position at Staff Assembly. I want to do something memorable.