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ASI Election 2009 Candidate Guide
Issue date: 4/22/09 Section: ASI Election
President
Mirella Garibay
Vote Provide
Spanish and criminal justice major. Founder of La Raza Pre-Law Student Association and assistant to the ASI Board. Wants to use leadership skills to be a proactive leader on campus and achieve better representation of the students by building a stronger marketing team. Main goals: An environmentally conscious campus with more recycle bins in classrooms; reducing student government spending by trimming the board project funding and ensuring budgets are on track.
John Rogan
Tradition Starts Here
Rogan could not be reached for comment.
Roberto C. Torres
Push for Progress
Double major in government and communication studies. Current ASI executive vice president and Student Advisory Committee member. Main goals: Create marketing campaign at beginning of the year to raise student awareness of campus events and activities, like Peak Adventures, GreenSting and the Aquatic Center, as well as involve other campus clubs and organizations with ASI to cultivate campus ride.
Executive Vice President
Sarah Couch
Push for Progress
English major. Current ASI undeclared director. Member of Leadership Committee and chair of the Traditions Work Team. Would like to see ASI visit club and organization meetings to increase knowledge of DOC funding for more student-run events. Main goals: Strengthen the student voice within ASI, expand student involvement in campus activities and cultivating campus pride.
Shawn Smith
Vote Provide
Graduate student. Current ASI graduate studies director and co-founder of the Business Joint Leadership Council. Believes executive vice president is important in holding the board accountable for its actions and ensuring transparency. Main goals: Improve ASI's strategic planning and direction, become more responsive to students needs, and implement smart funding choices to provide quality programs without raising students' fees.
Vice President of Finance
Courtney Bredeson
Push for Progress
Business Administration major. Current co-chair for ASI Finance and Budget Committee. Main goals: Work with school administration to resolve financial issues, and communicate students' opinions in those areas. Wants to see ASI expand its programs and services.
Terry Martin
Vote Provide
Government/Economics major. Member of multiple ASI committees, including Office of Governmental Affairs and Internal Affairs. Main goals: Increase board member accountability, improve DOC funding, and cut wasteful spending with audits while rejecting fee increases. Wants to improve relations and accessibility with students by having office hours on the quad and creating focus groups.
Vice President of University Affairs
Juan Carlos Jauregui
Vote Provide
Junior and current director of Health and Human Services and on the ASI board. Believes biggest issue facing ASI is budget cuts. Main goals: Increase in communication with students and provide better ASI representation.
Richard Nicholas Allen
Push for Progress
Social work major. Current ASI special projects coordinator, works on events like Political Day and Earth Day; member of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Main goals: Improve campus pride, promote club connectedness and remove "commuter campus" stigma from Sac State's reputation. Has vision for a sustainable and earth-friendly campus.
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Jesse Cuevas
Push for Progress
Communication studies major. Current member of various ASI committees. Part-time worker with the California Department of Justice and former Los Rios Speech and Debate Team member. Main goals: Improve retention rates by making ASI an outreach destination for students considering dropping out of college.
Maribel Rosendo-Servin
Vote Provide
Sociology graduate student. Current ASI chief of staff and member of M.E.Ch.A. Calls advocacy a way of life for her and seeks change through grassroots organization. Main goals: Work on issues concerning campus diversity and the diversity of faculty to student ratio.
Director of Arts/Letters
Angelique Lopez
Vote Provide
Junior English major. President of English Club, Golden Key, Sigma Tau Delta and Atheist Student Organization. Would like to make campus more green, DOC process more understandable for students, emphasize committee work and accountability and decrease Board Project Fund while reallocating funds to more scholarships and student jobs.
Director of Business
Sandra Gallo
Vote Provide
Business Administration major. Chair of DOC Committee and former president of the Associated Students of Sierra College. Believes in fiscal responsibility and active student participation in Sac State's future. Main goals: To carefully consider the impact of fee increases on the campus' retention rate, and address the retention issues with increased scholarships, computer borrowing, and free tutoring services.
Director of Education
Mary Cruz Troncoso
Exceed Expectations
Child development major. Community service chair for Sigma Theta Psi Multicultural Sorority. Main goals: Make more ASI positions available to students by adding a judiciary branch, hold ASI events outside more to make them more interactive and bridge the gap between departments and students.
Director of Natural Sciences/Mathematics
Manny Garcha
Vote Provide
Junior biology major. Peer tutor, member of AMSA, volunteer for Project Ride. Wants to improve ASI marketing via use of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace that can be used as public forums. Would also like to see office hours that are held outside of the office and a greener campus that invests more in renewable energy.
Director of Health/Human Services
Jomer T. Belisario
Vote Provide
Senior kinesiology major. Would like to organize more events that get students involved and get clubs to interact with each other. Also wants to see more students on the ASI board do more meet-and-greets to increase campus visibility.
Mariela Hernandez
Vote Provide
Criminal justice major. Co-chair of Scholarship Committee and external representative for M.E.Ch.A. Main goals: Avoiding fee increases by lobbying the state; creating a supportive environment for Health and Human Service majors, and a more effective ASI marketing campaign with the selection of a full-time marketing director.
Director of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies
Rylan Gervase
Push for Progress
Government (International Relations) major. Current employee with the Census Bureau. Main goals: Involve alumni in a mentorship program for graduating students. Improve programs like GreenSting to foster campus pride, and increase student impact. Wants to build social science departments into well-respected and desirable destinations for prospective students.
Patricia Mata
Vote Provide
Sociology major. Current ASI projects coordinator and assistant director. Main goals: "Go green" on campus by cutting down on paper usage, give ASI programs direction, have board members actively lobby state legislators, and implement strategic fiscal planning and reallocate board project funds to create more student jobs and scholarships.
Undeclared Director
Rahmi Karajeh
Representing You
Karajeh could not be reached for comment.
Yeimi Lopez
Vote Provide
Undeclared sophomore. Multi Cultural Center intern and M.e.Ch.A. member. Wants to improve ASI's visibility and make it more effective, as well as change their collaboration with student organizations, increase voter turnout and work with the Career Center more in helping students out with their study of interest.
University Union Board
Monica Barba
Vote Provide
Sociology major. Current intern at Multi-Cultural Center. Main goals: Workshops for students to be informed of their rights, finding alternative plans for paying for tuition, and help students transition smoothly into the workplace or graduate programs. Provide students with accurate information about important financial plans for the University Union or The Well.
Getting to Know the Candidates
The candidate biographies were compiled from interviews with each candidate about their platforms, reasons for running, current campus involvement and involvement with their political slate.
ASI Debates This Week
Presidential Debate
Where: Library Quad
When: Tomorrow at noon to 1:30 p.m.
Voter Information
Elections: April 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Online voting will be available through ASI's website at www.asi.csus.edu and at four locations throughout the campus: Library Breezeway, Westside University Union Walkway, Riverfront Cafe Patio and Student Life and Services Center in the University Union.
Visit www.statehornet.com for election results.
Mirella Garibay
Vote Provide
Spanish and criminal justice major. Founder of La Raza Pre-Law Student Association and assistant to the ASI Board. Wants to use leadership skills to be a proactive leader on campus and achieve better representation of the students by building a stronger marketing team. Main goals: An environmentally conscious campus with more recycle bins in classrooms; reducing student government spending by trimming the board project funding and ensuring budgets are on track.
John Rogan
Tradition Starts Here
Rogan could not be reached for comment.
Roberto C. Torres
Push for Progress
Double major in government and communication studies. Current ASI executive vice president and Student Advisory Committee member. Main goals: Create marketing campaign at beginning of the year to raise student awareness of campus events and activities, like Peak Adventures, GreenSting and the Aquatic Center, as well as involve other campus clubs and organizations with ASI to cultivate campus ride.
Executive Vice President
Sarah Couch
Push for Progress
English major. Current ASI undeclared director. Member of Leadership Committee and chair of the Traditions Work Team. Would like to see ASI visit club and organization meetings to increase knowledge of DOC funding for more student-run events. Main goals: Strengthen the student voice within ASI, expand student involvement in campus activities and cultivating campus pride.
Shawn Smith
Vote Provide
Graduate student. Current ASI graduate studies director and co-founder of the Business Joint Leadership Council. Believes executive vice president is important in holding the board accountable for its actions and ensuring transparency. Main goals: Improve ASI's strategic planning and direction, become more responsive to students needs, and implement smart funding choices to provide quality programs without raising students' fees.
Vice President of Finance
Courtney Bredeson
Push for Progress
Business Administration major. Current co-chair for ASI Finance and Budget Committee. Main goals: Work with school administration to resolve financial issues, and communicate students' opinions in those areas. Wants to see ASI expand its programs and services.
Terry Martin
Vote Provide
Government/Economics major. Member of multiple ASI committees, including Office of Governmental Affairs and Internal Affairs. Main goals: Increase board member accountability, improve DOC funding, and cut wasteful spending with audits while rejecting fee increases. Wants to improve relations and accessibility with students by having office hours on the quad and creating focus groups.
Vice President of University Affairs
Juan Carlos Jauregui
Vote Provide
Junior and current director of Health and Human Services and on the ASI board. Believes biggest issue facing ASI is budget cuts. Main goals: Increase in communication with students and provide better ASI representation.
Richard Nicholas Allen
Push for Progress
Social work major. Current ASI special projects coordinator, works on events like Political Day and Earth Day; member of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Main goals: Improve campus pride, promote club connectedness and remove "commuter campus" stigma from Sac State's reputation. Has vision for a sustainable and earth-friendly campus.
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Jesse Cuevas
Push for Progress
Communication studies major. Current member of various ASI committees. Part-time worker with the California Department of Justice and former Los Rios Speech and Debate Team member. Main goals: Improve retention rates by making ASI an outreach destination for students considering dropping out of college.
Maribel Rosendo-Servin
Vote Provide
Sociology graduate student. Current ASI chief of staff and member of M.E.Ch.A. Calls advocacy a way of life for her and seeks change through grassroots organization. Main goals: Work on issues concerning campus diversity and the diversity of faculty to student ratio.
Director of Arts/Letters
Angelique Lopez
Vote Provide
Junior English major. President of English Club, Golden Key, Sigma Tau Delta and Atheist Student Organization. Would like to make campus more green, DOC process more understandable for students, emphasize committee work and accountability and decrease Board Project Fund while reallocating funds to more scholarships and student jobs.
Director of Business
Sandra Gallo
Vote Provide
Business Administration major. Chair of DOC Committee and former president of the Associated Students of Sierra College. Believes in fiscal responsibility and active student participation in Sac State's future. Main goals: To carefully consider the impact of fee increases on the campus' retention rate, and address the retention issues with increased scholarships, computer borrowing, and free tutoring services.
Director of Education
Mary Cruz Troncoso
Exceed Expectations
Child development major. Community service chair for Sigma Theta Psi Multicultural Sorority. Main goals: Make more ASI positions available to students by adding a judiciary branch, hold ASI events outside more to make them more interactive and bridge the gap between departments and students.
Director of Natural Sciences/Mathematics
Manny Garcha
Vote Provide
Junior biology major. Peer tutor, member of AMSA, volunteer for Project Ride. Wants to improve ASI marketing via use of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace that can be used as public forums. Would also like to see office hours that are held outside of the office and a greener campus that invests more in renewable energy.
Director of Health/Human Services
Jomer T. Belisario
Vote Provide
Senior kinesiology major. Would like to organize more events that get students involved and get clubs to interact with each other. Also wants to see more students on the ASI board do more meet-and-greets to increase campus visibility.
Mariela Hernandez
Vote Provide
Criminal justice major. Co-chair of Scholarship Committee and external representative for M.E.Ch.A. Main goals: Avoiding fee increases by lobbying the state; creating a supportive environment for Health and Human Service majors, and a more effective ASI marketing campaign with the selection of a full-time marketing director.
Director of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies
Rylan Gervase
Push for Progress
Government (International Relations) major. Current employee with the Census Bureau. Main goals: Involve alumni in a mentorship program for graduating students. Improve programs like GreenSting to foster campus pride, and increase student impact. Wants to build social science departments into well-respected and desirable destinations for prospective students.
Patricia Mata
Vote Provide
Sociology major. Current ASI projects coordinator and assistant director. Main goals: "Go green" on campus by cutting down on paper usage, give ASI programs direction, have board members actively lobby state legislators, and implement strategic fiscal planning and reallocate board project funds to create more student jobs and scholarships.
Undeclared Director
Rahmi Karajeh
Representing You
Karajeh could not be reached for comment.
Yeimi Lopez
Vote Provide
Undeclared sophomore. Multi Cultural Center intern and M.e.Ch.A. member. Wants to improve ASI's visibility and make it more effective, as well as change their collaboration with student organizations, increase voter turnout and work with the Career Center more in helping students out with their study of interest.
University Union Board
Monica Barba
Vote Provide
Sociology major. Current intern at Multi-Cultural Center. Main goals: Workshops for students to be informed of their rights, finding alternative plans for paying for tuition, and help students transition smoothly into the workplace or graduate programs. Provide students with accurate information about important financial plans for the University Union or The Well.
Getting to Know the Candidates
The candidate biographies were compiled from interviews with each candidate about their platforms, reasons for running, current campus involvement and involvement with their political slate.
ASI Debates This Week
Presidential Debate
Where: Library Quad
When: Tomorrow at noon to 1:30 p.m.
Voter Information
Elections: April 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Online voting will be available through ASI's website at www.asi.csus.edu and at four locations throughout the campus: Library Breezeway, Westside University Union Walkway, Riverfront Cafe Patio and Student Life and Services Center in the University Union.
Visit www.statehornet.com for election results.
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Terry Martin
posted 4/22/09 @ 9:16 AM PST
Just a heads-up: I'm running for Vice President of Finance, not Vice President of University Affairs.
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