Elections

I've decided that I'm going to run for the position of Executive Vice President of the MBAA. The EVP job is similar to the Presidents, in that its mandate spans all of the clubs and roles. The primary focus has been on coordination and communication, and on getting the clubs and activities to all work together. This is one of the ways that I think that we can polish Smith more and have a more cohesive experience. The outgoing officers laid a lot of groundwork and are leaving a great base to work on. That is my overall impression of Smith, we've done a lot of work and now need to polish and refine it so that everyone can see the solid base that we are working on. In the end, I decided to run for EVP instead of President because of the time commitment. President is a 25-30 hour a week job, which is somewhat made up for because it is also a GA position. None of the vice-presidencies are a GA positions. However, I already have a GA position next year, working with the Dean and his committee to improve the school and to try and find where the school's culture can develop. I also have really enjoyed working with Sysarc this year, and may want to do the same next year. Either way, I would be unable to meet all of my commitments this year if I took on another 20+ hours weekly and I don't want to abandon a lot of things that have been good to me just because something shinier came along.