ASG election 2008-2009

	Name: Amanda Alva Position: President
My name is Amanda Alva and I'm currently serving as your Vice President of Finance and Communication on the Associated Student Government. I'm excited for the opportunity to run and with your vote, be able to serve the students at BCC next year as Associated Student Government President. I'm attending BCC for my Science-Transfer degree and hope to attend WWU in 2009. Before becoming a full-time student I gained management experience in a Fortune 500 company for almost five years. I feel that my leadership experience will help me excel at serving my peers here at BCC. My priority is to evaluate the ASG systems to ensure accessibility to ALL students. I will create a welcoming environment that empowers students to voice their concerns and help improve the ASG. It is very important that every student walks away feeling that they were truly served by their student government.
	Name: Yunita Beatrix Oesman Position: VP for Equity and Pluralism
Hi Friends, My name is Yunita Beatrix Oesman and I'm an international student from Indonesia majoring in Business. For the past six month, I join several clubs in BCC, such as Campus Crusade for Christ, and volunteering in campus events. I’m also the co-president of UNICEF of BCC and work as a Math Tutor in BCC. I'm really grateful that each person that I run through in BCC has broadened my insight about others' culture. Hopefully, by running as ASG Vice President of Pluralism and Equity, I may bring the same wonderful experience and advocate culture awareness as well as encourage students to actively participate in campus events. I realize that this is not an easy job and I may not bring the desired outcome. However, I am willing to work hard and give my best to make BCC a better place to learn, and be part of, for each phenomenal and distinct individual like you! J
	Name: Shanglun Wang Position: VP of Equity and Pluralism
Hi, my name is Shanglun Wang. I was born China, being in a class of sixty people and participating in study groups where each student would coach others on subjects they excelled at, I understood the importance of working with people. When I moved to Japan, I understood the importance of pluralism. Being discriminated against in one group and accepted in another, I realized that the only way to treat people is to accept people regardless of the arbitrary differences we have. In this position, I will work toward a BCC of humanity, where people of different cultures can identify with each other as members of humanity – a BCC where people can see each other as members of one family instead of people that they have to tolerate. A vote for me means a vote toward true diversity, true unity, and true humanity.
	Name: Vicki WaiKing Ma Position: VP for Finance and Communication
Hello, I am Waiking Ma (Vicki). I am one of the candidates for the next annual ASG VP of Finance and Communication. I am an international student from Hong Kong and have attended in BCC for almost a year and half. I am very interested in all those Finance stuffs. When I was a high school student in Hong Kong, I had been a treasurer of the class for a few years. In the past year, I was the treasurer of International Student Association as well. I do have the experiences on the budget management. Moreover, I am a very talkative and outgoing person. I really love making friends with different backgrounds and cultures. If I am elected, I promise that your college lives will be much funnier. I will do my best to help you all to get more involved to this campus. I believe that college lives must not be just like tests, exams, and homework. There must be something more than these which can interest you. I am currently doing my Business transfer degree and probably I will be major in finance once I transfer to the four-year college. Hopefully, I can be the one who will serve you all in the following year.
	Name: Brittany Dougall Position: Club and Programs Representative
Hey! My name is Brittany Dougall and I am running for the position of ASB club/programs representative. I was born in Torrance, California and I moved to Washington several years ago. This is my second year doing Running Start through Lake Washington High School. After graduation, I plan on finishing my AA, and then transferring to an-instate school (I’m taking ballroom dancing and I want to compete professionally eventually, so I need to stay around here. Besides ballroom dancing, I participate in track, swimming, and Taekwondo. I am also a member of Phi Theta Kappa and the Running Start club here at BCC. I look forward to elections and serving the BCC community.
	Name: Lee, Lai Hang (Dominic) Position: Club and Programs Representative
My name is Lee, Lai Hang (Dominic), an international student from Hong Kong. I have been a BCC student for a year and one of the International Student Association Officers for half year. I arranged many large events on campus such as International Night 08, Chinese New Year 08, Halloween Dance 07, etc. I have been working in Student program for almost five months. Therefore, I am familiar with clubs and programs’ operations as well as the system of student program and ASG. I also work closely with the Campus Activities Board to promote club and program events. Moreover, I had many related experiences such as paperwork (e.g. Project plan, raffle request and fund-raising request), promotion (e.g. design posters), and evaluation after each event. I am a responsible person and love to work with people as a team. If I can get enroll in to the organization, I promise I will collect suggestions and comments from different aspects and reflect the needs of those clubs to college in order to make the clubs and programs better off. I was also just voted into ISA as President!
	Name: Burke Colquhoun Position: Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurial Representative
Burke Colquhoun is a full time student with an ambition to enhance the academic environment we share at BCC. His diverse experiences, unique abilities, and technical expertise make him the ideal candidate to improve access to technology and develop opportunities for entrepreneurial experiences. Burke is a former Green Beret, serving in the United States Army for eight years, the majority spent in the U.S. Special Forces. One of Burke’s team responsibilities was to incorporate new, state of the art technologies and equipment into practical and reliable field use to enhance mission success. This led Burke to account for, maintain, and teach others to use over $2 million worth of specialized electronic gear. Using these skills, Burke aims to promote high tech innovations across campus and facilitate student business endeavors. Burke, a member of Phi Theta Kappa, plans to complete his Business-Transfer degree and continue with a degree in International Business.
	Name: Aniruddha Barua Position: Environmental and Social Responsibility Representative
Hi, I am Aniruddha Barua, I am a international student from Bangladesh and I am running for the Environmental and Social Responsibility representative. I came to BCC to pursue my higher education. I was Born in Nigeria and did my primary school there. Then my family moved back to Bangladesh where I completed my high school. After coming to BCC I immediately got involved in the Peer to Peer mentoring, volunteering in different events on campus and off-campus. I also got involved in different clubs through which I made lots of really good friends. It is in my nature to meet and greet people from different tribes, culture, religion and countries. When it comes to religion, I pray in Church, Temple, Mosque and outdoors in the open. If I am elected, I will work hard to bring social awareness and environmental awareness on campus. To me both of them are really important issues and by the end of my term I hope to see BCC transform into a 100% green campus. Thank you!
	Name: Caroline E. Ray Peppe Position: Environmental and Social Responsibility Representative
Hello, I'm Caroline Peppe. I am a resident of Redmond and have attended BCC since the Fall Quarter of '06. While most of my classes have been in chemistry and biology, I am also active in the History Club. My coursework in the sciences would give me the knowledge to understand the issues that I would encounter in this job. I would appreciate your vote so that I can begin to represent all of you on the ASG.
	Name: Chapman, Chung Cheuk Hei Position: Marketing and Public Relations Representative
Hi, you guys. My name is Chapman, Chung Cheuk Hei. This is my third quarter in BCC, and as international student in BCC, I can say I am a very active student in school. I am a member of International Student Association, Peer to Peer Mentoring Program, Circle K, Asian Student Association, International Tea Time and many more. In last 6 months I have volunteered many events in BCC this year. Through all these works and volunteering, I understand this school better and I am ready to serve BCC. Before I came to BCC, I used to be the president of the student government back in my high school ,also I was an even planner in Hong Kong, I hold a few evens ,through that, I earned some skills and strengths that make me enable to successful in this post. Being a marketing and public relations representative, energy is a big issue; it is a job that cannot be completed without Energy, communicating with people, programming, organizing and marketing different event. Energy is needed, and that is exactly what I always have. In the last ISA meeting I was voted into the position of Vice President.
	Name: John Daniel Peppe Position: Chief Justice
Originally from Florida, Redmond has been my home for the past twelve years. I have been attending classes at BCC since Fall Quarter ‘06 and have been actively involved on campus with groups such as History Club. I gained valuable experience with student government while serving as student at large on several committees. I also represented BCC at the ’07 Dialogue for Democracy. When I am not at school I enjoy hanging out with my friends, online gaming and Karate. As an ardent student of history and political science, my goal is to use my knowledge and experience to make ASG more responsive to the students.
	Name: Ramish Ahmad Position: Associate Justice Internal
My name is Ramish Ahmad and I am running for ASG Associate Justice of Internal Affairs. At Bellevue Community College, I currently hold the position of Vice President for Desi Club and Co -Social Events Coordinator for the Muslim Student Association. I have had the opportunity to be part of various events on campus which have helped me grow and understand the needs of my peers. As I continue to pursue opportunities to strengthen my career, and prepare for my Associates degree transferring to a four year institution to study business, I feel this would serve as an excellent opportunity to better prepare me for whats ahead.
	Name: Taniya Usmani Position: Associate Justice External
My name is Tania Usmani. I am running for the ASG Associate Justice of External Affairs. I was born in Pakistan and moved here during my middle school years. I am a Running Start Student from Issaquah High School. I have been a member of MSA (Muslim Students Associations), where I am the Co- Social and Events Coordinator. I am also the President of the Desi Club (South Asian Students Association), where I help to promote the South Asian culture to our community. I plan on majoring in Business and then hopefully going to Law School.