Alcala Yearbook 2002

Directorof Social Issues Aisha Taylor As the Director of Social Issues, Aisha is responsible for increasing the awareness of social issues as well as the concerns which may occur. She helped coordinate the annual Social Issues Conference, featuring keynote speaker, Winona LaDuke.

Director of Special Projects Diana Cornejo Diana's directorship consisted of three projects: The Giving Tree, the SMILE Scholarship and Spring Fest. For this year's Giving Tree, they were hoping to donate to children who are, or who have parents who are HIV positive, and also to a home for women who have had problems with domestic vio– lence . Her goal for this project and for the SMILE project is to include the USO community as much as possible to make it a grand success. As a thank you for everyone's generosity her committee hosted Spring Fest, which is filled with fun and exciting activities before the start of finals

Women's Center Programming Melissa Kallas

Melissa Kallas, with the help of her advisor, Amber Picou, teamed up this year to re-open the Women's Center. Melissa put on events such as Women's Health Week, National Denim Day, AIDS awareness, Women's History Month, and Violence Against Women Awareness Week. Together these two amazing women brought great things to our campus . ·

Executive Office Manager Sandra Medina Have you ever enjoyed a free piece of candy from the AS office? If so, it is because of our executive office manager, Sandra Medina, a.k.a . Chief of Staff. She has a wonderful cubicle hidden behind the fake wall in the Execu– tive Office. Although several people use her desk as storage, Sandra keeps the office running smoothly by creating a comfortable and fun atmosphere, leading her secretaries through daily tasks, making affirmations for the AS officers every time they do something wonderful, and making sure there is food at AS Senate every other Thursday.

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