The W&M Student Assembly

Kendall Lorenzen

noahkim — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:51:42 +0000

Meg Schwenzfeier, Secretary of Public Affairs

mschwenzfeier — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:07:43 +0000

Meg Schwenzfeier is a sophomore and a government major at the College. She became interested in public affairs and the Williamsburg community during her freshman year as a Sharpe Community Scholar. She is eager to foster communication between the students and members of the community as well as to work to keep students up to date on decisions that will affect them over their years at William & Mary. Outside of PA, Meg is a member of Virginia21 and the W&M Young Democrats and also works at the Sadler Center information desk. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and also lived in Lee, New Hampshire before moving to Charlottesville, Virginia.

Dan Casey, Undersecretary of Legislative Affairs

mschwenzfeier — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:48:16 +0000

Adam Stokes, Secretary of Student Life

Admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:44:46 +0000

I’m Adam Stokes from Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to serving in the Student Assembly, I’m a member of the Kappa Alpha chapter on campus. I enjoy following Baltimore area sports teams and taking intramural floor hockey losses way too seriously.

Adam Frey, Undersecretary of IT

bemay — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:42:40 +0000

Jake Schneider, HARK

bemay — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:42:09 +0000

Alyssa Zhu, Undersecretary of Student Services

bemay — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:38:39 +0000

Muthu Lakshmanan, Undersecretary of Student Organizations

bemay — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:37:48 +0000

Brianna May, Secretary of Diversity Initiatives

Admin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:11:35 +0000

My life as what I call a “diplobrat” helped me aspire to be as much of a diverse human being as possible. I’ve lived in over six different countries and have adapted to and learned from even more cultures than I can count on my fingers and toes. Thanks to my Father’s job with State Department, I’ve been able to live and breathe with locals from India, Singapore, Greece, Niger, Colombia and of course the United States.

Adopted from Colombia and sent on a whirlwind adventure as the kid representing “Uncle Sam”, I’ve been able to act as a student Ambassador through out my whole life for diversity. With this experience, I’ve learned that no two people are the same, whether ethnically, racially, economically similar.

At the College, my role with diversity initiatives started before I was classified as a freshman, with the Preparing for Life as a University Student program in the summer of 2008. The program gave 40 students of the Class of 2012 a taste of what college life was going to be like. We lived in Giles Hall, had two classes, and lived the college dream. We also had an internship, and met many of the faculty and staff at the College. The two faculty members in charge of the program were Chon Glover and Vernon Hurte, who are very influential members of my life. Chon Glover, the Assistant to the President for Diversity and Community Initiatives, was the first faculty member I met when I first came to the College, and has become a huge role model for me at the College. Vernon Hurte and Margie Cook, the Director and Assistant Director (respectively) of the Center for Student Diversity also are influential people that help me with major issues as well as minor ones, that both are personal and job related. With their help, I’ve even been able to adapt to my own American Culture that I missed when I grew up overseas.

I am extremely excited to start the year off with our 5K (Sept 18th) for our Socio-Economic Diversity Scholarship Fund, and continue the year with great events for the Student Body. With a successful Orientation, I see the Class of 2015 being an integral part of our bigger transformation into a better, diverse community.

For questions or comments, please feel free to email me at bemay@email.wm.edu

Danielle Waltrip, Undersecretary of Public Affairs to Williamsburg

mschwenzfeier — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:24:20 +0000

Danielle Waltrip is a sophomore at the College, recently declared Public Policy major and Economics minor. In her spare time she volunteers with The Campus Kitchen and Williamsburg Engagement. She began attending local government meetings as a freshman for the Sharpe Community Scholars Program. This year, she is excited to continue her involvement with the City of Williamsburg and keep students informed about their city!