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Thank you to the members of our Idealist On Campus Student Advisory Board!The Idealist On Campus Student Advisory Board is made up of a diverse group of talented student leaders, each representing a different national organization. These students and the organizations they represent work to create a more just world through a number of different avenues, including community service, activism and advocacy, and political engagement.
Emily Baunach, representative of the Feminist Majority Foundation Born and raised in Cleveland, OH, Emily decided to head for college in sunny, country-music-loving Nashville, TN. Although she had been big into community service in Ohio, college life and academia at Vanderbilt soon turned her from an aspiring neuroscientist into a political junky with a passion for social activism. She decided to move into the campus Women's Center, volunteer with the Violence Against Women group, take some leadership in Vanderbilt Feminists, head Vanderbilt Students March for Choice, and work on the campus production of Eve Ensler's "Vagina Monologues." This year, as a sophomore and President of the Vandy Fems, she maintains the very important, although somewhat challenging role, of bringing the ideals of the Feminist Majority Foundation to a rather conservative university. Danielle Fox, representative of Amnesty International Danielle finds a happy home in the Student Advisory Board as a representative for Amnesty International. As part of her high school Amnesty chapter, she found herself falling in love with human rights activism and has since immersed herself in AI through her roles as a Student Area Coordinator, a Northeast Regional Planning Group member, and the Worcester AI cluster coordinator. Danielle especially likes organizing for youth involvement in social activism, as seen in her efforts in planning youth trainings and aiding in structuring the youth activist program in AI. While studying International Development and International Relations at Clark University, she spends her time interning for Burma Border Projects, joining in the efforts of U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines, and curling up with a good book. Andrew Garib, representative of Campus Progress Andrew is a senior at Cornell University majoring in government and philosophy. He has been a leading progressive journalist on campus since his freshman year, becoming the Editor In Chief of Cornell's Turn Left in 2003. Andrew has been integral to the success of Cornell's Progressive Student Union (founding director), the Darfur Action Group, and the Cornell Institute of Progressive Policy, among other groups. The Young People For 2005 Fellow believes that creating student institutions on campuses that encourage the critical free flow of ideas while allowing for strong and unified action are key to taking back America. Andrew is passionate in his belief that the core of democracy is a free and active press that is not ashamed of telling it like it is. Andrew is an intern at Campus Progress, a project of the Center for American Progress. Paul Lee, representative of American Humanics Paul represents American Humanics, Inc., which is a national alliance of colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations that educates, prepares, and certifies professionals to strengthen and lead nonprofit organizations. From St. Louis, MO, he attends Lindenwood University, where he is a senior majoring in Human Service Agency Management. He is the Central Region Venturing President of the Boy Scouts of America, where he has attained his Eagle Scout Award. In his spare time, he is a college mascot, and enjoys singing, hanging out, the outdoors, and being with family and friends. Morgan Macdonald, representative of the American Civil Liberties Union Morgan is a political science major at Johns Hopkins University. He has worked with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in a variety of capacities, and now serves on the Board of Directors in Maryland and co-chairs the ACLU's National Board Youth Affairs Committee. Morgan spent a semester working with Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development, where he helped mobilize communities in low-income areas of Baltimore City. On campus, Morgan led student efforts to create an African Studies major and minor. He has worked on labor rights issues through the Student Labor Action Committee at Johns Hopkins and has served on the student council. Morgan also plays competitive tennis. Gretchen Mielke, representative of The Bonner Foundation Gretchen is a senior American Studies major at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. She has been involved with the Bonner Foundation since freshman year, when she helped bring the program to her campus. Since then, Gretchen has been active in promoting access to education through service as a Bonner Congress Representative, Summer Intern and now as a Senior Intern. Other service skills and experiences include: resource development, conference and event planning, network and communication building, leading pre-orientation events for 1st years, facilitating the 2003 MEPI Study of the U.S. Institute for Middle Eastern students and serving on the Pennsylvania State Commission for Community Service Youth Council. But despite her crazy schedule, Gretchen still finds the time to play sports and have adventures with her friends and family. Aram Nadjarian, representative of Oxfam America Aram is a California native who has dedicated his life to issues of social justice and community service since the age of 12. He is the co-founder of a foundation and production company, called KidsTalk, that puts on weekly educational shows that give youth a voice in society, and a philanthropic organization that helps disadvantaged youth in the inner city through training programs and mentorship. An active member of his student government as well as a number of other organizations (Rotaract, California Student Aid Commission, Pre-Law Society, Political Science Association), Aram is committed to making a difference in society and believes that even one student with one voice can make all the difference in the world. His organization, Oxfam America, promotes issues of fair trade, hunger, poverty, and other policy issues, and Aram was selected as their 2004 CHANGE Leader. Amanda Natalie, representative of Jumpstart Born and raised in Erie, PA, Amanda was constantly surrounded by children due to her large Italian-American family and her work in area preschools. She began working with Jumpstart during her freshman year. She is passionate for the work she does and the ideals Jumpstart represents. Amanda is currently a junior at the University of Pittsburgh, and is now a Team Leader for Jumpstart. Her passion for the human mind, her heritage, and dramatics led Amanda to double-major in Developmental Psychology and Italian Language and Literature, with a minor in Theatre Arts. She is also the service and philanthropy chair for her sorority, Theta Phi Alpha. Recently, Amanda was awarded the Italian Room Committee Scholarship, which enabled her to study in Florence, Italy during the summer of 2005. She was also named one of five recipients of the American Eagle Spirit of Service award for her work with Jumpstart. Due to her experience with Jumpstart, Amanda has adopted their goals as her own, and looks forward to the day every child enters school prepared to succeed. Steph Raill, representative of Campus Compact Stephanie was born and raised in beautiful New Zealand, where water swirls down the drain in the opposite direction and New Years Eve is spent on the beach! Despite these marvels, she chose to attend Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN so she could learn a little more about herself and the world. Lured into Campus Compact by an insistent friend at the end of her freshman year, Stephanie has served as a state student fellow, grant reviewer, conference planning committee member, and co-author of 'Lessons Learned', a call to action based on the lessons of the 'Raise Your Voice' student civic engagement campaign. Now a senior, Stephanie brings her background in theatre and her passion for student-centered education to the Idealist-Campus Compact partnership. When not thinking about education, Stephanie enjoys taking long walks with her dog and trying out crazy new flavors of icecream soda. Aditi Sen, representative of Global Justice Aditi was raised in Cambridge, MA and is currently a senior History major at Yale. She started working with Global Justice about three years ago, when GJ incorporated its second campaign, the Student Campaign for Child Survival (SCCS). For the past year, Aditi has served as the National Campaign Co-coordinator of SCCS and on the Global Justice Board of Directors. During summers, Aditi has interned at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and at InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations. At school, she is the editor of the Yale Journal of Human Rights and a research assistant with a Gates-funded project at the Yale School of Public Health that focuses on NGO effectiveness regarding AIDS treatment in India. Aside from working on issues of global health and international development, Aditi enjoys hanging out with friends, watching movies, playing the piano, Indian classical dance, historical museums, and anything chocolate. Greg Sileo, representative of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness Greg is a student at Loyola College in Maryland and a student organizer for the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness (NSCAHH). He became passionate about issues of hunger and homelessness after attending his first NSCAHH conference three years ago. He is now a co-chair for Loyola's J.U.S.T.I.C.E. chapter with whom he has helped to organize countless awareness raising and advocacy events on Loyola's campus. Greg has also worked closely with the National Coalition for the Homeless and participates in volunteer activities through Loyola's Center for Values and Service. Greg strongly believes that housing, food, and healthcare are basic human rights, and that they should be denied to no one. Emily Vogtmann, representative of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars Coming from a family in Grand Rapids, MI, Emily attends nearby Michigan State University studying Biochemistry and Spanish. Emily serves her community in East Lansing as the President of the MSU NSCS chapter on campus which focuses on recognizing outstanding academic performance and promoting volunteerism. Last year, her NSCS chapter raised over $5,000 for Ele's Place, a Center for Grieving Children. She stays active in other areas by volunteering for CAIR, an organization which sends volunteers to different households giving caretakers of elderly relatives a break from their duties. She also works for the Ingham County Health Department as a Peer Educator. In her free time, Emily likes to read, travel, play sports, and scuba dive. |
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