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Executive Board
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Our executive board held of 8 student leaders is here to welcome you. We are each excited to meet new Kent State students and help you become a member. Below you can find out more about us and please feel free to reach out to any of us through our contact link.
Matthew Brown
President | mbrow247@kent.edu
Hello everyone, I am a junior pursuing a Business Management degree with a minor in Finance and I am also obtaining my Professional Sales Certificate. I'm from Canton, Ohio, and am very interested in continuing to get as much experience as possible working in the business field. I recently just completed an Internship this past summer with Sherwin Williams where I learned a lot about customer service and communication skills. A fun fact about me is that I'm a huge Cleveland Sports fan, and have been playing tennis since the 5th grade.
Currently, I am serving as the chapter President. As the President, I run all chapter meetings, help support all board members, and have close contact with our headquarters. I truly love my position and am grateful for this opportunity! Feel free to send me an email or connect with me on LinkedIn!
Brooke Waffen
VP of Administration | bwaffen@kent.edu
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Hi! I am a junior pursuing a Business Management degree. I'm from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and am very interested in continuing to get as much experience as possible working business.
Currently, I am serving the chapter as the Vice President of Administration. As the VP of Administration, I serve the chapter with all communication between headquarters and our chapter. In my role, I make sure all of our reports get turned in on time to headquarters. It's important to be super organized and understand deadlines so that way we can get as many points as possible to reach top gold. I'm also, in charge of sending out daily reminders of events that we may be having in the chapter. I'm super excited to be apart of this chapter. Feel free to send me an email or connect with me on LinkedIn
Grace Bergert
VP of Professional Development | gbergert@kent.edu
Hi, I am a junior pursuing my degree in Marketing and working to obtain my sales certificate. I am from North Canton, Ohio and I have three older sisters. This summer I have the opportunity to study abroad in Greece to learn about sustainability!
As the Vice President of Professional Development, my main priority is to connect with local companies in order to create relationships and learn about new opportunities for our members. Through being the Vice President of Professional Development for this past semester, I have planned our chapter meetings and planned professional development workshops. I changed this role by making the chapter a more interactive environment for both the speakers and the members, as well as planned more panels and round table events in order to incorporate more companies. If you have any questions about PSE please feel free to contact me through my email or LinkedIn!
Angelina DiCola
VP of Marketing | adicola@kent.edu
Hello. I am a junior majoring in Managerial Marketing. A fun fact about me is that I have 2 published words in the dictionary.
As the Vice President of Marketing of Zeta Xi, my role is broken into three different parts. One role is planning projects for the chapter such as fundraising events to raise money for charities while helping our members grow. A second role I will fulfill is community outreach, helping the community through volunteer opportunities. My final role involves performing marketing research. My goal is to plan events that our members will enjoy while helping them improve and grow as individuals. I am a very social and understanding person, I want members to be able to come to me with any of their ideas for events, or things they would like to see us do, whether it’s social or for the community! I would love to help anyone or answer any questions about PSE! Please feel free to email me or add me on LinkedIn.
Jackie Lin
VP of Finance | jlin42@kent.edu
Hello, I am from East Liverpool, Ohio, and I am a junior Finance major. After graduation, I intend to work in the banking industry. For this reason, I am looking forward to my summer internship with Huntington Bank.
I currently serve as our chapter's Vice President of Finance, whose main duties are to oversee all chapter transactions, file chapter financial statements, collaborate with fellow officers on project budgets, and managing the chapter's accounts. I plan to improve the efficiency of our chapter's accounting process and to invest in our members for their continued growth as students and business professionals. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve my chapter members in such a meaningful way and am so excited to see all we achieve as a chapter. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions regarding PSE and send an invitation to connect on LinkedIn!
Cecilia Gangi
VP of Human Resources | cgangi@kent.edu
Hello! I am a Junior General Business major, minoring in Human Resource Management. I joined PSE in the Fall 2021 semester and in each semester as a member I've learned a lot and grown personally as well as professionally. I started as the Director of Recruitment and now I am serving as the current VP of Human Resources. I am responsible for everything regarding recruitment and new member development. In this position, it is important that I stay organized and I am always working on my time management skills. My favorite part about being the VP of Human Resources is that I get to meet and interact with many students throughout the recruitment period. Please reach out to me with any questions or if you would be interested in joining our chapter!
Amirah Fouad
VP of Public Relations | afouad@kent.edu
Hello! My name is Amirah Fouad, and I am an Arab American from Kent, Ohio. I am a Sophomore majoring in Managerial Marketing & Photography. I have previously worked as an assistant photographer and content creator for a restaurant. In these positions I furthered my skill set in content creating and social media management. My passion for photography has given me a detail-oriented and creative eye that comes in handy when working in social media.
As Vice President of Public Relations, I handle all social media platforms including; Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, LinkTree, and our PSE Website. When recruitment time comes I assist with the process by keeping members and our audience informed on events and important announcements. A big part of my job is to keep our audience engaged and increase our audience reach. If you have any questions or are interested in becoming a member my email is always open as well as the Zeta Xi social media platforms!
Jana Stone
Vp of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion |Â jstone39@kent.edu
Hi. My name is Jana Stone. I am a sophomore majoring in Business Management and pursuing my Sales Certificate. I am from Akron, Ohio, and started my professional journey at age 16 by not only having my own business but also working in the property management field. A fun fact about me is that I have my own baking business that I started when I was 16!
As the Vice President of DEI, my role involves education of our members and executive board on various topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. I also am able to provide a safe space for our members to ask any questions they may have. Another part of my role is assisting with recruitment to expand our outreach to different communities on campus. Being the first person in this role within Zeta Xi has been both exciting and a challenge, and I can’t wait to continue developing this position!