Associated Students Inc.

ASI President & CEO 2018-2019

As the ASI President & CEO I was the student body president of 37,000 students. I was the official voice of the student body and was able to advocate for their needs and create positive change on campus. I was also the CEO of Associated Students Incorporated which is a nonprofit corporation on campus that runs and operates 4 major facilities. My day to day duties consisted of meetings with administrators, meeting with students, attending events, and giving speeches.

Accomplishments

Disassociation from former oppressive mascot
Included new resource center spaces in the university physical master plan
Ballot drop-off location for the midterm elections
Planned first Students of Color Conference for Fall 2019
Implemented live streaming into our senate meetings
Authored legislation to create digital course evaluations
Increased scholarship awareness through social media campaign
Increased Beach Pantry Usage by 300%
Implemented a Pay it Forward Meal option for students facing food insecurity
Ensured that students sleeping in their cars on campus overnight for housing insecurity reasons, will no longer be ticketed
Started conversations around the implementation of a transportation service for students with different abilities

ASI Chief Government Relations Officer 2017-2018

As the Chief Government Relations Officer I was the Chair of the Lobby Corps Board, which focused on local and state government advocacy efforts for all Long Beach State students. I was also the primary voting member on behalf of Long Beach State to monthly Cal State Student Association meetings, with all other 22 CSU campuses in attendance. I also recorded monthly recap videos to keep students updated on what occurred at the monthly state level meetings. (watch below)

Accomplishments

Led Long Beach State efforts to oppose the potential tuition increase across all CSU's by hosting an on campus event and spreading awareness throughout the entire university
Lobbied to state legislators locally and in Sacramento to share the concerns of LB and CSU students
Prepared the Lobby Corps Board Member and students at large for the California Higher Education Student Summit, led a training
The first chair of the board to institute a policy agenda for advocacy efforts
Started the monthly CSSA meeting recap videos: prepared script and was filmed every month
Supported and advocated for increased resources for housing and food insecure students, as well as AB 540 and undocumented students
Served on various university wide committees
Received the Advancement of Woman Award from the President's Commission on the Status of Women