Being a mechanical and aerospace engineering major with an active presence on our UB campus, has required great determination and commitment. Over the last few years, I have been involved with the African Student Association (ASA) and have served as their Activities Coordinator for the 2018-2019 year. This roll requires that I host a variety of functions with high appeal, for hundreds of our general body members. While focusing on my studies and my commitment to ASA, I have also been an Event Manager for the Undergraduate Student Association to help with all SA Entertainment operations and the booking of our upcoming Spring Fest artists. Outside of UB, I am an entrepreneur with a passion for bringing Buffalo students together. This is why I founded my own entertainment company to host events that aim to enrich student experiences for thousands in the community. As your 2019-2020 Presidential candidate, I understand that it is my responsibility to ensure that SA funds are allocated in a cost effective way that truly maximizes the undergraduate student experience for all. With my extensive leadership experience, knowledge in entertainment and promotions; all while being a student first, I believe that I am the best fit to be your SA President.

One major issue that SA has been having these previous years is the constant decline in fest attendance. Fest programming is one of SA’s highest budgeted events which takes up a great zeal of the student activity fee. In 2015, during my first-year, UB SA’s Fall and Spring Fest were split into two separate genres. While this effort worked to appeal to many students, we believe that the Fall Fest Series allowed SA the opportunity to appeal to a wider range of students in a cost effective-way that allowed us to bring in greater acts for the Spring of 2019 (to be released soon). With that being said, our goal is to better the Fall Fest Series lineup by working to book artists that accurately reflects student survey responses. We also understand that students have different music preferences, which is why we plan on mixing similar genres which is why I believe that students should have the ability to attend all three concerts if they so choose. From my experiences of working on behalf of the SA Entertainment Department, I was able to get an insight into the planning process and played a big role in the booking of our upcoming Spring Fest artist. Also, as I have worked in student entertainment for my club and company, I have great expertise in how to appeal to a wide audience, especially students from multiple cultural backgrounds. With that being said, my promise is to plan fests according to student responses; which is why we are also planning on revamping the SA Media & Marketing department to grow our outreach team and reach more students for their opinions.