2018 NC A&T State University Executive Board Ballot
Read about each nominee below & then vote at the bottom. Each vote is electronically recorded. Winners will be announced next month.
Positions without nominees include: vice president, secretary, treasurer, annual giving campaign committee chair, community service chair and scholarship chair. If you are interested in being considered for a role, please complete the nomination form by clicking here.
President:
Rayna Stewart
What do you hope to achieve in this role?: I plan to get more people actively involved in the chapter. I would also ensure that we have a presence in the DFW Metroplex. I would like to have more events both social and professional so we can develop skills that we can utilize in and outside the alumni chapter. Lastly, Inwant members of the group to have a memorable experience. Attending A&T was a great experience for many of us and those experiences should also continue in the chapter as well.
What skills and experiences do you plan to bring to this role?: At A&T I was involved on the executive board of many campus organizations. At work I’m currently a pillar lead for our Black affinity network and on another pillar for the Asian affinity network. I have also worked on the board of the newly established Young Alumni Council for the A&T Alumni chapter. All of the aforementioned experiences helped me strengthen my communication, organizational, and leadership skills. I also believe that I can bring fresh insight and great energy to the role as I am passionate about A&T and the Alumni chapter in the DFW Metroplex.
Membership Recruitment
Alexus Davis
What do you hope to achieve in this role?: I would like to bring a fresh perspective on how to strengthen the membership number. I want to host events that attracts new and current members of all ages to ensure we have a strong bond amongst fellow Aggies. Host events at least month or more frequently.
What skills and experiences do you plan to bring to this role?: I served in various leadership roles for example, President, VP of membership for the NCAT chapter of Toastmasters international. During those times as an officer, I increased our membership from 10 to 25 members.
I have strong analytical, interpersonal, leadership and team player skill set. I am very social and willing to take strategic risk for the growth of the organization. I truly love my alma mater and want to continue to stay involved and give back.
Marketing
Celeste Paylor
What do you hope to achieve in this role?: As the marketing/communications committee chair, my hope is to help ignite passion in alumni scattered throughout the DFW metroplex by leveraging several communication platforms such as social media, text apps such as GroupMe, email, website and live events to provide a unified voice filled with Aggie Pride.
I plan to accomplish the following three goals if elected in this role:
1. Create a consistent voice for news and events that will attract alum of all ages
2. Increase alum engagement by appropriately promoting events as agreed upon by the board
3. Research our alum base to optimize reach and understand needs and preferences
What skills and experiences do you plan to bring to this role?: My background is in digital marketing so I plan to bring my job experience into this role. As a non-board member, I created our official alumni chapter website, a newsletter and started an Instagram. If elected in this role, I will continue to build on the assets I already created.
What do you hope to achieve in this role?: Increase the number of certified recruiters at college fairs from the chapter and enroll more local students from the dfw area at A&T.
What skills and experiences do you plan to bring to this role?: I have been the Student Recruitment Committee Chair before and have been present and numerous college fairs representing A&T. I plan to encourage more of the chapter members to become certified recruiters and encourage more students to really consider attending A&T.
Student Recruitment
Curtis Elliott
What do you hope to achieve in this role?: Provide young alumni with opportunities to engage with the alumni association
What skills and experiences do you plan to bring to this role?: - Project Management
- Lead the African American Ambassadador Toyota Day event at North Carolina A&T, which provided students information about Toyota's culture and provided students information regarding team members day to day functions in role
- co-Chair for the Young Alumni committee
Young Alumni
Michaela Edwards