Youth Component Coordinator & Asian Pacific Coalition Representative Application

Still want to be a part of Board for the upcoming school year?

Samahang Pilipino Executive Board is in search for dedicated individuals who are willing to contribute and grow in SP leadership. There are two appointed positions (process by application and interview) that are still open. They are:

I. APC (Asian Pacific Coalition) Representative
- Attend all APC board LDRT (Leadership Round Table) meetings, retreats, and programs
- Participate in at least one APC committee
- Ensure that Samahang Pilipino's voice is represented in the API community
- Advocate for the issues of the Pilipino community
- Work closely with the External Vice President to increase and strengthen the visibility of Samahang Pilipino in APC and the API community.
- Facilitate the campaigns of Samahang Pilipino in APC and vice versa
- Work with other APC orgs to create bonds and unify the API community
- Must attend all Samahang Pilipino Board Meetings, programs, and retreats
- Introduce APC and increase the involvement of the general membership in APC
- 2-quarter term (summer/fall, winter/spring)

II. Youth Component Coordinator
- Meet with other student leaders on the UCLA campus
- Plans growth and holistic development of students
- Must prepare to be involved with youth organizing in the Los Angeles community
- Meet with other community resources to further development
- Meet with other Pilipino advocacy groups (PCORE, PCH, PWC, etc.)
- Must attend all Samahang Pilipino programming and retreats
- Must attend Samahang Pilipino Board Meetings
- Some knowledge of grass roots organizing, Pilipino issues and ideals
- 2-quarter term (summer/fall, winter/spring)

If you have any questions or concerns regarding these two positions, please feel free to contact the following people for more information:

Anna Sterling, Outgoing Youth Component Coordinator
amarie.sterling@gmail.com

or

Michael de Vera, Outgoing Asian Pacific Coalition Representative
apcrep@samahang.org

In the interest of being sustainable, please fill out the application and submit it electronically as an e-mail attachment to president@samahang.org by Friday, June 20, 2008, 11:59PM. Interviews will take place on Saturday, June 21 via phone conference.

Download the application (.doc) here.


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Samahang Pilipino Board