Fall 2014 Committee Application
Name:
Year:
Major:
Phone number:
Email address:
Committee Descriptions
Please rank the committees in the order of your preference. You may apply for up to two
positions.
___ Marketing: Committee members will assist in marketing, advertising, and managing
BWIB’s campus presence.
___ Finance: Committee members will be expected to assist the VP of Finance in executing
fundraisers. They will also process reimbursements, apply for ASUC grants, maintain records of
all club finances, and organize BWIB apparel.
___ Corporate Relations: Committee members will be responsible for staying in consistent
contact with sponsors, writing thank you letters to sponsor representatives after events, doing
research on companies, organizing BWIB's company contacts, and be assigned to finding and
securing a corporate sponsor.
___ Member Relations: Committee members will assist VPs with coordinating and providing
feedback on various mentorship and alumni events throughout the semester, in addition to
executing one large multi-mentor-family event.
___ Communications: Committee members will maintain and expand BWIB's social media
presence and facilitate internal and external communications. They will also post on Pinterest,
Instagram, the BWIB internal blog, and manage internal member resources.
___ Community Development: Committee members will coordinate itineraries, budgets, and
logistics for internal development events.
___ University Relations: Committee members will work with the VPs to establish relationships
with the greater campus community, including MBA groups, Haas professors, other UC Berkeley
student organizations, and the Career Center.
___ Technology: Committee members will work with the VP of Technology and the VP of
Communications to maintain and expand officer emails, renewing domain names, and other
website features.
Please answer the following questions, limiting your responses to 250 words each:
1. How did you hear about BWIB?
2. Why do you want to join your chosen committee(s) and what do you hope to gain
from the experience?
3. What makes you qualified to become a member of your chosen committee(s)?
Highlight some of your experiences and/or strengths.
4. Please answer the following question(s) that apply to you:
a. Marketing Committee applicants: what creative ideas regarding marketing do you
have?
b. Finance Committee applicants: Have you had experience working with money?
What kind of fundraising ideas do you have for our club?
c. Member Relations Committee applicants: What is your experience with event
planning, and do you have any ideas for a possible mentorship social?
d. Community Development Committee applicants: (a) What key components in an
event/social facilitate a more efficient and collaborative group? (b) Describe your
ideas for an event you would like to host. How would it be both fun and
productive?
e. University Relations Committee applicants: What ideas do you have about
collaborations with the MBA groups, other clubs, and involvement with the
Career Center? (You can choose to answer one aspect)
f. Technology Committee applications: Are you familiar with using Wordpress or
any other website developing software? If yes, please elaborate on your
experience with it.
g. Communications Committee applicants: Imagine you are a representative for a
charity club and you plan to promote your club’s upcoming clothes sales
fundraiser on social media. Which specific websites would you use and why?
Please draft an introduction of your event using no more than four sentences.
5. What is your availability for the semester? What other commitments do you have?
Include days and times that you are unable to meet.
6. In order to become a committee member, you must be able to attend Committee
Orientation on September 28, Committee Retreat, and commit to tabling on Sproul
when needed. Are these commitments you can make?
7. Please attach your resume and class schedule to this completed application.
**Please submit your completed application to the committee head(s) by 11:59 p.m.
Tuesday, September 16, 2013 to be considered for a position on the committee**
Marketing – Paige Vogenthaler: marketing@berkeleywomeninbusiness.com
Finance – Cecilia Zhao: finance@berkeleywomeninbusiness.com
Member Relations – Erica Ho & Tara Rastogi: mentorship@berkeleywomeninbusiness.com
Community Development – CJ Van: communitydev@berkeleywomeninbusiness.com
Technology – Radhika Dhote: technology@berkeleywomeninbusiness.com
Communications – Veronica Peng: communications@berkeleywomeninbusiness.com
Corporate Relations –Lori Salipidis: professionaldev@berkeleywomeninbusiness.com
University Relations – Yvette Ankunda & Andrea Bejar Rosas –
universityrelations@berkeleywomeninbusiness.com
*For all other questions & inquiries, email
Mansie Cheung, President at president@berkeleywomeninbusiness.com
You will be contacted for an interview by Friday, September 19