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Meet the Executive Board

Name: Sam Madden
Position: President
Hometown: Mount Vernon, NY
Major: Finance
Bio: Aside from serving as Senior Class President, Sam is a 2nd-term  vice president of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.  He is a member of  both the Order of Omega and the National Society of Collegiate  Scholars.  He has also served the University as both an Orientation  Leader and as the Resident Advisor of the Live Music Floor.  In his  free time, Sam enjoys playing piano and guitar and checking out all  types of live music.

Name: Rick Galante
Position: Vice President
Hometown: Melrose, MA
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Bio:  Rick is also a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, UVM  Sailing Team, and Boulder Society.  In his spare time he enjoys skiing, live music, Red Sox baseball and downtown Burlington.

Name: Caitlin Kelly
Position: Treasurer
Hometown: Kinderhook, New York
Major: Professional Accounting
Bio: Caitlin is a member of the UVM Business schools Peer Mentor group  and the Student Outreach Committee.  In her spare time she enjoys  exercise and time lying on the beach.  She also loves RJ's free wings!

Name: Nicole Draper
Position: Secretary
Hometown: South Burlington, VT
Major: Dietetics/Nutrition and Food Science
Bio: Nicole is also a member and officer of Delta Delta Delta, Order  of Omega, and the Food and Nutrition Club.  She loves to travel and hopes to live by the ocean someday.

Name: Rachel Rasmussen
Position: Events Co-Chair
Major: Animal Science and Biological Sciences
Bio: One of Rachel's most memorable experiences at UVM was being a part  of CREAM, the student run dairy farm. She also enjoys playing guitar, snowboarding, and getting out on the golf course. Having just returned  from a semester in London, Rachel is excited to be back on campus for  what should be an awesome senior year.

Name: JB O'Brien
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Name: Carly Hodgins
Position: Community Service Chair
Hometown: Marion, Ohio
Major: Chemistry
Bio: Along with Senior Class Council, Carly is the coordinator of  VIA's Food Salvage program, the Resident Advisor to Hunt Hall, and a  member of TOWERR. She loves spending time with her family and friends,  volunteering, and Ohio State football.

Name: Carlie Grob
Position: Folklore Editor
Hometown: Weston, MA
Major: Studio Art & English
Bio: When Carlie isn't editing the UVM Folklore, she enjoys taking  long walks, painting, drawing, singing in the shower, dreaming of traveling in foreign countries and bargain shoping on ebay.

Name: Amanda D'Agostino
Position: Class Council Liason
Hometown: Peterborough, NH
Major: Elementary Education
Bio:  Amanda is a busy bee. She is involved in other clubs on campus  including Volunteers in Action as well as National Society of  Collegiate Scholars and is working part time at "Kid's and Fitness."  She enjoys spending time with her friends and family. Her hobbies include skiing, photography, arts & crafts and just hanging out.

Name:  Swati Ganmukhi
Position: Gift Chair
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Name: Sarah Gambee
Position: Public Relations Chair
Hometown: Kinderhook, NY
Major: Nursing
Bio: Sarah is also a member of the Student Nursing Association. She loves to spend time with her family and friends; watch college basketball and travel as much as possible.