Elections 2020

Like everything in 2020, the Penn Band elections looked a little different! Since mid-March, the band kept busy with virtual social events, PB “Social Distancing Orchestra” videos, Zoom rehearsals, and an album recorded from home. On December 7th, 2020, Bandos with good standing convened over Zoom for speeches, Q&As, and the yelling at each other about whether or not the year 2020 itself qualifies for Horse’s Ass. We still don’t know about that last part but we do know who will be serving on the Penn Band Board for 2021! Keep reading for highlights from an unusual election in an unusual year.

PRESIDENT

Candidate: Adam Rose

No one runs for president from the floor* (shocker...)

*Zoom call

SPEECHES:

Adam’s Speech:

Thanks everyone for being here because this semester was a lot different. The dedication amazes him and makes it more exciting to run for president. So many people invested in the Penn Band success. 

The band faced a lot of challenges and we came out with more opportunities. We still accomplished a lot. Better university partnerships, programming each week, and continued dedication. 

Voting for him as president is trusting in Board to lead the band through new challenges and uncertainties.

A band of musicians is a band of creative minds and this can carry us through. Looking forward to another great year!

Q&A:

Bryan Denq asks what University partners Adam sees us working with. 

Adam wants to partner with the cultural centers, especially after what 2020 has shown in regards to the injustices students in the Penn community face

Caitlin Frazee asks Adam how we’ll keep people engaged next semester without the structure of the album. 

Adam acknowledges how important the album was for the structure, wants to make a similar structure for spring

Closing Statement: we did start the decade off on the right track and I’m confident that we will continue to navigate through the pandemic.

RESULTS:

Adam is the next President!

VICE PRESIDENT

Candidate: Charlotte Cecarelli

Again, no one runs from the floor (also shocking…)

SPEECHES:

Charlotte’s Speech:

Charlotte thanks everyone for getting good standing 

Loved being secretary but wants to help in a different way

Experience working with digital stuff

*Quick plug for her YouTube channel, The Nurse Nextdoor!*

Knows she can step in whenever another board member is feeling overwhelmed. 

Q&A:

Lexi Raday asks if she has any creative projects in mind. 

Charlotte says we got good feedback at the Council meeting the previous night. Names ideas other Council members suggested (ex: Josh virtual field show). Wants to make sure everyone can participate in a way that they are comfortable with.

Caitlin Frazee asks if there is anything she would have done differently if she were the VP for this last semester.

Charlotte says she would want to send out more periodic updates of the album process/what we are doing in any given semester

Charlotte gives a nice & short beautiful closing statement that the rest of Board failed to write down because they were so enthralled by her words (and Charlotte, who was 2020 Secretary, was the primary notetaker for this blog…)

RESULTS:

Charlotte is the next VP!

TREASURER

Candidates: Elena Miller and Jenna Pollack

Again, no one runs from the floor

SPEECHES:

Elena’s Speech:

She starts by affirming her love for us

Loved working as R&R co-chair to recruit newbies in the middle of a pandemic

“Recruited and retained an impressive set of newbies”

Ready for more responsibility and involvement

Diversity, equity, and inclusion chair should be added to the council

Microaggression training, more outreach to underserved schools in Philly

Elena’s Speech:

Band is her favorite thing about Penn

Comfortable handling multiple positions (is DM and flute sleader now and was music manager in the past)

Ready to establish relationships with the freshmen so they feel welcome

Adjusting the budget for safety measures next semester, more food for retention; more informal but regular social events.

Q&A:

Miriam Glickman asks about how they would interact with Fanfare as a Boardmember

Jenna: communicating more with Fanfare board (talks with Miriam a bit), is a Fanfare member herself, has experience reaching out to schools

Elena: Communication = key. Board and fanfare can have separate projects, but that it’s important to make a connection regardless.

David Fernandez (2020 Treasurer) asks how they will have the difficult conversations that usually come with being a treasurer and talking about finances in general.

Elena: Her biggest strength is being vulnerable with other people. She is social and wants to make people feel comfortable having these types of conversations with her.

Jenna: Try to be as accessible as possible, we have subsidies available, hold as many office hours as possible. 

Caitlin Frazee asks Elena how she sees herself managing her time and other commitments on Board and Jenna how she sees herself managing Board and being DM.

Jenna: she felt like she handled DM and sleader comfortably and was busier this year then she will be in the spring. Wants to get more involved with the band. There have been DMs on board before. Spoke to past treasurers and they said a lot of the work comes in waves and time management is key.

Elena: Really loved being R&R, worked with Koosh doing extra things like with the Wharton summer program. A lot of the work didn’t feel like work because she enjoyed it 

Closing statements:

Jenna: Enjoyed her time on Council and wants to work with the band in a new way. 

Elena: Reinforces her love for the band, wants to make FGLI and low income students feel welcome and comfortable. 

VOTING/OTHER:

For the first time in this election, we actually have to vote! Because we’re all in attendance via Zoom and not in the Cheeseman, we’re voting using a survey program instead of on paper ballots.

Adam Sherr send out Qualtrics survey for us to vote (it says VP instead of Treasurer, oops...)

*Announcements to kill time*

Jess Conway (2020 President): Toastmaking! Quizzo! Feedback forms! All the amazing Fall semester stuff! Thanks everyone!

RESULTS:

Jenna is the next Penn Band treasurer!

SECRETARY

Candidates: Lexi Raday and Laila Norford

Bernie proposes nominating Elena for secretary, she declines.

SPEECHES:

Laila’s Speech:

Strong organization skills and strength connecting with new bandos

Believes the Penn Band does not accurately represent the diversity of the campus

Wants to have implicit bias training as well as a Diversity & Inclusion Chair on Council

Worked with the current board as R&R

We make the Penn Band home for her and wants to make it a home for everyone

Lexi’s Speech:

Enthusiasm and commitment to band and membership 

Organization and communication skills

We’re *fabulous* 

Connection with the Penn Band from the beginning

Very positive NSO experience, enjoys the energy of the group

Fun environment to play saxophone and go to sporting events

Reflects on her time as social chair to make the band community feel connected as well as her responsibilities in her sorority and as a tutor

Will be committed to serving members of the band and the Penn community as secretary

Q&A:

*Ben Sheridan calls for Jess’ impeachment to kick off this portion of the evening* 

Charlotte Cecarelli asks what they can bring to refresh the “cut and dry” position of secretary

Lexi: Continuing the Google Forms with trivia, see what it is like to be a Board member for a day

Laila: Weekly newsletters from the spring and incorporating this into the schedule emails going forward, member submissions, being approachable by reach out to people individually

Caitlin Frazee asks Laila how she will work as a younger voice on Board given that we are looking at an all junior board at this point and Lexi how she will represent younger members of the band.

Laila: No concerns about being heard and respected, worked closely with Adam and Charlotte a lot as R&R and thinks Jenna is great. It’s important to have younger voices on Board too, and as someone who connected with the new members, she is a good rep for them too.

Lexi: Worked with Board closely as a Social Chair so she’s familiar with the dynamic. Empathizing with people and being open to feedback. Reaching out to members young and old.

Miriam Glickman asks them to name three freshmen not in their section.

Laila: Marielle, Lilly, and Hannah

Lexi: Nathan, Sam and Sam (who also have the same last initial…)

*This is a question that is usually asked every year. Although this year everyone’s names are right next to their faces on Zoom!*

Adam asks if they would consider Council involvement you don’t win. Would they want to do the same position or something different?

Laila: Would love to continue as R&R on council, hopefully can do an NSO in person. 

Lexi: *old Board got distracted and didn’t catch this, sorry y’all!*

David Fernandez asks what other time commitments they have on campus and how they would work to make sure that their responsibilities are being met if you’re having a particularly difficult week.

Laila: Thought about the time commitment a lot as an engineer. Spoke to other engineers about junior year, including Chris Urffer who was on Board as an engineer and feels good about being able to do it.

Lexi: In a sorority and does tutoring, 1-2 hours per week each. Uses yoga for stress management. Also feels good about being able to serve on Board.

Walli asks how they plan to get more engagement and interaction with weekly schedule emails. Laila: Streamlining communication: weekly schedule email = place with official info, Discord for more informal stuff. Being consistent with information. 

Lexi: Also agrees with streamlining communication, adding something fun to the end of the email (trivia), emphasizing information during rehearsal

Greer talks while his microphone is muted. Classic. Candidates will now give closing statements.

Lexi: Looks forward to working with the other Board members if given the opportunity

Laila: She see a lot of potential with the job and would love to do it!

VOTING/OTHER:

Koosh holds up the Horse’s Ass plaque to the camera while Koosh introduces HA with the story of Anthony J. Stagliano. Greer lets us know the two “rules”: It’s Horse’s ass - NOT asshole and whatever is ideally supposed to happen during football season.

Ben Sheridan is nominated by Charlotte Cecarelli for making the fire department come to the band house while cooking pork chops and continuing to eat them as they arrived. (note: this was memed and shared for everyone’s enjoyment during Fall semester)

Unsuccessful nominations: Sars-CoV-2. The University of Pennsylvania for only giving us 8 days notice for changing Fall plans. Bernie for ensuring Koosh got his Lawrence pies. Caitlin’s cat. Miriam’s neighbors.

Secretary count is still not in. The suspense builds. Votes might take weeks to count.

Greer is thinking about his demise:

Wants his remains scattered around campus, but DOES NOT want to be cremated.

RESULTS:

Our next secretary is Laila Norford!

That's it! Here’s the 2021 Executive Board:

President: Adam Rose

Vice President: Charlotte Cecarelli

Treasurer: Jenna Pollack

Secretary: Laila Norford

Elections 2019

Former VP Aaron here with an introduction. For anyone who’s been eagerly awaiting elections updates on this blog and wondering what took so long, the strategy this year was to take notes during the elections and edit/post them after the fact. I didn’t take the notes (aside from the occasional annotation); don’t want to steal credit for that. The intention was to have a better record of everything that happened. Enough people running for board turn to past elections to prepare that we wanted to make sure nothing important was omitted. If that sounds like you reading this now then you’re welcome.
If you wanted to be entertained and somewhat updated in real time you could’ve been following @PBDecides on Twitter. There was also a flog (fake blog) where Rendy interviewed candidates prior to the election and Urf took notes during it until his laptop died. Big step up from last year.
Ok on to the actual election summary. Enjoy:

President

Jessica Conway, the only candidate, speaks:

• Thank you for being at elections right now and for coming to what you needed to during the year to make it into the room
• As secretary, had to look at everyone’s faces at pretty much all band events. See people on good days and bad days, people come to band leave outside stress
• Some would call band a safe space, a distraction, a home
• Band is stress relief, where we come to be with friends
• People who are here to run today are nervous (including herself) and that’s not a bad thing— it shows that we care about the future of the band but we should remember that band is supposed to be an escape from stress
• Board’s job is to do the worrying and the heavy lifting, but also board’s job to have fun at events and create a welcoming family atmosphere
• Should be a good member of the band to set an example for the rest of the band
• From being secretary, she has learned how the band works
• Has some stuff she’d like to work on or change, can put time and effort in that is necessary to be a board member but does not want to make big concrete promises right now—wants to go over changes with the other board members, council, or anyone who wants to give feedback
• Continue
• Office Hours in some form
• Expectation of open dialogue
• Thinking about making council meetings twice a month
• One meeting for all, one additional meeting for just those who have a lot going on
• Will help in the busiest times when there is so much to discuss
• Going forward, if accepted as president, she will take her experience from this year to do the best she can as a board member and bando

Q&A

Melannie: What's the biggest issue that the outgoing board had?

• A lot that needs to be done to create an internal community
• Getting everything out in board meetings
• Bonded with the four board members, so that it projects out
• More opportunity for council to talk, and send stuff earlier

Hannah (Current DM): How should the board and DMs interact?

• This year, too much last minute messaging
• Keep adding DM’s onto early council drafts
• Should know the DM’s role, they are performance
• They have stuff they need to know, should  get that info earlier

Landon: How will we reduce burnout in the band?

• Our message should change to nothing is mandatory, so we can better distribute who is actually at events

Liam (with a hand in his pocket): Will you use the power of the president to execute the will of Dominique?

• After she says no the clarinets boo and throw tomatoes at her

Melannie: What qualities will you look into for council members?

• Attendance, who has the dedication to the band
• Personal statements, making sure that lines up with wishes
• Encourage you to apply

By acclamation, Jessica is your next president!

Vice President

Once again, only a single candidate, Adam Rose:

• One year ago he gave a speech as a freshman who loved the band
• Today he is running for board, and he knows that the VP is the best spot to him
• If the President works with Council, the VP should work with the rest of band
• Firm believer in tradition
• Views himself as a team leader
• He thinks it's important to have a VP with a strong musical background
• He was the voice, so he has experience with the process of halftime shows
• He is now equipped with the knowledge he needs to lead the Penn Band
• Ran last year, and is running again for many reasons 
• The VP suits him best. He has the experience, and believes the VP is in charge of the creative process 
• Band is what you make of it, so he wants to make it a place where people can get involved and stay connected. 
• The Penn Band is in charge of protecting the traditions of the school and he feels he can do this
• Has been playing for over 15 years and has been the low brass section leader for a year
• He feels that he is very familiar with the music because of this and has worked with Aaron [hey that’s me] and the DMs already 
• He wants to continue to provide the positive experience he’s had, and feels his experience as the voice and the sleader of the low brass he knows that he has what it takes.

Questions for Adam

Melannie: How did your loss last year affect your reasoning to run?

• Went for Secretary because it was open, and didn’t look like something that took a lot of experience
• Got advice to be in council for a year, thinks that experience helped him a lot
• Learned a lot as a council member of this year
• The reasons have not changed for wanting to be on board. He applied for secretary because he felt he would be able to do it. He decided to be on council after that and has been able to learn more from other council members and feels that he has a better idea now.

McKay (other DM): What do you see the coordination of the DMs and the Board for the album?

• He will have to coordinate big creative projects this year that DMs will also have to put a lot of work into
• Other bands, DMs are just as important as the President
• Wants to give the reins to the DMs but cares a lot about music too so will be there for support
• Going to showwriting this year showed him how to work with the DMs and gave him good experience with it

Ryan: Do you have anything new to bring to the discussion of burnout?

• The way we advertise ourselves is very important
• Involving people in the everyday projects of the band is important
• We should change the way that we present ourselves to the freshmen, change “come whenever you want’ to something else as that incentivizes not coming.

Andy: How would you describe the Penn Band in one year?

• He’s very happy in band right now
• Better Councill engagement, sleaders are mouthpieces of the Board
• Make the band feel like they have more of a voice
• He is very happy but he thinks that council could have more duties and better engagement with the board and the band in general. The sleaders are the mouthpiece of the board and the board makes decisions, but he wants to involve people in a better way to give a voice to where they feel supported.

Nick: We’ve seen some re-definition of the Vice President this year (focus in the past has been more on showwriting but this year we have an album to work on as well). We’ve also seen some inconsistencies with the recruitment message and with instrumentation expectations. How will that affect our message next year?

• Sat in on a sax sectional, he saw the improvement right there. He would like to see more sectionals closer to the album
• Musicianship is important
• The best shows are the ones with the largest band. With an album, this is a different situation.
• The slogan is a little ambiguous, and would like to address the way that R&R tries to recruit people in the future.

Melannie: The band is heavily steeped in tradition—how to balance this with the current band?

• The things we’ve done in the past, like shows from the seventies, we couldn’t do now
• There needs to be an understanding of tradition and why we do it. There needs to be an acceptability in throwing out shows, and realizing what we can do now and can’t. These shows represent our values, and it is important to communicate with other bandos as a board member to know how they feel.

Adam wins by acclamation!

Treasurer

Our first competitive race! Your candidates are David Fernandez, Caitlin Frazee, and Bernie Wang.
David’s speech:

• Starts speech with correcting his name
• First band lunch was three years ago as a baby quaker with former treasurer Rendy Fernandez
• He was nervous, but the people at that table would become his support group
• He is running so he can give back more than the band has given to him
• Has spoken to previous treasurers (Chad, Rendy)
• He now knows the importance of the treasurer, they manage the budget, first point of contact, and works as a general board member
• Being treasurer is more than technical crap—it’s also being a friendly face and communicating. He has been R&R to work on those skills
• He has talked to past treasurers and knows they manage a huge budget, are a first point of contact for the freshman. He has experience by working for the Annenberg center. His job there directly applies to the job of treasurer. The past treasurers have emphasizes organization, approachability, and trust.
• He has had to work as a team before in the band.

Caitlin:

• Hey Fam [good intros are important]
• Currently flute sleader, loves it, but constantly wants to do more
• Band is her safe space. Often hangs out in Platt, because of the band
• Next semester will be the easiest at Penn, but this wouldn’t be work for her
• She feels she wants to do more, this semester was very hard and had a lot going on. She feels that band was her safe place and knows this is a support system and she wants to give back to that.
• Treasurer is the first person to interact, she wants to help the freshman and give back in this way.
• She understands why it is important as treasurer to support the bandos and to understand people’s needs.
• Wants to help new members find their family at Penn
• Treasurer is first person to directly interact
• Treasurer should be supporting and understanding of people’s individual needs
• Treasurer is part of the four voices that set the tone for the year
• She has measured for costumes and done ordering for uniforms before

Bernie:

• Hey Band
• He has loved being equipment manager for the past two years, not just because he likes Koosh, but also because he loves the spreadsheets and organization
• So why is he here? He would like to contribute more to the band as a whole, and his background as equipment manager that would give him insight into the role
• He has a lot of experience with spreadsheets, he hasn’t lost anything (he thinks)
• He has helped Chad with measurements and distribution for new members
• From that insight, he could argue better for our budget, and he has sat in on a funding committee
• He has also learned from past board members that a major component of the role is contributing to the Board as a whole. He is prepared and excited for this, because he loves the band. He wants this to be a happy and welcoming place for freshmen
• Sometimes will just stare at the equipment sheet
• Bernie has managed our equipment and has not lost anything [I don’t remember if he said this or if this was one of us confirming]

And nowwwww questions

Melannie: What are your plans for next year if you aren’t elected?

• Caitlin: If she isn’t, she would apply for fanfare, and would also apply for council again, maybe flute sleader but wants to talk to see if any freshmen have an interest. Maybe serving somewhere else on Council. Would consider running for board again next year.
• Bernie: Would apply for Equipment Manager again, but hopes to at least have help this time.
• David: Wants to apply for council, but not R&R because it wouldn't be the same without Charlotte. Maybe travel manager or section leader

Andy: If you don’t get elected, who would you want? [Andy was banned from asking questions after this one]

• Bernie: He thinks both would be qualified, but he won’t decide because too hard
• David: Ben Wyatt from Parks & Rec (see Rendy’s flog for context)
• Caitlin: Emma Watson (also see Rendy’s flog for context). Both of her opponents would be great; anyone would fit.

Adam: You mentioned working with freshmen. What would you have changed from your council last year?

• David: Been reflecting from his role as R&R, but he wants to coordinate more with the band. Working with the whole band would be better. Shortcoming in DLine with no one-on-one help, but he would emphasize the need for upperclassmen to be present
• Bernie: He did a good job of getting people to first rehearsal, but not excellent on retention. We should connect with them on a personal level. Reaching out to them as soon as possible so they know they are welcome with the band.
• Caitlin: Had 20 freshmen flutes at the first rehearsal, but it was very hard to juggle the responsibility. She would want to ask more from the upperclassmen, because she needed their help.

Chad (current treasurer): New treasurer will have a lot at the start of the semester, how will you deal with this process?

• David: He has seen how stressful the distribution process may be, but Chad recruited other bandos to help with the process. He would look forward to the process with the help of the other board members.
• Bernie: Before he has helped distribute the polos, so he would imagine that it would not be very different. He already has a detailed record of the polos that will be given out. As for budget, he has a plan for how to manage it
• Caitlin: Keeping the spreadsheets very organized will be important. Efficiency and organization are important, but some things have fallen by the wayside. As for stress, it actually helps focus and ground her. For the budget, there is precedent that will help her, but she will take into account the new needs of the band

Leah Narun: What do you personally bring?

• David: When he joined, he had no personal musical experience, but now he has experience. That perspective can help because many new members come in in that same situation
• Bernie: His experience as EM he has been looped in on many things that will be the job of the treasurer. HE will be able to make a better argument for why we need SAC money.
• Caitlin: She is here all the time, and he really does care about the band. Whatever happens at the end of the day her priority is always here. She wants everyone to feel welcome.

Dominique: She is a FGLI student. She has not gone to things because she wasn’t comfortable speaking with past treasurers. What will you do to make sure people feel included?

• David: He is FGLI, so he knows that dues can be very stressful. He had to think, can I afford it. So he knows what it's like and he knows the importance of being accessible in order to make it easy for people to reach out about dues
• Bernie: One thing Chad tried to do was expand office hours. This time would have less people there, more private. He wants t be available to people for that conversation
• Caitlin: In high school she missed field trips and stuff bc of cost and did not want to ask for help. Treasurer needs to be accessible, not judge people, and keep things confidential. Accessibility is the most important piece, people can reach out to me if they need anything

Miriam: Name 5 freshmen.

• All three manage to do it

Melannie: You live with outgoing / former board members [Bernie doesn’t but it was decided that everyone should answer]. How are you going to balance getting their help while maintaining your independence?

• David: He is living in the Dab Lab, there is a separation between “board” time and just hanging out time. Confidentiality is important. Feels he can ask Chad for help due to proximity.
• Bernie: Even not living with them, sometimes messaging with a previous board member could be helpful, but he would apply his perspective on the situation as well
• Caitlin: Lives in the band house, her attitude towards this is separation of church and state. She is willing to ask the others in the house for help (Aaron and Urf) as old board members but not as members of the house. She will respect the line between being friends and board colleagues.

Closing Statements

David:

• He believes he is the most qualified
• Technical experience
• People experience
• Elect someone who is trustworthy and accountable, as well as friendly. He is that person

Bernie:

• As EM, he was able to see what it is like to be treasurer and what they do behind the scenes regarding equipment and uniforms
• He would like to use this experience to the position, and would like to make the band as welcoming as possible

Caitlin:

• As many of you know, she ran for secretary last year because she wanted to have equal voices on board, as no women had been running
• But, treasurer is her fit, her background makes the most sense with it

After the first round of voting, David wins!

Secretary

No one dropped down from treasurer. The only candidates are those who signed up: Charlotte Cecarelli and Ben Sheridan.

Charlotte:

• Hi everyone
• Just wanted to thank everyone for being her family
• Band used to be something for the music but now for the family
• Running because: music is her biggest passion, she has experience through R&R, and was able to work with a large amount of bandos as well as the AAs and R&R. She feels like this is useful experience and she knows that the board is a team. Her and David worked as a team together and know the importance of this.
• This requires the most organization and lots of sending emails.
• She was the secretary in high school of two different clubs and had lots of experience in R&R. She is a people person and will always be available to help out.
• She will have google form receipts and changes to good standing in an effort to increase attendance.

Ben:

• Hey Band
• He has the time, experience, and the love for the band
• Board is a massive commitment, throw your heart and soul into the band
• He has already managed his classes, and he is local so he can come to the break games
• He has been to every home football game and basketball game, not because of council [which he wasn’t on yet] but because he loves band
• He has seen the spreadsheets and he has the excel spreadsheet
• He has read the Ivy Band Agreement and he knows that working with other bands is important
• Ideas - position is rigid and well defined, but he wants the google calendar to be more detailed, with stuff like attire, location.
• He has reached out to council members and he wants to use their ideas and thoughts

Q&A

Melannie: What will you do if not elected?

• Charlotte: She had a good experience on council this year, and she would want to continue that if not elected. She has considered sleader and PR chair
• Ben: He is also very enthusiastic, but he isn’t sure what he would do next year about council. He would want to talk to other people. He is living in the new band house [not to be confused with the current band house aka NBH]

Izzy: Leadership experience? How will it help you grow?

• Charlotte: She was R&R, but she has also been a leader in her high school band. She was very passionate about her time as R&R, and she really liked to contribute
• Ben: He has no official council experience, because as a freshman he didn;t know if he could commit to the band. Now, he know sits what he really likes to do. He feels like he is an informal leader, as he has served on the social committee. He brings energy and he is ready for a formal role.

Jessica: Charlotte, what did you do NOT during NSO for R&R? Ben, why straight to Board?

• Charlotte: A lot of the outside work is responding to emails on the interest form and planning the second first rehearsal. Also reaching out to other freshmen, and keeping track of that data to get as many freshman engaged as possible.
• Ben: Initially he didn’t know if he could commit to council, he was worried that he didn’t know if he could do it. However he’s talked to secretaries of the past and he is prepared to take it on.

Adam: What would you do differently?

• Charlotte: Keep in better contact, as we had a lot of people who came to first rehearsal. Keeping in contact would help, maybe in ways besides email.
• [idk what happened to Ben's answer in these notes]

Nick: You both bring interesting sleaders [?], what is your interpretation of the burnout issue?

• Charlotte: Not having burnout is dependent on enthusiasm to be at band with your band friends. NSO was difficult as R&R, but being enthusiastic helped her avoid the burnout. She avoided that and had nearly perfect attendance
• Ben: David brought up a good point, we need to give people a purpose in the band, like show writing or smaller section events, or the board organize with social chairs. With more input it could help with retention.

Leah Narun: How do you plan to support sleaders?

• Charlotte: Communication is the #1 thing, not just with sleaders but with all of council. Board has been great with that, but could be improved. Communication about what’s expected would help
• Ben: Communication is key, and he has already talked to council members and he wants to address the lack of support.

Dominique: How are you going to balance it all?

• Charlotte: Talked with Robin about past nurses on board [charlotte’s in nursing btw idk if that came up before], and outside of band she does have a work study position but those are flexible things. She would keep band as her priority.
• Ben: Next year in the fall he will be living with Jess, so getting advice from her. But in the spring he will have a lot of free time to manage it all.

Jess: We’ve talked about how it’s a lot of work. How do you feel about your previous attendance, what will it be in the future?

• Charlotte: She has been going to as many events as possible because she enjoys band and she really enjoys being here and she appreciates the mental health aspect of band. She knows she has to improve her attendance and she is very ready to do that.
• Ben: First semester he wasn’t entirely sure if he wanted to commit to band, but he has been more committed this semester than last year, and he loves coming to band and supporting the teams.

Chad: Why Secretary?

• Charlotte: She always knew secretary was the position she wanted. She enjoys the tedious work like schedules and spreadsheets
• Ben: He had first thought about running for treasurer, but he wasn't sure what. After speaking with many board members, he decided secretary was best.

Melannie: Imagine that today is Thursday, and tomorrow there is a road trip. You have an exam and a paper on Monday which you haven’t started. Game plan?

• Charlotte: Devoting time to it all is important, and it is possible to incorporate work into the Band like during the downtime of games (don’t do this if you don’t have to you should be watching the game).
• Ben: Doing work on the road is key. Also he is taking easier class this next year

Closings

Charlotte: Band is a huge priority; she wouldn’t survive Penn without it. She wants to do more than council and she wants to help board run smoothly and be inclusive. She wants everyone to have the great experience she has had.
Ben: He’s talked about how he is qualified. Board should be a microcosm of the band, he has relationships with them now and he would continue to develop those. He has done research and he is ready.

AND NOW VOTING

It’s Aaron again. This is where the notes taken during elections stopped, but Charlotte won. There was also horse’s ass voting but I believe nothing worthy of the award happened this year so not gonna report on that.

In conclusion, your 2020 board is

President Jessica Conway

Vice President Adam Rose

Treasurer David Fernandez

Secretary Charlotte Cecarelli

That was fun. See you next year. Well I won’t since I’m graduating but

2018 Elections

11/25/18

Hey its Emily, currently sitting in the Band room, and updating this because Rendy posted on Facebook to do that. Look through the past blog posts from the last ~10 years to get a feel of what happens at Elections! Below is the current slate for our 2018 Elections.  Tomorrow, November 26th, come to the Cheeseman promptly at 6pm (if you have Good Standing) to vote and witness this glorious affair! Reminder that absentee ballots are due by 5pm tomorrow by emailing Greer, musicman@upenn.edu.

Happy Sunday!

2018 Election Slate

President

-Jacob Linfesty (C'21)

Vice President

-Aaron Mittleman (C'20)

Treasurer

-Chad Vigil (C'20)

-Nicolas Corona (W'21)

Secretary 

-Adam Rose (C'22)

Monday November 26, 2018-ALMOST TIME FOR ELECTIONS 6:02pm

The room is filling up. Rendy and Urf are giving out ballots and checking people in. The current Executive Board (sans Aaron) will be wearing decorative onesies during elections, get pumped.

The ballots for today are all of the majors of the current Executive Board: computer science for Urf, Biochemistry for Rendy, Economics for Aaron, and...Nursing, Chemistry, Biochemstry (only on the ballot once), Nutrition and Anthropology for Emily....Bandos are currently guessing which of the majors were Emily's. Owen incorrectly guesses 4, but that's okay. We will forgive him.

6:07pm We are starting. Greer denies doing magic because 'this is too serious'.

Okay we are starting with the President. So far the only announced candidate is Jacob. Emily briefly, very briefly says what she does. The President is responsible for running all Board and Council meetings and is the 'face of the Penn Band'.

Greer asks for floor nominations for President. No one is nominated.

Jacob gets to speak!

Jacobs speech:
Since he's not running against anyone right now, he wants to explain his vision for the Band. He wants a stronger Council and a more accessible Board. He wants to have more productive meetings and wants to invite Council members into Board meetings so that they can learn what Board does and Board can learn what Council does. He wants Council members to have more initiative and drive to do what they are supposed to. He also wants to make Council slightly smaller and that people need to take responsibility for their positions and roles. Most importantly, Board needs to be accessible, Emily had office hours where you could talk about Band or one of her 5 majors. Jacob wants ALL Board members to have office hours to increase accessibility. He also wants increased communication with 'hard' decisions. For example, communicating the Cornell roadtrip was slightly lost during football season. Overall, he thinks that Board needs to be driven.

End speech-Great job Jacob!

Greer asks for any questions.

Cathy: How do you plan to cut down on Council size? Cutting positions or single section leaders?
Jacob: It depends, Bernie did a great job with EM and for the sections it depends.

Candace: Woah, what about Low Brass, I think we need 2?
Jacob: Yes definitely, it will depend on the section.

Miriam: What is your management style?
Jacob: I'm not extremely hands-on. With Board, its important to delegate but there is a difference between being too specific. With Council, Board always has to be accessible but they should see projects out to the end.

Ming: What are you other commitments?
Jacob: I am on the Board of Mock Trial and he just finished with it! He's also a tour guide. "I'm ready to go for Band"

Melannie: You're currently a sophomore, how do you plan to work with upperclassmen Council members?
Jacob: He plans to effectively communicate expectations regardless

Richard: How do you handle stress?
Jacob: When he gets fustrated with Mock Trial, he likes to come home to his roommates and talk to them about it. School work he tends to stay on top of it! Go him! He does have to stay in the library late.

Melannie-it's a two part question:
Part I: Board sometimes has to talk about things that you can't talk with other Band members, how do you plan to deal with that?
Part II: You live with three other bandos, how do you plan on separating that?
Jacob: Gave Urf/Aaron as an example and Emily/Zabryna-they separate Board from home life.

6:19pm Okay Greer says no more questions!

Jacob Linfesty is acclaimed as your 2019 Penn Band President! Congrats!

6:19pm Its time for VP

Greer: Aaron what did you do?
Aaron: I wrote shows and helped other Board members.

Greer asks for floor nominations. He first misses Jacob's hand, Jacob nominates Josh Gardos. Josh accepts!

6:20pm Aaron gives his speech!

He thinks that creativity is important, but instead of explaining it, he has a poem for us! He put his name into a speech. All I got was "N" stands for new which I'm not.

His 30 second speech is over!

Josh is now speaking!

The Penn Band has been the best part of his Penn career thus far (he's a freshmen). Josh has been to showwriting and he loves the concept of having shows written and then hearing them while he runs on the field. He ends with a cute joke that he is shorter, younger and has a shorter beard.

That's all.

Emily: Aaron, why aren't you running for President? Josh, why did you wait for a floor nomination?
Aaron: I thought about the needs of each position is very different and this is this one he was more suited for.
Josh: He was intimated before and needed time to think.

Miriam: Showwriting is hard to get people to come to, how will you try to fix that?
Josh: I will reach out to people 1 on 1.
Aaron: I tried to make it a priority and asked what time worked for people-but that didn't really work. He did find that having other events with showwriting helped attendance

Zabryna: Showwriting is supposed to be a collaborative effort, how do you handle getting input from everyone?
Aaron: Having voices means people need to show up. I could improve on feedback after shows to make better shows later.
Josh: He will do his best that everyone's opinions is heard and he won't be mean to people if their ideas are bad.

Rendy: Aaron, how will you work with 3 new people who haven't been on Board and are younger than you? Josh, how will you deal with being one of the youngest people on Board?
Aaron: All of the positions are different and VP is the least hands on. He will give them room to their jobs and not step on toes. During transition period, it would be important to give guidance
Josh: We are adults here, so one or two years is not that much of an issue.

Miriam: What are your other time commitments?
Josh: Has Jazz combos that meets once a week....and band.
Aaron: Has a job that is 8 hours a week. He only needs 10 more classes to graduate so his schedule is looking really light.

Closing statements!
Josh: Thank you for the opportunity.
Aaron: Thanks too. I put a lot of work into the poem.

We are voting on the 'Penn ANTH' part!

We are COUNTING  the votes now - it's rendo now y'all bc Emily went to help count the ballots

There are 50 people here so let's see how this goes. Greer asks about some Villanova game but I kinda zoned about this was discussed in the board meeting today.

Your 2019 Vice President is Aaron Mittleman! Congrats!

6:38pm Rendy tells us what he did as Treasurer! He made a budget and justified it to SAC. He ordered uniforms and collected dues. You should pick a Treasurer who is well organized and trustworthy.

Greer asks for floor nominations, there is none!

Chad Vigil is up!
He begins with 'My Fellow Bandos'. Chad was a transfer student and was a freshmen, twice! He was R&R this past year and he really loved it. He has talked to Emily, Rendy, Laura and Allison. He learned that you must be well organized and his spreadsheet experience from R&R was very helpful! He personally got to know many of the freshmen during R&R which is important because the Treasurer is usually the first line of contact. His biggest priority for Board will be attendance and wants to be approachable and accessible.

Nicolas Corona is up!
The Penn Band was the first group that he tried out for, and yay he made it! When he came to the Penn Band, he had to play Quads on a rickety old set. He really wanted new ones but learned how much money they cost-it's a lot! This year he has managed lots of new bells players, without enough bells. This is why he wants to be Treasurer, he will determine what we buy and will negotiate with SAC for this. As Drumline Section leader, he tries to be accessible and always wants to support new members when they are struggling.

Zabrnya: How will you handle the sensitive conversation about sponsorship/waiving dues?
Chad: I'm a FGLI student so I understand and I will keep confidentiality. He understands the being on the otherside of the conversation and will be happy to trade places
Nicolas: It's all about being accessible. He really likes Jacob's idea of having more office hours and we will always be here to help.

Melannie: Can you name 5 freshmen not in your section?
Nicolas: Iman, Jessica, Miles, Adam, Morgan
Chad: Anjali, Leah, Miles, Brian, Cami
They both did it!

Noah: How did being R&R prepare you for being treasurer?
Chad: He was really able to identity with freshmen and will carry that.
Nicolas: (speaking about being section leader) Being section leader is a microcosmic of what you have to do for Board (nice quote!). Running drumline is basically like running a mini band.

Christina: Do either have you have experience working with SAC and if not how will you learn?
Nicolas: Does not have experience, but he knows what it stands for. Nicolas and Chad both say 'Student Activity Council'. He has experience with the business office.
Chad: Does not have experience either but will rely on the transition period and ask Rendy/Emily for help.

Rendy: Why do you want to be on Board? Why Treasurer specifically?
Chad: R&R was so rewarding so he really wants to continue to his work. Treasurer seems like an upgraded R&R because its similar skills.
Nicolas: He wanted to run because of how much of an impact Board had an impact on him. He does not drink and he really liked how the band accepts him/anyone regardless of social preferences. He thinks that this will be an extension of being section leader

Melannie: Nicolas, you have another year-will you run next year? If you don't get this, what will do?
Nicolas: I would consider running again, but I don't know what my life will look like in the future.
Chad: I won't drop down if I don't get this, because I think that this is the position I am best suited for.

Megan: You're both taking classes that are high stress-can you give of example of when you deal with high stress and how you dealt with it?
Chad: At the beginning of the year, the chops were really light so there was lots of pressure to do that in the beginning of the year.
Nicolas: He is a TA for CIS120 and he had an assignment to grade the week of Homecoming. He worked with Jackson to help him with all drumline responsibilities such as copying and carrying drums.

There's some question about uniforms, but we're not sure exactly what the question was. Chad & Nicolas probably aren't going to get us new uniforms because we just got them.

Closing statements!
Nicolas: His experience makes him well suited and he's excited for the opportunity. He loves the Penn Band!
Chad: He wants to say thank you for the opportunity and for accepting him into this community.

It's time to vote! We are voting on the 'biochemistry' one because Rendy is a biochem major! Yay.

7:06pm its time for announcements and stories. Emily does a lame announcement and just asks for everyone to read the emails. DM's announce CA auditions. Richard is telling a fun story from the Eagles game...he ran into the Penn cheerleading coach at the game!

7:07pm time for results!

Chad Vigil is your 2019 Penn Band Treasurer! Congrats!

7:08 it's Urf's turn! His job is to make forms, emails, good standing and basically LOTS of bookkeeping. (Let the record show he said "Fun fact, I have no first name. My job as treasurer was.....")

Greer asks for floor nominations

Cathy Zhang nominates Jessica Conway, she accepts.
Christina Nordrum nominates Caitlin Frazee, she accepts.
Zabryna nominates Nicolas Corona, he accepts.

Floor nominations are closed! We have 4 candidates!

It's time for speeches.

It's Adam Rose's turn to speak!
Adam is from Boston and where he is from, marching band is not really a thing. He was a theater kid and didn't really do football or lacrosse (which was the big thing in Boston). (Let the record show that he called us all musicians) He knew 2 years ago that he wanted to be in the Penn Band. He waited to put his name down to run because he wasn't sure he could do this. He wanted to be someone that we could all trust. He's talked to Emily, Urf, Zabryna, Renee, etc. and he asked if he would be the best-some of us said yes, some said no. He's really happy in the band and he is ready to pass down to the next band members. He wants to have 100 people in good standing (admits that won't happen). He believes he has experience and a fresh perspective on the band.

It's Jessica Conway's turn to speak! (she corrects her mispelled name on the Board)
She's running off the floor, but she has been thinking about running. She read through the blogs and read about what the secretary needs to do and she has the excitement and passion. She has great attendance and has been to every home game, basketball game and has only missed 1 rehearsal because she overslept from a nap. She has ideas to improve the position. In high school, when she started there was no band but by the time she graduated she was Drum Major, clarinet section leader and had various other positions. From this experience, she thinks that too many google forms that get lost and wants to send out rosters more often. She wants to be at everything and wants to contribute more to the band!

It's Caitlin Frazee's turn to speak!
She wasn't planning on running until 20 minutes ago but has been thinking about it. She thought about waiting a year or two, but this is the only club she is in! She mentioned that is an all-male board and she thinks that its important to have different perspectives. She loves the current Board. She loves how you get to know freshmen to seniors in the band and she likes the idea of secretary because she gets to take attendance. She has experience with this from high school. She comes to basically everything too.

Emily: I'm the only female with 6 males, how do you plan on dealing with being freshmen females on board? Boys, how will you get female perspective?

Nicolas: He would concerned about not having a female preference and qualifications should take preference. Instrument diversity is also important
Caitlin: Girls might not be comfortable going to male Board members so she wants to be the open person.
Jessica: She's not particularly worried about it, she has been in mostly male groups before.
Adam: These are elected positions so we all have a say. If this is an all male board, we should all be comfortable going up to them. He grew up with 3 older sisters!


Noah: @Nicolas, you are the only non-freshmen, how do you think that extra year of experience will help?

Nicolas: Chad is the freshmen on board now (well you get the point if you read before). He has lots of experience writing emails and has experience at Penn and within Band.
Jessica: I didn't sign up before to leave room for my elders. She thinks she can bring a different 'fresh' perspective
Cailtin: Also didn't put her name down because she's a freshman and was unsure if we really wanted a freshman on Board.
Adam: He applauds current board for being mature (please note that 3/4 of us are wearing onesies right now but we get the sentiment). The current 'old' Board was good for this year but going forward we should have a younger Board because we are a younger Band!

Melannie: If you have more years of Board eligibility, would you run again if you don't get it? What will you do next year?

Caitlin: If I'm not secretary, I'm going to apply for Council, probably R&R. Would probably run again in the future.
Jessica: Will help anyway she can, might apply to be Travel Manager or section leader. Will help anyway she can get her hands in.
Adam: He wants to start to give back to our community. If not elected, he will continue to pursue Council positions, maybe R&R or Low Brass sleader. He would consider running again.
Nicolas: He would be open running again. He doesn't think he will apply for Drumline section leader to give others the chance to do it.

Urf (current secretary): You might have to make an announcement to the Band that people won't like. What part of the job now would you want to improve?

Jessica: Wants to fix so you can 'see' if you filled out the form. Try to minimize sending multiple emails because things get lost.
Adam: Agrees about the roster. Sparked the idea about tough decisions, he will explain things. He really liked how we had a face to face for Cornell. Also likes the Office Hours idea (good job Jacob). He likes talking to people in person over emails
Nicolas: When we canceled Cornell, drumline people went to Nicolas and he did not have the information to give them an appropriate answer. People didn't want to reach out to Board, so he would improve on with secretary and really open up by replying to secretary
Cailtin: Agrees with everything thus far. Key here is 'transparency'. As a freshmen, lots of things were overwhelming and Good standing was glossed over too quickly.
-Jessica wants to come back to tough decisions: Thinks that adults are good for giving tough decisions.

Candace Morff: She knows that Board is a lot of work and you have to make tough decisions, you guys are all young. How do you foresee yourself maintaining the enthusiasm you currently have?

Adam: Talked to previous secretaries and its important to ask for help when needed. We shouldn't be ashamed to reach out for help.
Nicolas: He doesn't see the job to be a burden. He LOVES writing emails.
Caitlin: She has some school work to do, but Band has been the happy area. Doing more work with this stuff, she found it to be more rewarding. We are all human!
Jessica: there are others around you on Board/Council who can help out.She has the most free time now since elementary school, so she has the time.

Zabryna: She didn't know how the job was very tedious and computer based, how will you learn?

Nicolas: I'm a TA for CIS120. Everything is on spreadsheets and I know how to code.
Caitlin: She has spreadsheet experience from high school.
Jessica: Also has experience with google sheets and is very comfortable with it.
Adam: Previously did more music and "will never touch CIS". He will be able to pick it up

NO MORE QUESTIONS. Time for closing statements

Nicolas: He will also be a great secretary. We have youthful influence from Chad and we do have female CA's/DMs.
Caitlin: You should not vote for me or Jessica just because they are girls. Has experience with this type of work and just loves seeing us.
Jessica: She would love to put in the work and is willing and able to everything.
Adam: Put your trust in me, I can do it. Wants to interact with next generation of bandos.

Its time to vote-we are voting on the Nursing ticket. Current Board reminds everyone not to destroy their ballots.

7:48pm its time to start Horse's Ass. Greer is telling us the origins from 1965.

tldr; a bass drummer tackled a football player.

Now we are taking nominees!

Jacob nominates Josh and Hackett for waking up late for Princeton and still making it.
Christina nominates Candace for leadin a second succession.
Low Brass nominates whoever left a bloody mouthpiece on a tuba
Zabryna nominates Emily Elenio for her state of mind during Hey Day and for tackling Greer Cheeseman during Hey Day.

Lots of other people but they aren't on the Board.

7:59pm votes are in and there's a run off between Nicolas Corona and Jessica Conway!

We are voting on the Engineering ballot!

8:05pm Rendy is telling a very long story about his flight.

Votes are in.....Jessica Conway is your 2019 Secretary! 

That's it your 2019 Executive Board is:

President: Jacob Linfesty

Vice President: Aaron Mittleman

Treasurer: Chad Vigil 

Secretary: Jessica Conway

2018 Elections 2: Electric Boogaloo

The Candidates for our Special Election for Secretary are:

Jacob Linfesty (C'21)

Christopher Urffer (E'19)

Candace Morff (C'19)

Miriam Glickman (E'21)

its 3:37pm and 3/4 of the current 2018 Penn Band Board are getting ready for our Special Election.

Check out @PBDecides for humorous commentary on the election

Check out this blog for ~detailed~ notes on the election. Check out past election blogs too! Educate yourself!

3:42pm-"Do you think I can go to the bathroom in my onesie?"-Rendy

4:04pm-Rendy made a rogue (rouge) google doc blog. Not only is he wearing a squirrel onesie, he's also an imposter. #impeach

update it is a flying squirrel onesie

4:47pm, hats are out, couch is in place, we are ready

5:04pm-people are beginning to trickle in.

5:07pm-Adam is reading the rules. What rules? Today we have 4 candidates, to win you must receive 19 votes.

5:08pm Greer barely considers floor nominations.


Miriam is up first!
When she joined band, she didn't think that the Penn Band would be something she really came to alot. She has been listening to the Band spotify playlist and has read the band website lots of times. AS music manager, she has spent SO much time with the copier and realized how much we are all always willing to help. Why should you pick Miriam? She has lots of experience from being secretary of National Honors Society in high school and has experience with google spreadsheets and really wants you to pick her!

Jacob is up! He is also a freshmen. He's found a place here in the band. After, hanging out with the saxes one morning, we joked that we thought he was going to quit the band. Since then, he's really enjoyed being in the band. He really wants to give back to the band. He spoke to Zabryna and she said that the most important opinion is voicing your opinion. He is friends with the other three saxes on board (woohoo) and he thinks he can really voice his opinion well. He can also use excel!


Whoops sorry for the delay-had to run to our video of lovely Candace Morff who sent in a video because she is currently in Berlin!!


Urf thinks that immaculate attendance is extremely important. He has gone to EVERYTHING and went on ALL the roadtrips. He think he is the most qualified candidate for the position of secretary and has a "new level of mastery" from keeping track of the social budget. He has learned from his mentors the importance of book keeping. He does band study now, which means going through a HUGE AMOUNT OF TABS. He thinks its not that much more than his already high level of attendance. *and that is it, shuts laptop*

on to questions!

Renee will be calling Candace because she is in Germany. Greer has asked that we talk among ourselves.

5:21pm Jackie asked, if you talked to previous secretaries what was the biggest take away?
Urf: voice your opinion and management skills
Jacob: the big thing is being with three saxes, is he might need to disagree/agree with us
Miriam: it's a huge time commitment, its not hard, its just alot of work! Its a thankless job, but that's okay
Candace: She spoke with Zabryna, biggest take away being secretary isn't a joke and needs to be taken seriously. Its very important for how the band functions.


Jeanette asks, why are you running now instead of last semester?
Urf: Last semester, he didn't know his schedule before, now he does
Jacob: thought about running, but was worried about overlapping with going abroad, so he made a video about it!
Miriam: Realized it 2 months after elections, she realized she wanted to be on Board and started to talk to other Board members and realized its for her.
Candace: she didn't run last semester that she was going to be abroad.

John San Soucie asks "you are on Board, and you have to go to 3 athletics events in the same day, and our members have other things to do. We have to figure out who can/can't go, how to rely on alumni-how do you approach it?"

Jacob: consider what you can/cannot get to.
Candace: admits its a hard question-choose the event that is the most important. Depends on how many people are able to show up exactly.
Chris Urf: Prioritize the events where you have the most visibility and the most positive visibility. Push everyone to go to everything, but count on people you know are going to show up and push the important ones.
Miriam: Also agrees on visibility. Biggest thing that 3 events is impossible in one day and taking the event that's the least visibility.

Rendy: Me, Rendy and Aaron are all strongly opinated, how will you fit in us?

Jacob: it can be important for a leader, the new secretary doesn't need to have an opinion that super far out there. He thinks its valid sometimes to just support the other people.
Miriam: Is not the strongest opinionated person, but if she has one, she will say it. Sometimes it is more about listening. Follows her gut.
Candace: She was worried about it and talked to Zabryna. She is soft spoken at times, when she sees that people are really passionate she will let them shine. With band problems, it is important to see all sides of the issue and luckily she likes to be the devil's advocate.
Urf: He likes to think of himself as a mediator. He will shut down bad ideas right away.

Koosh-what is the band's purpose?
Urf: thinks we need to bring ENERGY to the campus and for other student groups on campus. We play at NSO! We do it to make people excited!
Jacob: 2 ways to look at it. Being in the band, its a place for us to have fun and its safe-that's the purpose for us. The second is what Urf said, its being at the games and standing!  "set the mood for the event"
Miriam: We are the heart and soul of spirit, people see us standing up and get excited with us.
Candace: Personally, the band's mission externally is promote school spirit on campus and represent the school. Internally, the mission is to create a family. Always keep in mind the organization of the school and obligation to perform at events.

Jenna-This is the most important job regarding attendance, how do your semesters look like next semester?
Jacob: Is also on board for Mock Trial.  He is coordinating all of the stuff now, but it could be a conflict but most of the work is before September. He thinks he has had good attendance.
Candace: She loves coming to all band events, there are unpredictable things that come up but with some extra planning she can come to more than she already does. She was going to botany from 12-5 on Fridays but now she might.
MiriamL is also in a sorority and in engineering so she takes 4-5 classes. Right now she only has 4.5 classes and her Fridays and Mondays are open!
Urf: I feel obligated to come to everything because he will be holding down the tuba section! He has class 12-4pm all day, that's it!

Renee asks, as former secretary things can get kinda boring. You send forms, emails, etc., what do you think you bring to board that's special?
Candace: She likes to think that she is funny and sees the best in things all the time. She likes to do the same thing over and over again .
Urf: He also does the same thing over and over again with band study. What he brings to board is different than the secretary position. He can convey the needs of the low brass, which is a very diverse position. He can do repetitive tasks really well (just crank up the music).
Miriam: She enjoys repetitive tasks and sees it as relaxing. Miriam is also perky and kinda funny. No matter what happens she can find a way to joke about it.
Jacob: Again he thinks bringing something to board is different than secretary. As a board member, he wants to work on bringing more freshmen to the band. He was only freshmen in the sax section and wants to work on getting specifically freshmen.


Melannie asks, if you don't get elected, will that change anything? For the other 2 freshmen, if you aren't elected will you run again in the fall?
Miriam: She will probably run in the fall and will continue as MM
Jacob: If he isn't elected, he will stay as sax sleader. Next fall, he feels passionately about recruiting freshmen. He does plan on running for board next semester
Urf: He plans on doing everything that he has been doing anyways. He wants to step up dry events in the social sphere.
Candace: She will continue to be LB SL and will miss it if elected.

Matt brings up the ALL SAX BOARD POTENTIAL.

Jacob: He says that past boards have been friends before and it should work. Also he will pledge to learn trumpet if he is elected just like David.

Matt what about getting feedback from other sections?
Jacob: He thinks that at Council meetings we can increase efficiency, and specifically talk about decisions that Board make. Make council meetings more about long term plans. Additionally, just overall getting more feedback.

Ben: list a strength and weakness of how you deal with stress.
Candace: Biggest weakness is that she ignores her stress which doesn't help her at all. When she does deal with it, she contains it within herself and doesn't ruin everyone else's day.
Urf: When Urf is stressed, he gets much more efficient and less goofy. Downside, he lets it build longer than he should.
Jacob: For strength, he stays on top of his work and rarely falls behind. When he does get behind, he just wants to do it his way which can be bad in small groups.
Miriam: As soon as she feels stress, she buckles down and does her work. Get started right away and does work.


CLOSING STATEMENTS:

Urf really wants to be secretary. He has the skills and attendance. He will enjoy it alot and be here either way.
Candace would do her absolute best. (oh no the phone cut out)
Jacob really has enjoyed this semester and being section leader. He wants to get even more involved!
Miriam really appreciated everything that has happened this year. She will get all of her work done!

5:50pm its time to vote! Woohoo

Greer denies Emily's request to have a second round of voting for Horse's Ass even though the first one wasn't band related.

Renee wants to start story time. She is telling a story.

5:57pm we have moved onto the second round of voting. The candidates remaining are:
Christopher Urffer
Candace Morff
Miriam Glickman

Congrats to Chris Urffer on becoming our new secretary!