Liz's VISION

My name is Liz Volpe and I am VISION’s candidate for the Vice President for Committees and Legislative Affairs.  It is my desire to use my skills to make Ohio University a better place for graduate students and my all around love for this university that led me to running for this vice president position. 

The Graduate Student Senate (GSS) bylaws state that the VP for Committees and Legislative Affairs is responsible for overseeing committee activities, preside over the executive council meetings and ensuring the graduate colleges are aware of vacancies and work to fill those open positions.  After my undergraduate graduation, I worked for a marketing and promotions company in Columbus as an operations coordinator and it was my responsibility to oversee all board meetings as well as the steering committees.  This marketing and promotions organization was responsible for working with four nonprofits and I was able to successfully manage agendas and meeting minutes for multiple boards and steering committees.  I was the resident go-to person in the office for information and ensured that all the checkpoints were being met.

Another responsibility for the VP of Committees and Legislative Affairs is the training of all GSS members and ensure that everyone is following the bylaws.  I was one of the founding members of a new department during my time working with a large financial institution.  I was responsible for writing the procedures and working with legal and compliance to ensure that our department was not in violation of any laws.  I am comfortable working within bylaws and feel confident that I can   

I was very fortunate to be given the opportunity to design and conduct a weeklong training for fifteen new employees.  I was successful in raising our productivity and acted as the subject matter expert for individuals who had questions during their time on our team.  I feel confident in my abilities to conduct successful trainings and my ability to collaborate with my peers to ensure our Senators and Department Representatives understand their roles.

I am currently a Masters for Public Administration candidate at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs.  During my classes over the past two semesters, we have talked a lot about transparency and accountability and those are two values that I believe GSS could benefit from.  As the VP of Committees and Legislative Affairs, I can ensure that our committees and executive council are accomplishing their goals and advising our graduate community what GSS is accomplishes.

-Liz Volpe