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Student-Athlete Advisory Committee2013 Executive Board Final Leadership Standings

February - JulyVolume 9

Updated as of 7-11-13

THANK YOU SENIORS

KrisAlleyne

StephanieAnderson

LindseyBalsamo

AlexKelly

AdamBergo

CoreyCrawford

AmandaDeVolk

ColleenEkert

MariaGerew

StephanieFord

CarleyHawkins

Todd WebbM.Soccer - JuniorPsychology

www.scarletknights.com/leadership [email protected] & [email protected] 9 1

NicoleRomano

TracyWright

StephanieZielinski

JennaZito

MeaganRobinson

ChelseaRota

NicoleScott

RyanScott

EmmySimpkins

JennStabb

CourtneyWalling

DougWalters

LorenWilliams

RachelWelch

RacquelZurick

KyleHolder

KristenKotcher

BetnijahLaney

DavidMilewski

DrewMorgan

TaylorNelson

AllisonPayenski

SamanthaMoyal

JoeNardella

JonathanChang

MaelCorboz

W. Tennis - Senior Psychology

Stefania BalasaFootball - JuniorCommunication

Quentin GauseMelissa ArthurW. Lax - Junior

Journalsim/Media Studies

ChristaEvans

JillianGrant

EmmaHoffman

BaileyIrelan

AshleyBragg

JohnFagan

MelanieGaffey

SamHasty

JonathanLefferts

KevinMcMullen

VictoriaPontecorvo

MasonRobinson

BrianneReed

PeterNoto

KaraTrivolis

KatieStebick

SamanthaValliant

CREEDWe are Leaders.

We accept the challenge to be engaged with SAAC and put in the effort to be involved and, while open-minded, contribute our creativity and leadership skills to attend events, create new events and

get more student-athletes involved with SAAC.We will use this opporutnity to improve our listening, public speaking,

leadership and creative skills to help the community.I must lead by example and be the example.

Rank First Name Last Name Class Sport Points1 Stephanie Zielinski Senior Volleyball 28502 Lisa Patrone Junior Field Hockey 27253 Nicole Scott Junior Swimming 27254 James Plummer Senior M.Track 26505 Samuel Hasty Senior Baseball 26006 Taylor Nelson Sophomore Volleyball 26007 Mason Robinson Senior Football 25258 Alexandra Kelly Senior W.Track 24509 Rachel Andreassian Sophomore Volleyball 2375

10 Jenna Zito Senior Gymnastics 237511 Asha Ruth Senior W.Track 235012 Melanie Gaffey Senior Swimming 225013 Jeffrey Melillo Senior Baseball 225014 David Milewski Sophomore Football 225015 Tracy Wright Junior Volleyball 222516 Sarah Schmid Freshmen Volleyball 220017 Duron Harmon Senior Football 215018 Alexandra Jones Senior Volleyball 212519 Kevin Bostick Senior M.Track 210020 Margaret Morash Freshmen W.Soccer 210021 Kaitlyn Plouse Sophomore Field Hockey 210022 Jennifer Staab Sophomore Field Hockey 205023 Kaci Madden Senior Softball 202524 Tylia Gillon Junior W.Track 200025 Sofija Cucuz Sophomore Volleyball 197526 Sarah Stuby Junior Field Hockey 197527 Mael Corboz Freshmen M.Soccer 195028 Victoria Maqueda Junior Swimming 195029 Alexandra Schroeter Freshmen Volleyball 195030 Anna Sudbury Freshmen Volleyball 195031 Ashley Alden Sophomore Softball 190032 Alexandria Ivol Junior Gymnastics 190033 Nicole Romano Senior Gymnastics 190034 Emily Strong Sophomore Field Hockey 190035 Emma-Rose Trentacosti Senior Gymnastics 187536 Chas Dodd Junior Football 185037 Rashmi Singh Junior W.Track 185038 Steven Zavala Senior Baseball 182539 Vanessa Arientyl Junior W.Track 180040 Adam Bergo Senior M.Track 180041 Cornelia Duffin Senior Field Hockey 180042 Nicole Imbriaco Freshmen Field Hockey 180043 Rachel Schneeberger Senior W.Lacrosse 180044 Shannon Woeller Senior W.Soccer 180045 Andre Civil Junior Football 175046 Carley Hawkins Freshmen Field Hockey 175047 Robert Jones Junior Football 175048 Kristin Kocher Sophomore W.Lacrosse 175049 Brittany Bozzini Junior Volleyball 172550 Ekene Ugboaja Senior W.Track 1725



2013 RUTGERS ATHLETICS COMMENCEMENT

The RLA’s Spring workshop on careers in medicine and healthcare was one of the most popular events of the past semester. The well-attended evening offered student-athletes an opportunity to learn from 16 professionals who shared their personal career histories and provided lots of actionable advice.

The evening began with an interview via Skype with Dr. Richard Kleiman, (RU’72 and RU Men’s Lacrosse), an orthopedic surgeon who spoke from his home in Florida. In addition to providing a long-term view of where healthcare in America is headed, Dr. Kleiman encouraged everyone to embrace lifelong learning in a variety of fields – from medicine to the arts – in order to be better caregivers and communicators with both patients and clients.

The panel discussion was impressive, too, as the lineup represented all sorts of graduate degrees: MDs, RNs, OTs, ATCs, an RD and a DPM. Student-athletes also had a chance to participate in small-group conversations and plenty of one-on-one networking took place after the formal program. Some student-athletes were able to secure shadowing opportunities for the summer, while others got a better handle on the next steps they need to take to prepare for life after college.

Mark Your Calendars: The event was so successful, the RLA will bring back this workshop in Spring 2014. Stay tuned for all the details!



Amie Martinelli shares on her roleas Director of Clinical Operations

at Bayada Home Health Care.

Nicole Bayer (Volleyball) speakswith representatives fromJohnson & Johnson at the

Internship Career Day

Baseball SeniorsRob Corsi &

Steven Zavala

Chris Banafato & Karon Purcel

Men’s Track & Field

1 of 4 Breakout Sessions

Careers in Healthcare Panel

Career FairsCareer Fairs can be a great place for student-athletes to land an internship, find a first job, or make an important contact. Rutgers Career Services holds “Career Days” year-round. They are organized by industry, school and type of employment. Four of the most popular ones of the year are the Business, Mathematics, & Liberal Arts Career Day and Grad/Professional School Fair in October and the Internship Career Fair and Education Career Day in February.

At every fair, the RLA is on site, helping student-athletes practice their “pitch” and even passing out resume packets to employers on behalf of the student-athletes whose sports/travel schedules prevent them from attending in person.

Here are three simple ways to take advantage of the Rutgers Career Days available to you:

1. Keep an eye on the Rutgers Career Services website, careerservices.rutgers.edu, for the latest calendar and company information.2. Make sure the RLA has your most recent copy of your resume at ALL TIMES. You never know when Shawn/Sheryl will be talking to a recruiter or will have a chance to meet your dream employer – either at a Career Fair or elsewhere. 3. Sit down with Shawn/Sheryl for just a few minutes to map out a strategy. They will give you the low-down on how these events work, and they will assist you in identifying the companies that might be a right fit for you.



Community ServiceStudent-AthleteTestimonials

On volunteering at the 3rdAnnual BELIEVE BOWL...

BELIEVE BOWL III

SUPPORT

Rashmi Singh - W.Track & FieldJunior - English

Raising awareness for Eric LeGrand and the Rutgers Spinal Cord Injury Project

Devon Watkis - FootballSenior - Journalism/Media

Studies

Face Painting

“I enjoy every year participating in the BelieveBowl for Eric. It’s always a lot of fun meetingand interacting with kids and parents who areexcited to get their faces painted with the blockR.”

“Being fresh out of college I felt it was my duty as an alum to help my school in any way I

events I volunteered to help and it felt so good. Not only knowing that I helped my alma mater but also knowing I helped one of my best friends in the world, Eric LeGrand.

Featured Events:

Mini Combine

Alumni Flag Football

Hot 97 DJ LBoogz

Red & White Game



Community ServiceStudent-AthleteTestimonials

On visiting the localchildren’s hospitals...

EMBRACE KIDS FOUNDATION

TOUCH

Candice Dandridge - W. LacrosseSophomore - Sports Management

and other hospital visits.

Robertwood Johnson

“The children truly showed me that anyone can keep asmile on their face no matter what challenges a personmay face. I arrived to the hospital aspiring to make achange in their outlook, but they actually changedmine. ”

Paul Carrezola - FootballJunior - Communication

“I had the opportunity to visit the hospital a few timesover the spring and it was a great experience. Hopefullythe children enjoyed our company just as much as weenjoyed theirs.”

Laura Ford - RowingSenior - Criminal Justice

“Visiting the Children's Specialized Hospital was such a rewarding experience. I met so many amazing people in the adolescent department. It really opened my eyes to see many people my age so brave with positive spirits. I am so grateful for this opportunity to make their day a little brighter.”

Service Partners:

St.Peters Medical

Embrace Kids

Children’s Specialized

Ronald McDonald House



Community Service

95

volunteeredStudent-Athletes

Twenty-three schools participated and

READ ACROSS AMERICA WEEK

Voice

Sofija Cucuz - VolleyballSophomore - Human Resource

“It is always a great expereince to participate in Read AcrossAmerica Week. The children get so excited when you visittheir classrooms and read their favorite Dr.Suess books. I havedone it for the past two years now and everytime it gets better and better to see the smiles on their face.”

Jeremy Deering - Football

Danielle Freshnock - Field Hockey

Samantha Moyal - Women’s Golf

Solveig Loeken, Colleen McDonaldAlex Kelly & Anjelica Brinkofski- W. Track & Field

Dimitri Vassiliadis & Drew Morgan - Men’s Soccer

Stephanie Zielinski, Lindsay Bertulis, Felicia O’Donnell& Paige Senatore



Community Service

$13,000+

Children’s Hospitalsraised for

VS. Cancer Foundation

Habitat for Humanity

Dance Marathon - Embrace Kids

Service

Rowing Team

Baseball Team



Student Athletes of the MonthFebruary

April

May

Corey CrawfordR.Sophomore - Men’s Track & Field

Loren WilliamsJunior - Softball

Robert SmorolSenior- Baseball

Nicole ScottJunior - Swimming & Diving

March

James PlummerSenior - Men’s Track & Field

Tylia GillonJunior- Women’s Track & Field

James PlummerSenior - Men’s Track & Field

Asha RuthSenior - Women’s Track & Field



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Employer Insider

Family

In each newsletter, we ask professionals from di�erent industries for advice you can rely on for the rest of your career. For this edition, we talked with Catherine Hetzel, Rutgers ’08.

Fun Facts:• Graduated in Spring 2008 with degree in Journalism and Media StudiesWhere has your career taken you since graduation?• After interning my senior year for Prevention magazine in public relations, I was hired full time to work in marketing at the publisher, Rodale, across all its magazine brands (Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Runner’s World, etc.)• In May 2009, I left Rodale for TYR Sport – a swimwear and triathlon gear brand – to be the content producer and do PR. I worked on product development and launches, national media placement, and professional athlete promotion.• In August 2010, I went back to Rodale (The lesson here: Never burn a bridge!), where I again worked across all the brands to create marketing partnerships and launch the digital editions of all their titles.• This past September, I joined another media company, Meredith Corporation, where I handle data sales and strategy across the company.What is a favorite sports-related memory from Rutgers?• When I was a sophomore, we had a meet against nationally ranked Penn State. We ended up beating them in almost every event and shot up the NCAA rankings to 12th – the highest the team has ever been to this day. That meet is a memory I will always share with my then-teammates. What is a favorite non-sports-related memory from Rutgers? • Sitting in the office of Professor Steve Miller (School of Communication & Information) talking about my interests and career/life path. When you meet mentors who truly believe in you, these conversations are defining moments that teach you your potential and the endless opportunities that exist.

Catherine Hetzel’s Words To Work By:1. You are your own brand – which means position yourself how you want everyone to perceive you (because everyone can learn about you through social media, Google search, and the world of Big Data!). Your brand is your greatest, most valuable asset.2. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg put it this way: “What would you do if you were not afraid?” Ask and challenge yourself constantly with this question!

Catherine HetzelMeredith Corporation

Sales and Relationship Manager, Database Marketing

Catherine competed in the 100 &

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