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Officers for 2010:

Title: President
Name: Rachelle Ross
E-Mail: rross7@tigers.lsu.edu

Position Information:
The position of President of Beta Alpha Psi can only be held by a previous BAP officer. A few of the President’s tasks are: organizing initiation each semester, speaking at the Accounting Awards Banquet each spring and conducting weekly officer meetings. In addition, the President organizes sponsorship packets for the firms and schedules professional meetings for the coming year. He/she also ensures that the Phi’s meet Gold Chapter and Superior Chapter status. In short, the President is responsible for making sure that the Phi chapter upholds its reputation as an outstanding professional organization.

Title: Vice President of Professional and Service Activities
Name: Chris Whelan
E-Mail: cwhela1@tigers.lsu.edu

Position Information:
The Vice President of Professional and Service Activities has a very important job. Among their responsibilities are: promoting BAP and Business School events like Career Receptions and Accounting Information Nights, organizing service activities, organizing candidate projects, and putting together the bowling and kickball tournaments.

Title: Vice President of Membership
Name: Erin Phillips
E-Mail: ephill8@tigers.lsu.edu

Position Information:
The Vice President of Candidates and Membership has many duties. This is the officer who sends out the weekly emails and brings sign-in sheets to each meeting. In addition, they keep track of service and professional hours on a weekly basis and are responsible for contacting members who are in jeopardy of not meeting their requirements. They also coordinate Fly Phi of the week/month. Finally, the VP of Membership coordinates Candidate Information Night.

Title: Vice President of Finance
Name: Tara Strauder
E-Mail: tstrau1@tigers.lsu.edu

Position Information:
The Vice President of Finance is absolutely essential because they are responsible for organizing food and drinks for the weekly meetings! They also keep track of the budget, pay the credit card bill, and reconcile bank statements each month. They also make all deposits and have joint control over the checkbook along with the president. The VP of Finance also keeps track of all member dues and pays dues to the national organization each semester. They also update the chapter’s financial statements each year.


Title: Vice President of Public Relations
Name: Stephen Collura
E-Mail: scollu2@tigers.lsu.edu

Position Information:
The Vice President of Public Relation's role is indispensable as far as maintaining Beta Alpha Psi's positive image throughout the business college as well as with those with whom we may come in contact. They are responsible for signing up each meeting's speakers and ensuring that all of the firms we work with are contacted in a timely manner and feel welcomed. Also, the Vice President of Public Relations organizes all of Beta Alpha Psi's promotional events as well as each year's bowling and kickball tournaments.

Title: Vice President of Communications
Name: Mary Nguyen
E-Mail: mmnguy48@tigers.lsu.edu

Position Information:
The position of Vice President of Communciations is essential for the ongoing external communications of Beta Alpha Psi. They not only coordinate both the regional and national officer trips, but also ensure that the dream of being Gold Chapter becomes a reality for the Phi Chapter. Also important is the responsibility of updating and maintaining the chapter website as well as the reporting intranet with new officers, new members, actives, calendar events, and yearly progress reports.