SmithOUT is an organization at the University of Maryland established to provide professional development and social networking opportunities for LGBTQ+ students in the business school. Membership is open to students, faculty, and staff, requiring attendance at meetings. The organization has 5 officer positions and is advised by a faculty/staff member. Events include networking, speakers, trips to promote awareness within the business school. Their goal for the fall semester is a kick-off event and speaker series to generate awareness of the group.

2. PURPOSE
"SmithOUT" is established for the expressed
purpose of creating an official LGBTA presence
within the Smith community in order to
provide opportunities for professional
development and social networking for LGBTA
students interested in Business.

3. MEMBERSHIP
• Limited to persons officially connected with the University of
Maryland, College Park as faculty, staff or currently enrolled students
• To become a member of “SmithOUT”, interested persons must attend one
organization meeting per semester
• To maintain voting membership:
– 1. Attendance of at least 50% of all meetings during a given school year (Fall &
Spring).
– 2. Members must be currently enrolled undergraduate students
– 3. "SmithOUT” does not restrict membership or discriminate on the basis of
race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
expression, marital status, personal appearance, age, national origin, political
affiliation, physical or mental disability, or on the basis of rights secured by the
First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

4. OFFICERS
• President: Brooks Gabel
• VP of Admin: Kem Golding
• VP of Finance: Kevin Urban
• VP of Marketing: Kevin Hollander
• Faculty/Staff Advisor: Jason DeSanto Jones

5. ELECTION PROCESS
• All officers shall be elected by a majority vote of eligible voting
members of "SmithOUT."
• All elections will be held on an annual basis during the month of
April with at least one week’s notice given prior to the meeting
where elections are to be held.
• Terms of office shall begin immediately upon adjournment of the
election meeting.
• The President will take nominations from the floor, the nomination
process must be closed and the movement seconded. The
nominated parties will be allowed to vote.
• All voting shall be done by secret ballot to be collected and
tabulated

6. SmithOUT EVENTS
• Tie dye shirt marketing event (Early)
• Amusement Park Trip (Spring or Early Fall)
• Alumni Networking Nights
• Employer Presentations
• DC Trips (professional, business in advocacy)
• *Joint Partnerships
(Alpha/NABA/ABA/LGBT/Women’s
Society/Smith Pride Alliance)
• New York Trip (Fall)

7. VISION FOR FALL 2012
• For our first semester SmithOUT intends to
make the Smith and greater Maryland
community aware of its presence
• One Kick off event
• Serious of speakers open to whole business school to
generate awareness of our group and also provide
networking opportunities to all students that attend
• Other trips, activities, and events (as previously listed)
will be executed throughout the first two
semesters, keeping in mind the heavy emphasis will be
on the kick off event and the speaker series

8. MEMBER LIST
• Angela Wong • Andrew Hamilton
• Brooks Gabel • Mantas Butanavicius
• Elie Dickler • Evan McQuirns
• Jimmy Pappadeas • José Fortún
• Kem Golding • Andrew Sabelhaus
• Kevin Hollander • Vito Capezio
• Kevin Urban • Stephanie Brenner
• Colton (Cole) Parker • Pichapa (Pear) Yukkasemwong
• Kevin Chen • Elaina Horowitz
• Melinda Song
• Jacob Wilkowsky We Currently Have:
• Jurgen Qesari
• Jeffrey Philips 23 MEMBERS