Lauren Bugh is running for Co-Chair of the Student Coordinating Council. She has experience co-chairing student events in college and serving on committees. She wants to be involved and contribute to making a difference for students, faculty, and staff at the Brown School. Kelsey Laitinen is also running for Co-Chair. She enjoys working with people and believes her personality is a good fit for the duties of Co-Chair, which require organization, communication skills, and flexibility. The position provides opportunities for encouraging involvement and collaboration in the Brown School community. Chad Baker is running for Community Liaison. He enjoys bringing people together for social and service events. He has experience with

1. Student Coordinating Council
Candidate Statements

2. Co-Chair: Lauren Bugh
My name is Lauren Bugh and I am a first year
student in the MSW program. I am running for the
offices of Co-chair. As you can see, I really want
to be involved and believe I have a lot to
contribute. I have co-chaired many student
events throughout college, been a member of
steering groups (plan large events at school),
have served on the alumni relations committee for
student council and my sorority, and love to be
involved. I think student council has a lot to offer
to the students, faculty and staff. I would love to
be a part of this great organization, working to
make a difference in all of these groups. The
Brown school has many wonderful students an
faculty, and I would be honored to work in
collaboration with them to better serve this
community. I hope that you agree with me, and
elect me to be a member of this student council.
If you have any further questions, please feel free
to ask!

3. Co-Chair: Kelsey Laitinen
As someone who enjoys working with
and getting to know a wide variety of
people and efforts, I feel that my
personality works well with the duties
of the Co-Chair position. Responsibilities
of this position which require
organization, communication skills, and
flexibility are exciting to me. In addition,
this position provides great opportunity
for encouraging involvement and
collaboration among the Brown School
community. Hopefully this helps to paint
a picture as to why I’m interested in
running for Co-Chair, but please feel free
to ask me any questions!

4. Community Liaison: Chad Baker
I’m interested in being the Community Liaison for several
reasons. First, I enjoy getting people together for social events
whenever possible. My family places great value on building
community and it’s been a common practice for us to get people
together for social, philanthropic, service-based and fundraising
efforts for as long as I can remember. It’s one of my greatest
pleasures to get people together to celebrate any occasion, and
it would be awesome to continue that tradition organizing events
and gatherings for WashU and the Brown School. Second,
community service is like second nature to me. Since I was
little, I’d been very involved in organizing and executing
community service projects in my hometown of Boston. I have a
lot of great ideas for how to increase the Brown School’s
presence in the local community by leveraging talents and skills
that I’ve witnessed among my peers here and channeling that
energy into powerful service projects. Third, through family and
friends I’ve met a lot of great, inspiring community leaders that
I’d like to introduce the Brown school community to who are
working on fantastic projects in their respective communities
that I feel would be instrumental to several students, groups and
initiatives here in the school. I believe I have a lot of the skills
and motivation to pour into this position and bridge the interests
of the Brown School community and the St. Louis community in
exciting, innovative ways.

5. MSW General Member: Brian Pieh
Hello, My name is Brian Pieh and I am
interested in the MSW General Member
position. I am interested in the position for a
number of reasons. I have never had a
significant role in any type of student
organization related to student government,
and I would like to take on that responsibility
and learn more about how student government
operates. I think the MSW General Member
position would offer the unique opportunity of
learning a lot about student government and
being involved in many different aspects of
student life, but I feel it is a position where I
can play more of a supportive role relative to
some of the other positions, and that is where I
am most comfortable. I think that I can get
along with most people pretty well and am
willing to take on responsibilities and learn
from others, and I think I could be a good
addition to the council.

6. MPH General Member: Nora Geary
Hello! My name is Nora Geary and I'm running for
the Masters of Public Health General Member. I'm
in the first of my three years here at Brown and I'm
so excited about all of the amazing opportunities.
I've attended MPH events, which have been great
(Signature Health Forum, Institute for Public Health
Annual Conference, and several documentaries). I
know the MPH program is relatively new at the
Brown School, which means there is a lot of room
for growth. Students at Brown deserve to get the
most out of the program and the amazing
opportunities for professional development. By
nature I'm inquisitive and like to know "who's in the
know," and how others can become "in the know."
And, when things aren't working, I'm talking about
it...talking about it with students, faculty, and staff to
figure out what needs to be done. Two (or three)
years isn't that much time to have at Brown, let me
help you get the most out of it by serving as
your General MPH member! This is your time and
your education.

7. Treasurer: Eprise Armstrong
As a member of SCC, I'll bring my
enthusiasm for life, social justice and
education. Most importantly, I'll
bring open ears and a desire to see
student driven and informed change.

8. Student Group Liaison: Bryan Capers
The position I would like to be considered
for is the student group liaison member.
I am a strong believer in the idea that
success derives from happiness and
love. If you love what you are doing, you
will be successful. My mission is to
continue to promote positivism, garner
diversity, spread love, and derive in
service. If this is what you are looking for
to represent the Student Coordinating
Council, then I am your guy.

9. Secretary: Jasmine Bass
I am running for SCC secretary because I
would like to be an active participant in
the Brown School community. Becoming
secretary of SCC would allow me to
serve the student body while also serving
the SCC committee. I have a passion for
working and assisting others and I
believe that it is important to be involved
within this school. I would also like to use
this position to continue to encourage
student involvement and be an aid to the
student groups offered at the Brown
School. If elected I will work my hardest
to be an asset to the students and
student groups while serving my term as
secretary.

10. Alumni Board Rep: Nora Shields
Hi! My name is Nora Shields, and I am
running for the Alumni Board Representative
member for the Student Coordinating Council.
SCC presents a great opportunity to get more
involved in the Brown School, and I feel I
would be an asset to the council because I
am organized, responsible, and dedicated.
During college, I was part of my school’s
student educational policy committee, and
served as a link between faculty and students.
Forming bridges between groups is familiar
and important work to me, and is one of the
reasons the Alumni Board Representative
member position is of particular interest. I
would be honored to serve as a connection
between Brown School alumni and current
students, and examine ways we can increase
opportunities for meaningful interaction
between the two groups.