Spring 2021 OD TEAM
President's Vision
"When I think of my vision for ABSA I think about what makes ABSA special, and what keeps our members returning year after year. The magic of ABSA is that we’re able to blend, helping one another develop ourselves professionally while at the same time, growing a strong community. ABSA is an organization where anyone can come to connect with those they never would have otherwise, and from there they have a chance to surround themselves with people who will lift them up in life. I hope that anyone who joins ABSA can tap into the resources we have to offer as well as gain amazing friends along the way. Everyone deserves to have a space where they feel safe to fail,to grow, and connect."
Maylyn Liu
Sophomore
Operations Department
VP of Operations
Matt Duong
The Operations Department is proudly known as the "Backbone of ABSA." We arrive early to set up events and stay late to take them down. Not only do we enhance members' ABSA experience through food and drinks, we also keep track of member points that can be earned by going to events! By doing so, we help members achieve "Active Status", which gives them access to leadership and scholarship opportunities. As a department, our goal is to cultivate a welcoming environment where members feel comfortable being themselves. This upcoming semester we plan to work with other departments to ensure all events are ran seemlessly to not only help members grow professionally, but also personally!
Sophomore
Erick Pham
Administrative Director
Sophomore
Kathy Nguyen
Operations Director
Sophomore
Karen Green
Operations Director
Sophomore
Finance Department
VP of Finance
Brandon Tran
In the Finance Department, we raise money to support and sustain ABSA. As a team, we often work behind the scenes obtaining funds to ensure quality events for the members in our organization. This is made possible through the collection of membership dues and acquisition of food sponsors. Through our food sponsors, we are able to limit our expenses and allocate money to other departments of the organization. We also interact with our members through our bake sales and fundraising events, such as ice skating at the Galleria and the Date Auction. Ultimately, we hope to generate revenues to help finance innovative ideas, creating exceptional experiences for our members.
Junior
Stephen Gomes
Accounting Director
Freshman
Annelaure
Nguyen
Internal Fundraising Director
Freshman
Valerie Phan
External Fundraising Director
Senior
Corporate Relations Department
VP of Corporate Relations
Dana Duong
As the Corporate Department of ABSA, we strive to aid the growth of our members’ professional persona. In order to do this, as a team, we create and host professional meetings and workshops in the different aspects of professional development. Not only do we work on events, but we are in a constant search in securing sponsors for ABSA, whether they be previous, current, or new companies or organizations. With their generous help, our organization continues to provide our members with what they need. We hope to leave a lasting impression in our members and sponsors that they can find professional growth within ABSA.
Sophomore
Nicole Tran
Corporate Director
Freshman
Philip Qin
Corporate Director
Freshman
John Bui
Corporate Director
Sophomore
Public Relations Department
VP of Public Relations
Megan Huang
In the Public Relations Department, we want to continue growing ABSA and recruit as many members as we can. Not only do we want to bring in members, we also want to enhance their experience and ensure they are using ABSA as a resource for professional success! As a department, we want to creatively develop new projects that can be utilized as a stepping stone to allow ABSA to flourish. This upcoming semester we plan to improve upon our Alumni Relations and Community Service projects, which we believe will be immensely beneficial to the future progress of ABSA. Overall, we hope to utilize our creativity to continue expansion of our organization!
Sophomore
Jacob Cornwell
Community Service
Director
Sophomore
Huda Zabidi
Alumni Relations
Director
Junior
Kelly Truong
Recruiting Director
Freshman
Member Relations Department
VP of Member Relations
Tyler Hansana
For the Member Relations Department, our goal is to work within the organization to make stronger connections for our members. Whether that be between families, OD and mentors, or even between members overall, we strive to bring together all of ABSA as one big family. By making these stronger bonds between members, it creates avenues of long lasting friendship, and promotes an overall greater experience in ABSA. With this, we aim to have more socials, stronger relationships between OD and members, and usage of social media to promote ABSA sports. Our goal for this semester is to have MR to be the department that builds strong bonds with members.
Senior
Daniel Kieu
Social Director
Sophomore
Jean-Luc
Nguyen
Family Director
Freshman
Madison
Wickliffe
Athletics Director
Freshman
Marketing Department
VP of Marketing
Kaitlynn
Nguyen
When it comes to the success of the Asian Business Student Association, the Marketing Department plays a huge role in making sure that our brand is well known to the public. Projects involve maintenance of the website to ensure that any information about ABSA is available for our members, social media branding, creating video advertisements and recaps, and communicating all of our events to our members through our newsletter and other social media platforms. Our department also likes to give back by hosting giveaways and offering spotlights to our active members. We are here to make sure ABSA is represented in the best light possible.