MEET THE OFFICERS CANDIDATES.
Meet the MOA Officer candidates for the 2022-2023 school year!

🗳 OFFICER CANDIDATES AVAILABLE! 🗳

MOA's very last meeting of the 2021-2022 school year is on Friday, June 10th, from 3PM to 4:30PM! Join us on Election Day to see all of the potential MOA Officers for the 2022-2023 school year! 

🎥 Zoom Link: ​https://fhda-edu.zoom.us/j/93376886787
  • Meeting ID: 933 7688 6787
  • No passcode!

If you come to this meeting and vote, you will receive 1 point per candidate vote! This is your last chance to earn MOA points before we decide on a winner!!

Come and potentially walk out with a $10 gift card :-)

Check out the candidate bios below!

OFFICER CANDIDATES ​

  • Vice President ​
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Public Relations Manager
  • 6/10: Mock Challenges
  • 6/10: Virtual Elections
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Fakhrunnesa (Nessa) Samim
​she/her​

“Leadership is my most comfortable skill, one that I have strengthened over the years through the home and school activities. For this, I believe that I would most thrive in a position that requires a leader. Next to the president stands Vice-president, a role in which I can easily put in all my effort and also be comfortable. I have found myself to have enjoyed the most of my positions as either President or Vice-President. I love being a leader and guiding my team members through tasks and events. I feel most comfortable and enjoy the work that comes with being a VP. I love to get to know people and their passions, whether when it comes to recruiting new members or teammates in general. Looking at my past experiences, I would feel most motivated and productive in my position as VP. I want to run for VP because I believe my personality, personal goals, and qualifications most fit this position and its requirements.”

Niki Momeni
she/her

“I believe one of the important things is philanthropic activities. To do philanthropic activities it is important to be responsible and can manage the time. I think I have this skill and I use it everyday in my life. I studied biology three years in high school so I have some experience in biology experiments. In addition, I really like to communicate with people and try to have a good time with students while we are working on MOA.”​

Varun Ayyappan
he/him

“I believe that I will best suit the role as a vice president, as I can function efficiently in a leadership role, take responsibilities and complete the tasks in a structured, and methodical way. In the past, I was involved with my school’s sports and debate organizations and participated in tournaments. My experience in public speaking would be an advantage as a vice-president, as I would strive to maintain both fun and camaraderie through healthy communication and teamwork. I would also work towards bringing in medical professionals such as doctors, social workers, and dietitians for a Q&A session, so the team members get a feel of these professions. I also have new ideas for planning volunteering/fundraising events that would help in the betterment of the club.  It would be an honor to work as a vice-president of the MOA club, and I will carry the responsibilities by collaborating with fellow officers and valuing the team members' opinion and feedback.”

Reiner Jadav
he/him

“I’m interested in this role as I know I will be able to exchange my skills and ideas for the benifit of the club and it’s fellow members. I believe that I will succeed in the role as I have leadership qualities, great communication skills, a good listener and also a very friendly person so it won't be an issue to get along with the others. I feel my skills are well capable for this position. If I were given this position I am sure I won't disappoint you!”​

Jessica Rios
she/her

“I consider myself to be a very observative and meticulous type of person. I love being part of a team that is driven for the greater good and given new challenges, no matter how big or small they may be. Having been an office intern in the past, I have attained organization, communication, and teamwork skills that I plan on utilizing as Club Secretary.”​

Emmanuel Rodriguez-Morales
he/him

“I believe that I am a qualified candidate because of my past work experience. In the past, I have worked as a clerical, having gained the ability to multitask in certain roles such as printing data, outreach calls, gatherings/organizing information, and many other aspects of office work. I also have good initiative skills as I have organized along with other club members a focus group in the past. In this group, I was responsible for organizing and asking the questions, getting the chance to interview students about their concerns with the school, and presenting these concerns to the principal. Along with presenting these concerns to the principal, we also had the chance to present them to our district as a part of our outreach. From these experiences, I have also had the chance to develop tenacity, responsibility, and a close eye for detail that I feel make me the best fit to be the Secretary for MOA.”​

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Victor Tran
he/him

“I believe that I am the best candidate for this position because I am a natural born leader who believes in inclusively and diversity. I would work with all the other officers to implement and find ways to recruit more people into the club and make everyone feel welcomed. I have worked as a volunteer for the Second Harvest during the pandemic so I have learned to understand and be supportive to everybody as we don't know what they're going through.​"

Maramawit Gidey
she/her

“I believe I’m good at communicating and socializing that’s why I chose public relation and working in a theater talking to almost 300 to 500 people I believe I’m good at it.”

MOCK CHALLENGE
​​[OFFICER APPLICATIONS]

📝 Document: ​https://tinyurl.com/moamockchallenge

Each candidate has to complete a Mock Challenge for their respective position. Below is a sample scenario is applied to all challenges:

INTRODUCTION: MOA is planning an in-person event for Natalie Do, a PA (physician associate) guest speaker, in the Fall 2022 quarter. Each officer has tasks they must complete in order to make the event successful. 
  • Guest Speaker: Natalie Do 
  • Event Date: October 28, 2022 
  • Event Time: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM 
  • Assume that today is October 14, 2022.

​VICE PRESIDENT:
📌 TASK: Please read thoroughly and answer the following prompts for the guest speaker event.

Scenario: The president is stuck in traffic on the way home. They were also the main organizer of the event. The event is about to start in ten minutes. The slides are incomplete and lacking. Not to mention the guest speaker is now in the waiting room!

Using this information, please answer the following:
  • 1️⃣ Please demonstrate how you would organize the guest speaker’s information into the slides. Feel free to organize and add or remove any slides to your preference.
  • 2️⃣ You notice a low member turnout rate to the event. This has been a downward trend in member attendance as the school year progress. How would you address this situation?

PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER:
📌 TASK: Create an engaging flyer for the physician associate guest speaker event + draft an email or caption for social media about the event

INFORMATION:
  • Guest Speaker: Natalie Do
  • Location: Virtual (Zoom)
  • Date & Time: 10/28, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
  • Brief biography: Attended De Anza for 2 years, transferred to UC Berkeley for Neuroscience, applied to Pacific PA School. Worked as an EMT and FF (firefighter) during Gap years. Got PA certified and currently working as a PA at Kaiser.

SECRETARY:
📌 TASK: Create a meeting notes document based on an officer meeting transcript.

Scenario: You are MOA’s Secretary-in-training. You are given the task to create a meeting notes document organizing the important discussions from the Zoom meeting transcript here: Secretary Notes

​Using this transcript, please create a meeting notes document with the following information:
  • New Business – current upcoming events/topics we need to discuss 
  • Next week’s agenda – events/topics we need to discuss next week
  • Task checklists per person – what is each person in charge of?
  • Meeting date, time, attendance per person – who was present and absent?

TREASURER:
📌 TASK: Fill out the Google Spreadsheet template to track expenses/account balance + create a Google Document explaining how to fundraise for our event.*

*You do not have to create a Google Document as long as you can walk us through your ideas during elections.

DATA:
  • Current Account Balance = $20
  • Expenses​
    • Food: $20
    • Drinks: $10
    • Raffle Giveaway: $20
    • ↪ TOTAL = $50
  • Goal to Fundraise = $100 (+$50 profit)
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You want to raise $100 in total or gain $50 profit ($100 goal - $50 expenses = $50 profit) from this fundraiser. Consider the following:
  • Total active club members = 20
  • You only have 7 days to fundraise (starting on October 21, 2022).
  • **You can have multiple fundraisers to fundraise for this event.
  • **There is leftover merchandise that can be distributed as prizes.
**NOTE: You do not have to have multiple fundraisers or distribute merch, but these are possible ideas that you can factor into your fundraiser plan.

Spreadsheet Template
  • To make a copy, click on “File” on the top left < “Make a copy”

OFFICER ELECTIONS
​​[VIRTUAL ELECTIONS]

MOA's very last meeting of the 2021-2022 school year is on Friday, June 10th, from 3PM to 4:30PM! Join us on Election Day to see all of the potential MOA Officers for the 2022-2023 school year! 

🎥 Zoom Link: ​https://fhda-edu.zoom.us/j/93376886787
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If you come to this meeting and vote, you will receive 1 point per candidate vote! This is your last chance to earn MOA points before we decide on a winner!! Come and potentially walk out with a $10 gift card :-)

our lovely club members & attendees