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Officers
Contact the BSO Executive Board at bso@columbia.edu

President
Sarah J. Thompson


Hometown
School/Class
Major
Interests
Favorite Quote

 

Orange, NJ
Columbia College 2011
Urban Studies
A lesson learned and a good laugh
“Proverbs 31”

 

 

 

Vice President
Jana Janelle Johnson


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School/Class
Major
Interests

Favorite Quote

Tulsa, OK
Columbia College 2011
Computer Science, Psychology Concentration
Love, music, eating, watching Martin, laughing/smiling, family, friends, shopping, cooking, sewing, crocheting, latchhooking, piano, doing hair, movies, learning, growing spiritually
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” -Corinthians 13:4

 

 

Secretary
Felicia Bishop

Hometown
School/Class
Major
Interests
Favorite Quote

Arlington, MA
Columbia College 2012
Urban Studies, Philosophy & African American Studies
Family, Talking, Laughing, Singing, Dancing, Reading love stories, Cities, Reality TV
“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea goes on forever.” -JFK

 

 

Treasurer
Tanisha Dee Daniel


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Major
Interests
Favorite Quote

Union, NJ
Columbia College 2011
Neuroscience and Behavior & Spanish
Volleyball, Traveling, Community Service, Medicine
“Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.”

 

 

Liason
Jachele Velez


Hometown
School/Class
Major
Interests
Favorite Quote

Hillside, NJ
Columbia College 2011
Hispanic Studies & History
I love sports! Of course the BSO, the Organization of Latinos, the Multicultural Recruitment Committee, Photography and babysitting
“You can't hide from certain death, so you houldn't hide from uncertain life”  Megan Mccaferty

 

 

Social/Cultural Chair
Emeka Ekwelem



Hometown
School/Class
Major
Interests
Favorite Quote

Randolph, MA
Columbia College 2012
Undecided, Pre-med Concentration (Tentative)
Meeting new people, reading INTERESTING and RELEVANT books, dabbling in cooking/baking.
“In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, we will understand only what we are taught.   -Baba Dioum

 

 

Community Relations Chair
Devon Minerve

Hometown
School/Class
Major
Interests
Favorite Quote

Washington D.C.
Columbia College 2012
English
Reading, writing, education, making a difference in the world before the age of 35, smiling
“The biggest danger is the illusion of self-actualization”  -Thomas Merton

 

 

Education/Pre-professional Chair
David Mills Jr.

Hometown
School/Class
Major
Interests
Favorite Quote

Nashville, TN
Columbia College 2012
Financial Engineering
Basketball, Food, Finance, Entrepreneurship
“Chance favors the prepared mind.   -Carl Turnipseed

 

 

Political Chair
Ganiatu Afolabi

Hometown
School/Class
Major

Interests
Favorite Quote

Pawtucket, RI
Columbia College 2012
Political Science & African-American Studies
Exploring the city, being with my friends, volunteering, my family, politics, and enjoying life! “One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching!

 

 

Publicity Chair

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Senior Chair
Robyn Burgess

Hometown
School/Class
Major
Interests
Favorite Quote

Oxon Hill, Maryland
Columbia College 2010
Anthropology
Food Culture and Policy, Cooking, Marketing, Graphic Design, Event Planning, Mandarin Chinese
“ Nothing Happens Until You Decide”

 

 

Historian
Christopher Travis

Hometown
School/Class
Major
Interests
Favorite Quote

Oakland, CA
Columbia College 2011
Biology and English
Conversation, reading, writing, good ideas, philosophy, humanity, medicine, politics
“Don't remove the kinks from your hair. Remove them from your brain.   -Marcus Garvey

 


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