2016-2017
PRESIDENT: David Gaines
DAVID GAINES is a Senior, majoring in English. He has been with WORDS since Spring 2014 and served as Vice President for 2015-2016.
VICE PRESIDENT: Ka’lee Strawbridge-Moten
KA’LEE STRAWBRIDGE-MOTEN is a Junior, majoring in Information Sciences and Technology. He has been with WORDS since Spring 2015.
SECRETARY: Natalie Ciuta
NATALIE CIUTA is a Junior majoring in English. She has been with WORDS since Fall 2013 and has been serving as Secretary since Spring 2014.
TREASURER: Megan McLaurin
MEGAN McLAURIN is a Senior, double majoring in Print Journalism and General Science. She has been in WORDS since Fall 2014 and has been the Treasurer since Spring 2015.
PERFORMANCE TEAM COORDINATOR: Davon Clark
DAVON CLARK is a Senior, majoring in English with a minor in Astronomy. He has been with WORDS since Fall 2013 and served as President for 2015-2016.
EVENT MANAGER: Kaitlin Zeik
KAITLIN ZEIK is a Senior, majoring in Labor and Employment Relations. She has been with WORDS since Fall 2015.
PUBLIC RELATIONS: Christy Xu
CHRISTY XU is a Senior, majoring in Photojournalism. She has been with WORDS since Spring 2016.
SOCIAL CHAIR: Tevin Carrington
TEVIN CARRINGTON is a Senior, majoring in Science. He has been with WORDS since Spring 2015.
FACILITATOR: Nicole Dikshteyn
NICOLE DIKSHTEYN is a Junior, majoring in Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences. She has been with WORDS since Spring 2015.
ADVISOR: Mildred Williams
MILDRED WILLIAMS is the Program Director of the Paul Robeson Cultural Center. She has been the official advisor of WORDS since Spring 2015.
CUPSI COACH: Gabriel Green
GABRIEL GREEN is a Penn State graduate student. He coached Penn State’s first nationally competing slam poetry team in 2015, and will continue to coach the future PSU slam teams.
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