HOBY Washington Team Alumni 2016 Application

THIS APPLICATION IS DUE JANUARY 31, 2016 at 11:59 PM

Hey HOBY!

This is Bree Zender and Nick Panebianco, and we are the Director and Co-Director of the Team Alumni program here at HOBY Washington.

Here's a bit about us. Bree is from Bellingham, Washington, and an alumni of HOBY WA 2010. This will be her sixth HOBY, and her second as the TA Mama. She's been a TA and a facilitator for past HOBYs. She lives in Missoula, Montana where she attends the University of Montana. She is double majoring in journalism and theatre. While she's not studying and literally becoming Hugh O'Brian, she works at the UM Admissions Office, the UM newspaer, and is a sketch and improv comedian on the side.

Nick is from Camas, Washington and an Alumni of HOBY WA 2011. This will be his fifth HOBY while being his first year in TA Papa. While Nick is not single handedly saving the entire world, he studies Medical Anthropology and Global Health at the UW Seattle campus while hoping to pursue a career in nursing.

The Team Alumni is an essential part of HOBY and there would be no way it could run without them. We're not going to lie and say it's an easy job, but it's extremely rewarding. You'll get to know your fellow TAs that you didn't get to know fully from your first HOBY. You'll get to know the staff, and make connections. And most importantly, you'll help inspire a fresh group of Hobsters to live up to their outstanding leadership potentials.

The seminar will be held at Washington State University in Pullman from June 16-19, 2016. Please note that if chosen, you will be required to be there for a staff meeting the evening of the 15th.

Team Alumni Duties and Responsibilities

To be completed before June 15:

- Complete 100 of community service logged via hoby.org (We recommend having over 40 hours by January 31.)

- Fundraise at least $300 for HOBY Washington. (Turn in to Eric Martin with cash or check. Credit or Debit taken at hobywa.org. Please note your name in the comment line.)

- Recruit at least one ambassador from your high school.

- Attend a mandatory training day held in April 2016. Meeting locations are in Seattle and Spokane. (Date TBA, location TBA)

- Respond to communication via email within 24 hours.

- Arragne your own transportation to and from the seminar.

- Fill out a HOBY National Application at hoby.org (Apply as a junior staff member for the HOBY WA seminar.)

At the Seminar:

- Be present at the seminar throughout its entirety.

- Lead cheers and aid in transitions from place to place.

- Welcome and introduce ambassadors when they first arrive, help with luggage.

- Help run the HOBY store.

- Launder HOBY shirts nightly, fold, and deliver to rooms.

- Deliver miscellaneous treats.

- Give out snacks to the staff and ambassadors.

- Host the talent show.

- Adhere to the Code of Conduct set forth by HOBY National.

- Do everything with a smiling face and an OUTSTANDING attitude! :)

Please email Bree and Nick at alumni@hobywa.org if you have any questions!

Selected Team Alumni members will be notified on or before February 14, 2016. Please note that this application is competitive and not everyone who applies will be selected but may be put on a waiting list. There are other opportunities to volunteer at the seminar if you are not selected as a TA.

THIS APPLICATION IS DUE JANUARY 31, 2016 at 11:59 PM

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Personal Information

Preferred Name

Phone Number

What is your preferred method of communication?

Are you under the age of 18?

Yes

T-Shirt Size

Which high school do you attend?

What color team were you on at HOBY WA 2015?

Number of Volunteer Hours Completed, in accordance with HOBY Online

Did you attend WLC?

Yes

More About You - Please keep your answers under 300 words.

Where did you complete your volunteer hours? Why did you chose those places?

What are some skills or ideas that you have gained through volunteering?

Describe your leadership philosophy. How have you expressed that philosophy?

Diversity comes in many shapes and forms and is one of the core values of the Hugh O’Brian Leadership Program. Describe a time where you have experienced diversity in a way that was either challenging or insightful.

Please list any special skills you can bring to the HOBY WA Team Alumni.

Please check if you agree to the following statements.

I am available to be at the seminar throughout its entirety. (June 16-19, 2016, including the evening staff meeting on the 15th.)

I will attend the mandatory staff training meeting in the spring.

I have read and agree to the Team Alumni Duties and Responsibilities.

I have never been convicted of a felony. (If you have been convicted of a felony, please email an explanation to alumni@hobywa.org.)

I certify that everything on this application is true and correct.

My Parent or Guardian has seen this application and agrees to help me meet the Team Alumni Duties and Responsibilities if necessary.

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