VP External Candidate: Kristina Lee

Hello Waterloo engineers!

My name is Kristina Lee and I am running for VP External. The VP External is responsible for overseeing all charity and outreach directors, and represents the engineering body to the community, to external organizations and to other universities.

Charities and outreach have always been a large part of my extra-curricular activities. Before coming to Waterloo, I was heavily involved with raising money for United Way and provided volunteer opportunities through the Athletic Council at my high school. Currently, I am the EngSoc Women in Engineering (WiE) director. With WiE, I run mentorship workshops and creating inter-faculty relationships with similar groups from across campus. In addition, I am currently working on a joint project with both the Ambassador Program and WiE to increase female admissions into engineering.

I would like to focus on the following points if elected as VP External:

• Develop a stronger, more positive presence on campus and in the Waterloo community;
• Increase involvement in outreach opportunities; and
• Create a central list of external competitions and conferences available to the students.

I plan to take manageable steps to implement these changes. For example, all charity activities in the month of October could go toward the campus-wide campaign for United Way. As well, I want to create a list of community events and encourage students who attend these events to wear engineering or Waterloo apparel will show our support for the Waterloo community.

Furthermore, I’ve represented our school at both the National Conference on Women in Engineering 2012 and CFES Congress 2013. I believe that the sessions at these conferences are valuable to our society and I understand the importance of being professional and organized at these events. I believe that this experience will be beneficial when attending future conferences as VP External.

As VP External, I will work hard to continue to improve EngSoc, and create and foster positive relationships with outside organizations for the students. If you have any questions about my qualifications or platform, please email me at k84lee@uwaterloo.ca or just stop me in the hall to talk to me. I am always happy to answer your questions!

Thank you for your time and I hope to receive your support!