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Elyse Agee

Elyse Agee

Hometown: Auburn, Alabama
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, eating and watching Hulu or Netflix, playing the WiiU and Xbox, hanging with friends, and going on adventures.
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: I wanted to become more involved on campus and be a part of something greater with a diverse group of people.

Sabrina Betties

Sabrina Betties

Hometown: Mobile, Alabama
Hobbies/Interests: Hobbies include playing volleyball and shopping. An interest is helping others.
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: Bring ideas forward that affect second-year students and other students.

Diana Bucio

Diana Bucio

Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Hobbies/Interests: Reading/watching mystery novels and movies, dancing ballet, hiking, and learning all things biology related
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: I want to become more involved in the UAB community to help make UAB a place where students feel heard and are given all the resources they need to succeed in whatever path they are choosing to follow. The student community is continually growing and changing, so we should enforce changes at UAB to reflect that.

Lexi Joiner

Lexi Joiner

Hometown: Pell City, AL
Hobbies/Interests: shopping, volleyball, working out, eating
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: I wanted to get more involved on campus because I was not involved at all freshman year. I want to be a part of something.

Julie Jung

Julie Jung

Hometown: Auburn, AL
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, walking my dog, and dancing
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: I realized that I was not able to fully engage myself with UAB my freshman year and I hope to become a more active member. I hope to help others and make this campus a lot more accommodating to the students’ needs.

Olivia Oh

Olivia Oh

Hometown: Prattville, AL
Hobbies/Interests: Drawing, baking, and hiking.
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: To be more involved on campus.

Chelsea Okafor

Chelsea Okafor

Hometown: Lawrenceville (Atlanta), GA
Hobbies/Interests: cooking, reading, dancing
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: improve leadership skills, make more friends, and become more involved on campus

Kaneisha Okoro

Kaneisha Okoro

Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Hobbies/Interests:
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: I want to get more involved on campus and improve my campus experience, as well as others. I want to be able to make a difference in the UAB community.

Shalynda Pettway

Shalynda Pettway

Hometown: Montgomery, AL
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, swimming, shopping, listening to music, and softball.
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: I was in a leadership position when I was in high school and I enjoyed it. I just want to be able to help people the best way I can.

Madison Phillips

Madison Phillips

Hometown: Springville, AL
Hobbies/Interests: Cross fit and dogs
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: To get more involved and meet new people.

Stasia Player

Stasia Player

Hometown: Hampton, Georgia
Hobbies/Interests: Cooking complicated recipes, drawing, and watching Hulu in free time. Loves going out with friends, hanging out with family, trying new things, and adventuring.
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: I decided that I wanted to become more involved on campus and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to do that.

Mallory Powe

Mallory Powe

Hometown: Mobile, AL
Hobbies/Interests: exercising, cooking, traveling, and art
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: to broaden my leadership skills and network with other students at UAB.

John Reese

John Reese

Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Hobbies/Interests: Baking, Exploring Birmingham, and Hiking!
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: I wanted to join SYE leadership due to my love for UAB and my desire to see this institution flourish. The "sophomore slump" is seen greatly affecting individuals at institutions across the globe and SYE Street Team provides me an avenue to directly fix the problem!

Alexis Reeves

Alexis Reeves

Hometown: Hoover, AL
Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, spending time with friends, gardening and volunteer work
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: As a freshman, I was a member of hall council which was a great way to meet people and maintain leadership within my dorm. I want to get involved throughout my second year of college and becoming a member of SYE will help to continue what I experienced last year, as well as branch on more and enhance my college experience!

Hannah Snow

Hannah Snow

Hometown: Oneonta, AL
Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, swimming, and mostly anything that involves outdoors and random adventures.
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: I want to help other second year students who are struggling with finding where they belong on campus. Supporting and lifting up my peers is very important to me.

Heather Stafford

Heather Stafford

Hometown: Ardmore, AL
Hobbies/Interests: watching movies, reading, and hanging out with friends
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: I want to join SYE, not only to help gain leadership experience, but also to help my fellow classmates have a great sophomore year!

Carolina Rodriguez-Torres

Carolina Rodriguez-Torres

Hometown: Ardmore, AL
Hobbies/Interests: Soccer, reading, and traveling
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: I want to gain leadership experience, develop my leadership skills, and serve my classmates.

Mary Wertz

Mary Wertz

Hometown: Hoover, Alabama
Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with my friends and family, hiking/biking, traveling, painting/drawing, working with animals, baking, and watching tv/movies.
Reason for joining SYE Leadership: Being a part of Hall Council this year has been an amazing way to strengthen my leadership skills and connect with people on campus. I had been hoping that there would be a position that would allow me to continue being a leader my second year. SYE is an amazing opportunity to improve the Sophomore experience here at UAB and surround myself with other leaders.