As you all my may know, my main responsibilities at MUW is to work with the Hearin Leadership Council's Executive Team, along with working to plan the leadership retreat for the Executive Team. The retreat will be on the Coast and is set to be held on July 22nd-24th. My duties will consist of: reserving hotel accommodations, reserving food locations, creating icebreakers, and presenting on effective leadership skills. Planing this retreat has help me gain a lot of the behind the scenes knowledge that I did not get from my undergraduate experience.
To get some experience with planning the trip, I have started working with the Young Black Leadership Association, helping their retreat for the summer. The Young Black leadership Association was formed this past year, combining I.M.A.G.E (Increasing Minority Awareness to Graduate Education) and BLACS (Black Leadership Alliance for College Students). They paired the organization due the similarity in mission statements and chose to expand it adding a community service component
Tekita Bankhead (pictured above), the student director of the organization is the lead on the planning, however, I am responsible for supervising her and helping her with the planning. This retreat is not as large scaled as the Hearin Leadership Council but it does encompass a lot of the activities that I will be doing with my event. Tekita has been a great help and she does not mind asking me for advice when needed.
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