2010-2011 New York District Board

Greetings New York!

It is my honor to announce to you our 2010-2011 New York District Board, which is set to take office effective April 1, 2010:

District Governor - Rickie Santer of Adelphi University
District Secretary - Carolyn Frantz of University at Albany
District Treasurer - Nick Papetti of RPI
District Editor - Jennifer Yong of Adelphi Univesity

Capital Division Lieutenant Governor: Jacquie Fable of RPI
Central Lakes Division Lieutenant Governor: Vacant
Empire Division Lieutenant Governor: Yvonne Cotterell of CCNY
Hudson Division Lieutenant Governor: Vacant
Long Island Division Lieutenant Governor: Kristin Leverone of C.W. Post
Northern Division Lieutenant Governor: Vacant
Southern Tier Division Lieutenant Governor: Brittney Fitzgerald of Elmira College
Western Division Lieutenant Governor: Crystal Chen of University at Buffalo

(If you are a member of a division that currently has a Lieutenant Governor vacancy and are interested in learning about how you can apply for the position, please contact Governor-Elect Santer at liltgrickie0910@gmail.com)

Congratulations to the 2010-2011 New York District Board of Officers!

-Governor Michael

Interested in running for District Office?

Hey NYCKI!

Interested in serving on the District Board next year? Want to know more about the positions of District Governor, District Secretary, District Treasurer, District Editor, and Lieutenant Governor? Please click the link below to download the 2010-2011 New York District Elections Packet! Inside, you will find important information on District Board expectations, policy, service agreements, and candidacy assessment.

[Click here to download the Elections Packet!]

Serving on the District Board is an amazing experience, so if you are willing to commit to the expectations, I strongly encourage you to get involved and run for office! Please feel free to contact me or the District Board member currently in the position in which you are interested if you should have any questions at all.

Thanks!

-Governor Michael

New District Chairs!

Greetings Everyone!

I am happy to announce that we have two new additions to the New York District Board: Jess Martinolich, President of the Circle K of RPI, is our new Laws and Regulations Chair, and Nick Papetti, also of RPI, is our new Kiwanis Family Relations Chair. Congratulations to both Jess and Nick!

-Governor Michael

Happy Holidays from the New York District Board!

In case you missed New York Speaking...

Hey New York!

I'd like to thank everyone who came to New York Speaking on the weekend of October 30th to November 1st and helped make it the success it was! I'm sure most of you have seen pictures of the weekend (and karaoke videos of a certain Immediate-Past International Officer serenading a certain Governor) as they gradually pop up on Facebook, but for those who missed it, here's a brief recap of what happened over the course of the weekend:

We collected around 40 food items for our food drive and collated storybooks and made friendship bracelets to distribute to hospitalized children. Thank you to everyone who took part in the service project!

Over the course of the weekend, the District Board elected three members to fill vacancies that had arisen. Please join me in welcoming the following members to the District Board:

• Conferences and Conventions Co-Chair Carolyn Frantz of University at Albany was appointed and confirmed as District Secretary.
• Please be sure to include Carolyn when you submit your MPRFs each month. Her email address is frantz.nycki@gmail.com.
• Brittney Fitzgerald of Elmira College was appointed and confirmed as District Editor.
• Please contact Brittney at brittney.nycki@gmail.com if you need any of your club's contact/officer information changed for the district's records. Please also contact her if there is anything you want highlighted in future editions of "Circling the Empire" (AKA "The CTE").
• Governor's Project Program Development Chair Alex Geroux of SUNY Potsdam was appointed and confirmed as Northern Division Lieutenant Governor.
• Alex will be serving as the representative from the clubs in the Northern Division to the District Board. If your club is part of the Northern Division, please be sure that you are in contact with Alex. Her email address is alexgerouxcki@gmail.com.

Congratulations to our newest additions to the board! We wish them all the best of luck in the months to come.

I would also like to extend my congratulations to our Outstanding Members and Officers that were recognized at New York Speaking:

Outstanding First Year Member Award:

Kathryn Graves - Adelphi University

Tamarah Louis - Stony Brook University

Theresa Phamduy - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Stephanie Wexler - SUNY New Paltz

Oustanding Returning Member Award:

Erin Miller - Rensselaer Polytechnic University

Bright Varghese - Stony Brook University

Outstanding Club Officer Awards:

Non-Traditional Officer Position - Webmaster - Sarah Boyd - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Committee Chair - Shirmela Rambally - Stony Brook University

Treasurer - Matthew Maran - Stony Brook University

Secretary - Rafaela Estrella - SUNY New Paltz

Vice President - Alexandra Reich - SUNY New Paltz

President - Jennifer Yong - Adelphi University

At District Convention 2010, we will again be accepting nominations for the Outstanding Officer Award, and we will again be putting out the application for Distinguished Member Recognition Program, which will be open to all members and officers in the district. Be on the lookout for how to apply at some point this winter!

If you were unable to come to New York Speaking, don't despair! You can still come to District Convention 2010 in the spring! In case you missed our call to DCON, the theme for District Convention 2010 is "Going Golden: A Solid Record of Service", in honor of 50 years of Service, Leadership, and Fellowship! Join us on the weekend of March 19th to 21st at the Crowne Plaza in Albany as we celebrate NYCKI's Golden Anniversary!

-Governor Michael

Congratulations to Our New Awards Chair!

Hello New York!

I am happy to announce that I have appointed Jennifer Yong, the President of the Circle K of Adelphi University, as our new Awards Chair. She will soon be distributing the awards packet for New York Speaking 2009.

Congratulations, Jennifer!

-Governor Michael

New York District Executive Board Vacancies

Hey Everyone,

We are taking applications for those interested in serving the remainder of the service year in the capacity of either District Secretary or District Editor.

The duties of District Secretary include: taking minutes at all District Board meetings, compiling monthly district service hour and interclub totals, providing publications for club secretaries, speaking on behalf of Circle K when asked to do so, and assisting with any other projects or initiatives undertaken by the District Board.

The duties of District Editor are largely founded around serving as the chief publisher for the New York District. The District Editor publishes "Circling the Empire" (AKA "The CTE"), provides publications for club editors, works with NYCKITV on YouTube, speaks on behalf of Circle K when asked to do so, and assists with any other projects or initiatives undertaken by the District Board.

As both District Secretary and District Editor are elected positions on the voting board, both officers are expected to attend all meetings of the District Board. We have the following board meetings scheduled for this year: September (DLSSP), New York Speaking, Tri-K Weekend, January, February, and DCON.

Members who are interested in applying should send me letters of intent and any work samples they think will help in the selection process (newsletters, advertisements, writing samples, online resources, etc.). Applicants may also submit resumes to showcase experience and qualification. The deadline for application submission is September 8th.

If you have any questions at all about either position, please let me know. This is a great leadership opportunity, so if you're interested, I encourage you to apply!

-Governor Michael

July Board Meeting Updates

Greetings!

The New York District Board met on Long Island last weekend (July 10^th to 12^th) for its summer board meeting, and we have some exciting updates!

This year's theme for New York Speaking (the weekend of October 30th to November 1st) is "It's A Service Life for Me!" In other words, we’ll be celebrating Halloween with a pirate theme and having a “Masqu-arrr-ade”!

I am also happy to announce that we have selected Charlotte Owens, a New York Circle K alum and a member of the Young Professionals of New York City Kiwanis, as our keynote speaker for New York Speaking. Charlotte is a former NYU Circle K member, a charter member of a Young Professionals Kiwanis, a Kiwanis Advisor to Key Club and Circle K, and an assistant district attorney in Kings County (Brooklyn), helping to keep the community a safer place.

We're still waiting to hear back from Kamp Kiwanis about whether we'll be able to have a clean-up/meeting there in September. Co-Conferences and Conventions Chairs Carolyn Frantz and Maggie Bryant will be looking into that.

We're also going to be placing a lot more focus on NYCKITV, so please continue submitting ideas for videos. If you'd like to make any on your own, please run them by me, and if they work out well, we can upload them to the YouTube channel.

In the next month or so, we'll also begin holding NYCKI online chats, and we'll try to hold them over the course of the year. They will focus on relevant topics over the course of the year.

I have selected LTG/Chair Josephine Lukito to serve as our Western Division Liaison, since she is the closest to the Western Division. She will keep in contact with the division until we find a Lieutenant Governor for the division.

For those attending ICON, our district shirts will cost $10 each, and our pins will be $3 apiece. OTIC Chair Kristen did an amazing job designing them! If you’re not attending ICON, don’t worry. We’ll be selling leftovers at New York Speaking! This is the design for our district pin, which centers around our Governor’s Project, “Neighborhood Nourishment: Feeding Our Friends and Families”:

We had a very successful meeting, and for that, I would like to extend thanks to some of the people who made the weekend possible.

I want to first thank Club Building Chair Kristin Leverone and her family for so graciously putting us up in their house for the weekend (in addition to feeding us dinner on Friday and breakfast on Saturday and Sunday!). I would also like to extend my thanks to LTG Rickie Santer and his family for arranging a meeting room for us at the Levittown Public Library and buying us lunch after the meeting on Saturday!

-Governor Michael

With District Treasurer Allison Jean Carruthers (left) and Club Building Chair Kristin Leverone.

District Editor Vacancy

Hey NYCKI!

The position of New York District Editor recently became vacant, and we're looking for someone to fill that vacancy!

The New York District Editor is responsible for serving as a voting member of the District Board at all board meetings, working with club editors throughout the New York District, helping assist with and direct videos for NYCKITV on YouTube, and producing quarterly publications of "The CTE".

To apply, please submit a letter of intent and from three to five samples of your work (e.g. newsletters, service project advertisements, writing samples, etc.). In your letter, please describe who you are, what experience you have, what vision you have for completing the duties of the office, and what goals you would like to set should you be appointed.

All applicants must be enrolled at colleges with Circle K clubs that were of "Active" status for the 2008-2009 service year, and the appointee must pay dues for the 2009-2010 service year in the fall.

If you are interested in applying, please send me your letter of intent and work samples no later than midnight on July 17th. Please feel free to email me with any questions.

-Governor Michael

Committee Chair Appointments

Hey Everyone!

I am pleased to announce the 2009-2010 Committee Chairs for the New York District of Circle K International:

Awards Chair – Loraine Rosentsveyg (Brooklyn College)

Club Building Chair – Kristin Leverone (C.W. Post)

Conferences & Conventions Co-Chairs – Maggie Bryant (Elmira College) and Carolyn Frantz (SUNY Albany)

District Project Program Development Chair – Yvonne Cotterell (CCNY)

Governor’s Project Program Development Chair – Alex Geroux (SUNY Potsdam)

Kiwanis Family Relations Chair – Chelsea Saccu (Russell Sage College)

Laws & Regulations Chair – Matt Carney (Elmira College)

Membership Development and Education Chair – Stephanie Lounsbury (SUNY Albany)

On To International Convention Chair – Kristen Reed (SUNY Potsdam)

Public Relations Chair – Cheyanne Garcia (SUNY New Paltz)

Technology Chair – Josephine Lukito (SUNY Geneseo)

Circle K-KPTC Relations Enhancement Ad-Hoc Chair – Rickie Santer (Adelphi University)

Congratulations to all appointees! Welcome to the Board!

Governor Michael

Committee Chair Application Extension

Hey Everyone!

The Committee Chair application deadline has been extended until tomorrow, April 24th. If you are interested in becoming a Committee Chair on the New York District Board, please fill out the application, and email it back to me. Please let me know if you have any questions.

-Governor Michael

DOTC

This weekend, we held DOTC at NYU. DOTC, the District Officer Training Conference, is the first official meeting of each year's District Board. DOTC allows for the District Board to receive special training and discuss both goals and project ideas for the year. In our seven hour meeting in NYU's Kimmel Center, we accomplished a lot and made several very important decisions.

First, I am happy to announce that Kari Martin of SUNY Potsdam was officially voted in as Lieutenant Governor for the Northern Division. Congratulations, Kari!

We still have a vacancy in the position of Western Division Lieutenant Governor. If you know anyone at either Canisius College or the University at Buffalo who might be interested, please let them know about this opportunity to get involved on the district level!

We also decided on our District Project, which will focus on literacy, so we'll be working with Better World Books, helping out with children's reading programs at libraries, etc. We'll be sending out more information in the weeks to come as it becomes available.

We also discussed the Governor's Project and the status on committee chair applications. More information will be sent out on these two topics in the next few days.

One of the other matters discussed is the divisional breakdown in the district. The Board voted to incorporate the Circle K clubs lying the the Bronx Westchester South Kiwanis Division into the Empire Division and to change the name of the Bronx-Hudson Division to the "Hudson Division".
Overall, the board meeting we held at DOTC was very productive, and we managed to bond as a board through long subway rides and even longer games of Monopoly!

-Governor Michael

The 2009-2010 NYCKI District Board

The NYCKI District Board is comprised of four executive officers, eight lieutenant governors, and a number of committee chairs.

At present, the Board consists of:

Executive Board:
District Governor - Michael Zebrowski
District Secretary - Alex Allen
District Treasurer - Allison Jean Carruthers
District Editor - Gabby Martineau

Lieutenant Governors:
Bronx-Hudson LTG - Heather Brown
Capital LTG - Jacquie Fable
Central Lakes LTG - Josephine Lukito
Empire LTG - Imran Yassin
Long Island LTG - Rickie Santer
Northern LTG (Acting) - Kari Martin
Southern Tier LTG - Angela Cortese
Western LTG - Vacant

Chairs:
On To International Convention Chair - Kristen Reed

We are currently taking applications for those interested in chairing standing district committees. If you are interested in applying to be a NYCKI Committee Chair, you can download the application here. The chair positions available for the 2009-2010 service year are: Awards, Club Building, Conferences and Conventions, K-Family Relations, Laws and Regulations, Membership Development and Education, Program Development (District Project and Governor's Project), Public Relations, and Technology. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Applications are due by midnight on April 19th, so be sure to get them in soon!