SIFE Advisory Board 2010 Formed
Georgia Southern SIFE held its first 2010 Business Advisory Board (BAB) meeting on Thursday at 5:00pm 23rd September. Following introductions of the new advisory board members, the President of the club Jevon Thomas did a great presentation about SIFE, its history at Georgia Southern and its future strategic direction. The formal presentation was followed by a brief discussion led by Dr. Luke Pittaway about the role of the Advisory Board and an explanation of how members of the board can engage with SIFE students by connecting them to community groups and organizations relevant to the projects they are trying to develop.
We are delighted to announce that Barry Westbrooks, General Manager of the Statesboro Walmart Distribution Center was elected to be the Chair of the BAB. Engagement with Walmart is particularly important for the students involved in SIFE because of its role as the lead sponsor of the SIFE organization.
The meeting progressed with a treasurer’s report, an explanation of current projects and a discussion about how board members can assist with the development of the organization. We are very grateful to our advisory board: Barry Westbrooks (Walmart); Kathleen Gruben (Georgia Southern); Miles Williams (UniHealth Source); Cleve White (Cleve White Nissan); Rachel Edwards (Wright & Edwards PC); Sarah Chester (First Southern National Bank); Kate Gary (Chamber of Commerce); Lynn Lilly (The Lilly Group LLC).
Thank you to our attending student members: Jevon Thomas; Jessie Chan; Joe Hernandez; Joshua Ford; and Alexander Pace.
We are interested in inviting more members to our BAB if you are interested contact Dr. Luke Pittaway at lukepittaway@georgiasouthern.edu
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