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President:
Jessica Chen
jchen@eden.rutgers.edu
As President, Jessica plans and coordinates every meeting and event that
the chapter holds. She also communicates with representatives of the
national office to facilitate the success of the chapter. Outside of NSCS,
Jessica is a Rutgers College junior, majoring in Mathematics and
Criminal Justice. She is also a member of the Fellowship Committee of Phi
Sigma Pi - National Honor Fraternity, the head of Community Service for
Rutgers Navigators, and a Blue Belt in the Jujitsu Club. Additionally
Jessica works for the University Police Department as a Community Service
Officer and the Mathematics Department as a Peer Mentor. She believes that
this will be a big year for the growth of NSCS and she looks forward to
seeing all that the members have to offer.
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Executive Vice President:
Chhavi Virmani
chhavi@eden.rutgers.edu
Chhavi Virmani is a Rutgers College junior majoring in accounting with
a minor in statistics. As the Executive Vice President, she works closely with the president
to facilitate the growth of the chapter, in addition to being responsible
for planning the Induction Ceremony and the End of the Year Banquet. She
is a tutor for various courses including accounting, statistics, algebra
and pre-calculus at the Learning Resource Centers at RU. Another arrow in
her quiver is the Operations/Reservations Manager’s position she holds at
the Students Activities Center. Additionally, she is also a member of
ODE-The International Economics Honor Society. In terms of cultural
activities, Chhavi has taken keen interest in the dance forms of Jazz and
Salsa. Her goal is to help all NSCS members find ample opportunities to
grow and to develop their skill sets.
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Vice President of Community Service:
Christine Hsieh
xtine@eden.rutgers.edu
Christine Hsieh is a senior at Rutgers College, double majoring in physics and cell biology/neuroscience. As the Vice President of Community Service for NSCS Christine has the responsibility of coordinating all of the service projects of the chapter. She is in charge of the smaller programs such as that with Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen, as well as larger events like National Youth Service Day. Other than NSCS, she is also a player and officer of the Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team and travels frequently to other universities for tournaments (North Carolina is 10 hours away!) She is also a tutor for the Rutgers College Honors Program Tutoring Project, and conducts research in Condensed Matter physics.
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Vice President for Planning for College Success:
Monvan Hu
monvanhu@eden.rutgers.edu
Monvan Hu is currently the Vice President of Planning For College Success (PFCS) an
initiative that reaches out to youths grades K-12 within the local community to
promote the value of higher education. The largest project that is undertaken by
PFCS is a daily tutoring program at the New Brunswick Free Public Library. In
addition, PFCS is aiding the Math and Science Learning Center in hosting tours and
science demonstrations for local elementary schools. Monvan hopes to introduce a new
SAT/ test prep course this year among other projects that will positively influence
our community. Aside from NSCS, Monvan is active in Convers|asian, the Pan?Asian
Magazine, the Rutgers Chinese Dance Troupe, and several mentoring and research
projects. In the end, he hopes to make a lasting impact on the Rutgers and New
Brunswick community.
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Coordinator for New Member Relations:
Tamarie Macon
teemac@eden.rutgers.edu
As the first person ever elected as the Coordinator for New Member Relations,
Tamarie has the distinct role of engaging those recently invited and excited
members. She hopes to not only plan interesting and innovative activities, but she
also wants the members to develop and run those activities themselves! Although she
is concerned with improving NSCS, Tamarie maintains an active schedule as a member
of the Rutgers Women's Volleyball team (yes, Rutgers has a Division 1 volleyball
team!), a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative, a Carr Scholar, a
volunteer with New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) Hunger and
Homelessness Campaign, and an avid PFCS tutor. Tamarie wishes to use her diversity
of background and interests to motivate the members of NSCS!
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Secretary of Public Relations:
Krista Kohlmann
Kohlmann@eden.rutgers.edu
Krista is currently the Secretary for PR at the NSCS Chapter of Rutgers
University. She is in charge of planning Spirit Week especially through
creating and distributing flyers. Aside from member recruitment, she is
in charge of all publications for NSCS including informational bulletins
and pamphlets. Krista also communicates with various forms of media in
order to spread the word about NSCS activities including the University's
newspaper, The Daily Targum. When she is not participating in NSCS,
Krista is also the Public Relations Chair for New Student Orientation.
She writes sports articles for The Daily Targum and does research in the
academic discipline of sociology regarding sports. In addition, she
participates in several mentoring programs on-campus that allow her to get
in touch with the student body. She is very involved in the Rutgers
community and loves being busy.
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Secretary & Treasurer:
Ibrahim Abdel-shafy
Ibrahima@eden.rutgers.edu
Ibrahim is currently both the secretary and treasurer of our chapter.
Ibrahim is taking charge of all monetary issues. As secretary he will be in charge of
keeping track of all the points while also emailing minutes and event plans. Outside of
NSCS Ibrahim is a Rutgers College junior, majoring in Biology and Political Science.
Ibrahim Plans on one day becoming a leader in the medial field while also quenching his
thirst for politics. Ibrahim regularly volunteers at St. Peters University Hospital and it
involved in an array of clubs. He hopes this year NSCS can continue development in its
impressive resume by creating strong charismatic leaders while serving the community.
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Acting Webmaster:
Joe Wolf
jwolf@eden.rutgers.edu
Joe is a senior ('07) majoring in Astrophysics and believes strongly in the 'Kaizen' philosophy, which is Japanese for 'continuous improvement.' He thinks that no matter what state a person or organization is in, there is always room for improvement.
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Faculty Advisor:
Dean Justine Levine
jhernan@rci.rutgers.edu
Dean Justine Hernandez Levine graduated from Rutgers College with a major in English, though she managed to survive CS111 and 205, as well as Calc II and Linear Algebra. She earned an MA in English from UCLA, and received an EdD in Philosophy of Education. For a few years she was one of five partners in an Internet strategy company, but then she came to her senses and returned to higher education. She loves working with undecided sophomores and with NSCS, because she feels that with leadership comes responsibility to listen to others and give back to the community, and NSCS is full of energy to do just that!
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