Meet the FROSH Organizing Committee!

Meet our team! We have three months to make FROSH an amazing experience you will never forget! Did you know each of us actually have our own superpowers? Kind of like X-Men, ya know?

Lauren and Elisha
Co-Chairs
Negar Amiri
Vice-Chair
Conor Clarance
Night Events
Jacqueline Chen
FROSH Liaison
James Lee
Finance
Johnny Lee
Marketing
Kiana Vaahedi
Day Events
Natalie Shojania
Day Events
Ryan Buhrig
Logistics

Lauren Bruce and Elisha Allen

Bio Hello everyone and welcome to Frosh 2011! We are both going into our third year in Marketing, and are so excited to be the Co-Chairs of Frosh 2011. We met on the very first day of our Frosh back in 2009 and have been best friends ever since - cheesy but true. We fell in love with the Sauder spirit and told each other that weekend that we would one day co-chair Frosh together... so here we are! Other than Frosh, Lauren is very involved with the development and teaching of the Comm 202 class, as well as serving in her church's youth ministry. She loves to travel and has visited many countries across the world, including two trips to Uganda to work with her church's orphanage. Elisha is the debating queen, winning the Intercollegiate Business Competition at Queens in January, JDC West for the past two years (2010, 2011), and many other national titles. Elisha's other passion is sailing, and her accomplishments include competing for Team Alberta and founding the UBC Collegiate Sailing Team. We have absolutely loved planning Frosh this year so we hope that everyone involved has an amazing experience and truly feels welcomed into the Sauder family! SAUDER IS HOT TO GO! Cartoon Lookalike:Betty and Veronica from Archie Comics

Negar Amiri

Bio Hello my loves! I'm Negar and I'm your vice-chair for FROSH 2011 (aka the best FROSH EVVERRR - not to sound biased or anything)!!!! I was terrified going into FROSH my first year. I knew absolutely zero people. However, I met amazing people within my group - two of which co-chair this year's FROSH - and in other groups! Soon, I was having a crazy good time and time passed like no other! I am now going into 3rd year and will be majoring in marketing. I hope to one day become a TV/film producer. Watch out Mark Wahlberg! Fun fact about me: I'm not ashamed to say I adore Justin Bieber. The boy has talent and is adorable! You'll probably learn more fun facts about me throughout the weekend. Come say hi to me! I am looking forward to meeting you ALL! Favourite childhood game: Game of Life Cartoon Lookalike: Agnes from Despicable Me ("Does this count as annoying?")

Conor Clarance

Bio Dear business leaders of tomorrow and James Lee,

My name is Conor and I am in charge of you having fun at night. I am the VP Night Events for this weekend of ""learning"". So, for the weekend of debauchery - I mean "learning" that will occur I ensure that my top priority is FUN. Followed by safety! but let's just say I'm glad we have an awesome first aid team to make sure I don't even have to worry about safety, because I don't. Anyway, I am from Whistler B.C. and am a super serious guy with no sense of humour. In fact, I was once called the worst audience participant Cirque du Soleil ever had. Here are a few facts my friends say about me:

FACT: ""Conor speaks 7 languages, including braille"" - Daniel Lipson
MYTH: ""Conor is a mythical beast from the time of yore"" - Melanie Clarance (mother)
FACT: "He is not actually from the time of Yore. He is both current and sensational" - Rod Clarance (father)
FACT: "Conor has never told a lie, not even now. Seriously, never" - Geoffroy Balthazard
That said if you get a chance to say hi then we can add each other on Linkedin since that's what's cool to do in the business world. Seriously though, if I could describe myself in one word, it would be professional. I'm very excited to personally assure you that you have made the second best decision in your life by coming to Sauder. The best decision you made was coming to Sauder Frosh. Favourite childhood game: Monopoly (because I cheated, stole from the bank, and would "escape" from jail) Cartoon Lookalike: Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes

Jacqueline Chen

Bio Hey good looking! My name is Jacqueline, and I love long walks on the beach and partying at Frosh! I'm slightly kidding, but seriously be excited for the good times you'll have at Frosh. I can't even pick a favorite moment from my Frosh because everything was just so legendary; that's how good yours will be! For more about myself, I'm insanely Canadian (born in Montreal and raised in Vancouver/Richmond), but I love travelling to new places and having crazy adventures. I love being outside, but if I'm stuck inside then all I need to survive are my favorite comedies and sitcoms. One of my favorite things to do is volunteering so you can normally find me at the Richmond BCSPCA, and other community events! There's probably more about me that I could talk about, but I love getting to know other people so don't be afraid to approach me if you need! Favourite childhood game: Pokemon. You know it. Cartoon Lookalike: Wendy from South Park

James Lee

Bio Why don't you come find out? ;)

(But in all seriousness, I am a 4th year accounting student and I can tell you that Frosh will so mind bottling that it will literally bottle your mind) Favourite childhood game: Spin the bottle. Cartoon Lookalike: Cartman from Southpark (I used to be super fat as a kid)

Johnny Lee

Bio A bio is biased. Talk to me in person! :) Favourite childhood game: Mafia, Handshake Murder, Wink Murder etc. Human behaviour gives everything away, and the game becomes so much easier. It's all in the eyes. Cartoon Lookalike: Nobita from Doraemon (If you know this show, you are cool!)

Kiana Vaahedi

Bio Hi! I'm Kiana, this year I'm going into my third year at SAUDER and am thinking of majoring in marketing. I like to laugh, talk, eat, spend time with my family and friends and get ROOOWDDDY. My absolute favourite thing about frosh is meeting new people and building sauder spirit! I had a lot of fun at my own frosh, met a ton of new friends and will never forget all the incredible memories. Favourite childhood game: TAG: concept is fun, yet it never gets old. Cartoon Lookalike: JASMINE from Disney's "Aladdin".

Natalie Shojania

Bio Natalie is excited to start her 3rd year with a major in Marketing. She's worked at American Eagle Outfitters for 4 years, and in her spare time loves going to the beach and going out to eat with friends. She is a self proclaimed caffeine addict and makes a daily run to Starbucks for a vanilla latte. Her favourite TV shows are Real Housewives (of New Jersey and Orange County), Entourage, the Hills and Desperate Housewives. This will be Natalie's first FROSH so she's very stoked to see just how rowdy Sauder can get! She visits her family in Atlanta every summer- this past summer market her 12th visit there! As a child, Natalie was convinced she would someday serve as Loonette the Clown's replacement on the Big Comfy Couch. She has since then moved on, and can't wait to learn about consumer marketing and brand management. Originally in the faculty of Sciences, Natalie transferred to Sauder after her 1st year and has never looked back- she loves her program, the people, and all the opportunities she's been given as a Commerce student. Favourite childhood game: Pinball: loved the bright lights and all the noises it made, it was a really addictive game! Cartoon Lookalike: Molly from the Big Comfy Couch

Ryan Buhrig

Bio Ryan doesn't have a bio yet, but he did save the FROSH Committee $10,000 in expenses and has logistically planned out almost everything for FROSH... all of this done two months before the event! All of us from the FROSH team would like you to know that he's a combination of AWESOME, AMAZING, and ABSOLUTELY AWESOME AND AMAZING. Favourite childhood game: Cartoon Lookalike: