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Clark University Outing Club
950 Main Street
Worcester MA 01610-1477
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Executive Board 2008-2009

Executive Board members are elected in March for the following academic year. Officers-at-large may also be appointed by the current board at any time. Board members hold weekly planning meetings open to the entire club membership.

President - Ashley Gray
Treasurer - Willa Deitch
Publicity Chair - Krittika Govil
Secretary - (vacant)
Officer-at-Large - Sasha Burgess
Officer-at-Large - Kenzie Cody
Officer-at-Large - Katie Dawsey
Officer-at-Large - Ali Foley
Officer-at-Large - Megan Mateer

Club Advisor - Greg Doerschler


Ashley

Ashley Gray

Position: President

Year of graduation: 2009

Major: Spanish/Education

Hometown: Lunenburg, Vermont

Favorite gear: Boots.

Favorite Outing Club trips: Nature Connection hikes, bouldering at Lincoln Woods State Park, whitewater rafting on the Deerfield River.

Favorite club activities: Hiking, rafting.

Favorite place: South Island of New Zealand.

Fun fact: I trained and worked with oxen growing up.

Always wanted to: Go skydiving.

Favorite quote: What is living if I can't live free, what is freedom if I can't be me? -Bonnie Raitt


Willa

Willa Deitch

Position: Treasurer

Year of graduation: 2009

Major: English

Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Favorite gear: My Turtle Fur ear warmers.

Favorite place: At my summer camp on top of the hill.

Favorite dance party song: Eye of the Tiger.

Fun fact: I love hip hop.

Scared to: Be alone in elevators.

Favorite quote: Let the beauty that we love be what we do. -Rumi
Never doubt that a small group of committed individuals can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead


Krittika

Krittika Govil

Position: Publicity Chair

Year of graduation: 2010

Major: Geography

Hometown: The Hague, The Netherlands

Favorite gear: My bright orange hat for those cold winter hikes.

Favorite Outing Club trip: Purgatory Chasm.

Favorite club activities: Sitting around a warm fire reminiscing.

Favorite place: The Himalayas.

Fun fact: I call the toilet, the loo!

Always wanted to: Go bungee jumping/sky diving.

Scared to: Walk alone in the dark.

Favorite quote: Every exit is an entrance somewhere else. - Tom Stoppard


Sasha

Sasha Burgess

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2011

Major: Undecided

Hometown: Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Favorite gear: My fuzzy purple North Face jacket.

Favorite Outing Club trips: Rock climbing.

Favorite club activities: Kayaking, climbing.

Favorite place: The Botanical Gardens in Montreal.

Fun fact: I have a twin sister.

Always wanted to: Go hang gliding and travel the world.

Scared to: Fall from a cliff.

Favorite quote: Laugh for today. Live for tomorrow. Love for ever.


Kenzie

Kenzie Cody

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2009 (fall)

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Bedminster, New Jersey

Favorite Outing Club trips: Rhode Island Rock Gym.

Favorite club activities: Rock climbing, hiking, anything!

Favorite place: New Paltz, NY.

Always wanted to: Go skydiving or bungee jumping.

Scared to: Get bitten by a spider.

Favorite quote: Wherever you are it is your friends who make your world - William James


Katie

Katie Dawsey

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2010

Major: Psychology, Studio Art

Hometown: Saratoga Springs, New York

Favorite gear: Snowshoes

Favorite club activities: Hiking, canoeing.

Favorite place: On top of a mountain skiing.

Always wanted to: Go on an extremely long backpacking trip.

Scared to: Fall from something high.


Ali

Ali Foley

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2010

Major: Screen Studies, Spanish

Hometown: Arlington, Virginia

Favorite gear: My Gregory pack, by far!!!

Favorite Outing Club trips: Canoeing.

Favorite club activities: Hiking, kayaking, camping.

Favorite place: Guanajuato, Mexico.

Fun fact: I love coffee yogurt way too much.

Always wanted to: Hike the entire Appalachian Trail.

Scared to: Miss out on our world's natural environment.

Favorite quote: Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. - Oscar Wilde


Megan

Megan Mateer

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2010

Major: Undecided

Hometown: Berwyn, Pennsylvania

Favorite club activities: Hiking and backpacking.

Fun fact: I still play in my tree house.

Always wanted to: Do the 6 month hike on the Appalachian Trail.

Scared to: Get stuck in a cave.


We extend our gratitude to our past executive board members, without whom our club would not exist today.

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