NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College Student Government Association officers and senators, accompanied by advisor Aimee Watts, participated in the Florida College System Student Government Association Leadership Conference Sept. 24-27 in Orlando.
SGA members attending were Rachel Gilroy (president) of Freeport; Jessica Kim (vice president) of Niceville; Raymond Bolen (president pro tempore) of DeFuniak Springs; Angela Roy (community service coordinator) of Destin; Sally Yang (sergeant at arms) of Crestview; Alijah Veneszee (senator) of Fort Walton Beach; Drew Hannah (senator) of Navarre; Stefan Makarov, Kirsten Dawson and Zach Zedicher (senators) of Niceville; and Sean Giovanneillo and Eddell Molina (senators) of Crestview.
During the four-day conference, students and advisors from across Florida attended workshops on leadership, communication and legislative issues. NWFSC also participated in a community service project in downtown Orlando at the Salvation Army, helping sort school supplies and cleaning a housing area.
Three students were elected to serve on the district level: Rachel Gilroy as secretary, Sean Giovanneillo as jurisprudence, and Sally Yang as service learning chair. In addition, Watts took over as the FCSSGA state advisor.
FCSSGA represents the nearly one million students enrolled in the Florida College System's 28 colleges. The organization promotes legislative advocacy and training, leadership development, service learning, promotion of campus activities, and strong citizenship.
For more information on NWF State College SGA or FCSSGA, contact Aimee Watts, wattsa@nwfsc.edu or 850-729-5277.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Student government members from NWF State College attend leadership conference