Meet the Board

• Adam Joseph Behrens

  Position

  President

  School & Major

  College, Undecided

  Favorite Quote

  "I had always thought that once you grew up you could do anything you wanted — stay up all night or eat ice-cream straight out of the container." -Bill Bryson

  Where are you from?

  I pretend to be from Chicago, but really I'm from a small town west of the city (which doesn't remotely even qualify as a suburb) called Sycamore.

  Theme song when you walk into a room?

  "Flashing Lights" by Kanye West. If only…

  If I say Penn, you say

  State?

  Define NSO in your own words

  Debauchery on a large scale which gives Freshmen the impression that every weekend is a party and that school will be easy.

  I hear you are too active on campus, care to share your schedules with all the stalkers out there?

  IAA, SPEC, Fox Leadership

  Guilty pleasure

  Oatmeal cookie ice cream from Ben and Jerry's

  Finally, do tell the public an embarrassing tale from Penn

  Hang out with me for any given period longer than 5 minutes and you'll see me do something embarrassing…

• Jeff Kaplan

  Position

  Vice President

  School & Major

  Wharton, Finance

  Favorite Quote

  "Life is short but sweet for certain."

  Where are you from?

  Leawood, Kansas

  Theme song when you walk into a room?

  Crush by Dave Matthews or Hey Girl by O.A.R.

  If I say Penn, you say

  Penn?

  Define NSO in your own words

  No sleeping allowed.

  I hear you are too active on campus, care to share your schedules with all the stalkers out there?

  Pi Kappa Phi, PennQuest Leader, Jewish Heritage Program, GJLL

  Guilty pleasure

  Kelly Clarkson

  Finally, do tell the public an embarrassing tale from Penn

  I can't think of anything appropriate…

• Rohan Grover

  Position

  Vice President of Corporate Sponsorship

  School & Major

  College & Wharton - Finance, OPIM, Biology

  Favorite Quote

  "I love being the reason for other people's road rage" -PostSecret

  Where are you from?

  Born in Melbourne, Australia. Raised in Princeton Junction, New Jersey.

  Theme song when you walk into a room?

  The West Wing opening music

  If I say Penn, you say

  =Love

  Define NSO in your own words

  It's a tough act to follow. There's college, and then there's NSO.

  I hear you are too active on campus, care to share your schedules with all the stalkers out there?

  LSM Board, T-Change, IAA, Kite and Key, APALI, OPIM 101 TA, research assistant

  Guilty pleasure

  Precautionary triple-shot grande caramel macchiatos at 11:58 PM

  Finally, do tell the public an embarrassing tale from Penn

  I have fallen down while getting low with Flo Rida more than once.

• Ellen Huynh

  Position

  Treasurer

  School & Major

  College, Undecided

  Favorite Quote

  "Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck" -Dalai Lama

  Where are you from?

  Born in SoCal, raised in the dirty jerz, but now reppin Westminster, MD.

  Theme song when you walk into a room?

  Love and Memories by OAR

  If I say Penn, you say

  hello? Kinda like, "you say goodbye and I say hello" The Beatles lol.

  Define NSO in your own words

  It's a marathon, not a sprint.

  I hear you are too active on campus, care to share your schedules with all the stalkers out there?

  Phi Sigma Sigma, Club Field Hockey, Relay for Life, Vietnamese Students Association, PUCS, Pennvelopes, PHINS.

  Guilty pleasure

  Sleeping in.

  Finally, do tell the public an embarrassing tale from Penn

  Awkward moments define my life.

• Eric Morris

  Position

  Secretary

  School & Major

  Wharton, Entrepreneurship

  Favorite Quote

  "Life is no 'brief candle' for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible" -George Bernard Shaw

  Where are you from?

  The Burbs of boston - Needham.

  Theme song when you walk into a room?

  Isn't She lovely - Stevie Wonder. I choose this song because whenever I walk into the room I try to be accompanied by at least 3 and a half gorgeous girls.

  If I say Penn, you say

  Why did you just say one word randomly?

  Define NSO in your own words

  Too unreal.

  I hear you are too active on campus, care to share your schedules with all the stalkers out there?

  I am honored you think i am too attractive on campus. Oh! You said active…sorry, I read it to fast. I am in Beta Theta Pi and work at the Wharton Entrepreneurial Program.

  Guilty pleasure

  Watching the Hills.

  Finally, do tell the public an embarrassing tale from Penn

  No real embarrassing ones, just awkward ones.

• Marcus Goodwin

  Position

  College Representative

  School & Major

  College, Urban Studies and French

  Favorite Quote

  "The best man is he who most tries to perfect himself, and the happiest man is he who most feels that he is perfecting himself." -Socrates

  Where are you from?

  Washington, DC now and forever.

  Theme song when you walk into a room?

  Digital Love -Daft Punk or Love Foolosophy -Jamiroquai

  If I say Penn, you say

  Party Ivy.

  Define NSO in your own words

  Controlled Mayhem.

  I hear you are too active on campus, care to share your schedules with all the stalkers out there?

  Cornerback on the Sprint Football team, Weiss Tech House Assistant, Co-Social Chair for the Muslim Student Association, I'm in St. Anthony Hall, Sayre Beacon Tutoring.

  Guilty pleasure

  Chunky Monkey - Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream.

  Finally, do tell the public an embarrassing tale from Penn

  I threw up before I even ran one lap of a charity 10k race. Everyone was staring at me like I had serious problems as my friends helped me up. I think I ate bad fruit beforehand.

• David Steinhardt

  Position

  College Representative

  School & Major

  College, PPE

  Favorite Quote

  "I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just gonna ask where they're going and hook up with them later." Mitch Hedberg

  Where are you from?

  New York City. I'm exotic.

  Theme song when you walk into a room?

  "It's Business Time" - Flight of the Conchords

  If I say Penn, you say

  State.

  Define NSO in your own words

  For freshman, it's awkward city. Population approx 2000. For those who are not freshman, it's hilarious.

  I hear you are too active on campus, care to share your schedules with all the stalkers out there?

  No thanks.

  Guilty pleasure

  Mario Kart 64.

  Finally, do tell the public an embarrassing tale from Penn

  Read my blog.

• Ariana Ireland

  Position

  Wharton Representative

  School & Major

  Wharton, Management & Global Analysis

  Favorite Quote

  "My momma always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.'"

  Where are you from?

  I'm a Colorado native.

  Theme song when you walk into a room?

  I've been really stuck on that song Forever by Chris Brown. But even something by David Guetta: Love Don't Let Me Go.

  If I say Penn, you say

  Quakers

  Define NSO in your own words

  It's a great time to meet new people and relax before class starts. Enjoy every minute of it.

  I hear you are too active on campus, care to share your schedules with all the stalkers out there?

  Penn Latin and Ballroom Dance Team- Social/Community Service Chair, Wharton Women, Intercultural Leadership Program. I also work at the Harrison Info Center desk. So you can come visit me... if you're nice.

  Guilty pleasure

  Chocolate

  Finally, do tell the public an embarrassing tale from Penn

  I trip... a lot. It's those darn stones on Locust Walk. They get me every time. So you can laugh at me. But my graceful poise being a dancer usually saves me... usually.

• G.J. Melendez-Torres

  Position

  Nursing Representative

  School & Major

  Wharton/Nursing

  Favorite Quote

  "Actions lie louder than words."

  Where are you from?

  I was born just a few miles from our lovely campus at Pennsylvania Hospital. Now, when I'm not at Penn, I call Princeton, NJ home.

  Theme song when you walk into a room?

  Um, CLEARLY it would be Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major for the piano. No, really. I'm not joking. …actually, I jest. How about Rock the Casbah by The Clash?

  If I say Penn, you say

  Class of 2011. That simple.

  Define NSO in your own words

  They say that your next four years won't be like NSO at all, but is that really true?

  I hear you are too active on campus, care to share your schedules with all the stalkers out there?

  When I'm not grooving out with the Class Board, I work with the cohort system in Wharton, the National Student Nurses' Association/Student Nurses at Penn, the New Spirit of Penn Gospel Choir, and FLASH.

  Guilty pleasure

  Telemundo. (Shhhh.)

  Finally, do tell the public an embarrassing tale from Penn

  I was giving a presentation in front of a hall full of people (about 600?). On my way to the podium, I face-planted HARD. As I dove out of the line of sight, the audience gave an audible gasp... and after hobbling to the microphone, I had to come up with a recovery, and I had to do it fast. Is that embarrassing enough?

• Mario Lanao

  Position

  SEAS Representative

  School & Major

  SEAS, Bioengineering

  Favorite Quote

  "No, this trick won't work…How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?"- Albert Einstein

  Where are you from?

  Hmm, first I started in Lima, Peru, hit a few places and now am settled in Connecticut, US of A.

  Theme song when you walk into a room?

  "You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell or "La Paga" by Juanes.

  If I say Penn, you say

  Amazing, I get impressed by the school all the time.

  Define NSO in your own words

  The ultimate college meet and greet, where memories are made and well…so much more.

  I hear you are too active on campus, care to share your schedules with all the stalkers out there?

  Sigma Phi Epsilon, Tour Guide with Kite and Key, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Latino Coalition, and I think that's enough info for you. Stop being creepy.

  Guilty pleasure

  Someone please help me but randomly dancing is mine.

  Finally, do tell the public an embarrassing tale from Penn

  Though there are so many to recall I hope this one is good. After eating lunch and trying to study on hot afternoon, I made the very natural decision to fall asleep on the bench outside of Towne Building. I soon woke up to several faces staring down at me. Startled, I gave a jolt and fell off the bench. And that is when I found out that a tour group had decided to stop in front of my napping place. The tour guide made a witty comment about engineers living at Towne as parents watched me jump up and walk/sprint out of there.

• Yiyi Zhou

  Position

  Webmaster

  School & Major

  SEAS, Digital Media Design

  Favorite Quote

  "Oh freddled gruntbuggly thy miticurations are to me, as plurdled gabbleblotchits on a lurgid bee." -Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  Where are you from?

  Born in Beijing, raised in the DC/MD/VA region.

  Theme song when you walk into a room?

  "Schadenfreude" from the Avenue Q Soundtrack.

  If I say Penn, you say

  Huh?

  Define NSO in your own words

  Not So Orderly.

  I hear you are too active on campus, care to share your schedules with all the stalkers out there?

  Punch Bowl, Kite and Key, SIGGRAPH, SIGCHI, Women in Computer Science.

  Guilty pleasure

  Perez Hilton.

  Finally, do tell the public an embarrassing tale from Penn

  I can't think of any off the top of my head.

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