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Clark University Outing Club
Student Leadership
             and Programming
950 Main Street
Worcester MA 01610-1400
Email outingclub@clarku.edu
Executive Board 2016-2017

Executive Board members are elected in spring 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.

Katie Luczai- President
Leah Isenberg- Treasurer
Jenna DeFosse- Secretary
Owen Connell- Officer-at-Large
Hannah Kogut- Officer-at-Large
Juliet Kyaw- Officer-at-Large
Lauren Liderman- Officer-at-Large
Kendra Melanson- Officer-at-Large
Anh Nhu- Officer-at-Large
Mary Schiffer- Officer-at-Large
Josh Wood- Officer-at-Large
Mugsy Moose- Mascot
Greg Doerschler- Club Advisor

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


Katie

Katie Luczai

Position: President

Year of graduation: 2017

Major: Political Science and Global Environmental Studies with a Theatre Arts minor

Hometown: Bedford, Massachusetts

Favorite part of the Outing Club: Meeting new cool people.

Favorite Outing Club trip: Sea Kayaking in Cape Ann during Fall Break 2013.

Favorite weather: Sunny with a chance of meatballs

Favorite place on Clark's campus: The Green

Favorite method of relaxation: Going for a walk in nature! #nature #getsome

A song that makes me want to dance: I Love It by Icona Pop (literally always)

Really good at: Using highlighters

Scared of: Not eating enough macaroons in my lifetime.

If I could live in any time period: THE PRESENT

Famous person I would like to meet: Me in the future.

Fun fact: I'm a ferocious Leo!


Leah

Leah Isenberg

Position: Treasurer

Year of graduation: 2019

Major: Undecided

Hometown: Melrose, Massachusetts

Favorite part of the Outing Club: Meeting new people

Favorite Outing Club trip: Indoor High ropes course and the rock climbing gym.

Favorite weather: Sunny but not humid

Favorite place on Clark's campus: Third floor of the library.

Favorite method of relaxation: Yoga

Really good at: Rock climbing

Fun fact: I have two middle names.


Jenna

Jenna DeFosse

Position: Secretary

Year of graduation: 2019

Major: Double Major in Spanish & Undecided

Hometown: Olney, Maryland

Favorite part of the Outing Club: The AWESOME people and the outdoors.

Favorite Outing Club trip: Walden Pond

Favorite weather: Crisp, cold, blue-tinted winter days.

Favorite place on Clark's campus: The Green and the fourth floor of the library.

Favorite method of relaxation: Making a list of all the things I need to do and drinking tea.

A song that makes me want to dance: Get Ur Freak On by Missy Elliott

Really good at: Staying hydrated and making regular trips to the bathroom.

Scared of: Butterflies

If I could live in any time period: Ancient Greece

Famous person I would like to meet: The Pope!

Fun fact: I play Ultimate Frisbee.


Owen

Owen Connell

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2018

Major: English

Hometown: North Haven, Connecticut

Favorite part of the Outing Club: The awesome people on the e-board!

Favorite Outing Club trip: Cape Ann Whale Watch

Favorite weather: Heavy snow or thunderstorms, preferably at night.

Favorite place on Clark's campus: The Green at Alden Quad

Favorite method of relaxation: Knitting while stretched out on a couch with music playing, preferably with some coffee, tea, and cake.

A song that makes me want to dance: Bloody Stream by Coda

Really good at: Collecting plushies, random facts about animation, reading, writing, and knitting.

Scared of: Leeches

If I could live in any time period: Ain't no time but the present, though 1920's New York would be cool.

Famous person I would like to meet: Danny Trejo or Guillermo del Toro

Fun fact: I hate bottlenose dolphins.


Hannah

Hannah Kogut

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2017

Major: Film and History

Hometown: Ellington, Connecticut

Spirit animal: Hawk

Favorite gear: My waterproof pant covers

Favorite Outing Club trip: Anything with beautiful views

Favorite club activity: Hiking

Favorite procrastination tip: Anywhere outside, for as long as possible.

Always wanted to: Be able to travel anywhere in the world without worrying about a little something like MONEY.

Scared of: The dark and the night. For real, man! What could be lurking? You have no idea.

Favorite place: Woods

Fun fact: I did competitive archery for four years!

Favorite cereal: Gluten intolerant :(   But Rice Chex are pretty stellar.

Favorite quote: You are a child of the universe, my dear. You have the forest itself running through your veins.


Juliet

Juliet Kyaw

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2019

Major: International Development and Social Change & Philosophy

Hometown: Yangon, Myanmar

Favorite part of the Outing Club: The dedication to get Clarkies to get outdoors.

Favorite Outing Club trip: Cape Ann Whale Watch!

Favorite weather: The Monsoon Period in Myanmar or a sunny day in Worcester in Spring or Fall.

Favorite place on Clark's campus: It's a secret ;)

Favorite method of relaxation: Watching random videos on Youtube.

A song that makes me want to dance: Runaway Baby by Bruno Mars

Really good at: Being a friend :)

Scared of: Leeches

If I could live in any time period: Nope. Now is the best time.

Famous person I would like to meet: Siddartha Gautama

Fun fact: I like volunteering and hiking!


Kendra

Kendra Melanson

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2019

Major: Environmental Science

Hometown: Natick, Massachusetts

Favorite part of the Outing Club: Smelling some nice woodsy air.

Favorite Outing Club trip: Fall Break 2015 in the White Mountains

Favorite weather: Sunny and 75F

Favorite place on Clark's campus: The Green on a warm day.

Favorite method of relaxation: Running

Fun fact: I was formerly a culinary student.


Anh

Anh Nhu

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2019

Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Hometown: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Favorite part of the Outing Club: Meeting new people

Favorite Outing Club trip: Snowtubing at Ski Ward

Favorite weather: Sunny and warm

Favorite method of relaxation: Reading books, and going out to nature.

Scared of: Lizards


Mary

Mary Schiffer

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2019

Major: Undecided

Hometown: Narragansett, Rhode Island (the most beautiful beachy town)

Favorite part of the Outing Club: Getting off campus & into nature!!!

Favorite Outing Club trip: Mt. Monadnock

Favorite weather: Summer thunderstorms

Favorite place on Clark's campus: Tranquility garden

Favorite method of relaxation: Reading, writing, eating popcorn

A song that makes me want to dance: I dance to the rhythm of life and air guitar to Dogs by Pink Floyd

Really good at: Guitar Hero

Scared of: Spiders and the dark. (Who knows what could be hiding??? Maybe spiders!)

If I could live in any time period: 1960-70s (hippies & rock and roll)

Famous person I would like to meet: Lana Del Rey

Fun fact: I can rap any eminem song.


Josh

Josh Wood

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2019

Major: Political Science (probably)

Hometown: New York City

Favorite part of the Outing Club: Going outdoors with amazing people.

Favorite Outing Club trip: Franconia Notch in the White Mountains

Favorite weather: The first warm weekend of spring

Favorite place on Clark's campus: Fuller Quad

Favorite method of relaxation: Napping

A song that makes me want to dance: Satellite by Rise Against

Really good at: Winning arguments in my head.

Scared of: Needles

If I could live in any time period: Ancient Rome

Famous person I would like to meet: Alex Honnold

Fun fact: I play quidditch


Mugsy

Mugsy Moose

Position: Mascot

Major: Environmental Science

Hometown: Clark University; Worcester MA

Favorite part of the Outing Club: Getting my picture taken on trips.

Favorite Outing Club trip: Eagle Lake Wildlife Sanctuary; Holden MA

Favorite weather:

Favorite place on Clark's campus: The Green, where it all began!

Favorite method of relaxation: Eating tubs of Moose Tracks ice cream.

A song that makes me want to dance: The Moose Song

Really good at: Smiling! Being carried around in people's backpacks! Peering into tree holes!

Scared of:

If I could live in any time period:

Famous person I would like to meet: Bullwinkle

Fun fact: My life story is here.


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