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Clark University Outing Club
Student Leadership
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Worcester MA 01610-1400
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Executive Board 2015-2016

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.

Stefan Dutka- President
Ashley Burke- Treasurer
Andrew Bellesis- Secretary
Rosie Berman- Officer-at-Large
Nick Charney- Officer-at-Large
Rose Kendrick- Officer-at-Large
Hannah Kogut- Officer-at-Large (studying abroad in spring '16)
Katie Luczai- Officer-at-Large (studying abroad in spring '16)
Sarah Matthews- Officer-at-Large
Alex Sturtevant- Officer-at-Large
Mugsy Moose- Mascot
Greg Doerschler- Club Advisor

Stefan

Stefan Dutka

Position: President

Year of graduation: 2016

Major: Management

Hometown: Durham, New Hampshire

Spirit animal: Bear

Favorite gear: Contractor bags and duct tape.

Favorite Outing Club trip: White Mountains trip 2013

Favorite club activity: Hiking

Favorite procrastination tip: Climbing objects

Always wanted to: Skydive, go to South America, find a never-ending stash of cashews

Scared to: Miss a zombie apocalypse.

Favorite place: Top of a mountain.

Fun fact: I have two middle names.

Favorite cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Favorite quote: Live every week like it's Shark Week. - Tracy Jordan


Ashley

Ashley Burke

Position: Treasurer

Year of graduation: 2016

Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Hometown: Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Favorite gear: My hiking boots

Favorite Outing Club trip: Acadia National Park

Favorite club activity: Nature Connection hikes

Favorite procrastination tip: Knitting

Always wanted to: Travel everywhere.

Scared to: fall from very a very high place, and spiders.

Fun fact: I speak Portuguese and am a third degree black belt.

Favorite cereal: Cheerios

Favorite quote: The world is not beautiful, therefore it is. - Kino, from Kino's Journey


Andrew

Andrew Bellesis

Position: Secretary

Year of graduation: 2016

Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Hometown: Holden, Massachusetts

Favorite gear: My skis

Favorite Outing Club trip: Acadia National Park

Favorite club activity: Climbing mountains

Favorite procrastination tip: Go for a hike

Always wanted to: Draw a perfect hexagon on the first try.

Scared to: Fear itself.

Favorite place: The woods in winter.

Fun fact: Cesium is my favorite element.

Favorite cereal: Corn flakes

Favorite quote: Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction. - Albert Einstein


Rosie

Rosie Berman

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2016

Major: Political Science

Hometown: Marblehead, Massachusetts

Favorite Outing Club trip: Cross-country skiing at Windblown in NH

Favorite club activity: Hiking and cross-country skiing

Favorite procrastination tip: Going for a hike.

Always wanted to: Travel the world.

Scared to: Crash on skis.

Favorite place: Top of a mountain

Fun fact: I'm a writer.

Favorite cereal: Cheerios (classic!)


Nick

Nick Charney

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2018

Major: Neuroscience

Hometown: Pepperell, Massachusetts

Spirit animal: A weiner dog

Favorite gear: Water bottle

Favorite Outing Club trip: All the mountains; all the trails

Favorite club activity: Eating sunlight, breathing water, drinking leaves & twigs

Favorite procrastination tip: Biking until all of my hair falls out.

Always wanted to: Use the eternal science of Marxism-Lennonism to reduce capitalism to a smoldering crater.

Scared to: Talk to boys.

Favorite place: My basement

Fun fact:

Favorite cereal: Cheerios

Favorite quote: What was the butler's name? - D. Scott Monahan


Rose

Rose Kendrick

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2018

Major: Undeclared

Hometown: Northampton, Massachusetts

Spirit animal: Iberian Ibex

Favorite gear: My rock climbing shoes

Favorite Outing Club trip: Acadia National Park and Franconia Notch in the White Mountains

Favorite club activity: Rock climbing and skiing

Favorite procrastination tip: Go exploring and climb things (trees, boulders, walls, etc.)!

Always wanted to: Bike-pack across the United States, backpack throuh South America, go skydiving.

Scared to: Fall and get injured.

Favorite place: Azuay, Ecuador

Fun fact: I am a poet and participated in weekly creative writing workshops for ten years.

Favorite cereal: Crispex

Favorite quote: Miracles? Really? How ‘bout reoccurring moments that highlight how much we have not been paying attention. - Buddy Wakefield


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.


Katie

Katie Luczai

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2017

Major: Political Science

Hometown: Bedford, Massachusetts

Spirit animal: Red Panda

Favorite gear: My hiking boots

Favorite Outing Club trip: Sea kayaking in Cape Ann

Favorite club activity: Hiking!

Favorite procrastination tip: Going for a walk in nature.

Always wanted to: Find Naria.

Scared to: Honeydew Melon. Seriously.

Favorite place: Fawn Lake

Fun fact: I will eat all kinds of pie.

Favorite cereal: Golden Grahams

Favorite quote: Blerg! - Liz Lemon


Sarah

Sarah Mathews

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2016

Major: Communication and Culture

Hometown: Worcester, Massachusetts

Spirit animal: Dolphin

Favorite gear: Waterproof jacket

Favorite Outing Club trip: Purgatory Chasm

Favorite club activity: Nature Connection hikes

Favorite procrastination tip: Look up some local hiking trails, print out some maps, and go on an adventure!

Always wanted to: Go surfing in Hawaii; play with sloths in South America; have the real "world's best cup of coffee".

Scared to: watch Tim Burton claymation films. But actually, they terrify me.

Favorite place: Can't choose...Maui, Hawaii and Wachusett Reservoir...just close to the water!

Fun fact: I won my high school an award at Boston University by impersonating Sarah Palin.

Favorite cereal: Apple Jacks

Favorite quote: This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. - Polonius (Hamlet)


Alex

Alex Sturtevant

Position: Officer-at-Large

Year of graduation: 2016

Major: Environmental Science and Policy

Hometown: Freeport, Maine

Spirit animal: Monkey

Favorite gear: A hat for every season

Favorite Outing Club trip: Skyzone Trampoline Gym

Favorite club activity: Hiking and slacklining

Favorite procrastination tip: Get outside, have fun on the Green and around campus.

Always wanted to: Drop everything and car camp in an old volkswagen across the country with a friend.

Scared to: Be alone on an empty sea.

Favorite place: The Goslings

Fun fact: I'm probably the one slacklining on the green. Come join!!!

Favorite quote: The best journeys answer questions that in the beginning you didn't even think to ask. - Jeff Johnson


Mugsy

Mugsy Moose

Position: Mascot

Major: Environmental Science

Hometown: Clark University; Worcester MA

Spirit animal: Umm... moose!

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

Favorite club activity: Being carried around in people's backpacks! Peering into tree holes!

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

Favorite procrastination tip: Eating tubs of Moose Tracks ice cream.

Always wanted to: Visit FAO Schwartz (I heard the walls are lined with stuffed animals!)

More Fun Facts: Read my whole life story here.

Favorite quote: To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. - Jane Austen