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This page lists the Outreach members of the KPC. They are primarily responsible for recruiting volunteers for Pen Pals and BookMARK, planning fundraisers, and getting the word out to campus about K-grams!

Christine Armbruster
Outreach

chrliz@umich.edu
Senior
Economics, French minor

Birthday: October 22
Favorite fairy tale: Peter Pan
Favorite game: Othello
Favorite candy: Heath bar
Favorite cartoon character: Betty Boop
Favorite quote: "You are unique. In the history of the world there was never anyone else like you."
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: New Zealand/Australia
Favorite college experience: Michigan Football Games!
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: Get 100 student groups for Kids-Fair
Favorite K-grams t-shirt: 07-08
My wish: to "see the world"
My friends would describe me as: Outrageous

Nina Vachhani
Outreach

nvachhani@umich.edu
Sophomore
Neuroscience

Birthday: January 7
Role model: My dad
Favorite fairy tale: Disney Movies: Beauty and the Beast
Favorite game: Taboo
Favorite candy: Watermelon sour patches
Favorite cartoon character: Princess Jasmine
Favorite quote: Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: Egypt
Favorite college experience: Doing the wave at football games
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: Make more of an effort to visit the elementary schools and get people I know to join the fun!
Favorite K-grams t-shirt: This year's shirts!
My wish: To try to figure out what career path I want to take by the end of the year.
My friends would describe me as: energetic, friendly


Katie Boccaccio
Outreach

kboccacc@umich.edu
Junior
Economics
Birthday: May 20
Role model: Leeza Kossak
Favorite fairy tale: The Princess Diaries
Favorite game: Pretty Pretty Princess
Favorite candy: Peanut M&Ms
Favorite cartoon character: Ariel from The Little Mermaid
Favorite quote: "These are the best days of our lives!"
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: Greece
Favorite college experience: Football games vs. Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Michigan State
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: 100 student groups at Kids-Fair!
Favorite K-grams t-shirt: Blue 2004
My wish: to travel the world
My friends would describe me as: amazingly wonderful.

Leeza Kossak
Outreach

leezak@umich.edu
Junior
Psychology/Pre-Dental
Birthday: November 30
Role model: Katie Boccaccio
Favorite fairy tale: A CInderella Story
Favorite game: Mall Madness
Favorite candy: Reeses
Favorite cartoon character: Carebears
Favorite quote: "It's the heart that really matters in the end"
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: Greece
Favorite college experience: football games
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: Making kids happy
Favorite K-grams t-shirt: This year's! Green and yellow
My wish: to travel the world
My friends would describe me as: weird

Melissa Serwer
Outreach

mjserwer@umich.edu
Sennior
Psychology
Birthday: February 18
Role model: Oprah
Favorite fairy tale: Cinderella
Favorite game: LIFE
Favorite candy: Tootsie Rolls
Favorite cartoon character: Strawberry Shortcake
Favorite quote: I didn't invent the rainy day, I just have the best umbrella -Almost Famous
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: the island of Fiji
Favorite college experience: All 4 Welcome Weeks
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: To make new friends
Favorite K-grams t-shirt: The green one - 2007
My wish: To be successful and travel the world
My friends would describe me as: Shy but funny


Julie Zhu
Outreach
jlzhu@umich.edu
Sophomore
Biology
Birthday: April 19
Role model: My mom
Favorite fairy tale: 3 Little Pigs
Favorite game: Life
Favorite candy: chocolate
Favorite cartoon character: Mushu
Favorite quote: "It's true that you never know what you had until you lose it, but you also never know what you're missing until it arrives"
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: Mongolia
Favorite college experience: sleeping in
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: have fun while contributing to the organization
Favorite K-grams t-shirt: 2007-2008
My wish: To always be happy :)
My friends would describe me as: Random and easily amused

Jay Kohler
Outreach

jakohler@umich.edu
Junior
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Birthday: May 3
Role model: My grandfather
Favorite fairy tale: Robin Hood
Favorite game: Monopoly
Favorite candy: Reese's
Favorite cartoon character: Rocko
Favorite quote: "You never get a second chance to make a first impression"
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: Australia
Favorite college experience: Football games
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: Increase attendance by student organizations
Favorite K-grams t-shirt: This year's, of course!
My wish: To one day own my own construction company
My friends would describe me as: Charismatic

Alli Curley
Outreach

allimae@umich.edu
Sophomore
Computer Engineering and French

Birthday: May 21
Role model: My little sister Katherine
Favorite fairy tale: Sleeping Beauty
Favorite game: Monopoly
Favorite candy: Reese's peanut butter cups
Favorite cartoon character: Jasmine (from Aladdin)
Favorite quote: "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" -Ghandi
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: South Africa
Favorite college experience: Joining my sorority
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: Get every pen pal to come to Kids-Fair
Favorite K-grams t-shirt: Our new green ones!
My wish: Peace on Earth :)
My friends would describe me as: Ambitious, impulsive, idealiztic, responsible


Kendall Ziegler
Outreach

kzig@umich.edu
Junior
Brain, Behavior and Cognitive Science
Birthday: Spetember 6
Role model: My mom
Favorite fairy tale: Sleeping Beauty
Favorite game: Mall Madness!
Favorite candy: Swedish Fish
Favorite cartoon character: Scooby-Doo
Favorite quote: "Live each day as if it were your last"
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: Australia
Favorite college experience: Football games!
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: Get every member of K-grams to go to a BookMARK session
Favorite K-grams t-shirt: The new green ones!
My wish: That I live a long, healthy life
My friends would describe me as: Responsible, a clean freak, and tons of fun! :)

Lindsey Finn
Outreach

lbfinn@umich.edu
Junior
Organizational Studies
Birthday: February 17
Role model: My Dad
Favorite fairy tale: Cinderella
Favorite game: Playing Taboo
Favorite candy: Milky Way
Favorite cartoon character: Spongebob
Favorite quote: Carpe Diem-Live life to the fullest!
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: Spain
Favorite college experience: Can't choose-each year keeps getting better!
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: Make a difference!
Favorite K-grams t-shirt: This year!
My wish: End world hunger
My friends would describe me as: Adventurous

Jenny Chiu
Outreach


jcychiu@umich.edu
Sophomore
Business
Birthday:July 19
Favorite fairy tale: Cinderella
Favorite game: Monopoly
Favorite candy: Lollipop
Favorite cartoon character: Spongebob
Favorite quote: "If you can dream it, you can do it" -Walt Disney
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: France, Germany, Spain...
Favorite college experience: Potbelly :)
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: Bring smiles :) to the team
My wish: Travel around the world!
My friends would describe me as: Food-lover, sleep-lover

Kausar Hafeez
Outreach

kjhafeez@umich.edu
Junior
Neuroscience and Linguistics
Spanish minor
Birthday: September 29
Role model: My mom :)
Favorite fairy tale: Aladdin
Favorite game: Candyland
Favorite candy: Snickers!
Favorite cartoon character: Tigger
Favorite quote: "Let's hug it out"
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: Australia and Turkey
Favorite college experience: U-M football games!!!
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: I want to get a ton of people involved in BookMARK and Kids-Fair
Favorite K-grams t-shirt: This year- green & yellow
My wish: To become a doctor and to join the Peace Corps
My friends would describe me as: Ambitious, lively, friendly, outspoken, and insane!

Lindy Stevens
Outreach

lindstev@umich.edu
Junior
Public Policy
Birthday: December 11
Role model: Mom
Favorite fairy tale: 3 Little Pigs
Favorite game: Hungry, Hungry Hippos
Favorite candy: Peanut M&Ms
Favorite cartoon character: Stitch
Favorite quote: "It's not when but who you're with that really matters."
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: South Africa
Favorite college experience: Hanging out with my friends
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: Have a great Kids-Fair
My wish: To have as much fun as possible
My friends would describe me as: Funny

Emily Jaskowski
Outreach

emjaskow@umich.edu
Sophomore
Neuroscience
Birthday: January 22
Favorite fairy tale: Sleeping Beauty
Favorite game: Taboo
Favorite candy: Reeses
Favorite cartoon character: Doug
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: Costa Rica
Favorite K-grams t-shirt: The green one
My wish: To work as an orthopedic surgeon for a professional sports team
My friends would describe me as: witty

Carrie Dubin
Outreach

carriedu@umich.edu
Sophomore
Pre-med; Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Science
Birthday: January 6
Role model: My family
Favorite fairy tale: Cinderella
Favorite game: Apples to Apples
Favorite candy: Dots
Favorite cartoon character: Boo from Monsters, Inc.
Favorite quote: "Shoot for the moon and if you miss, you'll land among the stars"
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: Europe and Australia
Favorite college experience: My friends, Bubble Island, football games
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: Make kids smile
Favorite K-grams t-shirt: The one with the smiley face on the back
My wish: To positively impact many people
My friends would describe me as: fun, caring, random, loves Bubble Tea

 

Vickie Chien
Outreach

vachien@umich.edu
Junior
Sports Management and Communications
Birthday: March 5
Role model: My sister :)
Favorite fairy tale: Hercules
Favorite game: Star Wars Monopoly
Favorite candy: Skittles/Peanut Butter M&Ms
Favorite cartoon character: The kids from "Recess"
Favorite quote: The only place where sucess comes before work is in the dictionary.
If I could travel anywhere, I would visit: Australia
Favorite college experience: Football games; playing Tetris with my best friends in my apartment
One thing I want to accomplish with K-grams this year: To put on a sucessful Kids-Fair
Favorite K-grams t-shirt: The orange one
My wish: To be happy
My friends would describe me as: Energetic, fun-loving, and totally AWESOME! :)

 



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