D2 Outreach Coordinator Position Report

Ever since I joined SNDA in the fall quarter of 2016 and volunteered at events throughout the school year, I wanted to become more active. I knew I wanted to be within the organization. After recently reviewing the different board positions, Specifically the D2 Outreach Coordinator position certainly sparked my interest., I will be entering into my second year of dental school at UCSF. I chose to apply for this board position at this time in my dental school career because I know that I will have time to fully commit myself to the organization. SNDA is making an impact on those that they are reaching out to.as a Future dentist I want to make an Impact on the community. However, as a current student, I want to make an Impact now and this position

Ultimately, my goal is to help grow the organization, and discover new philanthropy events for members to get involved and serve underserved bay area communities. Additionally, I plan to help continue and implement new outreach programs to educate minorities who are interested in dentistry. As a weekly food bank volunteer at Loaves and Fishes, I was responsible for serving hot meals to the homeless and low- income within the Contra Costa County. As I volunteered, I began to realize the immense difference I was making in their lives. They were exceedingly grateful of me, which as a result impacted my life.

. I wasn’t aware that there was an SNDA or any organization that was dedicated to my success as a minority. My reason for being involved initially was I knew the feeling of no direction and never sure where the next step was. I made a promise to myself that I will commit my knowledge, time and resources to helping other minorities obtain their goals and dreams of being a dentist. SNDA gives hope, direction, and commitment. I share the same values with the organization. I believe we have a mutual goal and this is the reason why I believe I am a perfect fit for this

I am also looking to get out of my comfort zone, while sustaining a leadership role within Us. I consider myself an organized, thorough and persistent individual. SNDA holds multiple events which requires all of the aforementioned skills. Annual impressions day is an event I look forward to helping plan. I was a part of this year’s Impressions day as a volunteer. It was a successfully planned event and I want to continue to make this day as informative as it is fun for our future students. In addition, SNDA has so much to offer; I want to continue to find ways for our members to get involved in other outreach programs. My other goal for the organization is to increase the number of volunteers, which will allow us to expand our initiatives; while discovering new opportunities for everyone to get involved. Being in an outreach organization before UCSF, I know how important, yet sometimes difficult it is to sustain volunteers as we all get busy sometimes. I believe with my persistence and organizational skills I will be able to afford more opportunities to those who can’t make certain days. In conclusion, when I graduate I want to leave UCSF knowing that I made an impact on someone’s life, SNDA will allow me to continue my passion and help make those