School: Taconic High School
Email: schmidt.tim03@yahoo.com
Vice-President: CarrieMartin
Email: carriejolyn123@aol.com
School: Greater New Bedford Reg. Voc. Tech. High School
Year Of Graduation: 2013
Years in BPA: 3 years
Hobbies: Skiing, Swimming, and Biking
Why did you become a State Officer?: I became a State Officer to expand my advantages in encouraging and motivating our members. It is easy for me to move back and forth between leading and supporting as I judge witch quality is best for each situation. I believe that this quality will be a great asset to our State Officer team. I also wanted to make sure that everyone always feels respected and kindly treated. I aspired to work with our state officer team to advance BPA to its highest potential.
What does being a State Officer mean to you?: I understand that holding this title brings with it high responsibility. To me, being a State Officer is a position of pride, responsibility, and mentorship. I plan to act as an exceptional role model to our extraordinary BPA members. A state officer must be dependable, friendly, and maintain a professional attitude.
What does BPA mean to you?: I have admired Business Professionals of America ever since I was educated of it. Few organizations are like BPA. We offer competitions full of professionalism and good spirits. We are today’s students and tomorrow’s business professionals! I love BPA for the wide array of rewards (both internal and external) that this organization offers us as its members.
Secretary: Craig Spencer-Hopkins
Email: c.spencerhopkins@gmail.com
School: Taconic High School
Year Of Graduation: 2013
Years in BPA: 3 years
Hobbies: Football, Swimming
Why did you become a State Officer?: I became a State Officer because I wanted to better myself as a leader, and help better BPA as a whole. I also felt that I could benefit the organization and each of it’s members with my ideas.
What does being a State Officer mean to you?: Being a State Officer to me is a position of great responsibility. It is a lot of hard work, but extremely worth it in the end. Being able to say I am a state officer makes me feel better about myself because I can say what an honor it is to serve for such a great program.
What does BPA mean to you?: BPA is an amazing program that has helped shape me into a responsible young man. It has helped me become more involved in my community and in my school. It is by far the greatest program I have spent my time with and it is something I look forward to in my last two years of high school. It truly means a lot to me, and I am sure to speak highly of it, and recommend it to anyone with an opportunity to take part in the program.
Treasurer: Christian Harding
Email: cpharding618@gmail.com
School: Greater New Bedford Voc Tech
Year Of Graduation: 2013
Years in BPA: 2 years
Hobbies: Reading
Why did you become a State Officer?: There are two main reasons I became a State Officer. For starters, I wanted to prove that I can be a leader. Furthermore, I wanted to make a lasting impression on my fellow members of BPA.
What does being a State Officer mean to you?: Being a State Officer means improving my leadership and teamwork skills, meeting new people, and representing myself and my state as a responsible leader.
What does BPA mean to you?: To me, BPA is an organization which, as its name suggests, allows its members to grow both in their professions (the business aspect) and professionally. As I stated in my campaign speech, BPA helped restore some of my self confidence which was lacking before I joined the organization and I feel as though it can do the same to others, with myself serving as the perfect example.
Officer at Large: Cora Bernier
Email: coratheexplorer@aim.com
School: Bristol Plymouth
Year Of Graduation: 2013
Years in BPA: 2 years
Hobbies: Golf, Singing
Why did you become a State Officer?: I became a State Officer because I believe that I needed to show people that I truly care about BPA and it was a great opportunity to boost my confidence. I also believe that I have good leadership qualities and I want to give back to the organization because becoming a State Officer has been one of my greatest accomplishments.
What does being a State Officer mean to you?: Being a State Officer means the world to me. It means that I love Business Professionals of America and I want to continue with it and be involved as much as I possibly can. This position that I was given was an honor and I will try my hardest to be successful in all that I do. Being a state officer and representing Massachusetts also gives me the drive to succeed.
What does BPA mean to you?:BPA has changed my life so much. When I ran for office, I had to speak in front of people when I wasn’t completely comfortable. BPA helps me break out of my shell and it has already given me so much. I have met so many amazing people, learned to present and compete and I also learned to campaign. These are all things that could potentially help my future and BPA is a huge part of my life.
Officer at Large: Andrew PimentelYear of Graduation: 2013
Why did you become a state officer? I became a state officer because BPA has done so much for me that I wanted give back. There are many qualities that I have to benefit the State Officer team. I’m going to do the best to my ability to make sure everyone knows what BPA is. So next time someone asks “What’s BPA?” They can answer with confidence.
