Phone: 805.756.2014 Email: akaiwile@calpoly.edu

Andrene Kaiwi-Lenting Assistant Director, Student Life & Leadership Director, Orientation Programs Professional staff member who oversees the running of the program. The assistant director is also the liaison between the volunteers and the campus and community resources and University officials. Andrene is a Cal Poly graduate (B.S., Home Economics, 1991; M.A., Counseling & Guidance, 2006) and proud alumnus of Week of Welcome Boards in 1989 and 1990. She's a past president of the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA). When she's not working, she loves cruising around in her Uku La. She can shop like no other. She loves to be pampered. (Spa treatment, anyone?) And, she would veg in her pajama's all day eating bon-bons, if she could!

Phone: 805.756.2233 Email: mockford@gmail.com

Jason Mockford Graduate Assistant, Orientation Programs Graduate student staff who supports Orientation Programs office projects. Jason is a Cal Poly graduate (B.S., Graphic Communication, 2005) and is an alumnus of Week of Welcome Boards in 2003 and 2005. He comes from Auburn, California. Jason enjoys reminiscing about the nineties, and thinks that, for the most part, music and television were better then. In fall 2006, he started the graduate program at Cal Poly in counseling and guidance in higher education and student affairs.

Phone: 805.756.5120 Email: harmony.3d@gmail.com

Harmony Quismundo-Newman Graduate Assistant, Orientation Programs Graduate student staff who supports Orientation Programs office projects. Harmony is a Cal Poly grad (B.S., Animal Science, 2006.) She's starting the graduate program for Counseling and Guidance in Higher Education in Fall 2007. Originally from sunny San Diego, Harmony is in love with San Luis Obispo and never wants to leave! (Sorry, Mom & Dad.) In her spare time, she enjoys pretending to be an old lady - crocheting, baking, and gardening. She'll never pass up a shopping trip or a day at the beach!

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• Creating a training program for TEAM WOW and Leaders in Training.
• Creating a schedule of events for the week.
• Serving as liaisons between WOW and community and campus resources.
• Overseeing the week and making sure things are happening correctly and efficiently.

Maeve Blessing Events & Entertainment Chair Maeve is a fourth year nutrition major with an art minor who hales from Yreka, California (that's right up close to the Oregon border, if ya didn't know!).  She enjoys swings, a light rain, and won't say no to coffee cake. You can often find Maeve debating the topics of manatees and health care. When she grows up she hopes to travel the country in her air stream trailer run entirely on bio-diesel and eat nothing but organic fruits and vegetables. While on this adventure, she plans to make a living through intimidation and selling people things they don't need.

Alex Dunks Campus & Community Relations Co-Chair Multimedia Co-Chair Alex is a fourth-year Business Administration student with concentrations in Marketing and International Management, as well as a Spanish minor.  He will be graduating in June 2008.  Alex is originally from Santa Cruz, CA.  He enjoys sarcasm, cooking, playing guitar, single-handedly saving the environment, and making lists of things that he likes.  After WOW, he's hoping he might finally have time to exercise semi-regularly.  And maybe get a job.  Or travel.  He's indecisive.  And long-winded.

Paul Foster Administration Chair Paul is a fourth year student pursuing a degree in Physics.  Even though his degree will be in the science field, he sees himself working in the business world. He would like to either go to the east coast or back to Orange County where he grew up.  Paul is the kind of guy you always see with a smile on his face, which spreads like wildfire.  When he's not on campus, you might see him working hard at the downtown Jamba Juice.  Besides work and school, he is a big fan of fantasy and sci-fi movies, but will take any chance he gets to hit the slopes on his snowboard.

Annie Ohlig Campus & Community Relations Co-Chair Multimedia Co-Chair Annie is a fourth-year student double-majoring in Accounting and Music. She was born and raised in Newport Beach, California, organizing things and playing the piano. Annie hopes one day to open a private piano studio and share the gift of music with the world! She finds joy in sparkles, butterflies, rainbows, and everything natural and beautiful about the world, especially the people in it. One day Annie will do something great...

Amanda Raudsep Family Orientation Chair Amanda is a fourth year psychology major minoring in biology. She hails from Fremont, CA and thanks her parents for all of their love and support.  If all goes well, she hopes to one day open her own combination palm reading/art studio where children of all ages can sculpt, draw, paint and learn about the future. If that plan fails, she would like to go to medical school for pediatric neurology and help people.

Andy Tack Awareness Chair Andy Tack is a fourth year Agribusiness major, with a concentration in finance and appraisal, as well as a Wine and Viticulture minor. Andy was raised in Stockton, CA but attended high school in THE OC. Besides WOW, he spends his spare time hanging with friends and working at the bowling alley, where he works on improving his personal best of 184. Andy hopes to one day achieve rap superstardom, but if his career is derailed, he wants to work in the field of business.

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Team WOW 2008 Roster

Selected by the board and the assistant director, these 47 returning student volunteers have one of two Team roles: Facilitators and Production Crew members. The Production Crew (PCs) are the “behind the scenes” staff and are the backbone of TEAM. They are responsible for creating weekly training skits, for making sure TEAM has the materials they need, and have the option to help train the student leaders also. Facilitators (FACs) are directly responsible for training and evaluating a group of student leaders. It's important to note that PC's and FACs have the same training. In the event a FAC cannot fulfill their duty, a PC must be ready to step in and take over. Along with their team roles, Team members are assigned to different committees to assist the board members in creating and organizing training activities and events during WOW.

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These student leaders (LIT's) have direct contact with the incoming students. These students go through ten weeks of high-energy training. Approximately 500 student volunteers train three hours of every Tuesday night in preparation for the week of welcome. They have the choice of being Staff members or Orientation Leaders in the fall. Staff members help setup and break down events, register new students, and make sure the week runs smoothly. Orientation Leaders are usually paired male-female and have between 12 and 20 new students.

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The incoming students that go through Week of Welcome and the main reason why we're here!!

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