Post-grad Plans

Before I get to some exciting news that involves my plan after graduation I wanted to finish my discussion about the structure of AIESEC and how the local level relates to the rest of the global community. Just as their is an executive board at each local committee, each country that AIESEC is present in is run by a national team of AIESECers that have worked their way up from the local level. These are typically recent graduates of colleges from that country, but it is not unusual to have national teams with international AIESECers on them. These teams consist of 5-12 people usually, depending on the team structure decided by the elected president. The name for the national team of each country is their member committee, led by the member committee president.

Each member committee provides guidance and resources to the local committees and drives national strategies for AIESEC in that country. The team consists of various VPs and director positions that cater to the VPs and team leaders on the local level with their respective positions. They also represent AIESEC United States in the global network of AIESEC International.

This would be the point where I proudly announce that I have been selected for the 2014-2015 Member Committee of AIESEC United States!

My official title is Director of Account Delivery. What this means is I'll be the member committee position responsible for all of the local committee VP's of Account Delivery, the position that I served as during my executive board term in 2013.

As you can see from this graphic, our team is still not complete. Our leader, Niels, planned for a team of twelve, three of those positions have not been filled. The second round of applications actually close tomorrow, so after a week or two of interviews we should know our final three teammates!

My favorite part of serving on AIESEC Chapel Hill's executive board was getting the intense team experience that came with running the growth and development of a local non-profit. This was definitely one of the contributing factors for me applying for the member committee.

One difference with this team experience, however, is we live together. About a week after graduation, I will be leaving my beloved Chapel Hill to move to the big apple, New York City. It was always my dream to move to NYC after college, I just never knew what exactly I'd be doing. Well, now it's official. I'll be continuing to work for the organization that played such a big role in my college career, living and working with eleven other recent graduates with like-minded aspirations and dreams for where we can take AIESEC United States. This organization has me so inspired that I'm just not ready to give it up. And for the first time since I joined AIESEC, I can finally tell my parents that I'll actually be getting paid for all the work I do.

The two lovely ladies in coordinating gold dresses seen to the right hold the positions in the current member committee that myself and Karan (pictured in the middle) will be holding starting June 1st. This is a picture of us at a national conference this past new years. My next blog post is going to dive into AIESEC conferences. This is where we have the opportunity to share strategies and provide functional education to our members across various regions around the United States. Look forward to that post!