By Amy Cucinella
On-line Forty-Niner

Lauren Haverlock, a sophomore accounting and fincance major who is running for the position of treasurer of Associated Students Inc., said the elected treasurer should play an active role in finding out the concerns of students and helping them with the grant application process.
 
“I want to make A.S.I. and its money more accessible to all students,” Haverlock said. “All students should know how much money A.S.I. has available for programming. As treasurer, I want to be there to answer questions that students have about grants and applying for money from A.S.I.”
 
Haverlock said she believes A.S.I. should do more to get money to students where they most desire to see it spent, such as programming, entertainment events and events that enhance professional development.
 
“More money should go to things that will directly affect and benefit students,” said Haverlock, who is currently an elected senator for the College of Business and is also the chairwoman of the Documents and Bylaws Committee.
 
Having served this past year as the treasurer pro-tempore of the A.S.I. Board of Control, which allocates A.S.I.’s money, Haverlock said she feels she has the experience, knowledge and vision necessary to be elected treasurer.
 
“Since I’ve had experience in the position, I have realized the potential for A.S.I. to affect students’ campus life,” Haverlock said. “I want to get more money directly to the students.”
 
Shelley Levenson, a junior accounting and finance major running for the office of A.S.I. treasurer, said she wants to allocate funds directly toward student activities, protect the Beach Pride referendum and be a resource for the students if she is elected to the position.
 
“I am an ambitious business finance and accounting major who is a motivated, enthusiastic and hard-working individual, who is a proven leader within the campus community,” Levenson said of her ability to serve the university.
 
Levenson currently serves as the A.S.I. sports and spirit commissioner, has been involved with several other commissions and is on several academic senates such as Student Affairs Committee and the Committee on Athletics.
 
“With my position as sports and spirit commissioner, I have a budget and have to allocate money with events such as homecoming and pep rallies, promotional items and road trips,” Levenson said.
 
Levenson said she has high aspirations for herself as well as for the university and hopes to get involved so that she can give back to the campus community.
 
“I am a proud student at this fine university,” Levenson said. “I want to give back for the great education I have received. I have a passion for serving the students and being involved on campus and with the Beach community.”
 
Next fall Mike Johnson will be a graduating political science student entering the teaching credential program, and if he is elected A.S.I. treasurer he plans, first and foremost, to continue the fight against student fee increases.
 
Johnson also hopes to transform the position from someone who is a number cruncher to someone who also accomplishes goals and initiatives and who puts on programming to help student organizations.
 
“I want to use my experience to let students, especially student organizations, know the many options and funding resources available to them,” said Johnson who is currently an A.S.I. senator for the College of Education and was A.S.I. elections commissioner last year. Johnson has also been the treasurer for the Association of Future Educators, was an A.S.I. student orientation commissioner,  program coordinator for the Leadership Resource Center and is a current SOAR leader.
 
Johnson said he feels his experience has qualified and prepared him for the position.
 
“I’ve worked my way up through the system and I feel as if my many years of experience have prepared me to be the best candidate for this position,” Johnson said. “Through my experience as a student leader, I can relate to many of the issues that student organizations are struggling with. Because of this, I can serve as a helpful resource for them to use anytime.”
 
Johnson said he plans to use his dedication, integrity and work ethic to benefit and serve the entire campus.
 
“This campaign is three years in the making — provide me this opportunity to use my skills to serve the students at Cal State Long Beach and trust me when I say that I will always be fair, open minded and will never settle for second best,” Johnson said.

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