The Big Event Committees!
Projects Committee
Kate Smucker & Lauren Schneider: projects@vtbigevent.org
Focused on obtaining jobs from the Blacksburg and Christiansburg areas through various marketing initiatives. Our goal is 1000 completed projects this year, which will be accomplished by reaching out to previous Big Event Participants and by finding new homeowners.
Responsibilities: Reaching out to businesses and homeowners and acting as zone leaders the day of.
Committee Members: Katharine Goodell, Hannah Baumer, Alex Riley, Jessica Dodson, Alex Harvey, Nicole Kirkwood, James Rotbert, Tony Deibler, Maggie Price, Mallory Wyne, & Sarah Mulrean.
Project Evaluations Committee
Taylor Cugini & Ellie Helton: projectevaluation@vtbigevent.org
Assures requested projects are safe for volunteers to attend. Additionally, the committee works to determine what tools are needed for each project.
Responsibilities: Checking projects is the priority; must attend ALL project check days, inputting data, and acting as zone leaders the day of.
Committee Members: Kelsey Edmonds, Tobias Barth, Karen Blair, Craig McKenzie, Chau Nguyen, Emma Pence, Lauren Leuck, Brent Preti, Matt Rowe, Zoe Textoris, Katrina Pelkey, Abby Armstrong, Michael Vermeland, Alissa Clayton, Alya Aboulhosn, Shannon Kiser, & Erin McNally.
Logistics Committee
Rahul Kulkarni: logistics@vtbigevent.org
Ensures the drillfield is properly setup for the day of. Basically makes sure the event happens and is executed smoothly.
Responsibilities: Picking/setting up tools (tool distribution), handing out projects and t-shirts to volunteers. The logistics committee is very time consuming the week leading up to The Big Event.
Committee Members: Sam McGhee, Steven Lose, Kevin Arrington, Adam Martin, Paige Bamonto, Mark Harris, Vaughn Land, Laurel Darden, Patrick Metry, & Samuel McCain.
Programming Committee
Aaron Ritter & Abbey Brainard: programming@vtbigevent.org
Works to motivate students on the day of The Big Event by making it an exciting, incentive filled day to celebrate the community.
Responsibilities: Planning opening ceremonies, scheduling performances. Working with Midway Productions on the day of the event, setting up and breaking down the stage, ensuring a smooth and professional production.
Committee Members: Emily Koci, Maddie Richhart, Taylor Hall, Caroline Gilliam, Caroline Cleary, Dustin Stahl, & Emily McBride.
Student Outreach Committee
Stephanie Tysor & Tristen Asrejadid: studentoutreach@vtbigevent.org
Focus on obtaining as many student volunteers as possible by facilitating marketing blitz weeks and by targeting specific groups on campus.
Responsibilities: reaching out to organizations on campus and making sure everyone knows about the big event.
Committee Members: Alisa Pratt, John Tedesco, Anita Yang, Claire Beck, Lina Abdul-Khalek, Tiffany Wayland, Ashleigh McCoy, Mackenzie Nicely, Bennett White, Monica Ricci, Lauren Essenmacher, Ethan Steele, Cody Lopez, Reagan Miller, Regan Wu, & Caroline Keating.
Fundraising Committee
Brock Wolf, Natalie Pagano & Kelley Florence: fundraising@vtbigevent.org
Works to raise the funds necessary to make The Big Event possible by working with local and corporate sources.
Responsibilities: Organizing profit sharing days, alumni donations, and large scale events.
Committee Members: Libby Brown, Christine Yumping, Shanna Ferrari, Natalie Beden, Matt Wyckoff, Victoria Zoccoli-Rodriguez, Lucy Connelly, Matthew Cheatham, Tessie Tran, & Allison Pollock.
Advertising Committee
Kelly Olliges: marketing@vtbigevent.org
Works to spread news related to The Big Event to students, homeowners, and the community!
Responsibilities: Creation of new marketing ideas and preparing marketing materials for events.
Committee Members: Steven Black, Michael Vitak, Ryan Horn, Olivia Seksinsky, Amanda Gladstone, Jessica Snead, Laurie Rodman, Hadley Carter, Emilie VanDyke, Megan Bagli, & Natalie Pasquel.
General Committee
David Bohn: communications@vtbigevent.org
Can’t decide on a single committee? General committee does it all. There are specific times of the year in which other committees have a peak workload. By serving on this committee you work with the committee that needs the most help at the given time.
Responsibilities: Be willing to assist with the committee that has the heaviest workload.
Including but not limited to: Advertising during marketing booths; Project Evaluations on project eval Saturdays; Logistics setup of the drillfield.
Committee Members: Ethan Brown, Holly Peery, Briana Hila, Kimberly Heffernan, Calliope (Calli) Zarpas, Taylor Scheer, Leira Carreon, Robert Goodwin, Nicole Palat, Taylor Nahorski, I-Jen (Elizabeth) Yu, Alexander Offermann, Henry Cohen, Jonathan Alabran, Rachel Myers, Jamie Buchanan, Lindsey Flowers, Kristina Wye, Chanika Dampage Don, Maury Baker, Maryetta Reese, Trang Nguyen, Katherine Kolton, Alden St. John, Kathryn Doyle, Hali Horne, Benjamin Curling, Vi Nguyentran, Taylor Swan, Liam Slinde, Joshua Wallis, Thom Dreher, Jordan Selep, Elizabeth Harrington, & Haydn Woodall.