PSA BOARD APPLICATIONS
Do you want to gain a standing in the UCI Community? Are you eager to help individuals learn more about psychology and the opportunities around them? Then apply for PSA Board for the 2023-2024 school year!
The following positions are available for next year’s PSA Board: Treasurer, Secretary, Outreach Chair, Social Coordinator, Community Service Chair, Marketing Chair, Webmaster, and Project Coordinator. This is a year-long commitment.
The applications are due Sunday, May 21th at 11:59pm, Please make a copy of the applications and send your completed ones (one application for each position) to psa.ucirvine@gmail.com. We are very excited to see who the future board of PSA will be!
Treasurer Board Application
The position of Treasurer is to manage the club’s finances. This includes all membership dues, reimbursements, budgeting, and expenses. You are to collaborate with other board members to come up with their chair budgets at the start of every quarter along with creating budgets for other expenses such as shipping, giveaways, and allocate money for possible scholarships/end of the year banquet. After creating budgets, consult with the President for approval. You are also expected to report PSA’s current balance at every board meeting. You are also to ensure that PSA always has a minimum balance of $500 in their ASUCI account and $200 in their venmo.
Contact: Megan Daya (dayam@uci.edu)
PSA Treasurer Board Application
Secretary Board Application
As Secretary, you will be tasked with using MailChimp to create and send out PSA’s weekly newsletter to update members about the week’s upcoming activities and important information. You will also maintain the PSA mailing list and add members to the contact list as needed. You must be comfortable with mass emailing, as well as Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides. You will also maintain the PSA calendar, where you keep members updated on the different meetings and outside events planned for the quarter. During board meetings, you are responsible for taking notes and ensuring other board members have access to them after the meeting.
Chair: Valerie Chaidez (vchaidez@uci.edu)
PSA Secretary Board Application
Outreach Chair Board Application
The Outreach Chair is responsible for making external connections for PSA. Your duties will be to find 2-3 research, internship, or job opportunities for students to apply to for each weekly general meeting. The Outreach Chair must be in contact with various organizations, therefore you must be comfortable speaking over the phone and drafting/creating professional emails. You must meet with your committee to plan and organize what organizations and/or who to get in contact with. Then, at the start of each weekly general meeting, a PowerPoint slide must be made to notify the general members of the weekly opportunities found by you and your committee. For each board meeting, you must be prepared to describe what opportunities you found and consult with the board to ensure it is the best for the members. This position allows for much personal growth and the ability to create connections that will last after you leave campus. It is important to have communication, networking, and leadership skills for this position.
Chair: James Manalang (jemanala@uci.edu)
PSA Outreach Chair Board Application
Social Coordinator Board Application
The Social Coordinator is to organize, promote, and maintain control of ice-breakers, social events, and after-events on and off-campus. There is to be an ice-breaker at every meeting and at least 2 socials per quarter. This includes purchasing food, researching potential venues and dates, staying within the social chair budget set by the treasurer, and working with the marketing team to help promote events. Social events and icebreakers are made for the purpose of new and current members to interact with each other and have fun while forming new connections and friendships in the process. You will also be responsible for leading your interns and conducting meetings with them on a weekly basis to organize upcoming events, and encourage new and creative projects to work on for the year. As the social coordinator, you are expected to be present and active at all P.S.A events and board meetings, as well as be open to collaborating with other members of the board. Last, but not least, remember to have fun at your own events!
Chair: Sara Gastelum (sfgastel@uci.edu)
PSA Social Chair Board Application
Community Service Chair Board Application
The Community Service Chair is responsible for leading a committee and planning volunteering events that not only involve giving back to the community but are also relevant to the field of psychology. You will be responsible for finding various opportunities that take place throughout the quarter. You will be in charge of planning a minimum of 2-3 community service events per quarter. Events will range from drives, weekend volunteer opportunities, weekday service events, and anything creative you can bring to the table. Therefore, you must have an open schedule, especially on weekends, and you must also be comfortable networking with other organizations (emails, phone calls, etc). Because other board members will be planning events as well, you must be able and willing to collaborate with a large group of people while managing your time wisely and efficiently. While promoting the values of social development and altruism, you must take on the role as a leader for your events and encourage your members to be active at all times, even when that requires you stepping out of your comfort zone.
Chair: Nina Doan (ninad1@uci.edu)
PSA Community Service Chair Board Application
Marketing Chair Board Application
It is the Marketing Chair's responsibility to effectively promote P.S.A throughout campus. This chair's duties include creating posters for the bridges, creating digital banners, taking photos, making decorations for events (i.e., End of the Quarter Socials), and managing social media (Facebook, Instagram, and Discord). It is crucial to collaborate with your fellow chairs to make sure their events are fully publicized on campus. You should feel comfortable with public speaking, especially when boothing. Marketing Chair will lead P.S.A’s booths for the Anteater Involvement Fair and Celebrate UCI, events that provide the best opportunity to bring awareness about P.S.A and recruit new members. You will also be in charge of managing a committee to whom you will delegate tasks, making the marketing process more efficient. Time management is key. As the Chair, you must be willing to take on spontaneous tasks brought on by your fellow board.
Chair: Ariana Otero (ajotero@uci.edu)
PSA Marketing Coordinator Board Application
Webmaster Board Application
The Webmaster is in charge of managing everything that involves the website. There are a lot of contents that a Webmaster must keep (e.g. news, slides, photos, files, exclusive content). Therefore, you must be highly organized and know how to present large information into condense format. We highly prefer applicants with prior experience in web management and Wix (i.e. the program used to run our website) but it is not required. Aside from website duties, you will be in charge of leading a Web Intern throughout the school year, as well as advertising P.S.A in social media. This requires skills involving marketing, writing, and communication.
Chair: Boris Lee (boriscl@uci.edu)
PSA Webmaster Board Application
Project Coordinator Board Application
The Project Coordinator is responsible for finding and networking with an external organization to collaborate with year long upon consulting the Board. You are to handle all things related to this project which includes ensuring member engagement, tracking and maintaining volunteer hours, communicating with the external organization and reporting all communication to the Board. It is necessary to have effective communication, leadership, organizational, networking, and innovation skills to be successful in this position.
Chair: Elyza Puerto (epuerto@uci.edu) &
Alisa Masamitsu (masamita@uci.edu)