Lead Team
Lead Team 2011-2012
Advisor - Don Swogger
Major – Masters of Education
Hometown – Sharon, PA
What do you like the most about peer education?
- Seeing lives changed
Favorite memory in BURG?
- Too many to list.
Favorite Quote
- “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”
President - Bobby Croft
Number of Years in Peer Education - 4
Major - Art and Design
Hometown - Frostburg
What do you like the most about peer education?
- I love that I have been able to make so many great friends all while I have been able to make positive change on my campus and help others.
Favorite memory in BURG?
- I don’t have enough fingers or toes to count all of my favorite memories in BURG, but all of them involve laughing until I cry, crying until I laugh, or singing Bohemian Rhapsody at the top of our lungs as we drive through some city.
Favorite Quote
- Seven days without laughter makes one weak. ~Mort Walker
Vice President – Chrissy DelloStritto
Number of Years in Peer Education - 3
Major – Psychology
Hometown – Greencastle, PA
What do you like the most about peer education?
- I love having the knowledge and drive to share with my peers the information that will help them in the future. What we learn in college lasts through a person’s lifetime. If I have an impact on one person’s life, I know I have accomplished my goal.
Favorite memory in BURG?
- The people in BURG are the most amazing people I have ever met. I have loved, laughed, and cried with them. They are my rock and I enjoy everyone moment and memory I have with them
Favorite Quote
- It is one of the blessing of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Secretary – Patty Malatt
Number of Years in Peer Education - 3
Major – Music Management
Hometown – Frederick, MD
What do you like the most about peer education?
- Making a difference
Favorite memory in BURG?
- Lead Team Summer training 2010: Getting attacked by all of the mosquitoes.
Favorite Quote
- There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.” – Carl Sandburg
Treasurer - Nicole Mangold
Number of Years in Peer Education - 2
Major - Early Childhood/Elementary Education
Hometown - Hagerstown, MD
What do you like the most about peer education?
- I like that I can be myself and it has helped me grow so much as a person. I also love helping peers and hanging out with all the other peer educators!
Favorite memory in BURG?
- One of my favorite memories from BURG is going to fall and spring retreat; we had so much fun and learned a lot about each other. There were so many good memories from that time that cannot be listed! Can’t wait for al the other retreats that I get to be involved in!
Favorite Quote
- Pay attention to those little whispers in your heart…they could be your Angels speaking to you….and only those of us who will listen quietly with our hearts can hear them
Past President – Laura Fehle
Number of Years in Peer Education - 5
Major – Music Education
Hometown – Westminster, MD
What do you like the most about peer education?
- The opportunity to be a leader and make a difference in someone else’s life; to know that, with each educational initiative, we have the power to save lives.
Favorite memory in BURG?
- Being a BURG member is a continuous experience, a memory that you create that you create from the moment you join. My favorite memory is simply having the opportunity to be a part of such a great organization and make a difference in the lives of others.
Favorite Quote
- Life is not measured by the number of breath we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Mentor – Caitlin Weems
Number of Years in Peer Education - 4
Major - Psychology
Hometown – Oldtown, MD
What do you like the most about peer education?
- I really enjoy making a positive impact on people’s lives and helping younger members realize their potential.
Favorite memory in BURG?
- Meeting all my new freshmen mentees the first year I was a mentor.
Favorite Quote
- I would rather attempt something great and fail than attempt to do nothing and success. -
Mentor – Desiree Despertt
Number of Years in Peer Education - 2
Major – Law and Society
Hometown – PG County, MD
What do you like the most about peer education?
- Besides all the retreats and learning opportunities I enjoy the friendships the most! There are awesome friends in peer education.
Favorite memory in BURG?
- My favorite memories are the conference! Road trips with my fellow “Burgians” are hilarious!
Favorite Quote
- Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mentor – Shayna Kramer
Number of Years in Peer Education - 3
Major – Social Work
Hometown – Bowie, MD
What do you like the most about peer education?
- I like educating the student body about topics that are important to young adults
Favorite memory in BURG?
- Spring Retreat 2010
Favorite Quote
- An optimist looks at the glass as half full, and a pessimist looks at the glass as half empty. A leader looks at the glass, fills it up, and gives it to someone who’s thirsty. – Dr. Mark Warner
Public Relations Chair – Jasmine Wilson
Number of Years in Peer Education - 2
Major – Social Work
Hometown – PG County
What do you like the most about peer education?
- I like that I can help so many people in our community
Favorite memory in BURG?
- Participating in FYI! It was fun having all the members together, meeting new people, and playing all of the games.
Favorite Quote
- Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm…As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
Historian Chair - Nathan RosenbergerNumber of Years in Peer Education - 1
Major - Psychology
Hometown - Frostburg, MD
What do you like most about peer education? - Being able to make a difference in someone else's lives, and to make a difference for someone
Favorite Memory of BURG - F.Y.I was a great experience, I made a fantastic decision to be a part of the experience
Favorite Quote - "Everything you are against weaken you, but Everything you are for Empowers you"- Dr. Wayne Dyer Ph.D.
Social and Community Service Chair – Otega “Toga” Okurume
Number of Years in Peer Education - 2
Major – Computer Science
Hometown – Laurel, MD
What do you like the most about peer education?
- Educating student on campus how to make healthy decisions that could impact their lives.
Favorite memory in BURG?
- Fall Retreat 2010
Favorite Quote
- “Nothing lasts forever” – My Father
Recruitment Chair – Sheldon Jackson
Number of Years in Peer Education - 3
Major – Law and Society
Hometown – Laurel, MD
What do you like the most about peer education?
- Educating the students and the amazing leadership experience that can be achieved
Favorite memory in BURG?
- Conferences and Retreats
Favorite Quote
- The only man I know who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew each time he sees me. The rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them. – George Bernard Shaw