MYD Officer Application To be voted on at the January MYD General Meeting Submitted applications (not including contact information

!ill be available on gomyd"com for the membership to vie! no later than one !ee# prior to the election" Applicants must be a $%&' dues paying member Please submit to president@gomyd.com no later than two weeks prior to the January MYD General Meeting

(ame) Allison Kop *osition +unning ,or) !ice President -.Mail) allison.kop @gmail.com Occupation) "right#arms $www.bright arms.com% T!itter) @allisonkop MYD events attended in $%&/) General Meetings Executive Board Meetings Committee Meetings (Environmental, Econ, Education, Transportation, Community Service) Engendering Progress YG ! "irst #$$ !ays Panel Pride Parade Stra% Poll Election &ig't (atc' Party &Y Cares Service !ay )osted !ata *earning *a+s )oliday Party Save ,ur Beer GM, *a+eling Event *lease ans!er the follo!ing 0uestions" &% 'hat is your (ision or the Manhattan Young Democrats or )*&+, Gi(e some concrete e-amples o initiati(es you would like to undertake be ore the end o the year.

T'is year, %e %ill -ace an opportunity to us'er in a ne% era o- progressive politics as %e transition to t'e -irst democratic City )all since #./.0 1s young democrats, it is critical t'at %e +uild o-- t'e tremendous leaders'ip o- 2$#3 and ma4e our vision +old and 4no%n0 T'ese are t'e nine critical pat's vie% as most important -or 2$#56 Engagement 7

#0 Strengt'en t'e connection +et%een our mem+ers and &YC8s political system +y -ocusing on +uilding our relations'ips %it' political clu+s, community +oards, and ot'er state and local organi9ations0 20 Expand upon t'e Policy Plat-orm created in 2$#3 +y turning issues into action0 "ocus on 'osting educational events, a+out t'e issues t'at matter to us, t'at inspire de+ate and action, and convert t'is into issue:+ased advocacy including lo++ying days0 30 )ost ;oint committee meetings to inspire meaning-ul conversations %it' larger audiences0 Transparency 7 50 S'ed lig't on MY!8s spending and revenue generation t'roug'out t'e year0 Encourage mem+ers'ip to +e a part o- 'o% -unds are spent +y reserving a portion o-unds -or participatory +udgeting0 <0 Bring structure +ac4 to t'e organi9ation so mem+ers 4no% %'at to expect and 'o% to participate0 T'is means 'aving meeting agendas, 4eeping meeting minutes on t'e %e+site, etc0 =0 Bring +ac4 mem+er items at general meetings0 T'is means reserving time at eac' general meeting to 'ear -rom mem+ers0 Expansion 7 >0 Most importantly, MY! is only as strong as its mem+ers'ip0 "ocus on expanding mem+ers'ip +y continuing to 'old events t'at matter and continuing to gain valua+le input and ideas -rom mem+ers0 /0 Broaden MY!8s impact +y +eing more vocal as an organi9ation0 ?se t'e Policy Plat-orm as a launc'ing pad -or press articles, policy papers, podcasts, etc0 .0 Continue expanding and +uilding t'e ,pen Seat Pro;ect0 T'e ,SP is a %ay -or MY! to get young democrats elected to o--ice and directly involved %it' &YC8s political system0
)% 'hy do you think you.re a good it, Please list rele(ant e-periences you would draw rom and strengths you could bring to the position you are running or.

'ave +een actively involved %it' t'e Man'attan Young !emocrats since 2$##0 T'is past year, served as t'e Environmental ssues Committee C'air and organi9ed several events including our annual Save ,ur Beer anti:-rac4ing event %it' E1&Y0 n my day li-e, manage government relations and ne% pro;ect development -or a company revolutioni9ing t'e -ood system0 My s4illset is +ringing parties toget'er to execute a s'ared mission (o-ten ground+rea4ing and grassroots)0 T'is is %'at %ant to +ring to t'e @P role t'is year0 My goals are to ma4e MY!8s policy plat-orm actiona+le, introduce and involve our mem+ers to and %it' t'e local political structure in &YC, and to +e more vocal as an organi9ation0
/% 0er(ing on the e-ecuti(e board o MYD is a signi icant time commitment. 1ow committed will you be as a member 22 how would you be able to it your leadership responsibilities within your current schedule, Please list your commitments outside o your employment $i.e. leadership positions in other clubs%.

)aving +een actively involved %it' t'e MY! since 2$## and 'aving served on t'e Executive Board t'is year, am -amiliar %it' t'e time commitment necessary to +e a leader %it'in t'is organi9ation0 ,utside o- my %or4 commitments, MY! is my priority0

also serve on t'e Board o- !irectors -or t'e Young Pro-essionals in Energy0
+% 'hat / $three% issues would you consider most important to 3ew York,

#0 T'e income gap 7 ncome ineAuality is encompassing o- so many ot'er c'allenges -acing &Y6 -ood inaccessi+ility, environmental ineAuality, transportation, 'ousing, etc0 20 T'e disconnect +et%een 1l+any and &YC 7 t is critical t'at our state and city +ecome aligned on issues -acing our constituents and legislate appropriatelyB part ot'is is t'e need to +e appropriately represented at t'e state level0 30 T'e impending ?nion Contract negotiations 7 n terms o- important issues -acing t'e City immediately %it' t'e ne% administration, t'is is t'e grand poo+a'0
4% 'hat do you see as the biggest challenge to engaging young (oters, 5n broad terms6 how can we make changes to correct it,

t'in4 young voters 'ave a -rayed +elie- in t'e system as a %'ole0 T'ere is a tremendous lac4 o- trust in our politicians, %it' scandals dominating press over good legislating0 MY! is a p'enomenal organi9ation in t'at it is a direct lin4 +et%een young voters and t'e system0 (e 'ave t'e uniAue opportunity to Auell t'e distrust +y +ot' +eing transparent a+out t'e existing system and +uilding a +etter system t'at voters +elieve in0 MY! is already ma4ing a di--erence in c'anging t'e system, suc' as getting young democrats to run -or o--ice via t'e ,pen Seat Pro;ect and 'aving its mem+ers'ip dra-t policy plat-orms re-lecting t'e issues %e, as young voters, most care a+out0
7% $8ptional% 5s there anything else you think MYD.s membership and leadership should know about you be ore re(iewing you application,

am a li-elong &e% Yor4er t'roug' and t'roug'B turns out love copious amounts o- co--ee in any given day and t'e &Y Cets, alt'oug' don8t 'old t'at one against me0 1s suc', am al%ays open to gra+ co--ee, and %ould +e 'onored to serve as your @ice President t'is year0