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Joseph C. Ritorto III, President

Currently pursuing an Associate of Applied Business in Visual Media Technology, Interactive Media major. This is my second year at BGSU Firelands. My hobbies are listening to local musicians, hiking, swimming, and photography. I was born in Miami, Florida, and moved to Wakeman, Ohio, where I now live.

Marcus Harris, Vice-President

Graduate of Sandusky High School (’97). Moved to Michigan from ‘97-’00 and worked in Detroit and then in Atlanta. Returned to Ohio in 2005 and began attending BGSU Firelands in January 2006. Co-chair of First Book.

Ann Pippin, Secretary

Ann is currently a senior majoring in Early Childhood Education. She is the current Student Government Secretary as well as the president of FOSEA (Firelands Ohio Student Education Association) and a member the Phi Delta Kappa local chapter. This year she is co chairing Phi Delta Kappa Walk for Education located in Milan. She has been working for the TLC for the last two years as a student tutor/receptionist. Ann graduated with honors in May 2007 with her Associate of Science in Early Childhood Studies and will graduate in December 2008 with her Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education. Ann is married to Charles (a 2006 Graduate of Visual Communications major from BGSU) and has one daughter and currently lives in Milan.

Jaime Browder, Treasurer

Associates Degree in Applied Business in Visual Media Technology: Print Media major

Interests: I like to read the newest best-seller and work on my artwork.

Lovey Leavell, Student Affairs

Lovey Anna Leavell, 67 years young, is the wife of Daniel I. Sr., mother of three children, and Gramma of three. Lovey started attending Firelands as a fulltime student Spring Semester, 2006, and was quickly dubbed "class cutup" by some of her professors wondering how they got so "lucky". (Previous Dean Smith nicknamed her "trouble"). She is proud of the fact that her first semester here, she was on the Dean's List.

Lovey's major is Liberal Studies but she is considering Political Science since she has accumulated 15 hours in that field and finds it fascinating. She is very active in politics having volunteered as Assistant Erie County Coordinator for the Marcy Kaptur campaign as well as having volunteered with the Chris Redfern campaign, and several of the local candidates. She assisted in coordinating the voter registration last fall on campus. Lovey will graduate with her Associate of Arts degree in December 2007.