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Dan Hawk (President) Erin Thomas Christine Skenandore (CMN Faculty Advisor) (Vice President) Lisa Annamita Patricia Escamea Sofie Teller Francis Skenandore (Medical Officer) (Safety Officer) (Secretary) (Treasurer) Shane Skenandore Jennifer Waupekenay (Explosives Officer) (Fundraising Coordinator) Luis Ortiz Holly Furcho (Community Outreach Coordinator) (Web Design) • Dan Hawk, President, Resume: o Human Biology Major with pre-med and nutrition emphases, Chemistry Minor. I am a full-time student. o I split classes between the College of Menominee Nation and the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. o I am an Army/Navy military veteran. Served on board two Fast Attach Submarines as a nuclear reactor operator. • Pat Escamea, Safety Officer, Resume: o My major is the Arts. o CMN is a small college and I could get more help with my classes. o I want to work with the art program for the Oneida Tribe. o I plan to go to the Santa Fe Art College. o I think the rocket team will help me with my math class. • Luis Ortiz, Community Outreach Coordinator, Resume: o Business Management. o I chose CMN because, its a small but very well rounded college, perfect for me to get one on one with the teachers if I need to, and I enjoy there help with me two year education and transition to my bachelors degree. o I plan on going to on to a four year after I receive my associate’s degree from CMN. o I will attend UWGB. o The rocket team has opened things up to new people and opportunity's, and gave me motivation; that if you work hard at something it will pay off. o The best part I have to say would be to see the Golden eagle fly; sore into sky for the WI Space Grant Student Launch Competition last year. • Sofie Teller, Secretary, Resume: o Education o I chose CMN because of the diversity and Native classes offered to students. o I heard that there is going to be a 4 year degree program opening up here at CMN for education majors, so if this is true I most definitely will then plan on staying here. Otherwise I would like to attend UWGB. o I have a lot of fun helping the rocket team out the other day, and I’m actually quite interested in seeing how a rocket works. I think it’s going to be an awesome experience, even if I’m not there to launch it. o I like helping with the minor detail stuff, but I would most enjoy helping design it. A brief summary on how the rocket works would be some cool information to have also for future reference. • Lisa Annamita, Resume: o Human Services/A.O.D.A o I attend CMN because I heard how friendly the staff is, and h how they help you to pass all your classes, they don't like people to fail.o I want to help Native people understand that alcohol/drugs aren't a way of life, that there is help out there. o I plan on going to a four year program, I hope at Eau Claire Wis. o I like building, designing, being part of the team, working with other students, just having fun. • Shane Skenandore, Secretary, Resume: o Accounting and Business Administration Major o I chose CMN because it looked different for its class size and friendly atmosphere on campus. I would like to obtain my bachelors degree, but am unsure on where to go for the next step. o I would stay here if CMN if it had a program that offered a bachelors degree in my field. The Rocket team has really opened my eyes in doing things on a difficult level, at which I have no knowledge of, but am willing to do to help out. o From the first classes of Rocket Math-299 in the Spring of 2007, I liked all aspects of rocketry from building, to watching it launch. • Erin Thomas, Faculty Advisor Resume: o I graduated from college at Michigan Technological University with a Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics and Teacher Certification for 7-12 Mathematics and Physics o I chose to be the faculty representative for College of Menominee Nation’s 5 Clan Rocket Team because I am excited to learn with them and am passionate about my own interest in math and science. o I am teaching MAT299-99: Mathematics of Rockets this spring semester for CMN and have engaged the team members as presenters in CMN’s Family Math and Science Nights at local area tribal Middle Schools.