Kazi Mamun
	University of California, Riverside Riverside, CA
	Platform Statement: Highlight the goals you accomplished and the work you did while serving as a Unit Chair or Division Representative. In addition, highlight your involvement in all areas of the Association, demonstrating your experiences that make you qualified to serve in this position on the NACADA Board of Directors.

As a member of the Board, I have worked closely with all fellow board members to advance the strategic goals of the organization and ask the hard questions when the need arose. As Board members, we acknowledge the incredible professionalism displayed by the Executive Office team under the very capable leadership of the Executive Director. It is sometimes easy to forget that implementing some of the ideas generated by the Board can be a daunting task.

Recently, I was accepted as a Emerging Leader Mentor (2009-2011). I was paired with an Emerging Leader and have established a working schedule with her so we are able to talk to each other every week. It is truly an honor to be part of this program and is probably one of the most rewarding programs that NACADA has started.

As the Regional Representative and member of the Council, I worked with the appointed regional representative to come up with a better system of reporting to the Board, taking into account the needs of the different regions as well as the reporting needs to the Board.

When I was Region Chair (Region 9), I took a proactive role in promoting NACADA and its principles to the advising community in California, (and Nevada and Hawaii) increasing membership by 10%. I believed that the situation in California was unique with the community college advisors officially appointed as faculty. Since they had their own organization it was difficult to join NACADA. As Region Chair, I raised this issue in the meeting of the Region Chairs and made them aware of it.

I also made it a goal to communicate with the membership electronically at least four times a year. I am proud to say that at regional (and national conferences) people sought me out to meet with me since I had communicated with them. I really care about students and believe in advising as teaching and am not shy about expressing my ideas to the NACADA leaders. I am a very capable leader.

At the University of California Riverside, as Assistant Dean, I am part of the senior leadership of the School of Business Administration and played an important role in assisting the dean to bring the undergraduate business program under the rubric of the School of Business Administration. The BS. in Business Administration was previously offered by the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. I was also selected to serve on the campus wide Advising Task Force which came up with a mission statement and several recommendations for the Provost.

At the University of Southern California, I have been recognized as a leader. At a university primarily dedicated to research, it is an accomplishment to be accepted as a leader without being directly involved in teaching. I believe that I have the conviction and the persuasive ability to make a difference. I have taught "Advising 101" at USC -- a training all new advisors to USC have to go through. I have been hired away from USC to the University of California Riverside to help create a strong undergraduate business program because of my extensive experience in creating strong programs for the growth and development of undergraduate students.

What do you believe are the most important goals and initiatives for the Association in meeting its strategic plan and what do you feel you can contribute to this position in meeting these goals and initiatives?

1. An important goal is to make ourselves known to senior academic administrators in America's colleges and universities and push forward the idea that advisors play a vital role in the development and education of our young men and women. The role of advising is central and not peripheral to the education of our youth as well as returning students. Initiatives: The Administrators' Institute and the Summer Institute that are currently being conducted by NACADA is a great step in the gaining and enhancing NACADA's national recognition. The Advising Degree that NACADA is offering through Kansas State is another great development.

2. Another goal is to attract faculty to the organization. Faculty are an integral part of the higher educational landscape. By involving more faculty, we can get access to the corridors of power in our institutions. Faculty are key in producing research, teaching students, and very influential with senior administration on our campuses. Some of them, like Condaleeza Rice, also become very important policy makers on the national scene. Initiative: We need to ensure that we continue to attract and generate more attention toward our faculty institute. We need to make more of an effort toward getting administrators and faculty from R-1 institutions.

3. In these rough economic times,  advisors need to be open to the idea of learning a variety of roles in addition to advising -- administrative, budgeting, teaching, mentoring, coaching, etc. In order to be successful, advisors will have to be educated in career counseling as well as more and more students and parents will equate a higher education degree to employment opportunity. NACADA can play a crucial role in emphasizing this point.

4. The makeup of the student body is going to change dramatically over the next decade in several areas. The student population will be increasingly diverse and, in a substantive majority of cases, the level of preparation for transition to college from high school will not be adequate. NACADA can play an important role in devising bridge programs to assist different institutions in making students more "college-worthy."

5. The recent acceptance by the NACADA Board of incorporating advising outside of the United States and Canada is an important step in embracing the global advising community. It is now incumbent upon the members of the Board and Council to find practical ways of defining what this means and implementing some measures to achieve the goal of globalizing.

Why are you interested in serving in this leadership position or what influenced you to run for this leadership position? 

The President of NACADA is the leader of the organization. It is her responsibility to work with the members of the Board, the Council, and the Executive Director to advance the strategic goals of the organization. Having served on the Board for one year, it is clear to me that the Board, Council and the Executive office are comprised of comprised of very enthusiastic people who devote a lot of energy to the organization. As President, it is important to ensure that the organization is meeting the needs of its membership -- from the rookie advisor to the most senior administrator.

NACADA has managed it assets very well and largely withstood the ill-effects of the current economic downturn. Recently, under the stewardship of Jenny Bloom and Casey Self, the two most recent past presidents, NACADA was able negotiate a 10-year extension of the Executive Office facility at Kansas State University. It is time to put in place some measures that ensures continued success.

It is important for the Board to look at the strategic goals of the organization and start planning ahead to meet new challenges. As president, I want to start looking at this again.  

Provide any additional comments or information (either personal or leadership-related) that you want potential voters to know about you that is not covered elsewhere in your platform information. 

It is critical to have the right kind of leadership to keep an organization moving along and steer it in the right direction, when needed. My boss supports my candidacy fully as does my staff. My background in advising students, managing a sizable budget, working with different constituents, making tough decisions when necessary, and getting things done provides me with the tools necessary to be an effective President.

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 17 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office:

• Member, Board of Directors (2008-2011)
  
• Member, International Task Force chaired by Kathy Stockwell (2008-2009)
• Member, Task Force for reviewing bylaws on the nominating committee (2008-2009)
• Member, Task Force on review of Board, Council and Executive Office (2009-2010)
  
• Regional Division Representative (elected), 2004-2006
  
  • Worked closely with the appointed representative to bring about a formula that would apply across regions in certain issue areas while allowing the uniqueness of each region to be celebrated.
    
  • Brought about a regular consultation process through a teleconference of all region chairs throughout the year to exchange views and deal with complex issues.
    
• NACADA Council member, 2004-2006
  
• Region Chair, Region 9, 2001-2003
  
  • Increased membership of Region 9 by 10 % during my tenure. Worked hard to get community college advisors on board but was unsuccessful for a variety of reasons that are too difficult to deal with but at least got conversation started.
    
  • Communicated with each Region 9 member through electronic means at least 4 times a year.
    
  • Managed to put together a joint conference of Region 8 and 9 in Vancouver in 2002. It was so successful that the next joint conference was held in Hawaii in Spring 2006. This enabled members to network with members outside their region and share experiences.
    

Regional Activities/Offices Held, including accomplishments achieved while in office:

• Member, Region 9 Steering Committee, 1999-current
  
• Regional Conference committee member - San Luis Obispo, 2002, Pasadena, 2004; Oakland, 2005, San Diego, 2007
  
• Presented at regional conferences and won Best of Region in 2003 (with Monique Sosa) on "Transition Advising: Advising Students into a Second or Third Choice Major."
  
• Presented the Administrator's pre-conference workshop with Charlie Nutt and Jeanette Wong in Vancouver, 2003; with Jeanette Wong in Pasadena, 2004; and in Oakland, 2005.
  
• Chair, 1999 Region 9 Conference, University of Southern California
  

Committee/Task Force/Advisory Board Activities and Accomplishments:

• Member, Academic Advising Consultants and Speakers Service (AACSS) Advisory Board (2006-current)
  • Assisted in surveying membership about the services NACADA offers to institutions and changed the name of the Consultants' Bureau to better reflect the services offered
    
• Member, Awards Selection Committee, 2005-2006 -served on selection committee for Pacesetter, Service to NACADA, and Virginia Gordon awards
  
• Member, Geographic Region Committee in 2003 to determine whether or not regions were unique enough to have different organizational structures.
  
• Member, NACADA Journal Editorial Board, Spring 1996-1998
  
  

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Current Member: Advising Administration Commission, Advising Business Majors Commission, Advisor Training & Development Commission, Study Abroad Advising Interest Group 
• Former Member, Multicultural Concerns Commission
   

Other:

• Member Advising Task Force, University of California Riverside 2007-2008. Was able to get a mission statement for advising campuswide, bring over NACADA Executive Director to assess advising at campus and write a report to the Provost to accept all recommendations.
  
• Activities at University of Southern California:
  
  • USC Provost's Advisory Committee on University-wide System Access
    
    • Access Advisory Committee, 2005-2007
      
    • Ethical Use Advisory Committee, 2005-2007
      
  • Member (ex-officio), Committee of Academic Policies and Procedures, 1996-2007
    
  • Member, Student Affairs Council, Academic Petitions Panel, Retention Committee, Advising Redesign Team, and several other campus-wide committees, 1993-2007
    
  • Original Member, USC's SOS (Student One-Stop Shop), 1994-2003
• National Activities:
  
  • Presented at several NACADA annual conferences: Salt Lake City, 2003; Kansas City, 1997; Washington, DC 1996, Baltimore, 2007, San Antonio 2009