District Governor

Name:
Leah Burch

Home Club
Concordia College, Moorhead

Division:
Rolling Plains Division

Major and Year in School:
Senior majoring in Spanish and Pre-Chiropractics

Description and your favorite part of your position:
My job is to pass on information from the Circle K International level, supervise committees, delegate duties to your district board, monitor the on-goings of the district, communicate with our district and other levels of our K-Family, and promote all the we do in CKI! I love getting to meet people and make a difference. I have grown a lot and have learned a lot from being in this organization, and I am humbled to be your governor. My focus is on the future of CKI and I am very excited to build bridges leading to strengthening our organization by laying down some ground work with our district board and continuing to strengthen our awesome district!

Favorite Service project:
Kids Against Hunger. I really enjoy the Kids Against Hunger events when we get together and package food for places in need. It is fun to do, especially when you turn it in to some friendly competition, and a great way to get to know people, and at the same time you are doing something for a really great cause.

Favorite Circle K Memory:
I really enjoyed playing broomball at night on the lake in Grand Rapids at our 2010 District Convention. I probably fell on the ice at least 100 times and had countless bruises, but it was really fun bonding with everyone and I had a blast!

Random Fact about yourself:
Out of the thousands of random and odd things about me, off the top of my head I would say I really enjoy wearing spandex and I like the smell of gasoline. Yup.

 

District Secretary

Name:
Kaite Aldana

Home Club
Concordia Moorhead, MN

Division:
Rolling Plains

Major and Year in School:
Latin Education, Senior

Description and your favorite part of your position:
I collect all the monthly reports and total the points in the Milkyway system, keep track of the service hours our district does and take minutes at all district board meetings and district events. My favorite part is being apart of the board and an organization that makes an impact on our community.

Favorite Service project:
Pancake Feeds

Favorite Circle K Memory:
My first year in CKI, I volunteered to tutor at a local elementary school. I was assigned to work with a little boy in second grade, he had a lot of energy. So every 10-15 minutes or so I would give him a couple minute break, the funny part was that he pretended to be a dog-monkey, and would crab-walk around the room.

Random Fact about yourself:
I have worn glasses since I was 3 years old.

 

Bulletin Editor

Name:
Sarah Gangl

Home Club
North Dakota State University

Division:
Rolling Plains

Major and Year in School:
currently am a 5th year student studying Pharmacy

What do you want the CKI members to know about your position:
I keep everyone in the district up-to-date with what’s going on by distributing bulletins throughout the year. My favorite part would be being able to use creativity to create bulletins.

Favorite Service project:
Kiwanis Pancake Karnival

Favorite Circle K Memory:
Laughing uncontrollably at DCON with some new-found Circle K friends

Random Fact About Yourself:I like to lick all the seasonings off of a chip before eating it

 

Lieutenant Governor Rolling Plains Division

Name:
Danny Loch

Home Club
North Dakota State University

Division:
Rolling Plains Division

Major and Year in School:
Senior studying Accounting

Description and your favorite part of your position:
It’s my responsibility to see that the clubs in the rolling-plains division get the resources and help they need to be successful throughout the year, while providing them with a contact on the district board. My favorite part of this position is meeting new people, and visiting clubs and learning about all the fun projects they do throughout the year.

Favorite Service project:
My favorite service project so far was helping out the Multiple Sclerosis society by helping one of their members with yard work twice a year. We have gone and racked leaves and did some gardening with one of their members and it was a lot of fun. We were then able to sit down and talk with her after the work and we talked for about three hours just about random stuff.

Favorite Circle K Memory:
My favorite Circle K memory would have to be International Convention in St. Louis. I decided to go two days before the deadline, and it was a great experience and I met a lot of great people. I was also able to build closer friendships with members of our district.

Random Fact about yourself:
I’m a certified storm chaser.

 

Lieutenant Governor Dakota Star Division

Name:
Hayden Waisanen

Home Club
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Division:
Dakota Star

Major and Year in School:
Senior in  Computer Science

Favorite Service project:
My most favorite service project was the Trick-or-Treat for Canned Goods that we did during the Fall 2011 semester. We worked with local news stations to advertise the event. In the end, we were able to collect nearly a ton of food!

Favorite Circle K Memory:
My most favorite memory of Circle K is from this years FLTC. During a little downtime, the whole group got together and made a human pyramid. We were only able to get to 3 levels high, but it was a fun time!

Random Fact about yourself:

Though I stand 6’5″, I have
never actually owned a vehicle I fit well into. I drove a Geo Metro in high school, and now drive a Pontiac G5.

 

Lieutenant Governor North Star Division

Name:
Mark Nyquist

Home Club:
Winona

Division:
North Star Division

Major and Year in School:
Business Administration

What do you want the CKI members to know about your position:
I am excited to be a resource to all the clubs in my division and to help serve as another connection between them and the District Board. I am excited to talk with all of you more and visit with more Circle K members throughout the year! If you ever have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me!

Favorite Service project:
Playing Bingo and card games at the nursing home

Favorite Circle K Memory:
Being in Virginia Beach for the 2011 International Convention

Random Fact about yourself:
I like to travel and have visited over 7 countries (mostly in South America)