Arizona HOSA Recap
April 1st - April 3rd 2012
Coming in from the fabulous and ever strong Arizona HOSA, National Officer’s Sean Sheffer and Tayla Brown had the opportunity to attend the 2012 AzHOSA Spring Leadership Conference in Tucson, Arizona!
The conference featured:
April 1st - April 3rd 2012
Coming in from the fabulous and ever strong Arizona HOSA, National Officer’s Sean Sheffer and Tayla Brown had the opportunity to attend the 2012 AzHOSA Spring Leadership Conference in Tucson, Arizona!
The conference featured:
- 1,400 attendees
- 50 competitions
- 5 State Officers
- 8 Leadership Sessions
- 16 exhibitors
- And 3 Adventurous days to hold it all together!
Check out the AZ HOSA website:
http://www.azhosa.org/v2/
April 1st
The Setup:
Arizona HOSA had much work to do to prepare for the 1400 attendees, and right off the bat the HOSA Headquarters aka “Tabs” was making endless preparations to get the conference started off on the right foot. Mrs. Shovlin, state advisor of Arizona HOSA along with the staff from the Arizona Department of Education had to handle all logistics, including getting hotel rooms in order, handouts and registration paperwork, conference schedule postings, and travel arrangements for all the members! How could they handle such a massive feat?
Past State Officers
Arizona HOSA is innovating the way that State Leadership Conferences unfold with the help of a dynamic team, the Arizona PSO’s (Past State Officers)
This great group consisted of:
- Nicole Scott
- Brittany Ebbing
- Justin Ray McDuffie
- Amy Kijewski
- Zach Sanders
- Elizabeth Fair
- Aden Ramirez
- Erik Guitierrez
- Tayla Brown
Who better to know the ins and outs of conferences than those who have served on the state association themselves? By tapping into this experienced and passionate network, the PSO’s served to facilitate the conference to a success! Throughout the conference, the PSO’s would serve to be judges of competitions including Sports Medicine, the official state photographer, leading the ever successful leadership village, courtesy corp and helping hands of HOSA headquarters.
Special thanks to go to the Mrs. Jane Shovlin, the state advisor of AZ HOSA and the rest of the Arizona Department of Education, along with Tri Leadership Resources.
The Arizona State Officers
Serving to lead the conference to success, the AZ Spring Leadership Conference featured 5 state officers:
Kayla Loomis - State President
Reyna Gissel Sanchez - Secretary
Elaine Larson - Secondary Vice President
Central Region
Arely Zepeda - Secondary Vice President
Northern Region
Selah Bratt - Post Secondary Vice President Central Region
Check out their awesome biographies at:
http://www.azhosa.org/v2/2011SO.php
The Opening Session
The opening session was the culmination of amazing jeers of excitement, signifying the growth of such a strong association that only started in the state a few years ago.
Special Guests include:
Mr. John Huppenthal - Superintendent of Public instruction from the AZ Department of Ed.
Dr. Marv Lamer -Associate Superintendent of Highly Effective Schools Division
Mr. Mark Hamilton - Deputy Associate Superintendent - Career and Technical Education
Mr. Dennis Fiscus - CTE Student Organizations Team leader
Mrs. Jane Shovlin, RN BSN - State HOSA Advisor
Mrs. Carole Whltlock RD, MAOM, CNS - Health Careers Education State Supervisor
Mrs. Evelyn Irvine Administrative Support Staff
Sean Sheffer - HOSA National President
John Beede - Keynote Speaker and Adventurer
The session commenced with great inspirational messages on how AZ HOSA members are Leaders Today, Professionals Tomorrow. Thousands of dollars of scholarships were awarded, as sponsored by the many partners:
Arizona Area Health Education Centers
Arizona Department of Education
AzHOSA Foundation
Carrington College
Grand Canyon University
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Medical Reserve Corp
Office of the Surgeon General
Welcoming by National President Sean Sheffer:
Sean Sheffer had the opportunity to invite the delegates to the NLC in Orlando Florida, urging members to become HOSA alumni as a member’s journey in the health sciences continues throughout their lives and to keep up with HOSA through all venues of social media.
The Keynote
John Beede entertained the crowd with his adventurous antics - from having a spectacular celebrity look-a-like opening, note card role play with movie lines to actual footage from his trips all around the world. His stories of hard work, commitment and triumph were available with his book Climb On! and resonated completely with the delegation of AZ HOSA.
Find out more about John Beede here: http://www.climbonsuccess.com/
April 2nd
Immediately following the business meeting members showed their excitement for the Awards Session. Arizona HOSA State Officers presented medals,scholarships, and recognition awards to members and advisors. Also schools that hosted fundraisers for the National Service Project, JDRF were also recognized for their support towards the foundation.Your Region I VP Tayla Brown also had the opportunity to give a brief closing to the Arizona's delegation about alumni membership, social media, and National Leadership Conference!
Special thanks to go to the Mrs. Jane Shovlin, the state advisor of AZ HOSA and the rest of the Arizona Department of Education, along with Tri Leadership Resources.
The Arizona State Officers
Serving to lead the conference to success, the AZ Spring Leadership Conference featured 5 state officers:
Kayla Loomis - State PresidentReyna Gissel Sanchez - Secretary
Elaine Larson - Secondary Vice President
Central Region
Arely Zepeda - Secondary Vice President
Northern Region
Selah Bratt - Post Secondary Vice President Central Region
Check out their awesome biographies at:
http://www.azhosa.org/v2/2011SO.php
The Opening Session
The opening session was the culmination of amazing jeers of excitement, signifying the growth of such a strong association that only started in the state a few years ago.
Special Guests include:
Mr. John Huppenthal - Superintendent of Public instruction from the AZ Department of Ed.
Dr. Marv Lamer -Associate Superintendent of Highly Effective Schools Division
Mr. Mark Hamilton - Deputy Associate Superintendent - Career and Technical Education
Mr. Dennis Fiscus - CTE Student Organizations Team leader
Mrs. Jane Shovlin, RN BSN - State HOSA Advisor
Mrs. Carole Whltlock RD, MAOM, CNS - Health Careers Education State Supervisor
Mrs. Evelyn Irvine Administrative Support Staff
Sean Sheffer - HOSA National President
John Beede - Keynote Speaker and Adventurer
The session commenced with great inspirational messages on how AZ HOSA members are Leaders Today, Professionals Tomorrow. Thousands of dollars of scholarships were awarded, as sponsored by the many partners:
Arizona Area Health Education Centers
Arizona Department of Education
AzHOSA Foundation
Carrington College
Grand Canyon University
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Medical Reserve Corp
Office of the Surgeon General
Welcoming by National President Sean Sheffer:
Sean Sheffer had the opportunity to invite the delegates to the NLC in Orlando Florida, urging members to become HOSA alumni as a member’s journey in the health sciences continues throughout their lives and to keep up with HOSA through all venues of social media.
The Keynote
John Beede entertained the crowd with his adventurous antics - from having a spectacular celebrity look-a-like opening, note card role play with movie lines to actual footage from his trips all around the world. His stories of hard work, commitment and triumph were available with his book Climb On! and resonated completely with the delegation of AZ HOSA.
Find out more about John Beede here: http://www.climbonsuccess.com/
April 2nd
Game Time
Nervous, anxious and excited to compete members from across the great state of Arizona swarmed the halls of the conference hotel. All around the resort you could see members practicing, preparing and prepping for various competitions. Competitive events began at 8 am sharp and members were definitely up and ready to show their skills. Throughout the day members had the opportunity to attend many different workshops and leadership activities such as How to Make the Most Out of HOSA in College, Medical Leadership Village, Southwest Ambulance Workshop, and many more.
After all the competitons were complete Arizona HOSA hosted a BBQ Luau, Hypnosis Show, and HOSA Dance for the members to enjoy themselves after a long day of competitions and educational workshops.
Nervous, anxious and excited to compete members from across the great state of Arizona swarmed the halls of the conference hotel. All around the resort you could see members practicing, preparing and prepping for various competitions. Competitive events began at 8 am sharp and members were definitely up and ready to show their skills. Throughout the day members had the opportunity to attend many different workshops and leadership activities such as How to Make the Most Out of HOSA in College, Medical Leadership Village, Southwest Ambulance Workshop, and many more.
After all the competitons were complete Arizona HOSA hosted a BBQ Luau, Hypnosis Show, and HOSA Dance for the members to enjoy themselves after a long day of competitions and educational workshops.
April 3rd
Awards Session
Tuesday began with the Annual Business Meeting hosted by the state officer team where the new state theme, state pin design and State Officers were voted on.
Awards Session
Tuesday began with the Annual Business Meeting hosted by the state officer team where the new state theme, state pin design and State Officers were voted on.
Immediately following the business meeting members showed their excitement for the Awards Session. Arizona HOSA State Officers presented medals,scholarships, and recognition awards to members and advisors. Also schools that hosted fundraisers for the National Service Project, JDRF were also recognized for their support towards the foundation.Your Region I VP Tayla Brown also had the opportunity to give a brief closing to the Arizona's delegation about alumni membership, social media, and National Leadership Conference!
Special thanks to all the judges and volunteers that were present at this conference to help make possible.
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