MEA MDA Minutes Final

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MEA Miting de Avance Questions & AnswersJanuary 21, 2014

(To President) It has been difficult to internalize and spread awareness of

MEAs CC and CA , are they still appropriate for MEA? If so, why, if not whatshould we change it to? (Question from Elgin)

Angela Andaya: Yes they are still applicable since we are ME majors. SDM isapplied,. We should advocate it since it is aligned with being a business org. Betterways to communicate it to MEAns.

Yes, I think that they are still applicable. SDM is actually in line in practicing withour majors. CS is good for the corporate setting. Bringing that practice in alloperations sustainable in nature. This is something we really should advocate sinceit is aligned with being a business org. Many ways actively communicate clearly toall MEAns which I have in my platform. It's under Proposed Projects.

(To VP Finance, Treasurer, VP HR: Orgdev, VP Externals) Summarize in oneword what's the difference between your platforms. What's the differencein your platforms . (Question from Kim Co)

Finance:Mabee Clemente: Groundwork - G in BIG platform. All 3 finance candidatesproposed branding and improvement. But for me, grand work is what sets meapart. Invest in the members. In order to support what I want, which is brandingand improvement, train them in order to make sure that branding andimprovements are done accordingly.

Miguel Co : Externalize - Market is very saturated. Getting external entities. WhichI believed iwill be the key to help finance MEA proejdtsand the possible marketswhich is very important because this is one issue we could address in the financecluster.

Abi Jacosalem: Stretching the horizons - MEA has already been doing well. MEAhas almost reached its full potential . Challenge is to stretch that potential and thatcould be addressed, building a better image and improving the funding.

Treasurer:Riston Balolong: Involvement, there should be a shift from financial processes tomember development. Since we are constrained by rules of the Ateneo, we go tosomething we can change which is involvement. More than just record keeping, wemake opportunities for MEAns.

Paula Cartera: Solutions. I want to focus on the way we approach the differentproblems we see in the office of the treasurer. We want to address these problemsin the most efficient way as possible. In deploying the AMT, my solution is to deploythem and not to get from their core members. I approached the problem of


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strengthening the marketing by creating the training program, icing the database,and fixing marketing package approval.

VP HR: Orgdev:Donica Pile: Relationships at the forefront. As an HR cluster, relationships shouldbe what the cluster is all about. We want purpose driven projects that put the HR atthe forefront.

Georgine Co: Holistic. I want to make Orgdev more holistic, more than justparties. There should be more emphasis on MIB, bring in MEA Fiesta, involve themembers in more projects that don't just bond but focus on sports, giving back,service development, making us more sustainable, care more about CA, theenvironment, how we spend our money.

VP Externals: Renzo Santos: Image. WE are all focused on CC/CA but I'm focused on giving agood reputable image of MEA, clean our image among orgs and having thepartnership appreciation night.

Jeggy Filart: Sustainable. All the points of my platform are a self-sustainingmodel. Explore-make the cluster even better; Externalize - make our partnersbetter; Expand- sustainable partnerships for the long term.

Gabby Nolasco: Reconnecting. Aside from externalizing, it is the biggest clusterwith a lot of projects, has the most room for growth, problem lies in the lack ofconnection with Externals and the members.

(To President) No matter how good your projects are, if the MEAns don't

see the relevance of your cluster, what's the point? The main thrust isexternalization. Is there enough internal stability to now reach out andexternalize?

Angela Andaya: There is still a lot of room for improvement. Each cluster has aset direction, Solidify, seen in transem. Before any externalization happens, wemust solidify.(Follow-up question) Can you solidify and externalize or just one?We have taken a reactive approach to offers. Goal for the long term is a proactiveapproach by putting ourselves out there. Goal for next year is test the waters to ourmove for externalization. Doing both serves as a platform for the years to come. (Follow-up question) How do you plan to integrate the rest of COA/BC inexternalization? The rest of COA/CB can be integrated in externalization through identifyingopportunities to externalize. Since we want to forward CC/CA, maybe expose SDMto other org's members through BC convention. I am hoping for more collaborationlike that. Yes, looking for that kind of collaboration.

(To VP HR: Memdev) You talked about HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT for MEAns,right? So as VP for member development, do you believe it is important to


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cultivate MEAns who embrace the spirit of RESPECTFUL cooperation andfriendly collaboration not only with fellow MEAns but more specifically withmembers of other organizations, YES or NO? Why or why not? PLEASE CITEA SPECIFIC EXAMPLE FOR YES OR NO.

Jerome Lim: Yes, in the development of the members holistically, we have to pointout the importance of having good relationships with other people especially withinthe organization and also outside the organization because if we do this, this is oneof the ways in which we can embody how a MEAn is even outside of theorganization.

(To VP Externals) How ready do you think MEA is for externalization?

Gabby Nolasco: Reconnect and externalize. Focus on my platform is more onreconnecting rather than externalizing. From my experience with Breakthrough,Partnership with San Miguel/Ramcar was put on the line because they did not see awell-execution with one of the GAs. We need to establish that connection with theMEAns so that they support externals projects first before they get more partners.We can't have weak internal foundations. We are risking our image as MEA and wemight risk ore partnerships in the future.

Jeggy Filart: Almost there 70-80%. MEA should still internalize the externalsthrust, embody the CC/CA by integrating them into classes and projects.Externalization means to let MEA's message known to everyone else. That's theonly thing lacking now.

Renzo Santos: Baby steps - MEA is slowly growing and has already startedexternalizing even before. I want to externalize it much better. I want them to

know what MEA really is and that it has an excellent culture with all its CC/CADo our projects abide by the vision mission and if not why do we still havethem? (Question from Enzo) SKIPPED- Answered by current CB members: Our thrust for MEA is 2-fold: SDM andits being a home org. Not all projects have CC/CA efforts.

(To Jeremy Alog) What do you mean by involving 1ydc to the projects ofMEA?

Jeremy Alog: Current system of 1ydc is to bridge MEA and reties. I've seen themmore as utility men as to broadcast messages and to pull people more in. Theyhave a greater vision in what really means to bridge the members to theorganization. There should be significant participation by the members in most ofthe projects.

(To President) Your thrust is for externalization. But in you appform, yousaid that STEPS, ACADS, LEADS are the ones that you would keep for MEAand these do not highlight any CC integration. If ever there is CC/CA


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integration, it's only to install this CC/CA to the members only. Why didyou not choose projects such as Breakthrough or other external projects?

Angela Andaya: I want to move to externalization. But if I was only given 3projects, ACADS, STEPS, LEADS would be the ones Id choose because I think thatwhat is most important in MEA is to keep the foundation of strong members. If yougive the incoming freshmen, sophomores these great projects, these will help thembranch out. You're leaving a weak foundation for the years to come if you dontdevelop your members. ACADS brings people in, LEADS help you develop yourselfas a leader, STEPS is part of the formula in which we welcome freshman in to thiswonderful organization.

(To VP Finance) Should fundraising be the responsibility of the ABs or thefinance cluster? (Question from Kyne Lim)

Mabee Clemente: Project Head. Current system should stand. There is also valuein fundraising: teaches you how to be hardworking. You reap what you sow.

(To all VPs) President's thrust is to S.O.A.R. Do you agree with this and in2 sentences how would your platform fit into this thrust? (Question fromNico Reyes)

VP HR: Orgdev

Donica Pile: Agree. 3rd point in my platform supports this. We should collaborateefforts within clusters.

Georgine Co: Agree. Begin internally before externalization.VP Finance

Miguel Co: Agree. Push for SDM and to establish the brand of Finance cluster,making us known to our entities.

Mabee Clemente: Agree. Establish good relationships with sponsors.

Abi Jacosalem: Agree. MEA has already fortified foundations. So in my platform,you can stretch the potential of the org.

VP YDC

Awin Ong: Agree. Through YDC cluster, we can help solidify foundation becauseit's always based on the members on how MEA will externalize.

Matthew Sager: Agree. Make active members and use seniors who know theCC/CA to help externalization.


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VP Externals

Renzo Santos: No. We have already been externalizing. Better to externalize byshowing our culture and show MEA more through CC/CA.

Jeggy Filart: Lay foundations first but yes I agree.

Gabby Nolasco: Yes, I agree because it supports my platform of growing externalpartners.

VP HR: Memdev

Jerome Lim: Yes. Support using the HR Memdev projects of MEA. I will integrateCC/CA in the Memdev projects.

(To VP Finance) What can be a sustainable fundraising project? Either anexisting project or a new project. (Question from Elgin Malari)

Abi Jacosalem: Powered By Print is promising but other projects can also besustainable in the long run by establishing the projects outside MEA so others canlook forward to it every year.

Miguel Co: There are a lot of bazaars we can join as concessionaires. It can besomething we can go back to. We can have multiple bazaar sessions. Buy clothes inDivisoria and sell them again. We can also try targeting a non-MEA market.

Mabee Clemente: Powered By Print is a year-round project. To improve it, add

more products available to that all year-round sale. Maybe we could also selllanyards, fans, all year round as well.

(To President) What's your stand on MEA's projects being funded by illegalbake sales? (Question from audience member)

Angela Andaya: I've had experience with this in the Memdev projects and theAB's and I have pushed more for sponsorships. We should try our best to veer awayfrom this kind of fundraising. We should go for more creative ways to fundraise andpush more for sponsorships and partnerships.

(To Jeggy Filart) How does your platform reflect on internal changes(cultural change)? (Question from DG)

Jeggy Filart: 2nd point of my platform: establish. Establishing a culture in MEAmeans to make CC and CA more relevant to members through education (first stepto externalization). When a MEAn knows what his org is for, that's the only time hecan decide whether he is for the org or not. This will be the only time that he candecide to love MEA more.


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(To All Senior Candidates) JTA Candidates: What have you done to makesure that you're still connected to MEA. Non-JTA candidates: What do youthink about those candidates who have gone to JTA but are running in thisyear's elections? (Question from Meir Yap)

Donica Pile: Not going to JTA is my edge over any candidate. I have nothingagainst them but this is my edge- active core member in SOM Week and LEADSand my being an AB.

Georgine Co: It's going be her (Donica) edge over me, being here. It's a really bigpart for me. This is the only thing I regret for going to JTA- I missed out on all theprojects here. I changed my DP and cover photo but I have been inconsistentbecause I was inconsistent in my support. There was so much more that I couldhave done. This experience has humbled me.

Gabby Nolasco: Why not? Competence and commitment. If he is competent andcommitted to MEA then why not? Everyone has a chance to show and provethemselves to MEA.

Jeggy Filart: Why not? I don't think we should discount them because it's their lifechoice. They decided to explore. Why not? When we grow old/your e 18 in theStates you leave your home, but when you come back, your home's still there. Itdoesn't matter how long you're gone because MEA is your home. As long as youlove your home then why not?

Renzo Santos: I wasn't able to witness firsthand the projects that happened. JTAalso changed me. I learned how to be assertive, how to be brave, to go and faceanother world when I went to JTA. It really changed me because I learned a lot. I

always read Ateneo MEA's page. I asked my friends casually also.Miguel Co: It's okay because they have the ability. They've shown that they wantit and they have well thought out platforms so why not. It's their call to go to JTAand they will deal with that but we should give them the chance.

Abi Jacosalem: I was away for 4 months. I believe that my lack of presence spellsthe difference. Not updated, not being there, not experiencing it spells thedifference. But going to JTA shows how invested and involved I am in MEA. Goingaway for JTA does not define my passion and how much I want to raise mycommitment for MEA.

Mabee Clemente: As long as they're serious and committed. There's animpression that going to JTA is a choice between JTA or MEA but not really. If theywant to then why not?

(To all YDCs) How reliable is the hatak system and how far will theword-of-mouth method go? How will you get inactive members to be activeagain in MEA? (Question from Luigi)


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Matthew Sager: A lot of our batch mates have lost their activeness in MEA. Thewhole hatak idea is very limited because you can only bring in your friends but Istill think it's an effective way. Just like my platform, I want this year to be ours. Iam really going to push more people to become more active. The more people whoare active, the stronger the hatak will be.

Awin Ong: Batch day. Sportsfest and JTA send-off were effective ways to hatakmembers back. Bring back that feeling. Also, to have different application forms tohelp inactive members via active members in pulling them into MEA.

Martin Chua: The Hatak method is still effective because it's a personal approachcompared to texting, etc. We can channel them through blockreps, updated coverphotos, maximize peer support. Also by being close to everyone, the friendship isthe best way to hatak MEAns to MEA events.

Jevon Dy: It is reliable because friends are important. Also I mentioned thatACADS can create a system of an ACADS kada (in my suggestion). If you're part ofthat kada, mahiya ka naman na hindi mag give back kasi binibigyan ka ng MEA.

Renz Chong: Hatak system works. Only freshmen blockreps know what projectsare available. We are the only people who can hatak them. Also we should givethem a reason using MEAmove, MEAcapella, etc. in order to build attachments withother members. I also suggested MEArketing like a MEAcapella and MEAmove butfor those who like Marketing.

Jeremy Alog: PI project involvement. MO making opportunities. One of thestrongest points of MEA is its familial nature also because of the work ethic theyexude. Give them something material to make them go to you. Keep everyone

active by PI and MO. Address that via MEAzine.(To 2YDC and VP Memdev) 2nd year is when people shift in and out of ME.How do you make them feel welcome? (Question from Kim Co)

Jerome Lim: All projects in Memdev can help them. Shift-ins can feel morewelcomed in MEA by introducing to them the ACADS system. Shift outs: improveACADS system by creating acads for non-ME majors.(Follow up question)Are you open to having a STEPS for the shift ins? They can be included in the STEPS of the freshmen. But this can still be looked into.To make them feel what the ME program is about, they should be given anopportunity to be part of the STEPS program.

Jeremy Alog: Providing shift-ins and shift-outs with mentors. Having a personalconnection's better. It's important to have something a little bit sentimental sinceyou are a bit outcasted. Its i mportant to maintain familial nature to org.

Renz Chong: Don't discriminate them. If you're not a MEAn then you're beloweveryone. Even if they're not in ME anymore, they should still keep them updatedbecause the projects are not ME major centric. Use MEAcapella and MEAmove to


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build great attachments. Once a MEAn always a MEAn is effective to keep nonMEmembers in MEA.

Jevon Dy: Talk to them. One of the perks of being a YDC is that you can be feelingclose. Know who those people are. They will feel better if the YDC knows them -willmake them feel good. Make sure that they're part of the MEAlerts. Make a group forthose who shift in and out. Also integrate them by helping them in ACADS.

(To Treasurer) What's your policy on DCB disbursements? How lenient orstrict will you be in disbursing money? (Question from Ram De Guzman)

Riston Balolong: Very flexible monetary policy. We will ratify policies at the startof the year, partition DCB already based on the budget proposals submitted andafter hearings and deliberations, we will allocate money already. But we need tohave a buffer to maintain a specific amount in the DCB. Maintain 100,000 in theDCB like this year.

Paula Cartera: We need to keep a certain level in the DCB as buffer. Part of myplatform is to have budget forms submitted in the planning phase for me tomanage the funds at the start of the year. So that I can already anticipate howmuch I should give to certain projects based on those forms.

(To Riston Balolong) Is the system now effective? (Question from EnzoBonoan)

Riston Balolong: Rebrand AMTs to get the right kind of talent for the right kind of job. Interests must be matched that's why the split is in my platform.

(To Paula Cartera) What is your response to Riston's answer?Paula Cartera: Yes current system is inefficient but I addressed the problem bystructuring the job of the AMTs: training, deployment and final submissions. Wesaw the same problems but we addressed it a different way.

(To Cody Ipapo) How do you plan on maintaining a certain standard for allpromo materials without disregarding welfare of our designers? (Questionfrom Archie Tan)

Cody Ipapo: I want to establish a mentorship program for workshops and trainingwithin the school year. Have a team system with a team leader and help approveand disprove posters. Get help from the limited pool of creative people.Follow up question: What's your target number of mentors for next year?(Question from Casey Calara)Summer sem is crucial to training the members of the departments since they don'thave much work to be done yet. Commdept should open ABs early on. We have todeal with a larger mentor mentee ratio. Just maximize the potential of the teammembers so that they may be team leaders in the course of the school year.


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Follow up question: Isn't it double work to have a team leader approve it? Eliminate middle ground to have things sent back and forth. There will always bedelays because we have to live up to a certain standard. But with the system I haveplanned we hope to minimize the delay.

(To VP HR: Memdev) How do you address the problem of RecWeek beingtoo limiting to the core? (Question from Kendrick Santos)

Jerome Lim: RecWeek was originally 2 parts. Memberships and IMD (database)We can have integration of RecWeek to the different projects of MEA viaadvertisements.

(To VP HR: Orgdev) If you could choose only 1 project to retain, whatwould it be? If you could take out 1 project, what would it be and why?(Question from Meir Yap)Georgine Co: Keep MEAmore because it celebrates MEA throughout the year andthe seniors who will graduate. Take out GAP 2 because it has a repetitive team andthe focus can be given to another project.

Donica Pile : GAP should be retained because it is the tradition of MEAns. This isthe foundation of how the relationship with other MEAns start. Take out GAP 2because it's losing its purpose.

(To President) How to make our CC more relatable?

Angela Andaya: MEA is not integrated with its core advocacy. Check specialproject in platform. Modify OSDMCS by making it more implicated. Make everyinvolvement of every project more reflective of the CC/CA and to make the

members aware of this.(To VP Finance)"Each project runs their own fundraising, should it becentralized so that the finance cluster is in charge of all fundraising"

Migul Co: MEA has so many projects at more than 30 that its impossible for us tocentralize. But we have to note that concessionaires and sponsors should be ourmain target market.

Abi Jacosalem: keep system, but we also have to raise funds. It allows themembers of each project to be a more creative.

Mabee Clemente - current system should stand. We cannot finance everything.There was no single year that there were no fundraising efforts. I also believe thatthere is also value in fundraising as it teaches you hardwork and discipline. Youreap what you sow.

(To 2YDC) "Some people aren't that active. How could you concretely solve thisproblem? Be specific:"


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Jeremy Alog: Identifiation Reporesentation, Propagation - represent projects inMEA that you have right now. I'd like to use CS Camp and how I was a participant.Through that experience, I learned to devise a case analysis. You have to identifythe nature and context of the members and see how to apply to projects to them.

Renz Chong: We have lesser chance to be active. Other MEAns feel that they areonly there to fundraise. They don't feel that they are being utilized. No chance to beactive. Not allowed to be in higher positions.

Jevon Dy: Through utilizing our friends and finding core positions. Having friendshelps you. In fresh day, because their friends are with them, the block reps, it helpswith the problem. Batch already has some active friends. Friends can get theirfriends who can get their friends who can get their friends.

(To VP Externals ) Bigest problem is member participation. How is your platformthat is sustained external growth reflect internal growth (organisational change &culture)

Jeggy Filart: ESTABLISH. WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT ESTABLISH A CULTUREIN MEA, I was talking about how to make CC/CA more relevant and this could bedone in the two ways I said. By doing this, we are able to educate the membersabout what the cc/ca are. When a MEAn knows what my organisation is for, that'sthe only time I could decide whether I am for this organisation or not.

(To Riston Balolong): "You mentioned that you were gonna change the structurewithin your office of the Treasurer. Is the system now effective or is there really abig need for the partition. Which would be more effective in the long run?

Riston Balolong: Ineffective that's why I proposed a split.(To Cody Ipapo) All projects would need to subcommittees. Considering that MEAhas no wide variety of graphic designers, how do you maintain a certain standardfor all promotional materials without disregarding the welfare of these designers.They will be overworked.

Cody Ipapo: Establish a mentorship program. And have standards to look up to.Establish a team system. You have a team leader. These people will beunderstudies. Make and create output. Schedule workshops all throughout summersemester.Training the members of CommDept.

(To President): if ever you want to share your cc to other bc orgs, how can uensure that it would not be drowned out by others' ccs which are more relatable?

Angela Andaya : it's an encompassing concept - making decisions from a holisticperspective. comes from our being versed in a lot of majors, from our course. weshow how it's really applied in the corporate setting. Its also felt by members


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through project management. basically show them how it's applied throughcompetitions, involvements with external entities.

follow up: how would you ensure the credibility of those representatives (for post-event evaluations) when you yourself are aware that our cc and ca are not asevident or felt by the means?

Angela Andaya : a lot of MEAns ar e not aware, but its all about branching out toclients. they have a lot of experience and they know what they're talking about. thenature of it is now is that many are 3rd and 4th year representatives, and they'revery involved with acads and good with their majors. they're credible since theirfirst intention is to practice SDM, and knowing that they're well versed in theirmajors id say they are credible. and being a mean who experiences this first hand,they know the context of what mea is going through

(For Georgine Co) can you explain to us what this sustainability means (insustaining mea fiesta)?

Georgine Co: make it more sustainable; during the fiesta i want to have actualgroupings and activities participated in by staff and students, to build relationshipsfor students to know more about the staff and know how they are, and be followedup by activities after fiesta i.e. MIB games with the staff members. 2nd, therewould be a mea scoop, with insights from the students who were with the LS staff.

(For Angela Andaya) In your platform, you speak about externalization. Youspeak about building foundations, but what concrete examples of externalization,practicing SDM?

Angela Andaya: My platform is from the context that without much proactiveefforts, we're not putting ourselves out there much, but there are parties coming tous. Responding to these offers as opportunity i.e. we received a deal with HSBC,and through our contacting the JGSOM faculty, we got to organize a casecompetition for HSBC; through this competition we're showing concrete applicationof SDM, and MEA is related to that and pushes members to external growth andbeing aware of it. By reaching out, we are also for inner growth, because byreaching out to this company, we learn from this internally.

(To VP Memdev and VP OrgDev) What are your thoughts on having just one HRdepartment for MEA?

Jerome Lim: It shouldn't be necessary since first and foremost, the cc of meaincludes its being a home org so having these two clusters as they are contributesto that. With regards to SDM, the whole concept of SDM can be integrated in theproject management of the Orgdev and Memdev; by teaching our members andab's the idea of SDM in implementing their projects

Donica Pile: It should not be necessary. It already works well since not only arewe able to hone these people but we let them grow within the mea culture. We


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would also not disregard mea's competency as home org, and this allows it to bemore focused on the members to develop even more as compared to having justone hr dept.

Georgine Co: I agree that both clusters have separate goals, and we want more ofthe means to be united. I feel that if we put them together, there would be toomany projects for one cluster so overwhelming.

(To VP Externals) What exactly is the point of the ME course? And in relation toSDM, we always talk to companies about what we can provide them, but what dowe tell them? Why should they go to MEA and not other orgs?

Renzo Santos: My platform - to make external entities see that me is really one ofthe leading courses in the Ateneo because me have a numerical application ofmaking the decisions and the philosophical thing that Ateneo has. MEA has theculture of honing excellent leaders which companies would want to have.

Gabby Nolasco: MEA's main assets - we have a lot of members and we can usethat as a selling point for the companies. also we are trained to be masters ofdifferent fields in business and not all courses have this perspective and not allstudents know how to apply sdm and cs to their analysis. along with mea's vision ithink this can be our selling point na here in mea, our students can provide youwith these solutions and are equipped with these skills.

Jeggy Filart: mea has a whole holistic view of business. a mean alreadyincorporates all majors in decisions. we are trained to look from the top - seeing allthe marketing, operations. we also look at the cs side, which i find really important.the fact that we value it means that we're not just capitalists, we look after our

people planet profit(Follow-up question) You just explained what an ME major is. What can acompany get in return? What can MEA give?

Renzo Santos : Three answers: by associating the company to MEA, they canassociate to excellent culture of mea. Two, we can promote the company to theother people better than the orgs. And you can get means for your futureemployment

Jeggy Filart: What we can really offer is just the MEA market. What separates theMEAns from other orgs is really what we can offer. i.e. in my platform, I want toexpand. And for public relations to look for other companies we can market them toas future sources of employment - they'd look for an me stream of employees.They'd be able to pinpoint that me is the best, really. And this is why I want it to besustainable. gabby: MEA has 800 members and what companies look for itsadvertisements, its reaching out to more people for them to get to know thecompanies - promotion. But that s only the first part, and what matters is how welink the companies to the members and that s the relationship we build between thetwo parties. we focus on these relationships since they want future employees to


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apply to them, and by linking to them now, the students can get to know thecompany and perhaps in the future apply for that company.

(For Gabby Nolasco): based on your definition of cs, its about companies beingsustainable, not just enterprises. how come in your platform you wanted to partnerup with social enterprises for cs camp when they won't really show your definitionof cs?

Gabby Nolasco: i want to strengthen cc and ca efforts and when i said expansion,we need to tap social enterprises since that s the market we haven't tapped yet andwe would be telling our members that our core values - cc and cs - they can beapplied not just to corporate setting but social enterprises

follow-up: maybe you just have reverse perspective.

Gabby Nolasco : we're marketing cs now for corporations; we don't want to limitour members to just focus on corporations

follow up: we'll be overlapping with the core advocacies of other organizations

(For all the candidates ): Give me 1-2 success indicators for your position for usto say that your term was successful. They should be SMART.

Jerome Lim : at least 1 seminar to integrate cc/ca to imdCody Ipapo : at least 15 commdept members to deployed. to increase regularity ofinfo

Riston Balolong : all tasks of amt must be acccomplished; submission of financial

statements on time and prescribed format; at least 50 means must attend themarketing workshop and seminar

Paula cartera: concrete, detailed and standard financial records for al projectsgabby: 50% increase participation rate in external projects, increase in number ofpartners, increase in number of project heads using the database

Jeggy Filart : increase in sustainable partners and organizations, increase inmember involement in externals

Renzo santos : 90% from them will partner with us again next year,

Doncia Pile : 80% membe participation by the core team and memberparticipation, the people who are in the orgdev core teams. Successful corehandling and planning

Georgine Co : Greater attention to Christmas Show/MIB. Sstain financially

Miguel Co : 200,000 in revenue; at least 7abms to step up as future


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Abi Jacosalem : at least 180,000; at least 1 major sponsor for project

Mabee Clemente : at least 300k from fundraisers; average satisfaction rating of7.5

Awin Ong : Half of batch mates ; 50% would know which company would wanna goto

Matthew Sager : Increase in number of people taking opportunities

Martin Chua : Batch involvement; 50% in attendance; 90% high passing rate

Jevon Dy : 85% core and ab positions; 90% retention for the batch

Renz Chong : Academic improvement. Reduction of numb of people who arepushed away from MEA. Increase in active means

Jeremy Alog : 10% increase of inactive means becoming active

Angela Andaya : A grade for YE Report; MEA portfolio in use internally & externally

(From GoogleDocs to SecGen) You made no mention of evaluations. How do youintend to use evaluations in the office of the secgen. Is there a plan toinstitutionalise how to make evaluations more useful

Cody Ipapo : I only had limited time to fit it in my platform points. At the start ofthe year, schedule Individual consultations. How they want their evaluations to be

structured. Even if we want to standardise, each project has different metrics,different goals. We need to tailor fit these evaluations. These evaluations would bedependent on their success indicators. 360 degree evaluations. From project headsto core, core to project heads, participants to project.

( To Memdev & President ) MEA is a miss or hit org. If a batch has bad steps, thatmeans a project wouldn't be active in MEA. IF Steps is not successful, how wouldyou recover that batch.

Jerome Lim : I agree that STEPS is one of the projects that makes the firstimpression on the MEAns. The fact that it may be a hit or miss. I don't want that tohapp ento different MEAns. Memdev has so many other projects that could inviteMEAns for them to be active. Acads, meacapella, meamove.

Angela Andaya : It's not a loss. Main goal of MEA is to provide follow throughs. Wehave lots of opportunities still: mentorship, ydc, acads and leads.

(To VP Orgdev ) rank 3 things: member empowerment, onebc, win then onesentence explanation)


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Georgine Co: Member empowerment > One bc > Win. Member empowerment -Members contribute a lot to the organisation. BIggest opportunities to utilise themembers. This should be the main goal One BC Winning - By empowering ourmembers, we could win

Donica Pile: Member empowerment - Main goal this year was not to win. But tohave sustainable involvement from the people who were in the core team. We sawa lot of people who stepped up. One BC, Winning - Just a bonus

(To VP Finance): - Given that Donica, orgdev candidate, suggested an open partycollaboration with Finance Cluster. Would you allow this? Yes or no?

Abi Jacosalem - Yes. I will be open to the projects of Orgdev. Encouragecollaboration among project heads. More optimised way of raising funds

Mabee Clemente - Yes. Branding. Tie-up with an open party; example is businesstraining and events management.

Miguel Co - No. We are just going to saturate the MEA market. MEA is not a partyorg.

Follow-through: What would happen - How would you feel if they pushed throughwith open party?

Miguel Co - If they do it, I can't say no to it but the most I can do at least is tosupport it.

(To Renzo Santos): AIMES ORSP FAME relations under Pubrel. (1) Do you think

kaya ng isang set of project heads to handle these projects when the work entailedis so hard (2) The people you meet here are external entities: FAME Alumni, Lasalle VPs. Ok lang ba na ang haharap sa kanila project heads and not the VPExternals?

Renzo Santos: 1 - Kaya ba? Revamp FAME in such a sense that there should be anexchange of culture among organizations. DLSU IE or UP IE to GTKM. AIMES part isnegligible since we're just gonna represent them. If we would call for a new projecthead, then we should recruit one.

2 - Representative of FAME Project heads themselves with me will represent MEA toFAME and not the core members.

(To Renzo Santos): You said that MEA has been facing negative criticisms in thecommunity. Whats your Sample size. what did these people say?

Renzo Santos: 1 - I was also active in other organizations. The first thing thatthey would say is.. that's the cliquish org or kung sino lang young active, sila langyoung gumagawa ng projects. I think that externals can have a concrete solution to


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this by actually representing what MEA really aims to do by creating more and morecollaborations with them.

Follow up : WHat concrete collaborations can you think of for other organizations?

Renzo Santos: 1 - LEX. There are MEAns who have plans for law firms someday. Ifthey have plans, I could also invite other MEAns to participate in LEX talks &projects.

( To Georgine Co) Could you elaborate more on the overall marketing package yousaid?

Georgine Co : Over all sponsorships packages - grouping all orgdev projects in 1marketing package. Have a major sponsor throughout the year.

Follow up: Are you aware That at the start you have to have project proposalsapproved first. Also knowing that GAP's planning is during summer.

Georgine Co: Have earlier planning

( To 2YDC): What Strengths do you have to offer? Who between the other twocandidates would best complement your strength?

Jevon Dy : Renz; New ideas, hardworking

Renz Chong : Jeremy; approachable, may passion

Jeremy Alog : Renz; sense of understanding

(To President): Anong meron ka na wala yung past 3 presidents

Angela Andaya: professionally speaking, i think that what i have that tel, del andnico didn't have as much is that i believe i have a more direct connection with themember because i think that as a freshie under tel's term, we didn't feel her andthis is common opinion. delfin was very active to the freshies, but concentrated oncertain places only and wasn't establishing relationship among all batches. for nico,he could've done more in that sense to connect to freshies and other batches. as avery active core member and not being cb, i bring that to the table, a mea that ismore externalised yet connected to members in a more personal way.

( To SecGen and Treasurer) : since those are the only parts na admin arms of theboard, do you see any opportunities for collaboration or parts that should be keptcompletely separate?

Paula Cartera : yes i think theres a chance for the two arms to work together -I've proposed in my platform that we tie up w/ comm dept for marketing packagefor visuals and content. It s possible since we are under one org and were here to


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maximize efficiency in internal operations. It s really possible and efficient to worktogether

Riston Balolong : its inevitable that well be handling mkt packages and its the bestway to collaborate with the secgen to have these packages approved with theproper quality and standards. and since my thrust is member involvement, i canrely on the commdept by creating good promos under the treasury dept since itdoesn't have its promo dept

Cody Ipapo : my answer is yes since in my platform i want to put an emphasis intraining abs and project management, how to submit mkt packages and how tobudget. i want to have workshops to train members. i also want to manage theirdatabases more efficiently, like their financial reports and packages that can beconsolidated to a single database for future reference

(To All VPs): what is your approach in handling your project heads under yourcluster? esp the yearlong projects?

Miguel Co : hands-on rigorous planning for empowerment

Abi Jacosalem : Sidelines that motivate them when they're done and give themextra push

Mabee Clemente : overbearing; just the right amount of freedom and guidance

Donica Pile : Establish foundations through core-specific project updates. Org-devproject briefing

Georgine Co: Will be there in GAs; give opinions but allowing them to make owndecisions

Renzo Santos : empowerment

Jeggy Filart : always checking up and maintaing close personal relationship

Gabby Nolasco : casual leadership style, giving own freedom to fulfil their goals

Jerome Lim : macromanager

(To VP Finance) You plan to teach business. how would you differentiate this fromAMA's Competency Entrep

Mabee Clemente: i want to focus on what i need to achieve branding and how tocommunicate that good branding - good advertising efforts, and out of the boxthinking


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Abi Jacosalem: i believe as a a vp, it s up to you to guide them and help theminto making the best business practices

Miguel Co : for me, i try to avoid the word enterprise, but rather we should use theword enterprising which is basically seeking opportunities but for the financeclusters, it develops the mindset. i want to differentiate it so that we market ittowards the members of mea

(for the 2ydc's) given that the problem is awareness of cc and ca, what would youimplement to address this problem?

Jevon Dy : i don't think that as a sophomore you can fully grasp those but bypromoting the projects of mea you can get a glimpse of what ca and cc are and bypromoting gtkm and other projects that can lead to a better understanding of whatthese projects are

Renz Chong : MEArketing - you can train them as early as 2nd year so they couldhave an insight into what it is and by doing so, promote ca and cc

Jeremy Alog : Part of my revision for the 2ydc is that for the project, it would bean analysis for them to have the projects they can be involved in. and i want toassess if he was able to be aware of their position - how they did and how theyhelped

(To MemDev and OrgDev) Is it the responsibility of the HR VPs to hatak peopleto externals cluster HR VPs

Jerome Lim : Yes. As a vp, develop members in terms of being MEAn and one ofthat is including the CC/CAs

Donica Pile : No. It's not the realm of the HR dept. Not necessary for them to dothis. Veers away from the primary goal of Orgdev

Georgine Co : Yes. HR should be supporting the projects of externals. HR clustersshould be promoting the cc/ca projects of MEA

(To ALL): Last thing you want the MEA members to remember about you

Jevon Dy : Give back to MEA

Renz Chong : Passion to serve

Jeremy Alog : Guy who cares, dreams awake and thinks forward

Martin Chua : Approachable

Matthew Sager: Make the most of the year #sulit


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Awin Ong : One happy family

Mabee Clemente : Not just money but holistic development

Abi Jacosalem : Experienced, qualified, mother

Miguel Co : Give back to the org

Renzo Santos : I'm an inspiring candidate

Jeggy Filart : Show them what externals is all about

Gabby Nolasco : Connecting

Paula Cartera : Passion. Let me treasure you

Riston Balolong : Under me, you can truly experience the treasury

Angela Andaya : My passion is here

Donica Pile : Vision & experience

Georgine Co : Growth

Cody Ipapo : Bridge of members to MEA

Jerome Lim : I want to serve you because MEA has always bee there for me. Iwanna be there for MEA

Documents

MEA MDA Minutes Final