ESU Student Voted to Active Minds Board of Directors

East Stroudsburg University student Raquel Sosa has been elected president of the Student Advisory Committee (SAC) of Active Minds, Inc. Sosa, a junior majoring in psychology from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., is also president of ESU’s chapter of Active Minds. Active Minds, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization that empowers students to speak openly about mental health and combats stigma surrounding mental illness through different events and program initiatives. The SAC is comprised of 20 student leaders from the entire Active Minds chapter network of over 400 chapters. The SAC’s primary role is to contribute the student voice to Active Minds’ efforts and to advise national staff in the areas of student engagement, fundraising, program planning, and promotion. As the SAC president, Sosa will sit on the board of directors for the national organization and attend and participate in board meetings in Washington, D.C.

“This organization means a lot to me; it has given me purpose on campus and has made my college career unforgettable,” Sosa said. “I am incredibly honored to be on the board of directors and excited to become more deeply involved in an organization that has given me so much.”

Along with Sosa serving as president, the ESU chapter of Active Minds is led by Co-Vice Presidents Melissa Schneider, a sophomore majoring in computer science from Dunmore, Pa., and Reyanna Keglovitz, a sophomore majoring in integrated art and design from Nazareth, Pa.; Secretary, Alice Ritchison, a freshman majoring in early childhood education from Perkasie, Pa.; Treasurer, Jessica Hume, a freshman majoring in biology from Wernersville, Pa.; Fundraising Chair, Kassandra Krase, a freshman majoring in biology from East Stroudsburg, Pa.; and Publicity Chair, Isabella Pistilli, a freshman majoring in psychology from Eagleville, Pa.

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