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The Most Influential Leadership Experience
The most influential leadership experiences I have had during my undergraduate career include being president of the Students of Health Education, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (SHEPERD) Club, working as an Academic Coach Emissary, and acting as the Leader-In-Training specialist at Paradise Point Summer Camp. I served SHEPERD Club as Secretary, Vice President, and President. My duties as President included managing three club officers, leading club meetings, mass emailing members, recruiting new club members, attending undergraduate fairs, and managing club finances. I also coordinated, planned and executed volunteer opportunities within the community. At a recruiting event, I met the director of the First Year Experience program

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