Who are we?
Student Leadership Team
Chair -
Hello everyone! My name is Matthew Wood and I am a junior from Lebanon, Ohio. I am majoring in Athletic Training, and I am excited to work with the BG Softball team this semester. UMSO is an amazing organization and I am very blessed to have found UMSO on campus my freshman year. The members from UMSO have become my family away from home. In my free time I love to watch sports and read a good book and serve other people. I am very excited to see what God has in store for this organization this year. Feel free to come to an event because we cant wait to meet you!
Treasurer -
My name is Stevey Willey and I am a sophomore majoring in Visual Communications with a specialization in video and a minor in Film Studies. I am from Chandlersville, Ohio, which is a small town in southeastern Ohio. Besides being involved with UMSO I am also a part of the University Honors program. I'm proud to be a complete film nerd; so in my free time when I am not at UMSO or in class I enjoy watching movies (if you couldn't tell by my specialization and minor). I joined UMSO to meet new people and in the process a met a group of great people that I am proud to know.
Secretary -
Hi everyone! My name is Jeffrey Guion (I'm the guy with the poofy hair playing the bongos). I am currently a Junior at BGSU studying theatre with a music minor (so you may see me on stage). When I'm not doing things with UMSO, I enjoy acting and reading, but not at the same time (unless I'm supposed to read on stage). I also enjoy entertaining others and I consider a day without laughter as a day wasted. UMSO has been a very important part of my life for the past year and I hope to see you there.
Missions/Service -
Hi! My name is Dara Bienert. I am studying Spanish Education at Bowling Green and am in my junior year. You might not have seen me on campus last year because I was studying in Spain. When I'm not in class or at UMSO, I enjoy reading and playing video games. I joined UMSO because the people are so accepting and fun, and their faith is so encouraging. It'd be great to see you at an event!
Events and Historian-
Hello everyone! My name is Jessica Weiss and I will be a senior this year at Bowling Green State University majoring in Music Education with a specialization in voice. I have been a member of the Falcon Marching Band and other BG bands and choirs, love hiking and skating, and am very blessed to have a wonderful family back in Bellefontaine, Ohio, who have been very supportive of me in all I do. This is my second year on leadership for UMSO and I am so excited to continue to be active in such a wonderful group. UMSO has allowed me to meet a lot of new people and make many friends who have become my family away from home. We do a lot of fun activities throughout the year and I'm looking forward to meeting anyone who wants to come check us out!!
Publicity -
Hi my name is Beth Anne Myers! I am a freshman at BGSU this year. My major is Middle Childhood Education and my areas of concentration are social studies and mathematics. I like riding my bike in the summertime, listening to music, and watching TV. UMSO is a lot of fun and the people are very friendly! "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6
Membership Outreach-
Hello all! My name is Ian Zulick and I'm currently a sophomore majoring in French here at BGSU. I love UMSO for the sense of community and family it provides, and for the unconditional love that I feel from the people in it whom I have come to embrace as friends. However I would be remiss if I claimed to have discovered the organization completely on my own. I was brought to it by members of the organization, and never did I imagine the joy that it would bring me, or the friendships that I would forge which I have come to cherish. It is one of the greatest things in my life, and it has helped to make me who I am today. My hobbies are manifold, but the big ones are videogames, playing guitar, watching movies, and marching band. As you will come to understand, there is little I love more than conversation, and I hope to get to know all of the future members as much as I do the current ones. God Bless!
At Large Member-
My name is Keith McDevitt. I am an AYA Social Studies Education Major. This will be my second year with the United Methodist Student Organization (UMSO). I stumbled upon this group by chance and it has been a joy ever since. It was a great place to meet friends and give back to the community. My hobbies include many different activities such as hiking, camping, playing music, and reading a history book. I enjoy getting know new people and spending time with friends. If you are interested in the United Methodist Student Organization, come to an event, we would love to have you.