Also meet our National Council and the rest of our Family!

BRIAN BENJAMIN
President
B.A. Honors Psychology (Class of 2013)
Singapore, Singapore
Eta Class

Favorite place in the world: Greenwich Village, NYC

Personal definition of leadership: To me, leadership is nothing but efficient proactivity. I believe that leaders are people who can not sit still, who see opportunities and exploit them to deliver efficient, mutually beneficial processes, outcomes and a sense of direction for others.

What your fellow Journeymen learned about you: Amongst a great many things, my class mates learned that I am someone who tends to worry about others fulfilling their jobs in group tasks. This is something I have definitely become aware of in my active DOZ experience, my academics and almost all other areas of my life.

Campus involvement: JEP, TEP (Teaching Ethics Program), Independent Research

Why you love DOZ: DOZ has made me opened my perspective in terms of the types of different people there are here in USC. DOZ has made me realize the thousands of things individuals can accomplish during their time in college. DOZ has helped me develop into a person who embraces all sorts of new experiences from one who would be hesitant of such experiences in the past.

PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE
Sergeant-at-arms: Matt Amys

JUSTIN BOGDA
Vice President — Membership
B.A. Environmental Studies, B.A. International Relations (Class of 2014)
Kinnelon, NJ
Eta Class

Favorite place in the world: So far, Palau

Personal definition of leadership: The influence, confidence, and understanding of one’s own ideas and self that allows for the means of the group to be achieved.

What your fellow Journeymen learned about you: I love new experiences, and I never turn down an opportunity for one.

Campus involvement: Trojan Marching Band, QuASA executive board, USC Environmental Studies Dive Team, Global Water Brigades, USC Triathlon team

Why you love DOZ: I have never found such a close-knit community of simultaneously passionate, interesting, and fun loving people as what I have experienced with DOZ. It is a fraternity that truly develops bonds and friendships as well as personal life long skills and lessons.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Jennifer Padilla, Dave Korneluk, Ellen Wleklinksi

YIMU XUE
Vice President — Programming
M.C.M Communication Management, B.A. Communication, Marketing minor (Class of 2013)
Irvine, CA
Zeta Class

Favorite place in the world: On set

Personal definition of leadership: Tina Fey’s Bossypants

What your fellow Journeymen learned about you: My milkshake brought all the boys to the yard, but they had no opinion on whether or not it was better than yours.

Campus involvement: Resident Advisor, Undergraduate Student Government, Annenberg Ambassadors

Why you love DOZ: The extraordinarily passiombitious (passionate + ambitious) people, the places we go, and the things we do together.

COMMITTEE
Social Chair: Emma Katz

NICK HAZELTON
Vice President — Communication
B.S. Business with an Emphasis in Cinematic Arts (Class of 2014)
Reston, VA
Theta Class

Favorite place in the world: San Sebastian, Spain

Personal definition of leadership: I was once told that opportunity is like a door made of gold and that you have two responsibilities when you come across one. First, you have to recognize that there is a door made of gold. Second, you have to have the cojones to walk through it. Leaders have the cojones to walk through those doors of opportunity without fear of what lies beyond them and without regret of what they are leaving in the past.

What your fellow Journeymen learned about you: That I love Nutella.

Campus involvement: Southern California Business Film Festival

Why you love DOZ: Above all else, the people, who have helped me to grow, evolve, and love and lead with an open heart.

COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE AND RUSH TEAM
Communications/Rush Team: Steven Strozza
Rush Team/Internal Relations/Webmaster: Josh DeMilta
Rush Theme Team/Design: Paulina Shahery
Internal Relations: Jasmine McAllister
Rush Team: Kritasha Gupta
Strategist/Rush Team: Amanda Tran


MALIKA FRANKLIN
Vice President — Leadership Development
B.A. Cinematic Arts – Production (Class of 2013)
 New York, NY
Eta Class

Favorite place in the world:East Village, New York

Personal definition of leadership: the ability to influence others

What your fellow Journeymen learned about you:  My class realized I have more to say than they realize. I may appear quiet at times, but when I have something meaningful to say, I will say it.

Campus involvement: SCA Ambassadors

Why you love DOZ: I love the diversity of DOZ. We are a fraternity and family of leaders from all over campus, and it gives us an opportunity to meet and make friends with people you would otherwise never meet.

LUMINARY COMMITTEE
Shira Yomtoubian, Ellen Wleklinski, Elisabeth Raff, Steven Strozza

JONATHAN PILOVSKY
Vice President — Operations
B.S. Business, Entrepreneurship and Finance (Class of 2013)
Palo Alto, CA
Theta Class

Favorite place in the world: Tel Aviv, Israel

Personal definition of leadership: Putting aside one’s individual needs for the greater good

What your fellow Journeymen learned about you: I am on a search for meaning and purpose.

Campus involvement: Alpha Epsilon Pi, Entrepreneurship Club

Why you love DOZ: We want to change the world

OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Muse Miao


UJIN KIM
Vice President — Philanthropy
Undeclared (Class of 2014)
Corona, CA
Theta Class

Favorite place in the world: in bed

Personal definition of leadership: People who can take life by the balls and squeeze them!

What your fellow Journeymen learned about you: Big things come in little packages! (Yes…I am NOT 5′…yet!)

Campus involvement: Resident Advisor, Asia Pacific Arts Magazine, Stylist (Marshall School of Business/ POSE Magazine), Orientation Advisor

Why you love DOZ: If DOZ were a song, I would have it on repeat. Even Ryan Seacrest would have it on repeat. What I love most about DOZ is that every leader adds their own unique flare, but we all come together to compose the harmony or family that we are.

PHILANTHROPY COMMITTEE
Internal Chairs- Kritasha Gupta, Megan Goldring, Joshua Gonzalez
External Chairs- Rudy Sarmiento, Divya Mehra