Jen is a second year student at WMU, but she has junior class standing. Jen is studying Psychology: Behavioral Sciences with a minor in French. She aspires to provided ABA therapy to children with developmental disabilities. Her favorite part of ALD is the community as well as the ability to learn from others within the organization.

Logan is a junior here at WMU, she is double majoring in Leadership and Business Strategy & Environmental / Sustainability Studies. She aspires to be a green consultant for businesses, helping to improve sustainability. Logan's favorite part of ALD is volunteering with her friends; "It's a good way to give back to the community, hang out with your friends, and not stress about school". 

Max is a third year here at Western with an Advertising and Promotion major and also a minor in Communication. He backpacked 75 miles of the Appalachian Trail this past summer! Max says that ALD has provided him the opportunity to get involved in the community in so many unique ways. Volunteering also allows him to engage with other WMU students that he may have never interacted with otherwise.

Lila is a 2nd year student with a Civil Engineering major. One fun fact about her is that she has been to over 30 concerts/festivals. She says that ALD has given her many opportunities to go outside of her comfort zone and be a leader, as an active member.🗣🙌🏻

Written by Kassidy Davis a second year student majoring in Exercise Science. She is also our chapter's Public Relations Chairperson.

Here is our December Member of the Month❄️ Hannah! CONGRATULATIONS. 
Hannah was chosen as Member of the Month because of her involvement at multiple events this semester including the holiday parade, turkey trot and the Gibbs House event. Not only did she attend the events, but she attended with a bubbly and positive attitude! 
Some awesome things about Hannah are she’s a nursing major who is a part of Gamer’s Guild. One of her favorite quotes is, “we all bleed the same color”. She loves this quote because  it says in a simple way that we are all human beings and in the end we truly are the same! Also, her favorite food is sushi and she is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico! 

Written by Kassidy Davis a second year student majoring in Exercise Science. She is also our chapter's Public Relations Chairperson.
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Meet our Member of the Month, Dalton!

Some fun things about Dalton are that he is a computer science major who enjoys sour patch kids, Guardian of the Galaxy, drawing and re-voicing films/videos!

His favorite quote is "It doesn't matter if you just don't give up", said by Stephen Hawking. He chose this quote because Stephen Hawking is an idol of his.

Written by Carolyn Sacha a second year student triple majoring in Sociology, Anthropology, and Environmental and Sustainability Studies. She is also our chapter's Public Relations Chairperson.

A sophomore at WMU, Matthew Kornas, is one of our Members of the Month for March! Majoring in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in Chemistry, he was inducted into our chapter Spring of 2016. In his short time as a member, Matthew has been a wonderful and active member. He has volunteered at several events including our most recent inductions and he’s always had a cheery attitude no matter the task at hand. When asked why he joined ALD, Matthew said, “I wanted to become more involved in both the WMU and Kalamazoo communities. I also believed that ALD would provide me with a great opportunity to meet and connect with new people in these communities.” We hope through your copious amount of volunteering and your shining personality, that you’ve been able to feel both of these impacts from being a part of ALD. Matthew also told us that he’s been very happy in ALD and is honored to be Member of the Month! Matthew's favorite ALD event has been ushering at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre for To Kill a Mockingbird which gave him the opportunity to experience something new in the community. In addition to ALD, Matthew is on the Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC) which operates out of Sindecuse. We’re thankful to have Matthew as such a dedicated member of our ALD family! 
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Another sophomore at WMU, Claire Spivey, is also one of our Members of the Month for March! She and Matthew are twinning by mothing majoring in Biochemistry/Biomedical Sciences! Coming into ALD last spring, Claire has been volunteering with us regularly and has left a lasting impression on our chapter already. Our recent Mattawan Food Pantry volunteer event was Claire’s favorite event she’s volunteered with and we were so happy to have her there! On top of being an outstanding ALD member, Claire is in the Lee Honors College while juggling her time between volunteering with both Red Cross and the WMU Beekeepers! We’re so happy she finds the time to work with ALD and be an irreplaceable part of our WMU chapter. If all of this weren’t enough, she’s also currently working as a Phlebotomist at Borgess Medical Center and is planning on pursuing a career in Neurosurgery. Whew! What a gal and we are so happy to have you on our ALD team! 
Both of these members have worked so hard and been absolute joys to work with and we can’t wait to see where they go in life. Time will tell the amazing things they will do for ALD and what ALD will do for them!