The Mizzou College Democrats will be hosting their first general meeting of the semester on Wednesday, January 27th at 7 pm in132 Middlebush Hall on the MU campus.

The meeting will feature opportunities to get involved and energized as a progressive citizen in the spring semester as the Fall 2010 election approaches. MU graduate Brian Goldstein, who took over January 4th as the new Executive Director of the Boone County Democratic Central Committee, will be the guest speaker.

Immediately following Goldstein’s speech, the College Dems will move to Boone Tavern to watch President Obama deliver his State of the Union Address.  All are welcome to join us for fun, food and drinks.

Newly elected President Amanda Shelton is excited about the upcoming meeting and party, saying, “I am looking forward to working with Brian and many community leaders in the coming year to energize and coordinate our mutual efforts on progressive issues. Our newly elected executive board is ready to bring both professionalism and vitality to our student-run organization and the thousands of progressive voices we represent.”

The College Democrats also hosted elections at their last meeting in December and will be introducing the new 2010 leadership at January’s meeting.  New Executive Board members are listed below:

President: Amanda Shelton

Vice President: Iavora Vlaytcheva

Treasurer: Doug Cowing

Secretary: Alanna Bauer

Communications Director: Tyler Ricketts

Political Director: Jonathan Hutcheson

Membership Director: Eric LeFevre

Philanthropy Director: Jenny Cashen