Campus Outreach Ambassadors (COAs) are your regional contacts with the ONE Campus Challenge. These outstanding students are OCC veterans and experts in student organizing, and they're here to answer your questions and assist your OCC activities. Use the bios below to find the COA in charge of OCC in your state, and don't hesitate to contact them about anything OCC-related.

Audrey Ruark

Campus Outreach Ambassador for Alabama and Georgia

Audrey Ruark is a sophomore at Kennesaw State University (KSU) and the Campus Outreach Ambassador for Georgia and Alabama. Originally from Milledgeville, home to the Antebellum Capitol of Georgia, she is an International Affairs Major. Before becoming a COA, Audrey was the ONE Campus Challenge Leader at KSU. She currently works on-campus as a student assistant and is both chaplain and homecoming chair in Phi Mu Fraternity. Her previous involvements include Young Life, student government, and playing soccer. Audrey is proud to call KSU a ONE Campus and cannot wait for this year's OCC to kick off!

Contact at aruark2@students.kennesaw.edu

Billy Tsang

Campus Outreach Ambassador for Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island

Hey! I am Billy Tsang. I am the Campus Outreach Ambassador (COA) for New York, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. I also co-founded and am the current President of the Rutgers ONE chapter here in beautiful New Brunswick, NJ. I am a psychology major. In the future, I hope to pursue a doctorate degree in psychiatry. I know this ONE Campus Challenge year will great! Can't wait to hear from all of you!

Contact at itsbillay@gmail.com

Bryant Shannon

Campus Outreach Ambassador for Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi and Texas

My name is Bryant Shannon and I am a junior at the University of Florida. I am studying towards a major in Biological Engineering and a minor in public health. This is my first year as a Campus Outreach Ambassador, and I am excited to serve as liaison between ONE and college campuses in Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. I am passionate about the vast disparities in international healthcare and aspire to work in the field of public health/medicine after finishing my education. This is going to be a great year for students in ONE, and I am enthusiastic to watch the organization grow as more students begin to catch our fervor for international development!

Contact at bshannon@ufl.edu

Charlie Harris

Campus Outreach Ambassador for Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia

Charlie is a junior at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY and has been organizing around social justice issues since high school. As part of the original leadership team of the WKU chapter of ONE, he has organized against poverty and hunger, run voter registration drives and awareness campaigns during the ONE Vote '08 Initiative, lobbied on the Hill and in district for legislation to end extreme global poverty in all of its many facets, and helped win the first year of the ONE Campus Challenge (2007-8). But most of all, he just likes llamas and hopes to see a world where his global brothers and sisters have the same shot at opportunities we take for granted here in the US.

Contact at charles.harris482@wku.edu

Jessica Beckner

Campus Outreach Ambassador for Indiana and Ohio

Hey guys! My name is Jessica Beckner and I'm the COA for Indiana and Ohio. I'm starting my fourth year at Indiana University in Bloomington, majoring in Anthropology and History. I have absolutely no clue where my career path is heading, but I know whatever I end up doing has to benefit the world somehow! Aside from activism, I absolutely love music, photography, cooking, rock climbing, meeting new and interesting people, and of course traveling! I also have a fetish for really sweet sunglasses, so if you have any you'd like to donate feel free to send them along! I discovered ONE after I spent the summer in the UK back in 2005. Everywhere I went, I saw posters and banners for "Make Poverty History". When I got back to the States I discovered ONE was the U.S. branch of the Make Poverty History campaign. I really liked that ONE was not interested in getting your money, but rather in helping to show you how you can make a difference in the fight on global poverty while just sitting at your desk! I was hooked, and I've been with ONE ever since. I hope you guys find this year to be incredibly successful, and remember that we have the power to make this goal a reality - stay strong and keep fighting!

Contact at jlbeckne@indiana.edu

Kelly Wynveen

Campus Outreach Ambassador for Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont

Hey! My name is Kelly Wynveen and I am the COA for all the great schools in Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire! I'm currently a junior at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts studying International Development and Social Change with a specialization in Religious and Cultural Development. In general, I'm usually over-excited about life, and being a COA is no exception. I have been part of ONE since high school and am passionate about all of ONE's goals. When I'm not doing things for OCC on my campus or helping out others in my region, I love to be by any body of water, play tennis, think about where I want to travel next, and go on night walks. As I said before, I'm unbelievably excited to be a COA for New England once again this year and can't wait to hear from everyone in my region!

Contact at kwynveen@gmail.com

Matthew McAllister

Campus Outreach Ambassador for Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming

Matthew McAllister is a junior at the University of Colorado. He has been volunteering with ONE since 2005, after learning about the organization at a U2 concert. Matthew started the DenverONE chapter in 2006 and worked to have 4 cities become Cities of ONE. He also worked to have the Colorado Senate declare the state to a State of ONE. In 2008, he served as an intern for ONE during the lead up to the Democratic National Convention, and helped ONE accept the Center for Global Development Award in 2009. Matthew's other interests include photography, slacklining, and frisbee.

Contact at mcallister2011@gmail.com

Melissa Boles

Campus Outreach Ambassador for California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington

Melissa is in her fourth year of college, majoring in Social Sciences, focusing in Political Science and Anthropology and getting a certificate in Social and Environmental Justice. After joining ONE at a Coldplay concert in 2005, Melissa wanted a way to get more involved, and learned about the Campus Challenge her sophomore year. This summer, Melissa was chosen to go to Kenya with ONE, and is excited to bring everything she learned back to not only her campus but others, as well. Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, California and Nevada: get ready to rock the Campus Challenge this year!

Contact at melissa.boles@email.wsu.edu

Nick Stevens

Campus Outreach Ambassador for Missouri

Hello fellow OCCers! I am the Campus Outreach Ambassador for Missouri. This is my third year as a COA and I am very excited to be back working with my fellow students in the OCC. I am founder of ONE at Webster University, a top ten school in last year's OCC, and I just completed an internship on the Internet Team in ONE's DC office this past summer. My major is Public Relations, but I am also pursuing a minor in International Human Rights and certificates in Leadership and Web Development. After I graduate, I plan to work in online communications at an international development NGO. In my free time I like to play guitar, ride my vintage bikes and take photos.

Contact at nickstevens@onestl.org

Samantha Butisingh

Campus Outreach Ambassador for Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Hi everyone! My name is Samantha Butisingh. I am the Campus Outreach Ambassador (COA) for New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. I am also co-founder of our local ONE Chapter at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. I am a senior at Rutgers. I am looking forward to an amazing ONE Campus Challenge year. I can't wait to hear from all you! Do not hesitate to bug me!

Contact at butising@eden.rutgers.edu

Sarah Atwill

Campus Outreach Ambassador for Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Louisiana and New Mexico

Hi!! I'm Sarah Atwill. I'm a junior studying Non Profit Leadership & Management and History at Arizona State University. I have been involved with ONE since I was in high school, but have been involved with the ONE Campus Challenge for the past year now. It has been such a rewarding experience and I encourage you to get involved too! If you're going to school in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Hawaii or Alaska e-mail me about how to get involved or how to make your ONE club better! Let's make poverty history!

Contact at sarahclarkatwill@gmail.com

Stephanie Parrish

Campus Outreach Ambassador for Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin

Hey OCC! I'm a third-year student at the University of Michigan, studying Public Policy and African Studies. I am the Campus Outreach Ambassador for Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois as well as the Campus Leader here at UofM. Other than ONE, I'm an RA in the residence halls, a member of our LGBT Commission, and am planning a national Peace Corps 50th Anniversary celebration (you should all come!). I was fortunate enough to go to Kenya this past summer with ONE and cannot wait to use that experience in our endeavors this year. Please keep me posted on your campus' events and campaigns throughout the year, I love hearing about all the amazing things OCC students do!

Contact at snparris@gmail.com

Steven Thai

Campus Outreach Ambassador for Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota

My name is Steven Thai and I am the COA for Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. I attend Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and am majoring in Political Science with a minor in Communication Studies. After graduation, I plan to either attend grad school for Non-Profit Management or work for an organization like ONE. I am originally from a northern suburb of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) in Minnesota. I am the son of a Vietnamese immigrant who has worked very hard to be in the position he is in today. He has taught me that change in this world is possible, and to stand up for those who do not have essential needs such as clean water or food to eat. My mother is from northern Minnesota and has taught me to accept everyone, no matter what walk of life they are from. I also have a younger brother who is currently a senior in high school. I enjoy political activism, reading, running, lifting, music, and watching movies. I also love spending times with friends and my significant other.

Contact at thaist01@luther.edu

Tomas Moreno

Campus Outreach Ambassador for North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington, DC

Hey everyone! I'm Tomas, your Campus Outreach Ambassador (COA) for North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Originally, I'm from Modesto, California, so I'm a long way from home at Wofford College in South Carolina -- where I'm a junior Sociology and Government double-major with a focus on Africa. I am SO excited to be a COA again this year! Last year, I helped to lead my ONE@Wofford group to win the ONE Campus Challenge and it was AMAZING. I want to end up working with an NGO, directing college campaigns (like Maisie!).

Contact at morenotv@email.wofford.edu