Seidman IPO 2008-2009 EBoard Nominees
President
Rodney Moore
Major: Finance
Year: Junior
Semesters in IPO: 6
I feel I am qualified for this position as I’ve had a lot of experience with IPO over the last 3 years. My
past positions in IPO include VP of information technology, Treasurer, and I am currently a Portfolio
Manager. Over the years I have been actively involved with Junior Achievement, Relay for Life, and all
club trips. I posses strong leadership and communication skills that will help lead the club in a good
direction. I am well educated in finance and have a strong background in investing. I enjoy sharing my
investing knowledge and experience with others to help increase ones understanding of the stock
market. My ultimate goals for the club next year are to actively get members to be more involved with
investing and IPO, increase IPO’s membership, continue to grow recognition of IPO, bring in new
speakers to the club, and lastly but most importantly have a good time.
Brian Bakker
Major: Finance & Economics major/Accounting minor
Year: Sophomore
Semesters in IPO: 4 Semesters in IPO
Hey all,
I will be running for President or Vice President of Portfolio Management. For either spot, I believe I
possess the analytical skills and fundamental knowledge to provide value to the group and portfolio. My
goals are simple, to achieve regular attendance of 50 members and through group interaction, give each
member confidence enough to begin investing. Whether through bonds, stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, or
your pick of more aggressive instrument, it essential we, as individuals, start investing sooner rather than
later. Overall, I hope to not lose over 70% of our portfolio's value due to mismanagement! Which,
thanks to overweight positions in Enron and Worldcom happened from 2000 to 2002. At any rate, I'll be
sure to go into more detail on the third.
Vice President of Portfolio Management
Brian Bakker (see president section)
Rodney Moore (see president section)
Vice President of Operations
Nathan Biller
Stephen Hopkins
Major: Finance
Year: Junior
Number of semesters in IPO: 4 Semesters
Last year I was elected to the E-board as the secretary. I believe I am a good candidate to continue my
position as secretary since I have been dedicated and able to complete my duties. I am very organized,
quick, and enjoy the duties that I am responsible for. Something I would like to see change next year is
to get myself more involved with the Vice President of Operations. I believe that by assisting this officer
we would be able to accomplish more projects and items could be accomplished in a timely manner.
Another thing I would like to see is getting the members more educated about finance and investing.
Over this past year I have seen a major enhancement in teaching our members some fundamental facts
and information about finance. I was once a young member who didn’t know the first thing they would
talk about when giving presentations. So, by teaching members more about investing we would be
contributing to their education here at Grand Valley. I have been involved with IPO since I started
attending Grand Valley and it has shown great benefits to my education and social life. I believe I am a
great asset to this organization and I want to help continue to see it grow and be a successful
organization.
Max Frantz
Major:Finance
Year: Junior
Semesters in IPO: 2
My name is Max Frantz and I am a junior majoring in Finance. I have spent two semesters with
IPO now. More recently I have become involved with the board and working with portfolio
management. I believe I will make an excellent Portfolio Manager next year for several reasons. I have
spent nearly the past eight months interning at a very large financial services company where I worked
closely with Financial Advisors in managing their client’s wealth and investments. I invest and trade
with my own money from time to time as well. I am competent in my finance and investing knowledge
but am still learning something new everyday. I read and educate myself a great deal outside of IPO and
class which has helped me stay constantly up to date with the market and financial news. I have never
missed a meeting or an IPO social event and plan to continue that legacy through next year.
I seek this position not just because of my passion for the stock market and managing/analyzing
securities. I wish to also be elected for the purpose of being an active E-board member to further
encourage group participation and help new individuals understand financial markets and analysis. I
believe the two semesters I have spent with IPO has been adequate in developing good relationships
with several members as well as a solid understanding of how the organization is maintained and
managed. I hope to provide members of IPO next year with the same rewarding experiences that I have
taken away from this year’s group and board members. I care a great deal about the future wellbeing and
growth of the organizations portfolio as well as its members too.
Secretary
Stephen Hopkins (see V.P. of Operations section)
Kristi Hall
Current Status: Junior majoring in Finance and Economics
Dean’s List for six consecutive semesters
Involved with IPO since Winter of 2007
Current VP of Marketing
Attended RISE VII and VIII
The qualifications that I bring to fill the position of Secretary are first and foremost my organizational
skills and desire to be an integral part of IPO. I am highly dedicated to the group and willing to put forth
time and effort to allow the administrative side of IPO run smoothly and efficiently. I have been
involved in various organizations both in high school and in the college setting and I believe the
leadership and people skills I have will allow to me to excel in this position. I am excited to see what
IPO can accomplish in the years to come and I am willing and able to be part of the catalyst for those
future undertakings.
Treasurer
Kyle Rhodes
Major: Finance
Year Junior
Semesters in IPO 4
Last year when I was elected as Treasurer for Seidman IPO, I was brought into this position not
knowing what to expect or what was expected of my self. Throughout the course of the year working
closely with Dan and Todd I have learned the skills needed to be reliable and helpful in anyway possible
not just as treasurer, but in any aspect of the organization. If I am re-elected as Treasurer I will be able to
bring with me the expectations, and skills that I have acquired over this past year. This will ensure that
all of my tasks will be handled properly, making for an easier and less stressful year as IPO moves into
the new school year.
Marketing Director
Kristi Hall
Current Status: Junior majoring in Finance and Economics
Dean’s List for six consecutive semesters
Involved with IPO since Winter of 2007
Current VP of Marketing
Attended RISE VII and VIII
I believe that I will be an asset to Seidman IPO in the position of VP of Marketing for multiple reasons.
First and foremost, I am highly qualified for the position because of the various events that I have
organized, publicized and raised funds for as President of both my high school’s National Honor Society
and Student Council. Beyond that I am very plugged in to the Seidman School of Business due to my
job as a student aide in the Finance Department, a role I will continue to fulfill next year, as well as
being a dual finance and economics major. I also attend the events hosted by other Seidman groups, as
well as other student organizations both downtown and in Allendale. My people skills, and my ability to
relate to a wide variety of students, faculty and business professionals, my organizational skills, and
overall excitement and pride about being a member of IPO are beneficial to my role as VP of Marketing.
Perhaps the most important quality that I bring to IPO though is my drive and dedication to the group
and my desire to be an integral part of IPO. I want to see IPO grow both in membership and in
recognition and I am very excited to share the ideas that I have to make that happen.
Sarah Nyhoff
Major: Accounting.
Year: Junior
Semesters in IPO: 2
I believe that I am the best candidate for the marketing position because I have seen first hand that IPO
can help students with understanding financials. I am eager to invite more people into the club in any
way necessary. There isn't a need for a great knowledge of finance before entering IPO. Rather it is a
fun environment to meet people and learn more about finance in a more down to earth way than just in
class. I want to share this with others in order to bring them to IPO. I have worked with recruiting
members to clubs before and know that it isn't the easiest thing. However, since I have my mind to it, I
know that the club can expand. I feel my qualifications for the position are key. I will take it upon
myself to gather the necessary information, make recruiting flyers, and use other recruitment tools. I am
excited about the opportunity.
Web Manager
Nenad Ciric
Standing: Sophomore
Major: Accounting and Finance
Semesters in IPO: 2
I've been with IPO for 1 year, and also on e-board for one semester- I am the current VP of Information
Technology.
With IPO, I traveled to R.I.S.E Conference in Dayton, OH and was also involved with Junior
Achievement -volunteering at Sibley elementary.
My computer skills include proficiency in Word, Access, Excel, web page development and also
programming in Visual Basic.
I believe I would be a good fit for this position since I've shown great interest in this club & investing
and proved that have a lot of Laker spirit in me- I was able to maintain high GPA while being an e-board
member and successfully performing my duties within IPO and also excelling on GVSU water polo
team. Since I’m only a sophomore and the youngest officer of IPO I know that I still have much to
contribute to our organization in the following years.
Portfolio Managers
Max Frantz (see V.P. of Operations)
Patrick Miller
Double Major in Finance and Accounting
3 Semesters (2 full and 2 partial)
I am qualified for the position of Portfolio Manager because I follow the market, I have taken FIN 321
investments, will be taking FIN 428 securities analysis and portfolio management in the fall. I will
become a CFA and am sitting for the CFA level 1 in June 2009. Securities analysis is what I want to do
professionally and I believe that working for Seidman IPO will be an invaluable experience. I can only
offer my best effort, honest opinion and high goal congruence with the long-term strategic path of the
organization.
Steve Coxford
Majors: Finance and Economics
Year: Junior
Semesters in IPO: Two
I believe I will be a good fit as an IPO portfolio manager because my experience in IPO has
given me a good handle and familiarity with the way we like to manage our portfolio and the type of
stocks we like to consider as part of our portfolio. Although I will be graduating in December and thus
only able to serve one semester as a portfolio manager, I will have a lighter academic work load
allowing me to devote ample time to the PM position. As a finance and economics major, I am
constantly made aware of changes in the market and other economic events which could play a role in
the management of our portfolio. Personally, I look forward to the benefits I would gain from further
experience with the market and stock valuation and would enjoy the challenge of being a portfolio
manager for IPO.
Todd Callis
Major: Finance
Minor: Marketing
Semesters in IPO: 2
As some of you may or may not know my name is Todd, and I am a non-traditional student. Before
coming to Grand Valley I was in the Army for 3 years with the 82nd Airborne, one of which spent
overseas. I’m currently a junior with a major in finance and a minor in marketing. I’ve been a member
of IPO for 2 semesters now and I’m looking forward to a couple more.
I believe that I am a good candidate to assist in the management of our portfolio not only because I
can assess and analyze securities, but also because of my deep interest in finance. And the fact that I
hate to see us lose to, or even tie with, the S & P doesn’t hurt too much either. The managers before me
have done a tremendous job and I’d like to see that tradition carried on.
Charles Ragauss
Majors: Int. Business, Finance
Minor: French
Junior
2nd semester in IPO
I am applying for the PM position. I have held and managed my own portfolio since my freshman year
at GVSU, as well as worked with my bank on an IRA. I thoroughly enjoy stock picking and analysis and
check out the market and new stocks on a daily basis... often several times a day. I am mid way through
my finance major, and have already taken courses on investments an will be taking the security analysis
and portfolio management class this coming fall. I have no problem about doing research and enjoy
presenting, especially on financial issues. My goal is always to make a presentation informative but also
interesting, not so cut-and-dry. Please consider me for this position, I tend to be a little quite at meetings
, but I think you will find me a fun guy, as well as one who knows his stuff.