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VP of Administration Rehana Rehman giving blood on November 9.

Rehana Rehman, 27, is the De Anza Student Body Vice President of Administration. She has been in and out of school for about ten years and has been juggling her education with being a wife and a mother.

As a senator, her main responsibly is making bylaw changes assuring they reflect the demands of the current senate.

When asked about Admin, Rehman said, her committee is the least attractive committee to most, less than Diversity & Events or Marketing. "We do all the nitty gritty stuff, the office stuff."

Rehman recently began to put on PowerPoint presentations to teach parliamentary procedures to new senators. She has put on mock Senate meetings to allow the new senators get a feel for the correct procedures and motions of the DASB meetings. "The whole object of the workshop was to bring cohesiveness. We're missing that cohesion as a group."

Additionally, she is planning a workshop for "newsbies" with more mock agendas in the near future to ensure that the committee is following the code of conduct. She recently held new student orientations to learn presentation skills and try out her public speaking skills.

She is currently working with the marketing department to enhance the presence of the senate on campus. "We want to be a cohesive group. I wanted people who thought like I did." The Administrative committee is mainly made up those who are serious about making a difference.

Being a mom, student, wife, and the President and co-founder of South Asian Student Alliance, Rehman said, "I'm not your average college student." Her husband went to De Anza College as well.

In her free time, she loves playing Mafia, basketball and watching football on Sunday NFL Ticket. "Go Rams! Go Lakers! I'll root for any L.A. team. I'm a Bay Sports Hater."

Her favorite instructor on campus is Marhsal Hatori. "He's the best teacher in the world," she says. She hopes to go to the East Coast to finish her education On being a mother, Rehman said, "being a mom has made me a better student.

When I was a college student fresh out of high school, I wanted to work and dropped out of college. I'm so much more driven. I don't know if I want to prove something to myself or prove something to the world. But believing in yourself lets you do anything. I know that sounds cliché."

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