Ken Amornnopawong returned to De Anza College after a year off with more enthusiasm and energy.
After working and attending school part-time between 2001 and 2003, Amornnopawong is bringing his professional experience to the De Anza Associated Student Body senate by running for presidency with Robert Delgadillo, his running mate for executive vice president.
Both are business majors, which is how they met and collaborated for this year’s DASB election.
Amornnopawong has worked for businesses such as Comcast, Saks Fifth Avenue, with Costco and Wal-Mart as clients.
With these experiences, “I have strong leadership skills in the sense that I have great customer service,” Amornnopawong said.
He said he wants to use this skill to encourage the student’s voice and participation in campus activities.
“Whatever I’m doing, I want to be number one. The drive is very important because it keeps me extremely motivated and competitive,” Amornnopawong said.
He received the title of the top sales generator for Saks Fifth Avenue.
His employers call Amornno-pawong the leader in the frontline of employees he said.
He also received recognition as the top sales representative for Comcast in the Western US region.
“I’m the kind of person who can’t meet their goal but must exceed their goal and expectations,” Amornnopawong said.
Some of his intended targets include a student volunteer program, designated smoking areas, more greenery on campus, academic competitions, lower tuition fees, and campus diversity.
With his student volunteer program, he plans to extend the hours for the library and media lab because “these are valuable campus facilities. Students will be better off with longer hours, especially for night school students.”
Another goal is student participation in outdoor art performances to be held in the main quad, an idea from Delgadillo.
Live music would promote that student’s musical skills and also a lively campus, Delgadillo said.
Both candidates are strongly anti-smoking. They believe that educating the student body. It will be effective and helpful.
“Smoking is also an open door to other drugs,” Amornnopawong said.
Amornnopawong wants the students to know that “by being a strong professional team, [he and Delgadillo] can help the students learn about the real world, beyond school.”
