Alpha Sigma Phi - University of Washington

9 We successfully pledged 15 members the first year, and will have 40 in two years." Will also serves as president of the UW collegiate chapter of the American Marketing Association—the largest marketing association in the country. "The AMA spends much time giving back as a philanthropic organization," he emphasized. "We do a lot of pro bono work, building awareness of organizations that help people. We provide experience and expertise as market- ing students to organizations that have small budgets but large impact. I co-run the 13-person executive board. We have weekly meetings and quarterly events. This quarter we are hosting the Etiquette Dinner where we have 40 professionals from the Seattle area dine with 40 members to network and to learn professional etiquette in the network setting. We also run an internal market-ing agency with 20 staff members that generates revenue for the club operations. WILL'S PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE "I want to incorporate my photographic skills into my future career. My life needs to be spontaneous and full of adventure. I have to be able to respond spontaneously to enriching opportunities that assure personal growth. I have no fear or spontaneity. It drives me. I am very aware that things I encounter may not be like I understand them to be. Having flexibility allows me to respond successfully to valuable opportunities." WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE? "I want to find something that combines leadership, photography, the outdoors, busi- ness and entrepreneurship," says Will. "I am still exploring. One day my dream is to build a company from the ground up with others who have the same passion and vision to give back to the community. I like building things from nothing. Marketing comes natural to me. I feel because of this innate understanding, I will be able to successfully achieve my goals. My pur- pose in life is to lead by example, encouraging and supporting those around me through the lessons I have learned. I realize that the joy, pain, personal successes and failures of my life are the foundation of who I am. Every mistake has taught me an invaluable lesson for which I could not be the individual that I am today." HOW HIS JOURNEY BEGAN "It all began at San Marino High School," ex- plains Will. "That is where I realized that I was a designer. I stumbled into design by accident. I joined the yearbook team and it was then, for the first time, that I realized I had an eye for design. I moved from photography editor, to assistant editor, to editor in chief. I spent four years immersed in journalism creating four award-winning 300-plus page books. As a junior, I had the opportunity to travel to Columbia University to accept a Gold Crown from the Columbia Scholastic Press As- sociation on behalf of the high school. That's where it all began," explains Will. "The skills I learned then I am still using today. As I said, I consider myself a designer in everything I create." There is nothing pretentious about Will; he is honest, humble, energetic, dynamic, and congenial. Nothing about his external shell provides clues to the artistic ingenuity within his mind. The extraordinary life journey on which he has embarked, as well as his thoughtful photographs, suggest that this is not the last we will see or hear from him. We've only seen the beginning of his work. Will Wilson's photo of Keala Kennelly, Teahupo'o, Tahiti Trip to Cuba with brothers (l. to r.) Sunjay Mouli; Griffin Paulson; Will Hutchison; Will Wilson; Mitch O'Rouke; and Josh Walewander

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