Dallas Woodburn is a published author and entreprenuer. She graduated from the University of Southern California in 2009 with a major in Creative Writing
and a minor in Entrepreneurship. Dallas has written two
short story collections and numerous articles in publications including
Family Circle, Writer's Digest, Cicada, Justine, The Los Angeles Times,
and six Chicken Soup for the Soul books. She has been honored as a
Liberty Mutual Responsible Scholar, a Jim Murray Memorial Foundation
Scholar for excellence in journalism, and was recently a national
finalist for both the Marshall and Mitchell Fellowships.
Dallas has been proudly involved with Share Our Soles since 2006. She
is also the founder of "Write On! For Literacy," a non-profit organization that hosts
writing contests, publishes the work of young writers, and holds a
Holiday Book Drive that has collected and donated 11,117 new books to
underprivileged kids the past eight years. For more information, please visit WriteOnBooks.org and http://dallaswoodburn.blogspot.com.
Email: Dallaswoodburn@aol.com
Jen Nguyen
Chapter President, Share Our Soles Holy Cross
Jen Nguyen is a junior at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester,
Massachusetts. There, she is an Economics and English double-major. She is a member of the Delilahs, Holy Cross's oldest a cappella group,
and volunteers at a wet soup kitchen at the People in Peril Shelter in
Worcester. In her spare time, she enjoys acting, reading, and
occasionally playing the guitar.
Jen has been involved with
S.O.S. since the beginning of 2009 and hopes to raise a greater
awareness among college students of the growing need for shoes in
impoverished countries.
Email: Jen@ShareOurSoles.org
David Branch
Chapter Officer, Share Our Soles USC
David Branch is a junior at the University of Southern California, where he is majoring in Policy, Planning, and Development. He is a member of the USC Track & Field team, Men of Troy cross country club, and Alpha Gamma Omega fraternity.
David has been an officer for S.O.S. since the beginning of 2009, and is helping to raise awareness of and support for Share Our Soles within the "Trojan Family" of USC students, faculty, and alumni.
Email: David@ShareOurSoles.org
Hans Lauzen
Chapter Officer, Share Our Soles USC
Hans Lauzen is a junior Business major at the University of Southern California and proud member of the USC Naval ROTC. Hans is the third-ranked athlete under 21 in the United States National Pentathlon
, and hopes to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. He also competes for the USC Track & Field team and Men of Troy cross country club.
Hans has been involved with Share Our Soles since January 2009. He is working with the USC Navy, Army, and Air Force ROTC programs -- as well as local high schools and universities -- to foster involvement in S.O.S. among students in the Los Angeles area.
Email: lauzen@usc.edu