Auction Experiences

EXPERIENCE:
National Conference Food Tasting

MENTOR & AUCTION DONOR:
Jessica Moy
National Conference Coordinator

MENTEES & AUCTION WINNER:
Harmony Schmidbauer

A food tasting opportunity hosted by Jessica Moy, the SASE National Conference Coordinator, was won by Harmony Schmidbauer and she had a great time! Harmony describes her thoughts about bidding as, "[w]hen I bid on this experience at the 2018 SASE National Conference auction, I had no idea what to expect--I just knew there would be food. This turned out to be a massive understatement.... Each person that I met exhibited an exceptional kindness and authenticity, and 32.5 dishes, 4 hours, and many laughs later, I could not have been more grateful to be part of the #SASEfam."

EXPERIENCE:
Snowboarding Adventure

MENTOR & AUCTION DONOR:
Khanh Vu
Executive Director of SASE

MENTEES & AUCTION WINNER:
Bao Nguyen

Khanh Vu, the Executive Director of SASE, offered a snowboarding adventure which was won by Bao Nguyen. Despite the offer being a snowboarding adventure, Khanh also mentored Bao during the session. Bao describes it as “fun and amazing…[it] helped [him] to understand [his] professional development”. Khanh enjoyed the experience and was happy to provide advice and his connection to Bao to further his success.

EXPERIENCE:
Beer Distribution Facility Tour and Meal for 2

MENTOR & AUCTION DONOR:
Shweta Kurvey-Mishra
SASE Board Member &
Vice President of Human Resources
at Silver Eagle Distributors

MENTEES & AUCTION WINNER:
Tony Nguyen and guest Aimee Chun

Tony and his friend, Aimee Chun, partook in the distribution tour and brewery. They both also had the opportunity to talk to Shweta about their career aspirations and work/life balance. Shweta said, "It was great interacting with young professionals and seeing their energy, enthusiasm, and drive they have to make meaningful progress in their lives."