Hunter Ahrens is the class of 2018 president for Albright College. His future plans are to graduate and move on to municipal management. He hopes to be working for a township or borough, such as Berks county. He wants to use his skills to manage zoning, budgets, and finances for these townships. When asked where he wants to go, Ahrens replied, “Definitely want to stay in Berks county.” He aims to go back to Exeter township and become a senior level administrator.

 

He chose this type of work because he feels the need to give back to the community. Ahrens said, “It’s just easy to appreciate and want to give back in different ways of service.” He believes working in the public sector is important work and hopes to serve his community through working and giving back in a public sector position.

 

In five years, Ahrens hopes that he will be able to become a township or borough manager for a smaller municipality. He aspires to work his way toward his ultimate career goals from there. In regards to his experience, Ahrens has worked for three years at the Center for Excellence in Local Government. When he graduates he has some prospective job opportunities due to his involvement and the demand for people to get involved in these communities.

 

When asked about his hopes for the Class of 2018, Ahrens said, “I hope that our class has an awesome senior year.” Ahrens stated that the main point for the senior class officers is to raise money for a senior week or senior experiences. Planning for a senior week for spring semester will be heavily focused upon in those last final months. Ahrens believes that the final spring semester is, “a time to kind of reflect on everything you’ve done and kinda go out with a bang.”

 

Ahrens decided to become class president because, “ I think naturally, if you feel like you’re supposed to be in a leadership space, you gravitate towards leadership positions.” During his time as class president, he has enjoyed talking with SGA about certain policies and trying to help people make formal complaints to the college. He decided to continue his legacy as class president for his senior year because, “every successive time, i felt like it . . . would be good for me to continue because I have a fix of what’s going on and I care about what we’re able to do.”