Local business owner: Curtis’ outreach to local community makes for good candidate

On behalf of the Coker Corporation, I, Angelo Coker, and our president, Darian Coker, endorse Allie Curtis for Student Association president.

The Coker Corporation is a construction firm established in 2008 right here in the city of Syracuse and is led by Darian Coker, a State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry alumnus. We believe there is definitely something to be said for candidates that have not only reached out to students, faculty and staff, but to the local Syracuse community as well, promoting scholarship, service and a sense of community.

Curtis, during her time as vice president of the Student Association, has shown she is a true advocate of the student body and the Syracuse community as a whole. She has assisted the various committees that make up the association in accomplishing their initiatives while pursuing some of her own.

As a former vice president of the Student Association, I understand that hard work does not always come with a list of accolades; the vice president is not always assigned a specific initiative or task, but serves as more of a facilitator and/or motivator to the student body at large, as well as those that she works with.

Our company has enjoyed working with Syracuse University and looks forward to doing so for many years to come. With student leaders like Curtis we feel confident that more partnerships and programs can be made available to the Syracuse community as a whole. Operation Impact is a great example. Curtis and a host of others in the Student Association as we speak are hosting an event called “Impact Week” in which students are encouraged to reach out to their local communities and provide much-needed assistance.

Curtis is a good person, great leader and personal friend who I am proud to say is the candidate that this local business supports. We encourage those who are voting to do the same on Nov. 12.

We give Curtis our support. We encourage you to do the same.

Angelo L. Coker
Director of operation & compliance
The Coker Corporation