IPF student employee carries a surplus of responsibilities

It’s the day of the Shop Everything MSU event at the MSU Surplus Store, and the event coordinator is moving across the sales floor faster than a discounted iMac. She’s darting from vendor to vendor making sure everyone has what they need, maintaining communication with dozens of store staff to ensure that the event runs as smoothly as possible. 

Months of planning have gone into this one-day event. The work is stressful and demanding, but her careful orchestration results in a wildly successful outcome: Shoppers have indeed received the “Spartan experience”. 

This would seem like a huge responsibility for any Team IPF member, but what’s surprising is that this event is coordinated by a student employee named Lexi Seibold. 

Seibold, who’s official title is sustainable event and project coordinator, is a three-year-plus veteran of the Surplus Store and Recycling Center (SSRC) and has loved every minute since her first day there. 

“I got hired before I started going to school here, right after I graduated high school; I hadn’t even finished registering for my classes,” Seibold laughed. “For the first three years, I worked under Tom March, helping the fleet with recycling collection, and also in the Surplus Store sales office.”  

She added, “right now I’m working under SSRC manager, Kris Jolley on special projects. This is my second year running the Shop Everything event.” 

“Lexi is an outstanding, high-performing member of our team,” Jolley said. “She’s a natural leader who gets things done on-time, and with a high degree of quality.”  

Some of the other initiatives Seibold is charged with have her creating a fleet and equipment replacement plan along with a method to inventory and track large recycling containers. 

“Being able to work throughout different areas in the department has been amazing,” she said. “I’ve been given a lot of opportunities for which I am grateful.”