Letter from the SGA President
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SGA Executive Board
President | Vice President | Treasurer | Parliamentarian | Secretary | Director of Campus Programming | Director of Campus Organizations | Director of Publicty | Student Trustee|MHEC Representative
Sunny Schnitzer
SGA President
- Class: Senior, class of 2009
- Major(s): Political Science Major, WGSX Minor
- Residence: Waring Commons
- E-mail: ocschnitzner@smcm.edu
- Activities: PG Senator ('05-'06), SGA Student Life Committee-Committee Chair ('05-'06), SGA Facilities and Grounds Committee ('05-'06), STARS ('06-'07), Tour Guide (Fall '06 - present), Admissions Office Student Worker (Fall '06-present), Family Admissions Network - Student Coordinator (Spring '07-present), Resident Assistant in Lewis Quad (Spring '07), Environmental Sensitivities Study Tour (Winter Break '06-'07)
- What I would like the SGA to accomplish this year:
- Why I wanted to get involved with SGA:
Matthew Fafoutis
SGA Vice President
- Class: Senior, Class of 2009
- Major(s): Chinese and Public
- Residence: Maggie Dodge 6
- E-mail: mjfafoutis@smcm.edu
- Activities: Judicial Board, Finance Board, Admissions Office, Keelboat sailing and SMUT.
- What I would like the SGA accomplish this year: To get the studnet body more active.
- Why I wanted to get involved with SGA: I chose to join SGA because I think it is a great way for students to get involved and benefit our campus.
Jesse Lee
SGA Treasurer
- Class: Junior, Class of 2010
- Major(s): Political Science and Economics
- Residence: Dorchester
- E-mail: jlee@smcm.edu
- Activities: Senator (Calvert) 06'-07'. Finance Board 07'-08'. Resident Assistent 08'-09'.
- What I would like the SGA to accomplish this year: Expansion of campus wifi
- Why I wanted to get involved with SGA: I have really enjoyed being a part of the SGA for the past two year.
Louis Ritzinger
SGA Parliamentarian
- Class: Junior, Class of 2010
- Major(s): Political Science, Religious Studies, double major
- Residence: Lewis Quad 23
- E-mail: ljritzinger@smcm.edu
- Activities:Finance Board, Nitze Scholars Program, The HAWK radio, Media Services and Intramural Sports.
- What I would like the SGA to accomplish this year: My biggest goal for the upcoming year is to create (or at least begin to create) greater interest in the SGA throughout campus by responding to the wants, questions, and concerns of the campus community directly and effectively. Other goals include encouraging more debate at the Senate level, and continuing to enforce the laws outlined in the constitution without having an overbearing effect on those it was designed to govern.
- Why I wanted to get involved with the SGA: I chose to join SGA because it is the most direct and effective way to inact change and impact what happens on our campus. The SGA is the voice of the students--the most populous and important members of the St. Mary's community--and it is too often overlooked. I hope that I can help, along with the other members of the Senate, and the Executive Board, to give it a stronger voice.
Matt Foerster
Secretary
- Class: Junior (2010)
- Major(s):History, German and Museum Studies minors
- Residence: SC 9
- E-mail: mgfoerster@smcm.edu
- Activities: SafeRide and SGA Secretary, Student Ambassador
- What I would like the SGA to accomplish this year: Looking into late-night food options (besides getting Kohler's back)
- Why I wanted to get involved with the SGA: Being the SafeRide Secretary really motivated me to get more involved!
Nora Onley
Director of Campus Programming
- Class: Senior, Class of 2009
- Major(s): English major, Religious Studies minor
- Residence: Waring Commons
- E-mail: neonley@smcm.edu
- Activities: Program Assistant for the Office of Student Activites
- What I would like the SGA accomplish this year: My goals for the up coming year are to continue all the great work Programs Board has done over the previous years. I want to continue the popular programs like coffeehouse, comedy series and the spoken word series. I also want to develop new ideas for programs. Another goal for the Programs Board is to have another big event on campus like last semester's EVE6 concert.
- Why I wanted to get involved with the SGA: I chose to join the SGA because I wanted to continue working to make the Programs Board better, and working in conjunction with the SGA is integral to that goal. I think that working with the SGA is the best way to accomplish change and to bring new and entertaining programs to the campus.
Lauren Gill
Director of Campus Organizations
- Class: Junior, Class of 2010
- Major(s): Mathematics, Major Spanish and Education, Minors
- E-mail: lagill@smcm.edu
- Activities: SGA, Tour guide, Orientation Leader, Greenwell Foudation, Women in Science House (WiSH), Outdoors club, Dance club, Sailing and Studied abroad to Costa Rica (Fall 07').
- What I would like the SGA to accomplish this year: This year, I would like to see SGA accomplish its goal of better communication - communication of clubs with the student population, and communication of clubs with other clubs. All student emails can only go so far, and I think by clubs working together with other clubs they can create even bigger and better activities that the entire student body can enjoy. We need to be more aware of all the activities constantly going on around campus, so that we can put all of our SGA clubs to good use.
- Why I wanted to get involved with the SGA: I thought being Club Coordinator would be a great way to learn about every club and what they stand for. I think it's good to be involved on campus and there is no better way to promote that than being involved with the SGA.
Iben Ricket
Director of Publicity
- Class: Senior, Class of 2009
- Major(s): Double major, Anthropology and International Development (Student Designed), Economics, Minor.
- Residence: Harrington 4
- E-mail: ikricket@smcm.edu
- Activities: SMC Crew 05'-07', SGA Senator 06'-07', Finance Board 06'-07', Director of SGA Publicity 07'-08', MAPP Mentor 07'-08', Orientation Leader-07' & 08' but in my spare time I enjoy reading Kurt Vonnegut, working on my SMP and sailing.
- What I would like the SGA to accomplish this year:
Jeremy Pevner
Student Trustee
- Class: Senior, Class of 2009
- Major(s): Political Science Major, Democracy Studies, Minor
- Residence: Waring Commons
- E-mail: jopevner@smcm.edu
- Activities: The HAWK radio, Fencing, Choir, STARS, The Point News.
- What I would like the SGA to accomplish this year: To foster better communication between the students, the administration, and the board. To make sure that our voice is heard, and to work towards changes that make campus life more enjoyable in both our academic and social lives.
- Why I wanted to get involved with the SGA: It's a great place to work with students from across the campus to get their opinions and work towards solid, positive changes on campus.
Lauren Payne
MHEC Representative
- Class: Senior, class of 2009
- Major(s): Human Studies, Major, Women, Gender @ Sexuality Studies, Minor
- Residence: Waring Commons
- E-mail: lepayne1@smcm.edu
- Activities: Career Consultant, Transfer Peer Advisor, Tour Guide, Orientation Leader, Rotoract Club Member, First Year Seminar Peer Mentor, Maryland Higher Education Commission Student Advisory Council, Maryland Student Legislature.
- What I would like the SGA to accomplish this year: My position on the Execuative Board is a brand new this year, having been voted in by the students during the Spring 2008 semester. I will be an ex-offcio member of the Executive Board and hope to serve as a liasion between the students of St. Mary's College and the Maryland Higher Educaton Commission (MHEC) to ensure that MHEC hears the concerns of SMCM students and that the students here are up-to-date with what is going on at MHEC.
- Why I wanted to get involved with SGA: I am veryexcited about this new position on the Executive Board. Hopefully it will result in a larger number of St. Mary's students being involved in issues oh higher education in Maryland.
