SGA Executive Board, Student Government Association (SGA): St. Mary's College of Maryland

Andrew Reighart
President

Becky White
Vice President

Tiko Mason
Treasurer

Thomas Kenny
Parliamentarian

Annalicia Contee
Secretary

Chelsea Cesaro
Director of Campus Programming

Gwen Kokes
Club Coordinator

Emily Burdeshaw
Director of Publicity

Alex Walls
Student Trustee

Chris Davies
MHEC Representative

Jonathan Holtzman
Senate Leader

PLACEHOLDER

SGA Executive Board

Andrew Reighart
President

Class: 2013
Major(s): Public Policy Studies (International) and Political Science
Minor(s): Biology, Environmental Studies, French, and Economics
E-mail: arreighart@smcm.edu
Residence: Boone 1
Activities: Nitze Scholars Program, Omicron Delta Kappa, Club Volleyball, Club Badminton, Pi Sigma Alpha
What I would like the SGA to accomplish this year: Permanently guarantee bike shop funding, support the Open Housing Task Force's gender neutral housing policy in order to begin implementation in the Fall of 2013, ovehaul the SGA bylaws, overhaul the SGA Constitution, update the SGA website, expand the SGA's social media presence to encourage greater student participation, support diversity and sustainability initiatives
Why I wanted to get involved with the SGA: To better understand the ways in which the student body can affect the college and the administration and to get a hands-on understanding of what it takes to run a government.
Office Hours: 2:30-5 p.m. on Mondays in the Executive Board Office or around Campus Center

Becky White
Vice President

Class: Becky White
Major(s)/Minor(s): Public Policy and Spanish with Environmental Studies minor
E-mail: rjwhite1@smcm.edu
Residence: Harrington 2
Activities: SGA, GSMRF, EPC, various Sustainability Office activities, SEAC, SMUT
What I would like the SGA to accomplish this year: Increase student participation/interest in the SGA so we can better represent the student body's views, help to implement constitutional reform, help design and build support for sustainability initiatives on campus, help craft a campus dialogue that reflects the St. Mary's way, graduate, etc.
Why I wanted to get involved with the SGA: We have a real voice on this campus and it deserves to be heard!

Tiko Mason
Treasurer

Class: 2013
Majors: English and Spanish
E-mail: trmason@smcm.edu
Residence: Maggie Dodge 7
Activities: SGA, Crew, STARS, BSU, Office of the Core Curriculum Programs Fellow, Nitze
What I would like the SGA to accomplish this year: I hope to maintain a balanced budget that will serve the needs of our students in the years to come, with particular attention to our Campus Farm and Bike Shop.
Office Hours: Mondays 12-2pm and Wednesdays 1-2pm in the Executive Board Office

Thomas Kenny
Parliamentarian

Class: 2013
Residence: LQ8
Major(s): International Public Policy; International Language and Culture Studies German
Email: tjkenny@smcm.edu
Activities: SMC-Men Acapella, Young Americans for Liberty, Interchorus Acapella, Maryland Student Legislature, Pi Sigma Alpha,
What I Hope to Accomplish this Year: I plan to develop a strategy to encourage students to take an interest in the world of student-led politics. My ultimate goal would be to increase voter turnout to, at the very least, one third of the student body.

Office Hours: 12-1pm Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in the Executive Board Office

Annalicia Contee
Secretary

Class: 2013
Residence: WC 57
Major: Psychology
Minors: Neuroscience and Dance
Email: arcontee@smcm.edu
Activities: SGA, dance club, Secretary for Senate and Faculty Meetings
What I Hope to Accomplish this Year: I am excited to be working on the SGA executive board this year and I hope to increase student involvement and awareness in the SGA. I want students to be able to voice issues that they have on campus as well.
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1-3pm in the Executive Board Office

Chelsea Cesaro
Director of Campus Programming

Class: 2014
E-Mail: cncesaro@smcm.edu
Major: Psychology
Activities: SGA, DeSousa-Brent Mentor, MAPP Mentor, Peer Health Educator, Secretary of Raices Hispanas, Dance Club
What I Hope To Accomplish: I hope to successfully help plan many diverse acts/activities for the whole campus to come together and enjoy. I am aware of the wide variety of interests our students on campus have & I want to help create events that can satisfy the interests of all.
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3-5pm; Thursdays 6-8pm in the Programs Board Office (near the student lounge in the Campus Center)

Gwen Kokes
Club Coordinator

Class: 2015
Residence: WC 54
Major: Psychology
Minor: Philosophy
Email: gkkokes@smcm.edu
Activities: Habitat for Humanity; Relay for Life; Philosophy club running; building things; and of course SGA Club Coordinator
What I Hope to Accomplish this Year: keep clubs active and involved by keeping current records of contact information; holding fun and productive club council meetings. Also providing students the chance to come in contact with clubs through club fair or through me. Allowing new clubs to form but with game plans: including their contribution to the campus/community, budget, what the meetings will look like. Get club leaders ready for the upcoming year(s)
Office Hours: 2-2:30 on Mondays and Wednesdays; 1-1:45pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays; 2-5pm on Fridays in the Club Room or the Executive Board Office

Emily Burdeshaw
Director of Publicity

Class: 2013
Majors: English and Art
E-mail: epburdeshaw@smcm.edu
Residence: Harrington 7
Activities: Omicron Delta Kappa president, SMCM Cares, Student Public Relations Group, NAVAIR Public Affairs intern, Varsity sailing team writer, ARC manager
What I would like the SGA to accomplish this year: I would like to raise awareness on campus about all of the amazing things that SGA gets done! Before this year, I had no idea how many aspect of campus life the student government of St. Mary's actually impacts. The more students know about events and causes and changes, the more chance they will have to speak up and speak out about issues that they are passionate about!
Why I wanted to get involved with the SGA: As an English major/ Art minor, I am constantly interested in the interplay between image and word and wanted to try my hand at a new form of communication. As a former member of Residence Life, I wanted to chance to try a new leadership position on campus.
Office Hours: 6-9pm Mondays at the ARC Front Desk

Alex Walls
Student Trustee

Class: 2013
Residence: NC 1
Majors: Political Science and Public Policy
Minor: Economics
Email: atwalls@smcm.edu
Activities: SGA, Water Polo, Maryland Student Legislature, Model UN, Program Assistant in Student Activities, and other things as conditions change!
What I Hope to Accomplish this Year: A lot of things but one of the most important from a student prospective is to make the Board more visible to the Student Body.

Chris Davies
MHEC Representative

Jonathan Holtzman
Senate Leader

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