Student body president, vice president announce 2025-26 cabinet

April 18, 2025

The 2025-26 student body president’s cabinet.

Kansas State University student body president Brady Kappelmann and vice president Zoey Pudenz announce the following student leaders who will serve on the student body president’s cabinet for the 2025-26 term.

This group of student leaders represents the interests of the student body with administration, the Manhattan community and state and federal legislators.

“We are excited to see the work that this group accomplishes to make progress towards leaving K-State better than they found it,” Kappelman said.

The following students were selected to the cabinet:

• Samuel Burton, K-State Athletics liaison
• Audri Byers, basic needs director
• Mohammad-Elliya Davoudi, campus access director
• Kylie Temple, campus connections director
• Matthew Hendricks, external affairs director
• Anuththara Deigampala Gamaral, Graduate Student Council liaison
• Moussa Gacko, international affairs director
• Lauren Wolter, legislative director
• Maria Velazco, multicultural affairs director
• Cooper Hillman, outreach and engagement director
• Johnny McIlvain, professional opportunities director
• Eric Shapland, public relations director
• Stephen Watson, K-State Salina student body president representative
• Luci Knopik, sexual assault prevention and awareness director
• Benji Karten, sustainability director
• Demmy Idowu, technology director

To learn more about each of these positions, visit the SGA website.