Chief of Staff
Brady Kappelmann, bradykappelmann@ksu.edu
116 K-State Student Union
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate the activities and advise the Student Body President's Cabinet
- Conduct communication between cabinet members and the Student Body President as well as to Student Senate
- Chair Cabinet Meetings
- Aide in operations important to the Student Body President and Vice President
- Serve on the Strategic Oversight Committee and Faculty Senate Committee for Professional Staff Affairs
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Academic Affairs Director
Paige Vulgamore, pmvulgamore@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Acts as the executive branch's voice on issues that are particularly academic in nature
- Research issues, including, evaluating the effectiveness of our current TEVAL system, responding to issues related to academic advising, and more
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Athletics Liaison
Easton Roberts, eastonr@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Represents the interests and concerns of the student body to K-State Athletics
- Will keep up to date on current issues regarding K-State Athletics and report to the Student Body President and Vice President
- Works to maintain positive public relations between athletics, students, and the national perception of K-State Athletics, in order to maintain the level of excellence expected in representation of Kansas State University and K-State Athletics
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Basic Needs Director
Adelaide Easter, adeaster41@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Cats’ Cupboard and other stakeholders on initiatives that will combat food insecurity
- Attend Cats’ Cupboard Advisory Board meetings
- Attend the Food and Farm Council of Riley County meetings
- Represent KSU SGA with regard to serving students who are economically marginalized
- Serve as an ex-officio member to Food Security Scholars
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Campus Access Director
Caitlin Solis, casolis@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate the state of K-State's accecibility on and off campus
- Advance initiatives aimed towards improving the accecibility at K-State
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Campus Connections Director
Peyton Weixelman, peytonsw@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a connections point for all registered student organizations
- Advocate for collaboration of student organizations on campus
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External Affairs Director
Bently J. Taulbert, bentlyt@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Represents the interests and concerns of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association to external stakeholders and entities including local governments, non-profits, businesses, educational institutions, and other stakeholders
- Serves as a member of the MHK-KSU Town-Gown Committee
- Collaborates with the City of Manhattan, KS on a variety of projects
- Attends external meetings as needed
- Coordinates “Get Out the Vote” efforts
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Global Campus Liaison
Lena Gan, lgan@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Advocate for the Global Campus Community
- Advance initiatives to improve the state of K-State's online learning community
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Graduate Student Council Liaison
Zane Whitney, zwhitney@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Serves both the executive branch and Graduate Student Council
- Provides information to the Student Body President and Vice President regarding student issues on the graduate level
- Executes projects and programs that correspond to those issues as deemed necessary
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International Affairs Director
Jyothilakshmi Kalarikkal, jkalari@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Represents the interests and concerns of international students to the Student Body President, Student Body Vice President and Cabinet
- Works with University administration, the International Programs office and the International Student Center to enhance international relations
- Attends International Coordinating Council meetings and international student groups to ensure international student concerns are appropriately represented
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Legislative Director
Logan Cone, lacone@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Represents the interests and concerns of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association to state officials
- Attends both the Board of Regents and the Student Advisory Committee meetings monthly with the Student Body President and Student Body Vice President
- Coordinate Big XII on the Hill and Big XII Student Government Confernece
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Multicultural Affairs Director
Ibrahim Ciftci, iciftci@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Represents the interests and concerns of Multicultural Students to the Student Body President, Student Body Vice-President and Cabinet
- Serve as a liaison between Multicultural Student Organizations, K-State SGA, and university Administration.
- Serves as an ex-officio member of the K-State SGA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee, Council for Alumni Belonging, and the President’s Committee on Religious and Non-Religious Diversity. Additionally serve as the Co-Chair for the Intercultural Leadership Council.
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Public Relations Director
Taylor Witt, taylorwitt@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitates the distribution of information from the Executive Branch
- Fosters quality public relations and formulating communication strategies between the Student Body President, Student Body Vice President and the student body
- Outlets may include, but are not limited to, weekly newspaper articles, radio addresses, and social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
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Professional Opportunities Director
Emily Howard, eahoward@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Foster a connection with the Career Center
- Build and maintain relationships with employers, industry partners, and alumni
networks to create job placement and internship opportunities
- Collaborate with academic colleges and departments to align career development
initiatives with students’ educational goals and programs
- Act as a liaison between students, faculty, staff, and potential employers, facilitating
connections and opportunities
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Student Athlete Liaison
Tricia Hokanson, triciah@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- To communicate concerns and ideas from the Student Athlete Advisory Committee to SGA
- Be a touch point for SGA information to the greater athlete community
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Student Finance Director
Gabe Roberts, gmr13@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and engage SGA’s commitment to financial literacy
- To work with Powercat Financial and all other programs on campus to ensure student engagement and education regarding financial literacy
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Sexual Assult Awareness & Prevention Director
Meryn Wills, merynwills@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate the education and resources for sexual assault, prevention, an awareness for the student body
- Voice student concerns and be a touch point for like minded advocacy across the campus
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Sustainability Director
Sophia Cole, sophia452@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Be the voice of student sustainability concern for the student body
- To coordinate and organizes with students, facility and staff on how to best improve sustainability across campus
- Studies and recommends strategies for the utilization of resources and identifies development opportunities to ensure a more sustainable future for Kansas State University
- Chairs the Green Action Fund for allocating funding to sustainability initiatives on campus
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Technology Director
Lance Philgreen, lance16@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Work to expand and streamline the student friendly utilization of technology
- Advocate for the student perspective on committees and campus wide decisions related to technology
- Represents the interests and concerns of students on technology services to KSU SGA and University administration
- Serves on technology task forces on issues ranging from KSIS, Outlook, Canvas, K-State Connect and others
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Health & Well-Being Director
Mia Thompson, miathomp@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- To organize the student health and well being club
- Outreach to students as to expand the University’s effective range for programming and resources related to student health and wellbeing
- Responsible for programming designed to increase the health and wellness of students, both on and off campus
- Represents the interest and concerns of students on matters pertaining to health and wellness, and will work with campus officials, local businesses and community partners to accomplish a safer campus and community environment
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K-State Salina Student Body President
Augie Chapas, augiechapas@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Serves as the chief executive officer of the K-State Salina SGA, organizing and maintaining representation of the student body on the Polytechnic campus
- Duties include holding and appointing student representation on committees and campus functions, as well as organizing, maintaining, and leading the K-State Salina SGA
- Conducts and oversees regular contact of the K-State Salina SGA and the K-State Manhattan SGA, giving and receiving reports, as well as organizing collaborations
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