 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
Jolei Hertzel, joleih@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the Executive Branch's voice on issues that are particularly academic in nature
- Research issues include but are not limited to, the open textbook initiative, open syllabus initiative, university-wide attendance policy for university-related absences, and academic advising
- Represent the interests of students in discussions related to the faculty-student relationship
- Serve on the University Advising Committee, and other committees relevant to academic success
- Serve on University Library Committe
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 Athletics Liaison
Karadan Kirkpatrick, kkaradan@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 and attend Cat’s Cupboard Advisory Board meetings
- Attend 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 Connections Director
Holt Williams, holtwilliams@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Represent KSU SGA with regard to student involvement and retention
- Communicate the potential points of advocacy of student organizations to the Student Body President and Student Body Vice-President
- Create programs for student organizations to assist in university and student org recruitment efforts
- Spread awareness about how SGA can benefit student organizations
- Encourage students to get involved on campus to find their purpose through involvement in student organizations
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 External Affairs Director
Lauren Wolter, lwolter@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Represent the interests and concerns of the KSU SGA to external stakeholders, and entities including local governments, non-profits, businesses, educational institutions, and others
- Serve as a member of the MHK-KSU Town Gown Committee
- Collaborates with the City of Manhattan on a variety of projects
- Attend the City Commission, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, real estate advisory committee, and other external meetings as needed
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 Global Campus Liaison
Sal Caudill, scaudill@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Report Global Campus affairs, issues and initiatives to executive branch
- Promote SGA opportunities to Global Campus students
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 Graduate Student Council Liaison
Gustavo Roa Acosta, groa@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Represent the interests and concerns of graduate students
- Attend the General and Executive meetings of the Graduate Student Council (GSC)
- Provide a report at each GSC meeting regarding the SGA and university-wide initiatives that SGA is undertaking
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 Health & Well-Being Director
Patrick Biggs, patbiggs@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for programming designed to increase the health and wellness of students
- Represents the interests 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
- Collaborate with the Student Access Center to improve student/faculty awareness of campus accessibility
- Increase visibility of Student Access Center and lead self-developed initiatives focused on improving on/off campus accessibility
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 International Affairs Director
Abdulla Mansoor, abdulla03@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Represent the interests and concerns of international students to the Executive Branch
- Work with University administration, the International Programs Office and the International Student Center to enhance international relations
- Attend International Coordinating Council meetings and engage with international student groups to ensure representation in SGA
- Serve on the Intercultural Leadership Council
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 Legislative Director
Bently J. Taulbert, bentlyt@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Represents the interests and concerns of the KSU SGA to state and federal officials
- Attend both the Board of Regents and the Student Advisory Committee meetings monthly with the Student Body President and Student Body Vice President
- Assist in coordinating State Higher Education Day and Big XII on the Hill in Washington D.C.
- Educate the student body on governmental issues that are pertinent to the KSU students
- Coordinate and serve as the Chair of the Legislative Advocates program
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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
- Represent the Student Body President on the Diversity Programming Committee
- Serve on the University President's Commission on Multicultural Affairs
- 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
- Serve as the Co-Chair for the Intercultural Leadership Council
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 Outreach & Engagement Director
Sean Hoffmans, hoffmans@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Office of Recruitment and Admissions to increase recruitment efforts with high school students
- Explore options to increase student engagement throughout the state of Kansas
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 Public Relations Director
Eric Shapland, ejshap@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 X, Facebook, and Instagram
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 Professional Opportunities Director
Jacqueline Varney, jacquelinevarney@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Foster a connection with the Career Center
- Build and maintain relationships with employees, 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
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 Student Athlete Liaison
Jazmin Brown, jazminbrown@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
Cooper Sheldon, scsheldo@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and engage SGA’s commitment to student financial literacy
- Work with Powercat Financial and all other programs on campus to ensure student engagement and financial literacy education
- Attend Student Services Fee meetings as a non-voting member
- Assist the Student Body President and Student Body Vice-President in making recommendations and policies to the administration and SGA to reduce wasteful spending and ensure efficient use of student fees
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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
- Voice student concerns about sustainability to the Student Body President and Vice-President
- Research and recommend strategies for the utilization of resources and development opportunities to ensure a more sustainable future for KSU
- Chair the Green Action Fund for allocating funding to sustainability initiatives on campus
- Serve on Campus recycling Advisory Committee
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 Technology Director
Braden Adams, bradenadams@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
- Serve on technology task forces on issues ranging from KSIS, Outlook, Canvas, K-State Connect and others
- Advocate for the student perspective on AI in the classroom and work with administration to communicate effectively
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K-State Salina Student Body President Representative
Stephen Watson, stephenlw@ksu.edu
Key Responsibilities
- Give regular updates to the Student Body President and Vice-President on current events at K-State Salina
- Represent the interests and concerns of the Salina campus
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