About the WSGA Cabinet
Our WSGA Cabinet is led by the president and vice president of the Washburn Student Government Association. The Cabinet works together to make sure all of Washburn students' needs are met on all levels. Some of the Cabinet members oversee "standing committees" where they lead the committee in the direction that abides by the WSGA by-laws and constitution and best fits the goals of the administration.
Cabinet meets officially once a week to go over progress, goals, and internal updates
President
George Burdick
wsga.president@washburn.edu | 785.670.2322
The student body president serves as the chief and director of the Washburn Student Government Association. Their primary duty as student body president is to represent, protect, and honor the rights and interests of the entirety of the student body of Washburn. The student body president is duly elected by the Washburn Student Body and serves a one-year term.
Vice President
Bella Wood
wsga.vp@washburn.edu | 785.670.2349
The student body vice president works directly with the president to ensure that all Washburn student needs are met. They also serve as the official representative of the student body in the absence of the student body president. The vice president is duly elected alongside the president and also serves a one-year term.
Chief of Staff
Trevor Ottman
wsga.chief@washburn.edu | 785.670.2318
Key responsibilities
- Representative of the administration
- Approachable person for senators, cabinet, and Washburn students to talk to on internal WSGA problems
- Answer questions about WSGA (recruitment)
- Organizational success and strategies
- Coordination of the office, schedules, and staff/members
- Recruitment of students to build a more representative student body
Budget Director
Nick Lloyd
wsga.budget@washburn.edu | 785.670.2317
Key responsibilities
- Ensure that the finances (a.k.a. the largest output of what we do) runs smoothly
- Manage internal finances for purchases and budget tracking
- Manage external finances for organizations and grants
- Dependable person to answer questions and explain procedures
Legislative Director
Cameron Meseke
wsga.legislative@washburn.edu | 785.670.2316
Key responsibilities
- Advise the president & vice president on legislative issues
- Craft civic engagement initiatives
- Lobbying at the statehouse
- Get out the vote campaigns
- Work with senators interested in legislation
Campus & Community Affairs Director
Dante Jordan
wsga.campus@washburn.edu | 785.670.2319
Key responsibilities
- Be an advocate for Washburn students and their needs, wants and vision for what campus can and should be
- Be connected to differing student groups and interests
- Engage with community partners and be a contact for extra-university entities
- Community involvement to live up to our university motto of "not for ourselves alone"
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Director
DeMarques Hinds
wsga.diversity@washburn.edu | 785.670.2321
Key responsibilities
- Act as a bridge between historically marginalized groups and WSGA
- Educating the president and vice on issues
- Promote inclusion and belonging across campus through conversation
- Ensure that WSGA is holding firm on these concerns
- Hosting events to counter unconscious bias and entrenched injustice
Communications and Marketing Director
Kate Coulter
wsga.marketing@washburn.edu | 785.670.2320
Key responsibilities
- Increase awareness and understanding of what WSGA does
- Inform the public of actions WSGA takes
- Present the administration in a positive light
- Facial recognition and representation of senators in a humanistic and approachable (yet professional) way
Special Events Coordinator
Kira Roth
wsga.events@washburn.edu | 785.670.2009
Key responsibilities
- Create engaging programming (in the form of events) to create a welcoming environment on campus or in the near community
- Be a resource for cabinet members and senators who want to help plan or volunteer in events
GET IN TOUCH WITH WSGA
Address
Memorial Union, Lower Level
1700 SW College Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621
Email and Phone
wsga.office@washburn.edu
785.670.2318
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