Committee Chairs
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Executive Committee Chair Senior San Antonio, Texas "I would like to work on more open communication between Student Senate as a whole and the administration. My agenda includes improved daily Giddy-up Service, improved academic advising and open communication between the President's Task Force and the student body." |
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Communications Committee Chair Kirsten Clark kaclark@smu.edu Junior Atlanta, Georgia "I would like students to know more about what different organizations on campus are doing for SMU, and the sort of contributions each student can make to these organizations. Hopefully, raising awareness will also raise involvement on campus." |
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Finance Committee Chair Senior Flower Mound, Texas "I want to increase the efficiency and
transparency of the Finance Committee." |
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Finance Committee Associate Chair Sophomore San Antonio, Texas "As the Student Association Assistant Comptroller and one of the Finance Committee Associate Chairs I would like to fulfill my duty to the SMU Student Body by working closely with Senate to improve the way we manage student fees in order to better serve student needs and expectations." |
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Finance Committee Associate Chair Mike Montesi mmontesi@smu.edu Sophomore Memphis, Tennessee "I want all SMU students to know they have the ability to change things on campus. I also want more students to get involved in the SMU community." |
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Membership Committee Chair Kelsey Eaton keaton@smu.edu
Junior Springdale, Arkansas "I would like to encourage voter turnout and change students' apathy toward Student Body Officer Elections." |
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Organizations Committee Chair Stephen Reiff sreiff@smu.edu
Sophomore Portland, Oregon "I want to not only be available to the organizations, but also be a resource in helping them run effectively and purposefully. I also want to have an informational meeting open to every student detailing the process of starting an organization." |
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Scholarship Committee Chair Torrie Miller vbmiller@smu.edu Junior Montgomery, Alabama "I want to increase awareness of scholarship opportunities for all students." |
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Scholarship Committee Development Chair Zoie Christina Liotta zliotta@smu.edu Junior Vail, Colorado "I want to increase the awareness of the student led endowment on our campus." |
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Scholarship Committee Disbursement Chair Jon Daugherty wdaugher@smu.edu Junior Hampden, Massachusetts "I want to increase the number of applications for Student Senate Scholarships." |
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Student Concerns Committee Chair Patrick Kobler pkobler@smu.edu Sophomore Milwaukee, Wisconsin "My goal for this year is to establish a more open relationship between Senate and the entire SMU community. I would like to see anyone who has a concern or an idea to be able to approach any member of the Senate openly. As a member of Senate, I believe it is my job to serve the student body and that is what I intend to do." |
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Student Concerns Committee Vice-Chair Andrea Fernandez afernand@smu.edu Sophomore Arlington, Texas "I want students on campus to get involved in Senate even by just knowing where to have their voice be heard." |
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Student Concerns Committee Vice-Chair Amber Venz avenz@smu.edu
Junior Dallas, Texas "I would like to increase awareness of senate issues to the general student population, fostering a better understanding of the on goings of not only the senate but Southern Methodist University as a whole." |














