Introducing the Class of 2024 Executive Board

The Newly Elected SGA Officers of the Freshmen Class

Last month, the Class of 2024 elected their first body of student leadership of their college career. Source: Wikimedia Commons

Election season is among us — and not just nationally. The Marist College class of 2024 held their first official class officer election in September, resulting in the emergence of the first group of prominent leaders in their college experience. Voting concluded on Sep. 23, so the new officers are ready to take action using their platforms and fulfilling their promises.

The lineup for this upcoming year is strong, with Caleb Davis as the class president, Martin Varona as vice president, Matthew Devine as treasurer, Sophie Mayser as historian, and Kyle Scalera as secretary. 

The majority of this group already have experience with student government in their high school careers. They plan to bring this knowledge of previous success to Marist, as well as what they’ve learned from failures. 

As president, Davis has already begun his work improving the freshman year experience for the class of 2024, while also making sure that all students stay safe and healthy. To do this, Davis began by appointing additional students to his board as representatives and ambassadors to get more opinions on topics pertinent to student life. 

Mia Hemme was appointed by Davis as the Mental Health Ambassador for this year, which is a new position that Davis created. After being defeated in the Presidential race, Hemme was offered this role because Davis recognized her potential as a leader. Hemme has been an advocate for mental health issues her entire governmental career, so helping others in this regard is nothing new to her. 

Representatives are positions in which students sit on the official board, while ambassadors give their input on their assigned issue. Natalie Largey and Emma Spiro were both chosen to be South End Representatives, as they both originally ran for board positions. Davis once again recognized that these students would help make a positive influence on the student body and offered these spots. 

Between the ten new positions that have been filled and created, the Student Government Freshmen Executive Board have a lot planned for this upcoming year. Their first move was creating office hours for the South End Representatives, Spiro and Largey, so that freshmen can openly talk to those who will take questions and concerns regarding governmental activities and actions with an unbiased viewpoint. 

Another action the class board is taking, is encouraging the freshmen to vote in the national election — especially since this is the first year many freshmen can vote. 

From listening to students’ voices, advocating for their mental health, and persuading students to vote, the new freshmen class officers have a great deal of work ahead of them. Nonetheless, they are doing it with smiles on their faces and leadership in their veins.