New SGA Representatives Ready to Lead
Newly elected SGA Officials together on Announcement Night. Source: Will Shaugnessy '22
The Marist College Student Government Association (SGA) election results came out on Sept. 29, announcing leaders for the Class of 2025 and new Representatives across and off-campus.
The Class of 2025 elected Evan Spillane as president. Keziah Franks will serve as vice president, and Elisa Espinoza will fill the role of secretary.
Allen Mico ’22 is the new Distance Representative and Grace Hanrahan ’22 will be the Transfer Representative. Garrett Smith ’24 will represent the East End of campus. Maggie Gravano ’25 and Nandini Narula ’25 will co-serve as South End Representatives. Sebastian Pintado ’23 and Gabriel Borbon ’23 will share the responsibilities of Commuter Representative.
“It was immensely inspiring to see the candidates’ enthusiasm and commitment to improving the student experience at Marist,” Student Body President Tenzin Tsundu ’22 said.
Julianna Gassler ’25 didn’t follow the election closely, but she is more excited to see what the newly elected members will do.
Many of the elected students understood the importance of the role and have made sure to quickly establish problems they wish to address and solve in the future.
Mico said it was important for him to run for this position because “we have a big community of international students and students from other states that may be overlooked. I’m excited to bring their ideas to the table.”
He expressed a dedication for the position due to his own experience as an international student and an overall wish to use his experiences as a senior to help others transition into the new campus environment.
Mico identified moving help for students who stay on campus for the summer as a problem he wants to address. He explained that students were expected to move to Upper Fulton last summer without any assistance, potentially lugging stuff across campus on their own. One of his goals is to stop “solvable” problems like this from being ignored.
Narula joked that she ran for the position because Mico “forced her,” but once she researched the role, she became passionate about it and saw the importance of representing the freshman dorms.
Spillane said he ran for the position because he “wanted the freshmen of Marist to have their voices heard and make sure they have some control over the things that go on in dorms and classrooms.”
Charlotte DelVecchio ’25 said she was “excited” to see the new freshman leaders and looks forward to watching what they will do.
Spillane also looks forward to “collecting as many opinions as he can,” whether that means going door to door, which he already made a point of doing during the voting period, or collecting surveys.
The incoming class president also said, “thank you to everyone that voted for me and to everyone who didn’t. It is important to be involved, no matter who you voted for.” He emphasized his appreciation for participation in any form and is looking forward to his year representing the freshmen. His counterpart, Vice President Franks, agreed and said she is “ready and excited” to work with the Class of 2025.
“I’m excited to see how their skills and ideas unfold as they come in as new members of our student government,” Tsundu said.