The SGA announced two parties and candidates running for the 2017-18 academic year Wednesday afternoon. The two parties will be the One Party and the Unity Party.
The One Party’s ticket lists executive candidates who are all Student Government Association members, while none of the Unity Party’s executive candidates are currently affiliated with the organization.
Here is a breakdown of the executive and legislative candidates for both parties, along with unaffiliated candidates. All will begin campaigning on April 12 in preparation for the April 19 to April 21 SGA election.
One Party
Executive Candidates:
Student Body President: A.J. Pruitt. Pruitt is a junior government and politics major who is serving as SGA student affairs vice president.
Academic Affairs Vice President: Christine Hagan. Hagan is a junior environmental science and policy major and SGA sustainability director.
Financial Affairs Vice President: Alia Abdelkader. Abdelkader is a junior information systems and operations management and business analytics major and is on the SGA’s finance committee.
Student Affairs Vice President: Chris Ricigliano. Ricigliano is a junior government and politics and history major who is serving as SGA legislative speaker.
Legislative Candidates:
A. James Clark School of Engineering: Noah Eckman
A. James Clark School of Engineering: Manaahil “M” Rao
Cambridge Community: Gideon Epstein
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources: Benjamin Zimmitti
College of Arts and Humanities: James White
College of Arts and Humanities: Mitchell Wilson
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences: Paige Rodrigues
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences: Ashley Vasquez
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences: Christine Shen
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences: Katrina Delos Reyes
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences: Nan Himmelsbach
College of Education: Kate Shannon
Courtyards Community: Gabriel Wach
Denton Community: Andrew Stover
Ellicott Community: Doron Tadmor
Greek Residential Community: Erin Musselman
North Hill Community: Michelle Garda
Off-Campus – Neighboring: Elizabeth Crosley
Off-Campus – Neighboring: Grace Jones
Off-Campus – Neighboring: Lillian Kilduff
Off-Campus – Neighboring: Ashli Taylor
Off-Campus – Outlying: Christian Coello
Off-Campus – Outlying: Vincent Liu
Off-Campus – Outlying: Jacob Veitch
Philip Merrill College of Journalism: Julianne Heberlein
Robert H. Smith School of Business: Anna Lee
Robert H. Smith School of Business: Nathaniel Zumbach
School of Architecture: Kelsey Winters
School of Public Health: Ajay Mahesh
South Campus Commons Community: Sam Koralnik
South Hill Community: Benjamin Scherr
Unity Party
Executive Candidates:
Student Body President: Kay Barwell. Barwell is a junior communication major and not a current SGA member.
Academic Affairs Vice President: Jennifer Hupfl. Hupfl is not a current SGA member.
Financial Affairs Vice President: Ryan Walsh. Walsh is a sophomore finance major and not a current SGA member.
Student Affairs Vice President: Daniel Ayers. Ayers is a communication major and is not a current SGA member.
Legislative Candidates:
A. James Clark School of Engineering: Tyson Tran
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources: Julia Romyn
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences: Caroline Larkin
Off-Campus – Neighboring: Ankush Manchanda
Off-Campus – Neighboring: Bryce Iapicca
Robert H. Smith School of Business: Richard McKenna
Undergraduate Studies: Jonathan Ciavolino
Unaffiliated Candidates
Executive Candidates:
Student Body President: Christopher Boretti. Boretti is a freshman finance major and not a current SGA member.
Legislative Candidates:
Courtyards Community: Tese Inegbenebor
Ellicott Community: Edom Mesfein
Off-Campus – Neighboring: Daniel First
