The University of Maryland SGA announced Tuesday that two parties — Forward Maryland and Impact UMD — will be running in the spring 2020 election to serve during next school year.
Forward Maryland’s ticket lists 37 executive and legislative candidates, with junior marketing major Dan Alpert running for president. Impact UMD lists 24 candidates, with junior public health science major Kelly Sherman running for president.
Three students are set to run independently for legislative seats.
Below is a full list of the candidates on each ticket and the positions they are running for. Candidates will begin campaigning on Wednesday, April 15, in anticipation of the election, which will be held online from April 22 to April 24.
Forward Maryland
Dan Alpert – Student Body President
Nabila Prasetiawan – Vice President
Kane Zambelli – Chief Financial Officer
Calvin Burns – Engineering Representative
Maria Malishev – Engineering Representative
Nathan Boyle – Undergraduate Studies Representative
Gabrielle Coleman – Undergraduate Studies Representative
Mahmud Cole – Information Studies Representative
Argen Detoito – Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences Representative
Nicholas Larosa – Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences Representative
Peter Marston – Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences Representative
Nistha Mitra – Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences Representative
Chloe Dinman – Public Policy Representative
Emily Golub – Public Health Representative
Winter Hawk – Journalism Representative
Hunter Petit – Business Representative
Matthew Ober – Arts and Humanities Representative
Danielle Simon – Education Representative
Claire Niggel – Behavioral and Social Sciences Representative
Rebecca Spillane – Behavioral and Social Sciences Representative
Alexa White – Architecture, Planning, and Preservation Representative
Tram Vo – Cambridge Representative
Melinda Chen – Courtyards Representative
Ayzhan Murphy – Denton Representative
Nyah Stewart – Ellicott Representative
Alessandra Makris – Greek Residential Representative
Shiva Vjayaverl – Leonardtown Representative
Matthew Johnson – North Hill Representative
Paul Celius – Off-Campus Neighboring Representative
Atara Kahn – Off-Campus Neighboring Representative
Seung Yeon Lee – Off-Campus Neighboring Representative
Paul Celius – Off-Campus Outlying Representative
Machelino Putro – Off-Campus Outlying Representative
Alexandra Sytnikova – Off-Campus Outlying Representative
Cindy Vo – Off-Campus Outlying Representative
Matthew Vedrin – Off-Campus Outlying Representative
Kenyatta Thomas – South Campus Commons Representative
Kislay Parashar – South Hill Representative
Impact UMD
Kelly Sherman – Student Body President
David Rekhtman – Vice President
Simran Chertara – Chief Financial Officer
Ashley Hawkins – Engineering Representative
Amisha Kunvar – Engineering Representative
Melissa Digiorgio – Undergraduate Studies Representative
Seungtaek Oh – Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences Representative
Joshua Steighner – Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences Representative
Elizabeth LoBello – Public Policy Representative
Jasmine Boykin – Journalism Representative
Aaron Kutz – Business Representative
Jeannie Spiegel – Business Representative
Sarah Cobau – Arts and Humanities Representative
Philemon Kendzierski – Behavioral and Social Sciences Representative
Ross Ward – Behavioral and Social Sciences Representative
Lauren Frost – Courtyards Representative
Taylorann Vibert – Denton Representative
Sophie Minsk – Greek Residential Representative
Mitchell Abes – Off-Campus Neighboring Representative
Michael Mareno – Off-Campus Neighboring Representative
Elijah Alvarado – Off-Campus Outlying Representative
Dini Khiangte – Off-Campus Outlying Representative
Gabrielle Aarons – South Campus Commons Representative
Jasmine Liberius – South Hill Representative
Independent
Kimberly Eade – Behavioral and Social Sciences Representative
Eleanor McGuire – Behavioral and Social Sciences Representative
Josie Gomez – Architecture, Planning, and Preservation Representative
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misstated Kenyatta Thomas’ name. This story has been updated.
