Committee Chairs

Student Body President
Austin Prentice
Executive Committee Chair
aprentice@smu.edu

Katherine Ladner
Membership Committee Chair
kladner@smu.edu
Classification: Sophomore
Hometown: Austin/Allen, Texas
Major(s): Political Science and English Literature

Personal Statement: As the Membership Chair, I would like to keep senate full by filling vacancies quickly and efficiently. In addition, I would like to co-author legislation with senators.

Sam Mansfield
Communications Committee Chair
smansfield@smu.edu

Alexis Goldberg
Organizations Committee Chair
agoldberg@smu.edu
Classification: Senior
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Major(s): Marketing

Personal Statement: My main goal for the Organizations Committee this year is preparation.

William Badarak
Endowment Committee Chair
wbadarak@smu.edu
Classification: Junior
Hometown: Riverside, California
Major(s): Finance and Economics

Personal Statement: This 2011-2012 school year, I will be focusing on making the inaugural year of the Endowment Committee a success. Working with key administrators and Senate officers, I will work to establish core fundraising efforts with the goal of establishing new scholarships for the Senate Endowment. I will be working closely with the Scholarship Committee Chair to maintain the transparency and ease in the process achieved in the last several years.

Rachel Fox
Finance Committee Chair
rfox@smu.edu
Senior
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Majors: Spanish and Latin American Studies

Personal Statement: To help students use their allocated funds more efficiently by keeping constant communication with organizations so that they are aware of what they have.

Jaywin Malhi
Student Concerns Committee Chair
jsmalhi@smu.edu
Classification: Sophomore
Hometown: Garland, Texas
Major(s): Business Management and Political Science

Personal Statement: As Student Concerns Chair, I plan on gauging student perceptions on key campus issues through concrete initiatives--namely, a biannual survey, town-hall meetings, and communication through major student organizations. In doing so, I hope to be able to co-author legislation with other members of Senate to address the student concerns that come to our attention.

Kian Hervey
Diversity Committee Chair
khervey@smu.edu
Sophomore
Hometown: Carrollton, TX
Major(s): Journalism, CCPA, & Human Rights

Personal Statement: Here to improve the status of diverse groups on campus, ensuring they feel represented, welcomed, and supported on the Hilltop.

JD Mahaffey
Scholarship Committee Chair
jmahaffey@smu.edu
Sophomore
Hometown: Springfield, Missouri
Major(s): Finance, minor in Political Science

Personal Statement: As scholarship chair for the SMU Student Senate I will make scholarships open and available to all undergraduate and graduate students. I look forward to leading a committee who will select recipients for fall, spring, and summer scholarships. Additionally I will work with the endowment chair and committee to increase the Senate endowment fund. Finally I want to work with my fellow students to bring their issues to student senate.