Representatives

The Student Government Association Representatives are elected officials who represent their college and the University.

Executive Board officers (President, Vice President, and Treasurer) are elected by the Southeast student body and serve a one-year term.

The President is the spokesperson for the Southeast student body and presides over executive board meetings. The President also has the power to appoint student representatives to the Faculty Senate and numerous other University standing committees.

The Vice President of the Student Government Association serves as the President of the Senate. The vice president acts as a liaison between the Senate and the executives and also presides over all Senate meetings.

The Treasurer is the chief financial officer of the Student Government Association and presides over the Funding Board.

Name Position Year Major Email
Lydia Pobst President Senior Communication sgpresident@semo.edu 
Grant Breece Vice President Junior Cross-Categorical Special Education sgvicepresident@semo.edu
Jeanna Brantley Treasurer Senior Cross-Categorical Special Education sgtreasurer@semo.edu
Bailee Cairel Secretary Senior Psychology sgsecretary@semo.edu
Matt McCollum Chief of Staff Senior Vocal Music Education and Clarinet Performance sgchiefofstaff@semo.edu 
Andrew Wilhaber Parliamentarian Senior Sport Management sgparliamentarian@semo.edu
Pearldee (Pearl) Sterbinsky University Affairs Committee Chair Senior Biochemistry sguniversityaffairs@semo.edu
Kate Marshall Student Issues Committee Chair Senior Biology: Micro/Cellular/Molecular/Biotech sgstudentissues@semo.edu
Ava Vandegriffee Public Relations Chair Junior Healthcare Management sgpublicrelations@semo.edu
TJ Mukumba Diversity and Inclusion Chair Senior Cybersecurity sgdiversity@semo.edu

Senate: Holland College of Arts and Media

Name Major Committee Email
Quentin Collins Mass Comm: TV and Film Public Relations qjcollins1s@semo.edu  
Lance Coppedge Theatre: Design and Technology Student Issues lacoppedge1s@semo.edu 
Addison Doney Mass Media and Finance Funding Board ajdoney1s@semo.edu 
Alex Hayden Mass Comm: TV and Film Public Relations anhayden1s@semo.edu 
Trey Lintner Theater Arts University Affairs tclintner1s@semo.edu 
Chloe Schilling Interior Design  Student Issues caschilling1s@semo.edu

Senate: Harrison College of Business and Computing

Name Major Committee Email
Maxwell Dunn Accounting University Affairs  mddunn3s@semo.edu 
Karlee Ensor Business Management University Affairs kjensor1s@semo.edu  
Emily Fischer Business Administration By-Law erfischer4s@semo.edu 
Madison Gripka Human Resource Management University Affairs mcgripka1s@semo.edu 
Daniel Rugerio Business Administration DEI derugerio1s@semo.edu
Ian Pierce Business Administration  By-Law impierce1s@semo.edu 

Senate: College of Education, Health and Human Studies

Name Major Committee Email
Aniah Gray Psychology Public Relations algray4s@semo.edu
Sophie Martin Psychology DEI ssmartin1s@semo.edu 
Drew Roth Psychology DEI asroth3s@semo.edu 
Frankie Kulavic  Social Studies Education DEI fkulavic1s@semo.edu 
Connor Warnke Psychology  By-Law cwwarnke1s@semo.edu 
Vacant

Senate: College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Name Major Committee Email
Sarah Chapman English and Music By-Law sgchapman1s@semo.edu 
Bennett Dvorak Criminal Justice By-Law bwdvorak1s@semo.edu
Jackson Bray Political Science University Affairs  jbbray1s@semo.edu 
Kya Pope English Education DEI kcpope1s@semo.edu 
Alan Rodriguez Political Science DEI arodriguez4s@semo.edu
Myles Dickson Political Science  Student Issues  madickson1s@semo.edu 

Senate: College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Name Major Committee Email
Sydney Blackmon Pre-Physician Assistant Funding Board slblackmon2s@semo.edu 
Nick Brune Biology: Wildlife/Conservation University Affairs nbbrune1s@semo.edu
Ava Griffey Biology Public Relations amgriffey1s@semo.edu 
Tyler Martin Biomedical Sciences Funding Board btmartin2s@semo.edu 
Margaret Martinez Animal Science Funding Board memartinez1s@semo.edu
Dustin Roberts ET: Electrical and Automation Systems Student Issues dbriberts1s@semo.edu 

Senate: First-Year Senators

Name Major Committee Email
David Baker Professional Pilot Student Issues dkbaker1s@semo.edu 
Blake Deppe Ag Bussiness and Communication/ Professional Pilot Public Relations brdeppe1s@semo.edu 
Anna Ernst Elementary Education Public Relations amernst2s@semo.edu 
Wilson Katsande Cybersecurity  Funding Board wkatsande1s@semo.edu 
Lydia Sterbinsky Mechanical Engineering Student Issues lmsterbinsky1s@semo.edu  
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Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

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