Executive Board & Senate

Ryan Moore '26  

rmoore26@jcu.edu

The duties of the President of the Student Government are outlined in Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution of the Student Government. The President serves as the official representative of the student body of John Carroll University and is the chief executive officer of the Student Union. In the capacity of the Student Government chief executive, the President presides over the Student Government Senate and chairs the Executive Board. The President - or designee - is the primary representative of the Student Government in all matters. The President has the authority to appoint students to serve on various University-wide committees to act as his or her representative. The President signs all legislation after Senate passage and has the authority to enforce the legislation as defined in the Constitution. They also serve on various University committees and sub-committees as well as holding a non-voting seat with the Board of Trustees.

Michael Noonan '26  

mnoonan26@jcu.edu

The duties of the Vice President of the Student Government are outlined in Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of the Student Government. The duties of the Vice President include overseeing the various advocacy committees within the Student Government. In the absence of the President the Vice President is responsible for conducting the business regularly under the purview of the President. It is the responsibility of the Vice President to supervise the updates of all governing documents.

Sydney Lockley '27  

slockley27@jcu.edu

The duties of the Director of Business Affairs (DBA) of the Student Government are outlined in Article III, Section 4 of the Constitution of the Student Government. This individual serves as the chair of the Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee (SAFAC). This individual also handles all check requests and journal entries for organizations, while providing student organization officers with up-to-date on their financial standing.

Chad Harpster  

wharpster26@jcu.edu

The duties of the Director of Student Organizations of the Student Government are outlined in Article III, Section 6 of the Constitution of the Student Government.  The Director of Student Organizations provides programming, collaboration, communication, and financial support to student organizations, which is mainly done through the Student Organization Budget Board (SOBB). SOBB is responsible for the allocation of funds to the organizations which request money for events, trips, and/or supplies. 

Forms and resources for student organizations can be found on the student org pages of the Office of Student Engagement website.

Information regarding starting a new student organization can be found on the starting a new organization site.

Mariam Al-Saffar  

malsaffar27@jcu.edu

The duties of the Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) are outlined in Article III, Section 7 of the Constitution of the Student Government. The Director of DEIB is responsible to serve as an advocate for students whose identities have been historically minoritized, serve a representative at the Institutional Diversity, Equity, and InclusionB Committee, work with and engage John Carroll University on institutional-level issues as they relate to the realms of diversity, equity, and inclusion and remain in contact and have regular meetings with the following persons and departments: Director of the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion; the Director of the Office of Student Engagement to ensure engagement of commuter students; the Office of Student Accessibility Services; and any other persons and departments necessary to fulfill the tasks of this position. They shall maintain regular contact with leaders within cultural organizations as recognized by the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion and organize diversity, equity, and inclusion training for Student Government Executive Board Officers and Senators to occur at the orientation for new and returning members at the beginning of the spring semester.

Jillian Langley '26  

jlangley26@jcu.edu

The duties of the Chief of Staff are outlined in Article VI, Section 1 of the Constitution of the Student Government. The Chief of Staff serves as an active assistant to the Executive Board and a resource to the Senate. This individual manages all administrative tasks pertaining to the Senate and/or Executive Board meetings such as taking roll call at meetings to record of attendance, maintaining accurate meeting minutes, managing guest speaker schedule for Senate meetings, social media accounts, and reviewing all Senate legislation prior to updating meeting agendas.