From the Student Constitution, Article I (Legislative), Section 9 (Officers of the Student Congress):
“The Congress shall elect from its membership a Speaker and other officers, as it shall determine.”
Student Congress is led by the Speaker, Speaker Pro-Tempore, Standing Committee Chairs, Select Committee Chairs, and Committee Vice Chairs.
Speaker’s Office
Office | Name | District | Studies | |
Speaker | Cole Simons | wsimons@live.unc.edu | 7 (Off Campus) | Peace, War and Defense & Public Policy |
Speaker Pro-Tempore | Chase McConnachie | chasemc@live.unc.edu | 7 (Off Campus) | Management and Society |
Standing Committee Chairs
Committee Chaired | Name | District | Studies | |
Finance | Benjamin Albert | btalbert@live.unc.edu | 6 (Greek Housing) | Business and Economics |
Rules & Judiciary | Phillip Jester | pjester@live.unc.edu | 7 (Off-Campus) | Political Science and Economics |
Oversight & Advocacy | Sarah Hudak | sahudak@live.unc.edu | 1 (North Campus) | Environmental Science |
Ethics | Katharine Shriver | katmary@live.unc.edu | 1 (North Campus) | Political Science and Public Policy |
Select Committee Chairs
Committee Chairs | Name | District | Studies | |
Academics | Kennith Echeverria | kennith_echeverria@med.unc.edu | 3 (South Campus West) | Biology and Political Science |
Campus Climate | Briana Martin | brimar@live.unc.edu | 8 (Apartment Housing) | |
Campus Development | Phillip Jester | pjester@live.unc.edu | 7 (Off-Campus) | Political Science and Economics |
Health | Kirsten Wiedbusch | kwied@live.unc.edu | 7 (Off-Campus) | Biology |
Standing Committee Vice Chairs
Committee | Name | District | Studies | |
Finance | Aidan Hennessy | aidanh@live.unc.edu | 1 (North Campus) | |
Rules & Judiciary | Chris Lee Brenes | kira@unc.edu | 7 (Off-Campus) | Computer Science & Economics |
Oversight & Advocacy | Olivia Elkins | oelkins@live.unc.edu | 7 (Off-Campus) | Peace, War, and Defense & English |