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Meet the Team

Current Officers

Kathryn (Kat) Beheshti

Co-Chairperson

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Gina Errico

Co-Chairperson

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Kelsey Fisher, PhD

Secretary

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Meghan Zulian

Past Co-Chairperson

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Katherine Hannibal

Past Co-Chair

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Upcoming Officers

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Officer Roles

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Section Co-founders

Clarisse Hart (bio), Holly Menninger (bio), Bethann Garramon Merkle (bio), Molly Mehling (bio), Chris Chreese (bio)

Past Officers

  • 2021-2022: Katherine Hannibal (co-chairperson; bio), Meghan Zulian (co-chairperson; bio), Kelsey Fisher (secretary; bio), Kathryn Beheshti (chairperson elect; bio), Gina Errico (social media officer; bio), Elizabeth Cook (past chairperson; bio)
  • 2020-2021: Bob Newman (chairperson); Skylar Bayer (secretary), Elizabeth Cook (chairperson-elect), Kirsten Schwarz (past chairperson), Ajisha Alwin (liaison to student section), Linh Anh Cat (liaison to policy section; bio)
  • 2019-2020: Kirsten Schwarz (chairperson), Skylar Bayer (secretary), Bob Newman (chairperson-elect), Annaliese Hettinger (past chairperson; bio), Linh Anh Cat (liaison to policy section), Emily Whalen (liaison to student section; bio)
  • 2018-2019: Annaliese Hettinger (chairperson), Jennifer Purrenhage (secretary; bio), Kirsten Schwarz (chairperson-elect), Bethann Garramon Merkle (past chairperson; bio), Skylar Bayer (liaison to policy section), Emily Whalen (liaison to student section)
  • 2017-2018: Bethann Garramon Merkle (chairperson; webmaster), Jennifer Purrenhage (secretary), Annaliese Hettinger (chairperson-elect), Kika Tuff (past chairperson; bio)
  • 2016-2017: Kika Tuff (chairperson), Annaliese Hettinger (secretary), Bethann Garramon Merkle (chairperson-elect; webmaster), Holly Menninger (past chairperson)
  • 2014-2016: Holly Menninger (chairperson; bio), Clarisse Hart (secretary; bio), Bethann Garramon Merkle (webmaster)