Get to know the USG Executive Board, class representatives, college representatives, residential representatives, and associate representatives. All members of the Undergraduate Student Government are expected to meet certain attendance and involvement requirements as to connect to the student body.
All USG members hold 3 hours of office hours in the USG Office per week, and must maintain regular attendance to the USG General Body meeting and their specific committees.
The Executive Board is made up of dedicated students who oversee and operate within the Undergraduate Student Government. They are generally elected during the student-body elections, and are responsible for representing the views of the student body as a whole.
Cole Pierucki
President
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Oconto, WI
Committee: Events - Advisory, Ways and Means, Personnel - Chair
Major: Mathematics (Concentration in Education Preparation)
Other Orgs: Well-Being Advocates, Juggling Club
Quote: "Every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Currently, there is no Undergraduate Student Government Vice President. However, the Vice President's responsibilities are automatically handled by the President in case of a vacancy.
Vice President
Vacant Officer
Isobel Bowker
Treasurer
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
From: Traverse City, MI
Committee: Personnel, Ways and Means - Chair, Political Affairs - Advisory
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Other Orgs: Huskies Pep Band
Quote: “Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind”- Taylor Swift
Pronouns: All
From: Chesaning, MI
Committee: Public Relations - Advisory, Ways and Means
Major: Computer Science
Quote: "Life has no remote...get up and change it yourself." ~ Mark A. Cooper
Breeanna Schlicker
Secretary
Each class of students at Michigan Tech has the opportunity to elect class representatives, who represent an entire year of students, regardless of their major.
Pronouns: She/Hers
From: Cottage Grove, MN
Committee: Political Affairs
Major: Engineering Management
Other Orgs: Society of Women Engineers, Alpha Sigma Tau
Quote: "If you can't beat fear, do it scared"
Becky Etten
Pronouns: He/Him
From: Milwaukee, WI
Committee: Ways and Means
Major: Data Science and Information Technology
Other Orgs: AFROTC
Lee Phillips
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Livonia, MI
Committee: Events
Major: Mathematics
Other Orgs: Wadsworth Hall Student Association
Nathan Lithgow
Pronouns: He/Him
From: Nairobi, Kenya
Committee: Student Affairs - Diversity Liaison
Major: Mechatronics
Other Orgs: NSBE, ASA, SHPE, BSA
Andrew Karimi
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers/They/Them/Theirs
From: Houghton, MI
Committee: Student Affairs
Major: English Major, Spanish Minor
Other Orgs: Student Success Center - Success Coach
Quote: "Carpe Diem. Seize the Day!" - Dead Poets Society
Tina Swenson
Pronouns: He/Him
From: Idaho Falls, ID
Committee: Student Affairs - Chair, Personnel
Major: Material Sciences and Engineering
Other Orgs: Serve the King, Forging and Heat Treatment Club, Materials United
Quote: "I'm at my most serious when I'm joking" - Dudley
Daniel Branagan
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Sheboygan, WI
Committee: Political Affairs
Major: Mathematics and Computer Science
Other Orgs: Juggling Club, Math Club, ASCII, SPS
Quote: “Education is kindling of fire and not filling of vessel.” - Socrates
Matthew Staats
Pronouns: He/Him/HIs
From: Royal Oak, MI
Committee: Student Affairs - Vice Chair
Major: Engineering Management, Minor in Global Business, FinTech, and Entrepreneurship
Other Orgs: Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization, Beta Sigma Theta, Order of Omega Honor Society
Quote: “The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury” - Marcus Aurelius
Connor Zavislak
Pronouns: He/Him/They/Them
From: Clarkston, MI
Committee: Political Affairs, Chair
Major: Social Sciences - Policy, Law, and Society
Other Orgs: Vegan Club
Quote: “We are all just people”- Barbra Streisand
Brendan Leddy
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
From: Caledonia, MI
Committee: Events
Major: Environmental Data Science, Minor in Electrical Engineering
Other Orgs: Keweenaw Pride, Keweenaw Socialists, Rowing Club, Rhythm Games Club, Triangle Fraternity
Neeve Donnelly
At-Large Representatives represent the entire undergraduate student body, and are elected to serve as a major representative for students who have general concerns outside of their college or class year.
Pronouns: He/Him/HIs
From: Kalamazoo, MI
Committee: Events - Chair
Major: Geology
Other Orgs: Serve the King, Geology Club, Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration, American Institute of Professional Geologists, Intervarsity
Quote: "Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons and they will follow you into the deepest valley." - Sun Tzu
Konraad Van Dyke
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
From: Pickford, MI
Committee: Student Affairs
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Other Orgs: Delta Phi Epsilon
Quote: "I'm not telling you it's going to be easy - I'm telling you it's going to be worth it." - Art Williams
Jocelyn Portice
Each college at Michigan Tech has one or several students representing the students currently majoring in a program offered by that college. Students with academic or opportunity concerns should reach out to their college representatives to advocate for change.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Arvada, Colorado
Committee: Events
Major: Geospatial Engineering
Other Orgs: Mont Ripley Ski Patrol, DHSC, MTU EMS, Intervarsity
Quote: "Whenever you get comfortable it's time to make a change." - Nate Bargatze
Benjamin Swenson
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Troy, MI
Committee: Public Relations - Chair
Major: Mechatronics, Business Minor
Other Orgs: The Lode, AISES, Husky Swim Club
Quote: "A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." - Greek Proverb
Ford Schoonover
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
From: Cornell, MI
Committee: Public Relations
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Quote: "There is no place you can be that isn't where you’re meant to be." - The Beatles
Izabella Couch
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Coleman, MI
Committee: Political Affairs
Major: Computer Engineering
Other Orgs: WHSA, WMTU
Quote: "Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” - Arnold Schwarzenegger
Conner Skalitzky
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
From: Onsted, MI
Committee: Political Affairs - Vice Chair
Major: Social Science (Policy, Law, and Society)
Other Orgs: Gamma Theta Epsilon
Quote: "Two roads diverged in the woods, and I took the road less traveled by, and that made all the difference" - Robert Frost
Maggie Denney
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
From: Houghton, MI
Committee: Ways and Means, Public Relations
Major: Accounting (Concentration in Data Analytics) and Management Information Systems
Other Orgs: Kappa Sigma Iota (Accounting Club), Women's Golf Club, SASE
Quote: "Opportunities don't happen, you create them."
Madison Mattila
Pronouns: He/Him/They/Them
From: Plymouth, MI
Committee: Ways and Means, Public Relations - Webmaster, Judiciary - Parliamentarian
Major: Computer Science
Other Orgs: Rowing Club at Michigan Tech, Copper Country Robotics
David Reeves
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Pinconning, MI
Committee: Public Relations
Major: Computer Science
Other Orgs: TF2@MTU
Quote: "Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it." - Abraham Lincoln
Coleton Wilczynski
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
From: Tustin, MI
Committee: Public Relations
Major: Forestry
Other Orgs: Pavlis Honors College, MTU Forestry Club, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Quote: "The sun shines not on us but in us" - John Muir
Ellie Rigling
Residential Representatives represent students living in on-campus housing at Michigan Tech, including all three of the residential halls. Students should reach out to their Residential Representatives if they have concerns about on-campus housing.
Pronouns: He/Him
From: Lansing, MI
Committee: Public Relations
Major: Software Engineering
Other Orgs: McNair Hall Association, Rugby Club, MUB Board
Quote: "Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability." - Ho Chi Minh
Aaron Dennis
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Monticello, MN
Committee: Student Affairs
Major: Engineering Management
Other Orgs: Tennis Club and American Society for Engineering Management
Quote: "A tree falls the way it leans. Be careful which way you lean." - The Lorax
Rylan Feierabend
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Dexter, MI
Committee: --
Major: Computer Science, Minor in Statistics
Other Orgs: IRHC
Quote: "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." - Paul McCartney
Connor Din
Resident Advocate
Associate Members are appointed by the Undergraduate Student Government President, and serve a supporting role to the student body. They have loosened requirements as members of the USG body.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Ann Arbor, MI
Committee: Events
Major: Material Science and Engineering
Other Orgs: Pirate Choir, H-STEM Enterprise
Quote: "There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful."- Robin Williams
Chase Henderson
usg@mtu.edu
(906) 487-2406
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