Megan Trotter | news editor & Naomi Girson | staff writer

After voting on Wednesday, the Student Government Association (SGA) Election Board Committee tallied the results and announced the winners for the 2025-26 academic year. 

Sitting SGA President Faith Cook announced in an email to students and faculty late Thursday afternoon that the Advocacy Party won a full sweep of the executive board, which will be spearheaded by president-elect Nick Miller. 

“Honestly, I couldn’t believe it at first. And I was really grateful. And I do have to give much respect to the opposition Culture Party. They gave us some good competition, and it was a good race, so I’m really excited to get to work,” Miller said. 

Miller, in his first semester as senator he led a AD HOC transportation committee. He said he looks forward to leading with new ideas. 

The 2025-26 executive board members are: 

– President Nick Miller

– Vice President of Communications Mary Paternoster

– Vice President of Finance Claudio Simione

– Vice President of Student Life Christian Witterman

– Vice President of Academic Affairs Jayla Flenory

– Vice President of Mission and Community Samiya Henry

Paternoster ran unopposed and will be entering her second term as vice president of communications. 

Cook said that SGA Advisor and Dean of Students Adam Wasilko told her close to 1,000 students voted in this year’s election. 

“We were pleased to see a very high voter turnout, and it was a very close race,” Cook said in the email.