The leadership teams for several K-State Student Union organizations have been set for the 2024-2025 academic year. The Union looks forward to another great year of events and opportunities thanks to the hard work and dedication of these individuals.

Union Program Council

Union Program Council (UPC) has chosen its executive board and committee co-chairs for 2024-2025. UPC plans more than 160 entertaining, educational, cultural and substance-free events each year for K-State students and the Manhattan community. 

Executive Board

President: Delaney Michel, junior, electrical engineering
VP of Membership: Jack Otto, sophomore, accounting finance
VP of Operations: Kenzie Liby, junior, psychology
Committee Co-Chairs
After Hours: Emily Pray, junior, biology and chemistry; Hector Cardona-Rodriguez, senior, psychology; and Margaret Benson, junior, accounting
Arts: Mihwa Gassett, junior, public health; Dylan Potter, junior, industrial engineering and Anthony Ifebi, senior, health and nutrition
Campus Entertainment Fund: Johnny Hensley, senior, agribusiness and Tyson Smith, sophomore, finance
Multicultural: Prasanth Chandran, graduate Ph.D., psychology and Jocelyn Chomparro-Pompa, senior, marketing
Music: Maria Bures, junior, marketing and Drake Thompson, junior, music education
 

Union Governing Board

The Union Governing Board (UGB) serves as the general governing and policy-making body of the Union. UGB consists of 18 voting members: 14 students and four faculty members or administrators. Non-voting members of the Union staff include a programming staff member, an operations staff member, the executive assistant and an ex-officio member. 

President/Student at Large: Carson Cuesta, senior, Political Sciencepolitical science

Co-Vice President/UPC Representative: Samantha Suchanek, junior, political science

Co-Vice President/Student at Large: Vivian Griffith, junior, biology

Graduate Student Council Representative: TBD

MSO Representative: TBD

Student Alumni Board Representative: TBD

Student Senate Representative: Evan Porter, senior, communication studies

Students at Large: Ava Waterman, hospitality management; Avery Hafliger, statistics and data science; Jack Otto, accounting finance; Tatiana Lesme, marketing; Marcus Kidd, graduate counseling and student development; Elaheh Rabiee, graduate agriculture economics; Muhaiminul Islam, graduate landscape architecture and Vajiheh Shahsavari, graduate curriculum, and instruction.

Faculty/Administration Representatives: Anthony Warnick, assistant professor, art department; Clint Hafliger, director, recreational services and Kathleen Hatch, vice president of student well-being.

Alumni Staff Representative: TBD

Union Staff Representatives: John Kessler, assistant director/retail services and Audrey Taggart-Kagdis, assistant director/marketing

Appointed by UGB President: Bill Muir, ex-officio

Union Executive Director: TBD

Union Executive Assistant: Marissa Fitts

Union Corporation Board

The Union Corporation Board is an eight-member panel whose role is to direct, advise, and vote on matters of business for the K-State Union Corporation. Members of the board include three K-State students elected by the Union Governing Board, university administration, a K-State faculty member, and the executive director of the Union as a non-voting member.

President: Carson Cuesta, senior, political science

Co-Vice President: Samantha Suchanek, junior, political science

Co-Vice President: Vivian Griffith, junior, biology

Treasurer: Ethan Erickson, vice president of administration and finance

Faculty Representative: Anthony Warnick, assistant professor, art department

Dr. Thomas Lane, vice president of division of academic success and student affairs/dean of students

Dr. Marshall Stewart Jr, senior vice president for executive affairs, university engagement and partnerships, and chief of staff

TBD, Union executive director

Marissa Fitts, executive assistant