{"id":132,"date":"2014-06-30T18:32:45","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T18:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2025-05-16T18:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T18:42:06","slug":"student-government-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/student-government-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Government Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Student Government Association<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/SGA-Logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5799 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/SGA-Logo-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/SGA-Logo-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/SGA-Logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/SGA-Logo.jpg 546w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maine Maritime Academy&#8217;s Student Government Association (SGA) is an\u00a0elected body that represents the students of MMA according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/06\/SGA-Constitution-17-18.pdf\">SGA Constitution.<\/a> SGA represents the student body regarding any issues or concerns and works to ensure the rights of the students are upheld in accordance with Maine Maritime&#8217;s mission statement and purpose. SGA strives to promote the social and personal growth, as well as the general welfare, of the student body. The Student Government comprises an executive board, class officers, and various senators representing the academic areas and characteristics of the student body and their community. All full-time students at MMA are encouraged to attend open student government meetings and to participate fully in their proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>The SGA office is located on the lower level of the Student Union across from the Student Mailroom and office hours are posted on the door.\u00a0 For more information about SGA, email us at <a href=\"mailto:sga@mma.edu\">sga@mma.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>SGA Meetings<\/h2>\n<p>The Student Government Association holds bi-weekly open meetings, which are open to all students. The dates for the open meetings are published on the SGA Canvas Course Calendar. The SGA Executive Board meets every other week.<\/p>\n<h2>2025-2026 SGA Positions<\/h2>\n<p>The Student Government Association consists of the Executive Board, Senate, and Class Officers representing each class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Executive Board<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>President:\u00a0<\/strong>Mackenzie Morin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vice President:<\/strong> James Ryan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treasurer:<\/strong> Victoria Bujan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secretary: <\/strong>Spencer Glass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Communications &amp; PR Director: <\/strong>Nicho Paulu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Trustee:<\/strong> Hailey Farden<\/li>\n<li><strong>Executive Mentor:<\/strong> Lydia Lancina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Senate<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\"><strong>Athletics Senator: <\/strong>Julia Wade<\/li>\n<li class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\"><strong>Community Involvement Senator: <\/strong>Riley LaRose<\/li>\n<li class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\"><strong>Deck Senator: <\/strong>Kegan Grogen<\/li>\n<li class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\"><strong>DEI Senator: <\/strong>Lily Verrill<\/li>\n<li class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\"><strong>Engineering Senator: <\/strong>Isa Thesing<\/li>\n<li class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\"><strong>Independent Senator: <\/strong>Kylie Coxon<\/li>\n<li class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\"><strong>IBL Senator: <\/strong>Anoushka Hari Prakash<\/li>\n<li class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\"><strong>Non-Traditional Senator: <\/strong>Michael Blaney<\/li>\n<li class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\"><strong>Ocean Studies Senator: <\/strong>Christian Dupre<\/li>\n<li class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\"><strong>Off-Campus Senator: <\/strong>Rebecca Simons<\/li>\n<li class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\"><strong>Residential Senator: <\/strong>Open Position<\/li>\n<li class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\"><strong>Senator at Large: <\/strong>Allie Lacasse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Classes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"><strong><span class=\"mark68el0praf\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Class of 2026<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">President:\u00a0 Gabriella Bowes<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">Vice President: Lily Verrill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"><strong>Class of 2027\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>President: Samuel Smoak<\/li>\n<li>Vice Secretary: Max Page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"><strong>Class of 2028<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>President: Open Position<\/li>\n<li>Vice President: Anoushka Hari Prakash<\/li>\n<li>Treasurer: Christian Dupre<\/li>\n<li>Secretary: Maddox Ryan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Class of 2029<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>President: TBD<\/li>\n<li>Vice President: TBD<\/li>\n<li>Treasurer: TBD<\/li>\n<li>Secretary: TBD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student Government Association Maine Maritime Academy&#8217;s Student Government Association (SGA) is an\u00a0elected body that represents the students of MMA according to the SGA Constitution. 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