Allie Satterfield
Position: Chief of Staff of Internal Affairs
Summary of work completed in February: In the month of February, I worked closely with Chief of Staff Kemp-Rye to prepare transition documents. Additionally, I worked with Intern Coordinator McFarland to support his goals for in-person Intern Meetings and his plans for the rest of the term. Lastly, I attended Big XII on the Hill with our WVU delegation.
Summary of plans for March: In the month of March, I am planning to follow-up with executives 1:1 to ensure they have everything they need to successfully complete their transition documents. Additionally, I plan to work to update our WVUEngage page with all of our updated governing documents, legislation, and minutes.
Adrienne Kemp-Rye
Position: Chief of Staff of External Affairs
Summary of work completed in February: In February, I worked with Chief of Staff Satterfield to outline the details and materials of our transition documents. We created these documents to provide a better guide for the next administration to pass along to their executive team. In addition, this month I worked with the Inclusion Committee to create a diversity and inclusion focused 10 for 10 survey and confirmed Burgers and Bites as our survey sponsor. Finally, I worked with my intern, Sophia Flower, and Health Coordinator Hernandez to begin plans on a Zoom event focused on the discussion of eating disorders on college campuses.
Summary of plans for March: In March, I plan to help with the promotion of the SGA elections and any other tasks in regards to those plans. I will also oversee and attend the Safety Walk that is happening March 16. I'll be working with Legislative Affairs Officer Riffey to execute a voter registration drive for the upcoming local elections. Finally, I will work to oversee the More than Food: Let's Chat About Eating Disorders event with the Carruth Center planned for March 26 on Zoom.
Logan Riffey
Position: Legislative Affairs Officer
Summary of work completed in February: The month of February consisted of two important events: the start of the West Virginia Legislative session and Big XII on the Hill. The WV Legislature convened to begin their session on Wednesday, February 10. Each day the Legislature convenes, I have taken note of certain bills that may be of interest to the student assembly and given a daily report. This report consisted of the aforementioned list as well as any happenings on the floor or in committee meetings. Prior to the start of the Legislative session, President Riggs and I met with officials with WVU Government Relations to gauge WVU’s legislative priorities in the state legislature. Then, President Riggs, Safety Coordinator White, Senator Ihlenfeld, and I met with several state senators to discuss the outlook of the session. In our last meeting of February, I gave SGA a list of bills in which I recommended legislative action be taken via proclamation to express support or opposition for by the student body. Some of the bills I outlined include: HB2157, HB2301, SB246, SB11, SCR4, HB2068, SB109, SB230, SB252, SB302, HB2114, HB2538, HB2655, HB2697, and HB2665. Additionally, I mentioned the many bills introduced that would grant protection under law based on sexual orientation and gender identity. I also assisted Senator Daniel in the collecting of information and mandates for AP-2021-01 to support the passage of the CROWN Act in West Virginia. In regards to Big XII on the Hill, I have served as the point of contact with the Big XII Liaison at Oklahoma State University. After receiving the dates of the conference, I worked with the other members of the WVU delegation in creating our white pages that list our legislative priorities. At this year’s (virtual) edition of the conference, I, along with a mix of members from other schools, met with a staffer from Congresswoman Miller-Meeks to advocate for Big XII legislative priorities. I also met with my counterparts to discuss what we have done in regards to voter registration in the past year. On the third day of the conference, our WVU delegation met with staffers from Senator Capito, Senator Manchin, and Congressman McKinley’s offices to advocate for our legislative priorities outline in our white pages.
Summary of plans for March: In March, I will continue monitoring the WV Legislature and providing daily updates to the student assembly. I also intend on holding a voter registration booth outside the Mountainlair for several days. Along with the booth, I intend on holding an informational campaign on social media outlining the Morgantown Municipal Election and clearing up any confusing by registering to vote in Morgantown.
David Laub
Position: Attorney General
Summary of work completed in February: In February, we tentatively finished our work in the Governing Docs Committee. We finished revising the Constitution and have put those changes up for vote by the student body. Ideally, they will be passed in the upcoming election. Otherwise, I have been helping Elections Chair Pressley organize the SGA election. I meet with her, President Riggs, and Dr. Le weekly to make election plans as necessary. I communicate regularly with the Elections Committee as needed. Furthermore, myself and the others involved in attendance ruling, VP Bragg and Exec. Sec. Picou, have been monitoring absences and are holding meetings to discuss those absences with the senators in question.
Summary of plans for March: For March, it should be much of the same. Most of my time will likely be devoted to election work and attendance work as people hit their two-absence thresholds. In the Governing Docs Committee, we have found some things that need revised in the Elections Code, so we will likely submit those as recommendations to the next administration. If we have time, we will do the same with the Constitution if it needs any further revisions.
Chloe Hernandez
Position: Health Coordinator
Summary of work completed in February: I attended the Big XII on the Hill conference and advocated for college affordability, mental health, and energy. I also worked on legislation for developing a mental health committee and gender neutral bathrooms.
Summary of plans for March: Continue this work on legislation.
Samuel Shoemaker
Position: Auditor
Summary of work completed in February: This month, I worked alongside Alex to run Bureau of Finance meetings. We also have looked into more ways to promote the grant application so that we can reach as many organizations as possible. I have kept up with the continuous audit as well as statistics about our grants.
Summary of plans for March: For March, I plan to continue working to promote the grant application, keep up the continuous audit, and help facilitate Bureau of Finance meetings. I hope to start forming the full fiscal-year audit from the continuous audit I have been keeping. I hope to continue attending any extra committee sessions and meetings I can.