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Executive Officer Biographies

Manjari Govada, President
Manjari Govada

Manjari is a senior majoring in Economics, Math, and Financial Management. Along with MCSA, Manjari has also been involved with New Student Orientation, Campus Assembly, the tennis team, Campus Ambassadors and the Activity Fee Review Committee. She believes in continuing to make the students' voices heard, especially in issues regarding the affordability of college.


Zac Van Cleve, Vice-President
Zac Van Cleve

Zac is a junior Political Science and Sociology major from St. Paul, MN. Along with MCSA, Zac is also a member of the UMM Soccer Team.


Zak Forde, Secretary of Resources and Operations
Zak Forde

Zak is a senior Political Science and GWSS major from St. Paul, MN. Zak is focusing on reducing the campus's utility usage along with the members of the MCSA Resources and Operations Committee. He also works as an Office Assistant in the Welcome Center.


Ian Patterson, Secretary of Academic Affairs
Ian Patterson

Zac is a junior Political Science and Chemistry major from Eden Prairie, MN. Along with MCSA, Ian is involved in Residential Life, and is a Campus Ambassador.


Megan Trumper, Secretary of Student Services
Megan Trumper

Megan Trumper is a sophomore majoring in Elementary Education. Along with MCSA, Megan has also been involved on campus through a volunteer opportunity with Country Day Cooperative Preschool and AmeriCorps in which she has contributed nearly 300 hours of volunteer service within a year, demonstrating her dedication towards the profession of teaching as well as serving youth in the community. She believes that nothing is more important than just giving what extra time you do have to give back to your community and that an effective way of doing this is by having a strong voice on campus. She is very approachable and always welcomes suggestions and input on how to make UMM a better place, so stop in and say hi or catch her on campus!


Amanda Granaas, Executive Assistant
Amanda Granaas

Amanda is a senior majoring in biochemistry at UMM. She comes to the majestic Minnesota prairie from Vermillion, South Dakota. Amanda was born and raised in a small town, and continues to enjoy the small town atmosphere in Morris. Amanda is the Hall Director of Blakely Hall. Outside of residential life, Amanda enjoys being involved in MCSA and Pre-Professional Club. Baking, traveling, and playing piano are a few of the things she enjoys in her free time.


Nic Johnson, Parliamentarian
Nic Johnson

Nic Johnson is a junior, majoring in economics, math and statistics. He is originally from Mound, Minnesota. Interests include kittens, comic books, and anarchism.


Bryce Blankenfeld, Executive Committee member
Bryce Blankenfeld

Bryce is a sophomore from Bemidji, MN. This is his his first year on MCSA, but he was previously the president of the student government in high school. He is excited to serve on the resource and operations committee and learn more about MCSA.


Hazen Fairbanks, Executive Committee member
Hazen Fairbanks

Hazen Fairbanks is a Sophomore double-majoring in Sociology and Liberal Arts for Human Services and is also pursuing a minor in American Indain Studies. She is eager to serve on the MSCA executive board, election commission and Student Services Committee this year. Apart from MCSA, Hazen is involved in Campus Assembly, New Student Orientation, Morris Peer Health Educators, Student Today Leaders Forever, and is a student representative on Curriculum Committee. If you have any questions about MCSA, or if you just want to hand-hold for a little bit you can find Hazen churdin' around campus singin' songs on any given day. She is ready, willing, and waiting to become your friend. :-)


Evan Vogel, Executive Committee Member
Evan Vogel

Evan Vogel is a junior majoring in Political Science and minoring in Philosophy. He is a first year member of MCSA, but that has not stopped him from being very active. He is on the executive committee, Faculty and P&A Affairs Committee, Campus Assembly and is a member of the MSLC. He is very excited to work with the whole of MCSA to help his fellow students, and the whole of the Morris Campus.


Allison Wolf,
Allison Wolf

Allison Wolf is a Freshman and is double majoring in Sociology and Communications. She graduated from Champlin Park High School in 2011, and couldn't imagine going to college anywhere other than UMM. Right now Allison is serving on the Scholastic Committee and Faculty Development Committee on campus, as well as the MSCA Academic Affairs Committee, and can't wait to become more involved in the MSCA organization. In addition to MCSA, she spends her time involved in Concert Choir, the Performing Arts Committee, Cougar Campus Hosts, Alma-Mater Ambassadors and various volunteering opportunities. When ever Allison has free time (which is incredibly rare), you can find her singing out loud to her extensive iTunes library, swapping stories with her dorm floor, and willing to start a conversation about any topic with anyone.