2008 Woodie Awards
New RHA executives win posts
Shook takes president position unopposed, excited for next year
Lindsey Wolfe
Issue date: 2/28/08 Section: News
The Residence Hall Association Senate elected a new executive board for the next school year Tuesday.
Jaime Shook, a second-year public relations student, was elected president.
Mallory Amons, a second-year elementary education student, was reelected as secretary. Sen. Mike Greene, a third-year international studies student, was elected national communications coordinator. All ran unopposed.
The race for vice president was close between four candidates. The initial vote resulted in a runoff between Sens. Randy RaShad Gaines and Joe Saglimbeni.
Saglimbeni, a fourth-year criminal justice student, was elected vice president with 24 votes against Gaines's 22.
Sen. Ben Ortiz-Colon, a first-year political science student, was elected treasurer after a runoff with Sen. Alexis Scott. Ortiz-Colon won with 26 votes against Scott's 20.
Shook said she was excited to hear the election results.
"I know that we're going to do a great job," she said. "We're really going to focus on advocating. We're going to establish relationships with housing professionals as well as with student government."
Amons said she is excited to serve again as secretary.
"I'm really glad that I think that all of the people, except for our NCC, have worked together this year, so I think we're going to go into next year and kind of hit the ground running," Amons said.
President Amanda Pippin, a third-year sports and entertainment management student, will not serve in RHA next year because she is graduating in December, but said she is confident about next year's team.
Ortiz-Colon said he wants the relationship between SG and RHA to work well together.
"We really want to get a working relationship with student government so we can get more stuff done for our residents," Ortiz-Colon said.
Shook also said that RHA's primary goal is to help residents.
"I feel very confident that the new executive board is ready to do that," she said.
Jaime Shook, a second-year public relations student, was elected president.
Mallory Amons, a second-year elementary education student, was reelected as secretary. Sen. Mike Greene, a third-year international studies student, was elected national communications coordinator. All ran unopposed.
The race for vice president was close between four candidates. The initial vote resulted in a runoff between Sens. Randy RaShad Gaines and Joe Saglimbeni.
Saglimbeni, a fourth-year criminal justice student, was elected vice president with 24 votes against Gaines's 22.
Sen. Ben Ortiz-Colon, a first-year political science student, was elected treasurer after a runoff with Sen. Alexis Scott. Ortiz-Colon won with 26 votes against Scott's 20.
Shook said she was excited to hear the election results.
"I know that we're going to do a great job," she said. "We're really going to focus on advocating. We're going to establish relationships with housing professionals as well as with student government."
Amons said she is excited to serve again as secretary.
"I'm really glad that I think that all of the people, except for our NCC, have worked together this year, so I think we're going to go into next year and kind of hit the ground running," Amons said.
President Amanda Pippin, a third-year sports and entertainment management student, will not serve in RHA next year because she is graduating in December, but said she is confident about next year's team.
Ortiz-Colon said he wants the relationship between SG and RHA to work well together.
"We really want to get a working relationship with student government so we can get more stuff done for our residents," Ortiz-Colon said.
Shook also said that RHA's primary goal is to help residents.
"I feel very confident that the new executive board is ready to do that," she said.
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