Meet the Senators

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Spring 2013 Senators

Executive Board 

President

Ryan Murphy

Vice President

Treasurer

Secretary

Parliamentarian

Jeff Laudenschlager
Megan Lesperance
Dena Leonelli
Alexis Benedetti

Communications Director

Chief of Staff

Executive Assistant

Comptroller

Patrick Madden
Tom Kaczmarek
Brittany Tayler
Andrew Richmond

 

Class Representatives

Class of 2013 President

 Class of 2014 President

Class of 2015 President

Class of 2016 President

Joseph Stinton
Vincent Crocitto
Sarah Czelusniak
Ariana Tagliaferri

 

Organization Representatives

Student Events Board Representative

Residence Hall Association Representative

Student Conduct Review Board Representative

Commuter Life President

Ryan Moran
Barbara Davis
Sarika Sharma
Dina DeCarlo

 

Senators at Large

Kiernan Estor Anthony Bjelke John Foley Kristianna Hawver Melissa Haider

 

About the Senators

  Name More Info
Ryan Murphy, President
- Class Year: 2014
- Major: Political Science
- Hometown: Westmoreland, NY
- On Campus Residence: Cushing 118
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: Senate Vice President, Class of 2014 President, Hines Hall President
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I am left handed
- Goal for your Board this Year: Increase communication and collaboration among all other clubs
Jeff Laudenschlager, Vice President
- Class Year: 2014
- Major: History Education
- Hometown: Bay Shore, NY
- On Campus Residence: Hines Hall
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: SEB Concerts Co-Chair for 2 years, RA, Hines Hall Rep
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I can throw pizza dough in the air.
- Goal for your Board this Year: To decrease the amount of student apathy on campus.
Megan Lesperance, Treasurer
- Class Year: 2014
- Major: Biology
- Hometown: Schenectady, NY
- On Campus Residence: Padua
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: Senate/ SEB Representative, Student Senate Communications Director, Student Senate Executive Assistant, SAINTS
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I like to knit.
- Goal for your Board this Year: To increase  intra-organizational communication and ensure that all clubs remain fiscally responsible.
Dena Leonelli, Secretary
- Class Year: 2015
- Major: Accounting Minor, Italian Minor, International Studies Foreign Language and Business Certificate
- Hometown: Cranford, NJ
- On Campus Residence: Hennepin
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: Event Coordinator for FCSA, Secretary for DSP, VP of Pledge Class
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I love to travel
- Goal for your Board this Year: Keep bonds between the board strong. Set goals early and meet them with out failure/ to the best of our ability
Alexis Benedetti, Parliamentarian
- Class Year: 2014
- Major: Psychology and Sociology
- Hometown: Halfmoon, NY
- On Campus Residence: Commuter
- Previous Leadership Position Held on Campus: Commuter President
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: Teaches ballet, hip hop and jazz
- Goal for your Board this Year: To work cohesively as a unit and accomplish the goals we set out to do.
Patrick Madden, Communications Director
- Class Year: 2016
- Major: Computer Science
- Hometown: Merrick, NY
- On Campus Residence: Ryan Hall
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: N/A
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I do a lot of web development work
- Goal for your Board this Year: To make Student Senate more tech savvy
Tom Kaczmarek, Chief of Staff
- Class Year: 2015
- Major: Finance
- Hometown: Amsterdam, NY
- On Campus Residence: Plassmann 502
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: Senate Parliamentarian, Senate Student at Large
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I host a radio show WVCR
- Goal for your Board this Year: Promote new and innovative solutions.
Brittany Tayler, Executive Assistant
- Class Year: 2014
- Major: Biology 
- Hometown: Ogdensburg
- On Campus Residence: New Hall
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: Class of 2014 VP, Ryan Hall RHA Rep, Environmental Club Program Director
- Interesting Fact about Yourself:  I have a piece of metal in my shoulder- so my shoulder aches when its cold
- Goal for your Board this Year: To help communication grow between the Senate and the student body/administration.
Andrew Richmond, Comptroller
- Class Year: 2014
- Major: Finance
- Hometown: Red Hook, NY
- On Campus Residence: Townhouse
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I am deathly afraid of snakes
- Goal for your Board this Year: Saga reform, specifically congestion during free period.
Joseph Stinton, Class of 2013 President
- Class Year: 2013
- Majors: Political Science / Pre-Law Certificate
- Hometown: Bristol, CT
- On Campus Residence: TH 118
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: SEB Concerts
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I am an Apple Fanboy.
- Goal for your Board this Year: To have the Senior Class leave their legacy and mark on Siena.
Vincent Crocitto, Class of 2014 President
- Class Year: 2014
- Majors: Finance
- Hometown: Lake George, NY
- On Campus Residence: New Hall
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: Sophomore Class President
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I live with Brandon Page.
- Goal for your Board this Year: Improve Student Life
Sarah Czelusniak, Class of 2015 President
- Class Year: 2015
- Major: Accounting
- Hometown: Amsterdam, NY
- On Campus Residence: Padua Hall
- Previous Leadership Positions held: Freshmen class president.
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I enjoy steam engines.
- Goal for your Board this Year: to attempt to get redbox

Ariana Tagliaferri, Class of 2016 President
- Class Year: 2016
- Major: Biology and Psychology Minor
- Hometown: Binghamton, NY
- On Campus Residence: Plassmann Hall
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: Internship at Binghamton University, Volunteered at an ambulance squad
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I eat cupcake wrappers
- Goal for your Board this Year: Get more freshmen in campus events, clubs and activities.
Ryan Moran, SEB Rep
- Class Year: 2015
- Major: Biology
- Hometown: Southborough, MA
- On Campus Residence: Hines
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: Co-Chair Winter Weekend
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I really enjoy music and singing
- Goal for your Board this Year: Promote synergy between SEB and Senate.
Barbara Davis, RHA Rep
- Class Year: 2015
- Major: Psychology
- Hometown: Sagamore Bch, MA (Cape Cod)
- On Campus Residence: Hennipen
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: N/A
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I competed in Irish Step for 12 years. I drive a VW beetle (navy blue with a yellow flower).
- Goal for your Board this Year: To become a well known, professional organization in which students desire to be involved in. As well as aid the desires to create/change policies to better suite students’ needs.
Sarika Sharma, SCRB Rep
- Class Year: 2013
- Major: Biology
- Hometown: Clifton Park, NY
- On Campus Residence: TH 160
- Previous Leadership Positions Held:   Chair of SCRB, Human Rights Committee Member, Treasurer of Asian Student Association
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I am a trained Indian Folk and Bollywood dancer.
- Goal for your Board this Year: To continue to carry out the values of the Fransican Tradition
Dina DeCarlo, Commuter Life President
- Class Year: 2016
- Major: Economics
- Hometown: Cobleskill
- On Campus Residence: Commuter
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: Future Business Leaders of America Historian, Varsity Volleyball Captain, Enactus Treasurer
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I love to coach and play volleyball
- Goal for your Board this Year: work as a team!
Kiernan Estor, Senator at Large
- Class Year: 2014
- Major: Economics and Political Science
- Hometown: Toms River, NJ
- On Campus Residence: Padua
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: Co-Chair of Academics Committee, and Student Senator at Large
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I met and talked to VP Biden.
- Goal for your Board this Year: Work with Academics Committee to improve CAPP Report and improve academic advising.
Anthony Bjelke, Senator at Large
- Class Year: 2016 
- Major: Political Science
- Hometown: Ox Hills, NY
- On Campus Residence: Hines Hall
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: Student Senator at Large
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I am an Eagle Scout
- Goal for your Board this Year: Improve Communications with ITS and with the other organizations on campus.
John Foley, Senator at Large
- Class Year: 2015 
- Major: Undecided
- Hometown: Liverpool, NY
- On Campus Residence: Hennipen Hall
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: This is the first outside of sports.
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I play a lot of beach volleyball.
- Goal for your Board this Year: To get more involved.
Kristianna Hawver, Senator at Large
- Class Year: 2016 
- Major: Psychology
- Hometown: Hudson, NY
- On Campus Residence: Hines Hall
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: Class President, Class Secretary
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: I am afraid of horses
- Goal for your Board this Year: To make sure that all students at Siena have a voice.
Melissa Haider, Senator at Large
- Class Year: 2016 
- Major: Undecided Liberal Arts
- Hometown: Cairo, NY
- On Campus Residence: Hines Hall
- Previous Leadership Positions Held: HS Student Council President
- Interesting Fact about Yourself: My roommate was in my 3rd grade class…randomly assigned.
- Goal for your Board this Year: To help make Siena the best it can be for its students.