Jenna Boyd

Academic program: Post-Baccalaureate Paralegal.

Senate position running for: Madison Senator.

Involvement: At University of Wisconsin Law School:  1L Class representative; Middle Eastern Law Student Association, elected as first-year class representative, helped coordinate events, spread awareness of the group, helped plan annual LEO banquet. I had to work with a wide variety of personalities in various capacities. It was important to be an active listener and adapt/shift gears proactively.   1L Class reprepresentative, Children’s Justice Project, elected as first-year class representative, similarly helped coordinate events and spread awareness of the student group amongst students.

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? I’m very organized and possess an eclectic set of real life experiences. I’ve attended and graduated from a 4-year college, I’m a mother of three, I have had both entry level and professional careers, and I was raised in poverty and now have a fairly secure life. I can relate to many different perspectives while staying focused on the specific student’s needs. I’ve also professionally tutored and worked with adult students in the past.

 What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? I think the only way to make a system better or to keep a well run system going is to be involved and contribute. I’m a team player and I would like to help advance and achieve current goals.

 Francisco Eujenin Campos

 Academic program: Liberal Arts Transfer.

Senate position running for: Madison Senator.

Involvement: Incubent Student Senator. Before coming to Madison College I went to a different technical college, NWTC. There, I was part of the Student Senate and also a Student Ambassador. Since it was a small college, I was the only international student in the Student Senate, therefore, it was difficult to make people hear what I had to say. With the help of my self-initiative, I overcame that difficulty and started taking the initiative in some projects (most of them related with diversity and inclusion). Last semester, I joined the organization United Common Ground here in campus, there I learned a lot more about different cultures and I realized how diverse this country and college really are. I also started volunteering at Academia Latina, a center that helps Spanish speaking students to earn their GED.

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? Since my early years in high school I have always had leadership positions, and since I got to the U.S. I have been working really hard to make the language stop being a barrier for my leadership skills. I have years of experience at organizing events. I am very good with social media.

What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? I want to be able to show my leadership skills, emphasize more the diversity in campus, and help to improve the presence of Madison College in the community.

 Sean Green

 Academic program: IT Network Specialist.

Senate position running for: Madison Senator.

Involvement: Incumbent Student Senator. Student Senate Involvement: Administration and Finance Committee, Rules Committee, Legislative Affairs Committee, Team Development Committee, IT council (student body representative, not senate representative). I also work up at the front desk for Student Development and Retention Services.   

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? I like to be organized, set my priorities. I like to be prepared, know my information before coming to the table.  I like to learn, like to see statistics, very sharp eye, perfectionism.  I like to engage and talk with people, I like to listen, with that comes empathy. I start what I finish, I follow through. I like to make sure there are open lines of communication between people, helps with being effective. When I want to see something change, when it makes me upset because someone or something is getting the raw end of the deal, I get serious, when I am serious, I put everything in it, I am approachable, I love to help, I love helping others. I am a team player, I am the Sean Green machine.

What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? I would like to continue to push the issue on making mental health more widely accepted and known as they are already recognized as such in the Americans with Disabilities Act. I want to spend more time on the housing issue, and start to get that going as it has been somewhat dormant. Everything that is currently a priority, 3-year plan, textbook affordability, etc., I want to keep those things alive and thriving. I want to work on getting more action in terms of representation at Goodman South going, I want to see our public relations start to make more of a footprint. I want to continue to make the relationship between Shared Governance and Senate strong so that together we can be more efficient towards finding problems students may be having and finding the resolutions for them. Lastly, I want to keep doing what we can to help the issue of retention.

Haybe Haghi

 Academic program: Liberal Arts Transfer.

Senate position running for: Madison Senator.

Involvement: I worked in the Welcome Center at Truax to welcome everyone to the campus. I am involved in Student Ambassadors. I am also a part of Intercultural Connect.

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? I am bilingual and have a background of multiculturalism. I have experience in communications since I worked as interpreter before that helps to understand details and try to find solutions in complex issues.

What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? I want to represent my fellow students in the best possible way and to be their voice. I would like to be one of the Madison College Student Senators that make the positive change that students’ need.

Elizabeth Hessler

 Academic program: Liberal Arts Transfer.

Senate position running for: Madison Senator.

Involvement: Incumbent Student Senator. Student Senate role is Vice President of Legislative Affairs, Madison College. In this position my responsibilities were to assist with the maintenance of rules with in Student Senate and the relations with legislators. I learned about parliamentary procedure used in Student Senate and Student Senate policy creation. Model United Nations President, UW-Stevens Point:  In this position responsibilities included education and preparations for a national conference. I learned about leading a team and working collaboratively.

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? With a deep interest in improving future experiences for public audiences, my personal passion for change can help move Student Senate initiatives such as food insecurity solutions forward. My attention to detail can assist in the maintenance and improvement of the image of Student Senate as a group of serious, professional students that want the best for the student body.

What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? I am invested in the expansion of use of Open Educational Resources by faculty in order to further textbook affordability for students.

Jonathan Jones

Academic program: Liberal Arts Transfer.

Senate position running for: Madison Senator.

Involvement: Incumbent Student Senate President. Student Senate VP Public Relations (2018-19): Interpersonal communications, social media outreach and utilization, organizational marketing. Student Senate President (2019-20): Inter-organizational collaboration, meeting facilitation, administrative delegation and planning.

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? Leadership experience through a variety of both professional and academic environments, ability to express an idea in an efficient and agreeable way pursuant of lobbying/advocacy, ability to remain on task and complete a project by a deadline.

What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? I would like to see more interaction with the student body itself. I feel that the student leadership has a tendency of being too far removed from their constituents.

Justin Jones

Academic program: Liberal Arts Transfer.

Senate position running for: Madison Senator.

Involvement: TriO.

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? Politics runs in my bloodline. My oldest brother is the current president of this Student Senate and I wanted to try my hand in the political spectrum.

What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? Make changes to the students’ lives and impact the community as a whole

Barbara Moreno

Academic program: Liberal Arts Transfer.

Senate position running for: Madison Senator.

Involvement: I have worked with the Volunteer Center at the college, specifically with different types of volunteer activities and the Service Learning Academy. I am also part of PTK honors society as the Co-VP of Social Media and Marketing, where I get to experience with leadership and teamwork. I like to explore different areas with the honors program. This semester I decided to start a project on a memoir of my life in Wisconsin. 

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? I see myself as a hard worker. I am determined and passionate to help others and learn about what I am capable of achieving by doing so. I am also a very responsible and active learner. I am not afraid to ask and to try different things.

What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? Help promote the work and expand the invitation to others for the great opportunity being part of the Senate is. Work and complete one of the ideas the Senate has. Specifically, try to work more on the house accessibility issue.

Marcus Rubio

Academic program: Liberal Arts Transfer.

Senate position running for: Madison Senator.

Involvement: During college, I offered quite a bit of my time to YWCA Madison. Initially I was a volunteer for the Children’s Program, and shortly after I became the Marketing and Development Intern. After a couple of months as an intern, I was asked to take over the Volunteer Coordinator position. As an intern, I was to schedule team meetings, market annual events both online and in print, fundraise, keep in contact with donors, network, and fulfill data entry tasks almost simultaneously. As a Volunteer Coordinator I was to recruit people of all ages, run background checks, schedule interviews, host orientations, and also to train volunteers into their appropriate position. I learned about the beneficial impact people have on other people’s lives. I believe empathy is a characteristic that will drive us to a better future. Currently, I am an intern with United Way of Dane county and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County.

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? One quality that I humbly carry around with me is my drive to be the leader. I strive to give equal opportunity and trust in the team I work with during any given situation. To me, a leader should be responsible, personable, enthusiastic with an open mind, and aim for strategic change all while communicating effectively. I believe that these are the skills I’ve been able perfect in my extracurricular activities and workplaces.

What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? With the Madison College Student Senate, I would like one of my accomplishments to be getting more students involved within our school, and even more so within our community. I believe college can be a tough position to put one’s self through. In one moment students may feel confident where they are going in life, and maybe the next moment they hit a roadblock, or some unexpected life occurrence happens causing them to not feel confident, and feel distraught. I believe the connections we make in our lives are for an important reason, and finding that reason at the right time will help students to stay on track and fight for what they believe in regardless of what life wants to throw at us.

Ali Soumano

Academic Program: Liberal Arts Transfer and IT Network Specialist.

Senate Position Running For: Madison Senator.

Involvement: I am working in Student Life at the front desk.

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? I speak eight languages, and I was a leader of a big association in my country call “Les Jeune de la Caverne” and “ L’Excellence.”

What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? I would like to be engaged for students and give them the opportunity to enjoy being on the campus.

Aleemuddin Syed

Academic program: Liberal Arts Transfer.

Senate position running for: Goodman South Campus Senator.

Involvement: Incumbent Student Senator. WolfPack Techies as a volunteer technician

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? I have some really good detailing, listening, social and researching skills.

What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? A better place for students to achieve success.

Katrina Willis

Academic Program: Medical Coding Specialist.

Senate Position Running For: Madison Senator.

Involvement: Incumbet Student Senator, 2017-present and served in 2009: Facilities Investment and Planning Council, Professional Development Council, Academic Appeals Board, Public Safety Committee, Governor of Madison Area Technical College for Wisconsin Student Government. Current State President-elect (2020-present) and member of Business Professionals of America (BPA), Vice President (2008) and President (2009 & 2017). Current member and former State President for SkillsUSA, 2017-2018. Current member of Women LEAD and former Board Member, 2018-2019; and Treasurer, 2017-2018.  Volunteer Income Tax Assistance volunteer, 2018-present.  Scholar of Promise Mentor and Coach, 2018-present. Lab Assistant in the Accounting & Business Open Lab, 2017-present. Current member of Phi Theta Kappa since 2009. Member and volunteer at the First United Methodist Church since 2003. Volunteer, Special Olympics Wisconsin Region 6, 2020-present

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? Katrina is passionate about advocating for others, as well as diversity equity, and inclusion for all Madison College stakeholders, especially traditional and nontraditional students. Driven and dedicated to resolving issues that impact Madison College and all of its stakeholders, yet agile enough to think on my feet and make adjustments/recommendations as additional information is available. Experience working with the Madison College Student Senate; in Shared Governance; on the Facilities Planning and Invest Council; Professional Development Council; and the Public Safety Committee (and their initiatives); and administrative and office management skills. Great listener with resources to get the job done. Advocate. Collaborator. I also empower others to excel in their academic, leadership, and professional endeavors. I also have the wisdom and experience of serving under multiple administrations.

What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? I would like to accomplish each goal and initiative established by Student Senate for the 2020-21 academic year. I believe in light of the current pandemic, I would like for Student Senate and I to complete more community and outreach services to support students, as well as other Madison College stakeholders. I would like to 1) complete and implement the Energy Management Plan and start working on the next sustainability plan for the college; 2) establish mental health support protocol for the college; and 3) facilitate removal of barriers that prevent students from completing their degrees and help them return to college after overcoming barriers.

Nicholas Winer

 Academic program: Liberal Arts Transfer.

Senate position running for: Madison Senator.

Involvement: None listed.

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? I’m hyper-involved in the current political landscape of today and see myself and my interest in the subject working in the advantage of the school with my involvement in the senate.

What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? One of my ideas include expanding the institution of parking and all around providing a better space for student accomplishments.

Eric Ziebell

Academic Program: Cyber Security

Senate Position Running For: Madison Senator

Involvement: Incumbent Senator on Public Relations Committee, Team Development Committee, and IT Council. IT Network Intern.

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? I have been on senate before and I am determined to do stuff!

What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? Expand and help students voice their opinions!

Vernon Ziegler

Academic Program: Liberal Arts Transfer

Senate Position Running For: Madison Senator

Involvement: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society, Staff writer for the Clarion.

What qualities and skills do you possess that would make you a good candidate for Senate? Dedication, ambition, persistence, verbal skills, writing ability.

What would you like to accomplish with the Student Senate? Promote student awareness of relevant issues.