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Leadership
Student Leaders
The Student Activity Fee Committee is managed and operated by five student leaders and two professional staff members
Matthew Clarke
Chairperson
The Chairperson of the Student Activity Fee Committee (SAFC) is the official spokesperson of SAFC, and often acts as the primary authority on all Student Activity Fee matters within and outside of the Student Senate. The SAFC Chairperson chairs all meetings of the committee, as well as those of the SAFC Executive Board. In this latter capacity, the SAFC Chairperson directly oversees and manages the SAF Chief Financial Officer and the SAF Outreach Director.
The SAFC Chairperson is also wholly responsible for the proper management of the Budgets and Concepts process, acting as the central coordinator between current and applicant Student Activity Fee Organizations and the Student Senate, as well assisting the SAF CFOs in the overall allocation of the Student Activity Fee for the following fiscal year.
Meagan McLean
Chief Financial Officer 1
The Student Activity Fee (SAF) Chief Financial Officers are the primary points of contact between student organizations and the Student Activity Fee Committee, often fulfilling the majority of the committee's financial and organizational needs. Amongst the many, difficult to summarize responsibilities of the Chief Financial Officers, the CFOs are responsible for overseeing the Student Activity Fee Organizations under their purview, helping non-SAFOs apply for SAF funding, and assisting the SAFC Chairperson in the general fiscal management of the Student Activity Fee.
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Organizations under purview: WUNH, Diversity Support Coalition, Campus Activities Board, the New Hampshire, Mask & Dagger Dramatic Society, Meeple Tabletop Gaming Syndicate
Igor Garcia
Chief Financial Officer 2
The Student Activity Fee (SAF) Chief Financial Officers are the primary points of contact between student organizations and the Student Activity Fee Committee, often fulfilling the majority of the committee's financial and organizational needs. Amongst the many, difficult to summarize responsibilities of the Chief Financial Officers, the CFOs are responsible for overseeing the Student Activity Fee Organizations under their purview, helping non-SAFOs apply for SAF funding, and assisting the SAFC Chairperson in the general fiscal management of the Student Activity Fee.
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Organizations under purview: Student Senate, New Hampshire Outing Club, Student Committee on Popular Entertainment, Organic Gardening Club, Slow Food
Patrick O'Neil
Outreach Coordinator
The Student Activity Fee (SAF) Outreach Coordinator is the chief public relations coordinator for the Student Activity Fee Committee. The SAF Outreach Coordinator is charged with publicizing SAF funding opportunities to all student organizations and educating the student body on the use of their SAF in general.
Amongst other responsibilities, the Outreach Coordinator is specifically charged with the oversight of the Student Organization Webmaster, updating the SAFC social media accounts, the creation of the monthly SAF Event Calendar, and advertising to fill vacancies in the committee. Additionally, the SAF Outreach Coordinator provides free advertising and public relations consultation to all Student Activity Fee Organizations and non-SAF organizations' events that are funded by the SAF.
Annah Santarosa
Student Senate Speaker
The Speaker of the Student Senate is the sole spokesperson and leader of the internal structure of the Student Senate. The Speaker oversees and appoints the Officers of the Student Senate, and sits on the Student Activity Fee Committee (SAFC) Executive Board. They chair all meetings of the Student Senate, and are also the chairperson of the Election Committee and the SAFC Appeals Boad. They are ex-officio members of all councils and committees of the Student Senate, and work to convey resolutions passed by the Student Senate to the Administration or other interested parties.
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Due to the importance and need for such a position to be unbiased, the Speaker is required to be largely non-partisan in Student Senate business.
Professional Staff
Maureen Claussen
SAF Financial Consultant
Unlike the other professional staff member on the Committee, the SAF Financial Consultant is hired by the SAFC Executive Board and paid the entirety of their salary by the Student Activity Fee in order to provide financial services and consultation to Student Activity Fee Organizations, the Student Activity Fee Committee, and other student groups.
For more information, please visit the Contact OSIL page on the Memorial Union website.
Jay Doe
Coordinator of Student Organizations & Leadership
The Coordinator of Student Organizations & Leadership is a professional staff member of the Memorial Union Building that plays an active role in student involvement on campus. The Coordinator oversees the approval processs for newly recognized student organizations, and acts as a general consultant for exisiting groups. They also are charged with orchestrating leadership exercises throughout the academic year for student leaders.
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For more information, please visit the Contact OSIL page on the Memorial Union website.