Marietta native elected 2020-21 Student Body President

Katie Kitchen '21 excited to continue progress from last year

by Tom Perry

Marietta, Ohio (04/21/2020) — Marietta College's 2020-21 Student Government Association leadership team all hails from Ohio, including local resident Katie Kitchen '21 (Marietta, Ohio) who was elected Student Body President.

Kitchen replaces Rachel Ewing '20 (Stockton, California) and she said the opportunity to continue working for the College's students is an honor.

"I am proud to have been part of the work SGA has done this year, especially the leadership and communication with students during the move to virtual learning, and I look forward to using this momentum to allow SGA to be a more visible and accessible channel between students and administration in the coming year," Kitchen said. "The incoming executive board and group of representatives is a mixture of experience and a fresh outlook, which I believe will allow us to accomplish great things for the student body."

Joining Kitchen on the executive team are Vice President Taiylor Williamson '22 (New Concord, Ohio), Treasurer Breck Baker '21 (Nashport, Ohio), Secretary Abbie Leslie '22 (Lancaster, Ohio) and Parliamentarian Alexander Lersch (Tiffin, Ohio).

The SGA Class Representatives for 2020-21 are:

Seniors: Hannah Garofalo '21 (Leetonia, Ohio), Kelsey Hall '21 (Reno, Ohio), Robert Nelson '21 (McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania) and Joe Tucker '21 (Grand Rapids, Michigan).
Juniors: Trent Anthony '22 (Marietta, Ohio), Alexander Blackston '22 (Lancaster, Ohio), Claire Davis '22 (Fishers, Indiana) and Tyler Walker '22 (Cambridge, Ohio).
Sophomores: Eric DeBolt '23 (Uhrichsville, Ohio), Natalie Johnson '23 (Uniontown, Ohio), Vinny Tassari '23 (Verona, Pennsylvania) and Elizabeth Vigue '23 (Lancaster, Ohio).

SGA's mission is to advocate for students and foster positive change on campus and be a liaison between students, faculty and the administration.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major. Marietta College has also been named a Great College to Work For two consecutive years (2018 and 2019).

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