.png)
Executive Board
Mason Krause
President
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Escanaba, MI
Committee: Student Affairs - Ex Officio,
Ways and Means
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Quotes: “The most exciting phrase to hear
in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but, ‘That’s Funny…’ “ -Isaac Asimov
Contact: usg-president@mtu.edu
Mariah Mellendorf
Vice President
Pronouns: She/They
From: Cass City, MI
Committee: Public Relations - Ex Officio,
Ways and Means, Personnel - Chair
Major: Dual Majors in Cybersecurity and Sustainability Science & Society
Other Orgs: Huskies Pep Band, Women's Golf Club, Theta Chi Epsilon Sorority (Panhel Rep), Gamma Theta Upsilon Geography Honor Society, Order of Omega
Quote: "Whatever you choose to do, leave tracks. That means don't do it just for yourself. You will want to leave the world a little better for your having lived" - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Contact: usg-vice-president@mtu.edu
Emily Ruf
Treasurer
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
From: Jenison, MI
Committee: Events - Ex Officio,
Ways and Means - Chair, Personnel
Major: Mathematical Sciences
(Discrete Concentration) and Statistics
Other Orgs: Husky Amateur Lego Organization, Fencing Club
Quotes: “There is a fine line between a numerator and a denominator; only a fraction will understand." - Unknown
Contact: usg-treasurer@mtu.edu
Isobel Bowker
Secretary
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
From: Traverse City, MI
Committee: Political Affairs - Ex Officio,
Ways and Means
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Other Orgs: Pep Band
Quote: “There are two ways you can get through pain. You can let it destroy you, or you can use it as fuel to drive you: to dream bigger, work harder.” - Taylor Swift
Contact: usg-secretary@mtu.edu
Class Representatives
First-Year Representatives
Owen Gorter
Pronouns: He/Him
From: Kalamazoo, MI
Committee: Political Affairs
Major: Mechatronics
Other Orgs: Volleyball Club, Maple Syrup Club
Quote: "Success should never be taken for granted." ~ William Boswell
Contact: ofgorter@mtu.edu
Second-Year Representatives
Daniel Branagan
Pronouns: He/Him
From: Idaho Falls, ID
Committee: Student Affairs
Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Other Orgs: His House, Materials United
Quote: "After crossing a river, you should get far away from it."
- Sun Tzu
Contact: dhbranag@mtu.edu
Third-Year Representatives
Sam Griswold
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Holly, MI
Committee: Political Affairs
Major: Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering
Other Orgs: Beta Sigma Theta, Mitches Misfits, Automotive Enth
Quote: “Alright, alright, alright” - Mathew McConaughey
Contact: sjgriswo@mtu.edu
Fourth-Year Representatives
Rish Rao
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Irvine, CA
Committee: Public Relations
Major: Management Information Systems
and Pre-Medicine
Other Orgs: Varsity Tennis, H-STEM Enterprise
Quote: “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best."
- My Grandmother
Contact: arao2@mtu.edu
At Large Representatives
Ben Conlin
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Colorado Springs, CO
Committee: Judiciary - Chair,
Political Affairs - Vice Chair, Personnel - Vice Chair
Major: Software Engineering
Other Orgs: Men's Track and Field
Quote: "What we know matters, but who we are matters more." - Brené Brown
Contact: baconlin@mtu.edu
College Representatives
College of Engineering
Max Distelrath
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Livonia, MI
Committee: Student Affairs - Chair, Personnel
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Quote: "Success is not final. Failure is not fatal.
It is the courage to continue that counts."
-Winston Churchill
Contact: mfdistel@mtu.edu
College of
Sciences and Arts
Cole Pierucki
Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Oconto, WI
Committee: Events - Chair,
Judiciary - Vice Chair, Personnel
Major: Mathematics
Quote: "Every man I meet is my superior in some way,
and in that I learn from him." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Contact: cgpieruc@mtu.edu
College of Business
Madison Mattila
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
From: Houghton, MI
Committee: Public Relations - Vice Chair
Major: Accounting (Concentration in Data Analytics) and Management Information Systems
Other Orgs: Kappa Sigma Iota (Accounting Club), Women's Golf Club, SASE
Quote: "Opportunities don't happen, you create them."
Contact: mnmattil@mtu.edu
College of Computing
Haylee Goodall
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
From: Vicksburg, MI
Committee: Events
Major: Mechatronics
Other Orgs: AISES
Quote: "Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes." - Maggie Kuhn
Contact: hgoodall@mtu.edu
College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science
Residential Representatives
Residential Representative
Carter Rettig
Pronouns: He / Him
From: Rockford, MI
Committee: Student Affairs
Major: Electrical Engineering
Other Orgs: McNair Hall Association, Log Rolling Club
Quote: "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."
~ Walt Disney
Contact: cmrettig@mtu.edu