Administration

Tyler Zimmerman, Student Body President

Tyler Zimmerman is the President of CMU’s Student Government Association. He is a senior from Big Rapids, MI, with a major in Environmental Health and Safety and a minor in Leadership. Tyler has a history of involvement in SGA, having served as an RSO representative, a Senator, and as the Chief of Staff. Beyond his SGA responsibilities, Tyler is also part of the Leadership Advancement Scholar (LAS) program. In his current capacity as the Student Body President, Tyler's role encompasses the oversight of all external aspects of SGA. He is responsible for supervising all operational positions and standing liaisons, ensuring the Office of the Student Body President effectively communicates and engages with the CMU community. Additionally, Tyler chairs the Board of Trustees Student Liaison Committee, serves as a Senator in the Academic Senate, and sits on the University's Shared Governance Committee.

Email: SGA@cmich.edu or zimme1tj@cmich.edu

Ryan Biller, Student Body Vice President

Ryan is honored to serve as student body vice president this year. He is a Senior from Manistee, Michigan studying Music Education and saxophone with a minor in leadership. Ryan previously has served as the Director of the Residence Housing Association and Hall Council President. Outside of SGA, Ryan is heavily involved in the School of Music as the event staff coordinator and President of the Saxophone studio. As Vice President, Ryan oversees the internal operations of SGA as well as sits on the Board of Trustees Student Liaison Committee, and Academic Senate, and advises the SGA house, senate, and committees on creating legislation, advocating for students, and other ways to impact students on campus.

Email: SGA@cmich.edu or bille2rj@cmich.edu

Natalie Brant, Student Body Treasurer

Natalie Brant is the Treasurer of CMU's Student Government Association. She is a senior majoring in International Relations and Philosophy with a minor in Communication from Wichita, KS. Natalie has previously served as the Student Body Vice President, Executive Secretary, and Parliamentarian in SGA. Outside of SGA, Natalie is a part of the honors college, she is a Resident Assistant, President of the Debate Team, and serves on multiple university committees. In her current role as Treasurer, Natalie oversees and organizes all of the SGA budgets, manages the allocations of the SGA and SBAC budgets, chairs the Campus Programming Fund Committee, and chairs the Student Budget Allocation Committee.

Email: SGA@cmich.edu or brant1ns@cmich.edu

The SGA Cabinet works to ensure that the organization is running efficiently and effectively. Each member of Cabinet is charged with a leadership function, and reports to either the president, vice-president, or treasurer.

Executive Cabinet consists of the executive secretary, director of internal affairs, legal clinic director, chief of staff, SBAC chair, parliamentarian, project coordinator, historian, director of equity and inclusion, elections director, digital marketing director, city commission liaison, director of external affairs, and the committee chairs. There are also appointed and elected positions that include fraternity and sorority life representatives, an athletics liaison, and the House and Senate leaders.

SGA Senate consists of 24 senators, which represent one of the following: College of Business Administration, College of Arts and the Media, College of Education and Human Services, Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions, College of Graduate Studies, College of Medicine, College of Science and Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and Undeclared & Global Campus.

SGA House consists of members from each registered student organization. As members of the House, RSOs are able to obtain Student Budget Allocation Committee (SBAC) funding for conferences and projects.