SGA

Upward Bound
Student Government Association

The Student Government Association is an important leadership aspect of Upward Bound. The SGA consists of student elected president, vice president, secretary, and 16 senators and 8 staff chosen justices.

SGA opportunities and responsibilities include: role modeling for Upward Bound students, taking a genuine interest in the purpose of Upward Bound, attending meetings, participating in the interview process for prospective Resident Advisors each spring, and providing input and planning for the summer program.

2024-2025 SGA

President - Nathan Starnes (West Ridge High School)
Vice President - Tyler Jordan (Cloudland High School)
Secretary - Trea'zur Cassidy (Science Hill High School)

Representatives

Cloudland High School - Isabella Baker
Dobyns-Bennett High School - Abby-Jay Jardines
Dobyns-Bennett Excel - Norah Darnell
Elizabethton High School - Shaylee Mathes
Hampton High School - Tori Casbeer
Happy Valley High School - Emma Chavis and Dani Lingerfelt
Johnson County High School - Chloe Johnson
Sullivan East High School - Jaileny Vasquez-Lopez
Tennessee High School - Nancy Smith
Science Hill High School - Marlee Helton
Unaka High School - Xander Whitaker
Unicoi County High School - Abby Bucknell and Mason Roark
West Ridge High School - Dez Oliver and Jillian Townsend

Justices

Kahlan Bucknell (Unicoi County), Audrey Decker (Johnson County), Ally Disoso (Elizabethton), Taylor Dinsmore (DB Excel), Jessie Myers (Hampton), Alex Mann (Tennessee High), Kenya Reyes (Unicoi County), and Emma Smith (Elizabehton). 

For more information about SGA please contact Emily Grater gratere@etsu.edu