Student Body President-elect Christy Lambden selects his officers

When Student Body President-elect Christy Lambden was assembling his executive board officers, diversity and effectiveness were the top qualities he looked for in the nominees, he said.

“What it boiled down to was how well they could work together,” Lambden said.

He chose juniors Jacob Morse, Matt Farley and Hannah Fussell to make up his top leadership when he takes office in April.

Morse would serve as student body vice president, Farley as treasurer and Fussell as secretary — all of whom need to be approved by Student Congress before their positions are official.

The nominees first must be approved by the rules and judiciary committee of Student Congress.

Lambden also said junior Emma Zarriello will be chief of staff, sophomore Shelby Hudspeth will be director of state and external affairs, a new position Lambden created, and junior Kevin Claybren will be his senior adviser.

Those appointments do not need approval from Student Congress.

“We got a very diverse group of personalities that will work well together,” Lambden said.

He said they have not met as a group yet, but they will get together soon to get to know each other better in order to prepare for the term.

Fussell said she is relatively new to student government — only serving as a co-chairwoman of a committee last year — but added that she found her own strengths to bring to the table from involvement in other activities such as orientation leaders and North Carolina Fellows program.

“I know my talents,” she said. “I can make sure everyone is working together and working well.”

Morse said his experience as a member of Student Congress will help him serve Lambden, especially when he oversees all external appointments as part of his duties.

“My first job is to be his right hand,” Morse said.

Farley said his experience as a Campus Y project manager has taught him how to deal with adverse situations, which will be helpful to the Lambden administration.

“I know who to talk to, where to go and how to get things done,” he said.

Lambden said he is confident in the skill set and knowledge of the team, and he’s looking forward to putting his platform into action.

“Next year will be an incredibly challenging but rewarding time,” he said.

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