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Officer Descriptions

The president of WRAP has specific roles and responsibilities, but most importantly, this position requires leadership that encourages participation and inclusion in all WRAP activities as a mouthpiece, a cheerleader, an advocate, and a project manager. The specific roles and responsibilities of the president include submitting paperwork each Fall to maintain WRAP’s status as a registered student organization (RSO); scheduling and facilitating EC meetings; serving on the WRAC Advisory Council; and organizing Spring elections. 

The vice president of WRAP is responsible for facilitating dialogue via townhalls and representing WRAP when the president is absent. The vice president is also responsible for keeping the graduate student community informed via WRAP’s media, in conjunction with the communications chair, and organizing WRAP elections and surveys/form regarding what members would like from WRAP.

The communications chair (called secretary for RSO purposes) will maintain communications channels within WRAP and to the broader WRAC graduate student community. The communication chair’s responsibilities include sharing relevant information with graduate students, for example, preparing and distributing a monthly newsletter, weekly roundups, event flyers, and other communications as needed. The communications chair  also archives relevant materials from WRAP events/meetings; organizes and maintains WRAP Google Drive; and maintains and updates WRAP’s website and social media as needed.

The events chair (called Treasurer for RSO purposes) will uphold the social mission of the organization by planning and executing all WRAP social events. The events chair responsibilities include: recruiting and working with a committee of other graduate students on a regular basis to help publicize and facilitate these events. The events chair is responsible for organizing and managing WRAP’s finances, including submitting a yearly budget request to the director of Rhetoric and Writing. 

The professional development chair is in charge of promoting and curating a set of resources aimed at increasing graduate student productivity in scholarly venues. The professional development chair’s responsibilities include leading the EC in developing and planning professional workshops aimed at increasing graduate students’ productivity.

The PhD and MA recruitment chairs act as the point person for the PhD and MA recruitment event held annually in the spring. In collaboration with the graduate program director, the chairs’ responsibilities include facilitating 1-1 pairing for recruits and current doctoral students; establishing the overall calendar of events for the week; securing locations for meals, events, and other group gatherings; functioning as the point of contact for recruits and current graduate students; and fill in as needed by the request of the Graduate Director. 

The MA and PhD RWGAC representatives serve as liaisons to the Rhetoric and Writing Graduate Advisory Committee (RWGAC). These representatives attend and participate in RWGAC meetings and report back any news or developments from RWGAC. 

The union representative serves as a liaison between WRAP and the Graduate Employees Union (GEU). The Union Representative’s include: at minimum, attending bi-weekly meetings of the GEU Stewards’ Council, where they can participate in GEU leadership and represent their WRAC colleagues as a voting member of the Stewards’ Council; and participating in various GEU committees, as well as GEU-sponsored events, such as the General Membership Meeting.

The COGs representative will serve as a full member of the Council of Graduate Students. The COGS representative will have voting power on behalf of WRAP and will serve on various sub-committees per the organization’s bylaws. The representative will be required to attend all meetings and report to the EC.

The Professional and Public Writing (P2W) curriculum committee representative serves as a liaison to the P2W program within WRAC. The P2W Curriculum Committee Representative’s responsibilities include: attending full P2W committee meetings and subcommittees meetings at their discretion and reporting relevant information back to the EC. 

The Experience Architecture (XA) curriculum committee representative serves as a liaison to the XA program within WRAC. The XA Curriculum Committee Representative’s responsibilities include: attending full XA committee meetings and subcommittees meetings at their discretion and reporting relevant information back to the EC. 

Previous Officers

Executive Board 2023–2024

President: Imari Cheyne Tetu

Professional Development Chair: Alex Mashny

Events Chair: Jeanetta Mohlke-Hill

Recruitment Chair: Alison Hagen

Media Chair: Mary Murdoch

Union Representative: Vee Lawson

P2W Curriculum Committee Representative: Claire Oldham Griffith

XA Curriculum Committee Representative: Alex Mashny

PhD RWGAC Representative: Roland Dumavor

MA RWGAC Representative: Ethan Voss

PhD DEI Representative: Rofiat Bello

MA DEI Representative: Andersen Herminia Boyer

Executive Board 2022–2023

Co-President: Bethany Meadows
Co-President: Keaton Kirkpatrick
Social Events Chair: n/a
Professional Development Chair: Amanda Hawks
Recruitment Chair: Imari Cheyne Tetu
Internal Communications: Teresa Williams
RWGAC PhD Rep: Keaton Kirkpatrick
RWGAC MA Rep: Ethan Voss
Media Chair: Claire Oldham Griffith
DEI PhD Rep: Bethany Meadows
DEI MA Rep: Amanda Hawks
P2W Curriculum Rep: Roland Dumavor
COGS Rep: Imari Cheyne Tetu
Union Rep: Roland Dumavor

Executive Board 2021–2022

President: Teresa Williams

Social Events Chair: Bethany Meadows

Professional Development Chair: Bethany Meadows

PhD Recruitment Chair: Keaton Kirkpatrick

MA Recruitment Chair: Adrianna Avilés

Internal Communications: Vee Lawson

RWGAC PhD Rep: Ruben Mendoza

RWGAC MA Rep: Imari Cheyne Tetu

Media Chair: Mitch Carr

P2W Curriculum Committee Representative: Stephie Kang

COGS Rep: Emma Harris

Union Rep: Roland Dumavor

Executive Board 2020–2021

Constance Haywood (President)

Jessi Wright (Events Chair; MA RWGAC Representative) 

Tina Puntasecca (PhD RWGAC Representative)

Nick Sanders (Professional Development Chair; Research & Assessment Chair)

Ben Dougherty (MA Recruitment Chair; GEU Representative)

Sharieka Botex (PhD Recruitment Chair)

Nicole Adams (Media Chair)

Teresa Williams (Professional & Public Writing Curriculum Committee Representative)

Executive Board 2019–2020

*Information Needed*

Executive Board 2018–2019

*Information Needed*

Executive Board 2017–2018 

President – Rachel Robinson and Eric Rodriguez

Events Chair –  Cat Jennings

Recruitment Chair – Bree Gannon

Professional Development Chair – Tania DeSostoa-McCue

Executive Board 2016–2017 

President – Elise Dixon

Events Chairs – Everardo Cuevas & Suban Nur Cooley

Recruitment Chair – Lauren Brentnell

Professional Development Chair – Kate Firestone

Executive Board 2015–2016 

President – Heather Noel Turner

Events Chair – Laura Gonzales & Mirabeth Braude

Recruitment Chair – Les Hutchinson

Professional Development Chair – John Gagnon

Executive Board 2014–2015 

President – Victor Del Hierro

Events Chair – Allegra Smith

Recruitment Co-chairs – Phil Bratta & Maria Novotny

Professional Development Chair – Ronisha Browdy

Executive Board 2013–2014 

President – Casey Miles

Social Events Chair – Becca Hayes

Recruitment Chair – Katie Manthey

Professional Development Chair – Esther Milu

Executive Board 2012–2013 

President – Katie Manthey

Vice President – Jennifer Fisch-Ferguson

Web Coordinator – Michael Tardiff

Treasurer – Chelsea Moats