{"id":1032,"date":"2015-08-08T14:49:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-08T18:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mdstudentcouncils.org\/?page_id=1032"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:13:23","slug":"executive-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/masc-temp.on-forge.com\/index.php\/about-us\/executive-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Board &#038; Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Executive Board &amp; Board of Directors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"masc-wrap\">\n<div class=\"masc-box\">\n<p class=\"masc-intro\">MASC\u2019s Executive Board includes elected officers, appointed staff (see Departments below), the State Student Member on the Board of Education (SMOB), the Executive Director, and regional leadership (regional presidents, regional middle school representatives, regional student members on Boards of Education, and regional advisors). Executive Directors and regional advisors have all rights except voting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"masc-box tight masc-links\">\n<p class=\"masc-subhead\">On this page:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/index.php\/board-of-directors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Board of Directors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/?p=29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Executive Director &#8211; Karen Crawford<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/index.php\/masc-regions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Regions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/?p=932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elected Officers (full page)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"masc-subhead\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/index.php\/2025\/01\/13\/state-smob-news\/\">\u2022 Student Member on the Board of Education<\/a> (SMOB)<br \/>\n\u2022 MSDE State Board members page (external): <a href=\"http:\/\/marylandpublicschools.org\/stateboard\/Pages\/members.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View on MSDE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 National Student Council <em>(MASC will have a representative in 2026-2027)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/index.php\/collaborative-organizations-for-which-masc-has-representation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collaborative Organizations<\/a> with Student Representation from MASC<br \/>\n\u2022 Free State PTA<br \/>\n\u2022 Maryland Youth Advisory Council (MYAC)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Elected Officers: 2026-2027<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/officers2026-27.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15395\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/officers2026-27-300x112.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masc-temp.on-forge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/officers2026-27-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/masc-temp.on-forge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/officers2026-27-768x286.png 768w, https:\/\/masc-temp.on-forge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/officers2026-27-260x97.png 260w, https:\/\/masc-temp.on-forge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/officers2026-27-50x19.png 50w, https:\/\/masc-temp.on-forge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/officers2026-27-526x196.png 526w, https:\/\/masc-temp.on-forge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/officers2026-27-82x31.png 82w, https:\/\/masc-temp.on-forge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/officers2026-27-117x44.png 117w, https:\/\/masc-temp.on-forge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/officers2026-27-190x71.png 190w, https:\/\/masc-temp.on-forge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/officers2026-27.png 774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"masc-box tight\">\n<h2><strong>Officer directory<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6 class=\"masc-note\"><strong><em>**Officer and staff information is only posted with parent\/guardian consent.**<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<table width=\"986\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\">Position<\/td>\n<td width=\"149\">Name<\/td>\n<td width=\"221\">School<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\">Grade<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Region\/County<\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">MASC Email<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>President<\/td>\n<td>Goodness Alafe<\/td>\n<td>Eastern Technical High School<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Baltimore County<\/td>\n<td>Goodness.Alafe@mdstudentcouncils.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1st Vice President<\/td>\n<td>Grace Chi<\/td>\n<td>Poolesville High School<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Montgomery County<\/td>\n<td>Grace.Chi@mdstudentcouncils.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2nd Vice President<\/td>\n<td>Vaydant Tripathi<\/td>\n<td>Urbana Middle School<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Frederick County<\/td>\n<td>Vaydant.Tripathi@mdstudentcouncils.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Treasurer<\/td>\n<td>Emily Pahilanga<\/td>\n<td>Eastern Technical High School<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Baltimore County<\/td>\n<td>Emily.Pahilanga@mdstudentcouncils.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Departments<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"masc-box tight\"><\/div>\n<table class=\"masc-dept-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 32%;\">Department<\/th>\n<th>What they do<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"\/index.php\/chief-of-staff\/\">Chief of Staff<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Coordinates internal operations, supports officers and staff, and helps keep departments aligned.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"\/index.php\/about-us\/executive-board\/appointed-staff-profiles\/publications-coordinator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communications<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Manages announcements and messaging, and supports updates shared with member schools.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"\/index.php\/divisional-liaisons\/\">Divisional Liaisons<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Connects individual schools in specific regions to MASC and helps share updates and feedback both ways.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"\/index.php\/department-of-legislative-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legislative<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Tracks student-relevant policy issues and supports student voice and advocacy work.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"\/index.php\/about-us\/executive-board\/appointed-staff-profiles\/department-of-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Operations<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Supports planning and logistics for meetings, events, and internal processes, including workshops for all major conferences.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"\/index.php\/about-us\/executive-board\/appointed-staff-profiles\/department-of-special-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Special Issues<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Focuses on specific student concerns and emerging priorities during the school year, specifically related to the environment, service, and wellness.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>______________________________________________________________________________<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Divisions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"masc-box tight\">\n<p>MASC is organized into divisions to support communication and representation across the state to schools.<\/p>\n<div class=\"masc-map-wrap\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MASC-8-Divisions.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MASC-8-Divisions-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"MASC 8 Divisions Map\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;`<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Board &amp; Board of Directors MASC\u2019s Executive Board includes elected officers, appointed staff (see Departments below), the State Student Member on the Board of Education (SMOB), the Executive Director, 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