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Election Timeline

January

January 30, 2026: Application deadline

Member Network Student Leader Application »

February

Student candidate slate announced

March

March 3-6, 2026: Elections for NIRSA Student Leader and Regional Student Leaders

Mid-March: Student Leader and Regional Student Leaders Announced

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View the Elections page for NIRSA Professional Members

Candidates for Student Election

Candidate for NIRSA Student Leader

  • Candidate for NIRSA Student Leader

    Bryce Baker
    Butler University

Candidates for Region II Student Leader

  • Candidate for Region II Student Leader

    Matthew Petrie
    Georgia Southern University

  • Candidate for Region II Student Leader

    Keegan Sheffler
    West Virginia University

Candidate for Region III Student Leader

  • Candidate for Region III Student Leader

    Sarah Messing
    Bowling Green State University

Candidate for Region IV Student Leader

  • Candidate for Region IV Student Leader

    Alison Stapp
    University of North Texas

Candidate for Region V Student Leader

  • Candidate for Region V Student Leader

    Lisca de Jager
    University of Colorado Boulder

Candidate for Region VI Student Leader

  • Candidate for Region VI Student Leader

    Bailey Crone
    University of Nevada – Las Vegas

Candidate for Canadian Region Student Leader

  • Candidate for Canadian Region Student Leader

    Simran Lally
    University of the Fraser Valley (previously University of Regina)

A note about Region I
Student Leader candidates

With Member Network support, NIRSA is continuing to recruit candidates for the Region I Student Leader position, with the goal of appointing someone to the position by the time the current Region I Student Leader’s term ends on April 30.

Please contact Natasha Fischer, NIRSA Member Engagement Manager, if you know of someone who would be a good fit for this role.

Reminder about Voting in NIRSA Elections

Eligible student members will receive a personalized ballot on March 3 and a reminder message before March 6 from YesElections with a personalized ballot. Please make sure your member profile is updated with your current email address so you can exercise your opportunity to vote! Only those student members whose NIRSA membership is active as of 11:00am Eastern/8:00am Pacific on March 2 will be eligible to vote.

YesElections is NIRSA’s online voting platform. If you cannot locate your personalized NIRSA ballot, please check your junk mail for a message from YesElections. If you don’t find a message, then you should add help@yeselections.com as a safe sender, or whitelist the email address, and contact NIRSA Member Engagement Manager Natasha Fischer for assistance prior to elections closing on March 6.

Recruiting & Applying

Student Leadership Team

One NIRSA Student Leader and seven Regional Student Leaders are elected to the Member Network annually.

Learn More