RMSMC Board of Directors
The RMSMC Board sets policies, hears reports and proposals, approves the annual budgets for student media
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The RMSMC Board sets policies, hears reports and proposals, approves the annual budgets for student media (total is about $1.2 million annually). Board members are also encouraged to sit on a board committee that will perform some tasks between board meetings. Committees include board recruitment, special events, strategic planning, engagement, personnel, among other ad hoc committees.
The Board has eleven CSU students and four non-students.
Student members receive a stipend each semester based on the number of meetings attended (the Board typically meets four times per semester). Stipends range from $125 for student members to $225 per semester for student officers and committee chairs. Meetings are held monthly during the school year and on an as needed basis via conference call over the summer. Meetings are usually held in the Lory Student Center at 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM on the third Wednesday of the month (though the week can move due to breaks).
If you’re interested in joining the board, please reach out to chair@rmsmc.com to check on available board openings. Board members will receive training and background information at an orientation meeting shortly after selection.
Current Officers
Serán Felix-Navarro*, Chair
Colorado State University, Student
RMSMC Board Member
Catherine Stengel*, Administrative Officer
Colorado State University, Student
RMSMC Board Member
Bailey Kent*, Vice Chair
Colorado State University, Student
RMSMC Board Member
Current Members
Mike Ellis
VP of Student Affairs and Executive Director of Lory Student Center
RMSMC Board Member representing Division of Student Affairs
Bryan Simpson
Chief Content Officer, Chromatic Digital Productions
RMSMC Board Member
David Wolfgang
CSU Journalism and Mass Communication Department
RMSMC Board Member (on sabbatical fall 2023)
Ayla Sirois*
ASCSU Representative, Student
RMSMC Board Member
Anoushka Johnson
Colorado State University, Student
RMSMC Board Member
Quinn Wierdsma
Colorado State University, Student
RMSMC Board Member
Dylan Angel Lainez
Colorado State University, Student
RMSMC Board Member
Alex Gray
Colorado State University, Student
RMSMC Board Member
Erica Thompson
Colorado State University, Student
RMSMC Board Member
Avery Heylmun
Colorado State University, Student
RMSMC Board Member
Jolie Taylor
Colorado State University, Student
RMSMC Board Member
Maxwell Rule
Orange Cord Representative
RMSMC Board Member
Sady Swanson
Breaking News Reporter, Coloradoan
RMSMC Board Member
Peter Waack*
CEO and President, RMSMC
Non-Voting, RMSMC Board Member
* Indicates member of the RMSMC Board of Directors Executive Committee
For more information about the RMSMC Board of directors contact our chairperson at chair@rmsmc.com