Congress of the South 40 announced its newly elected 2018-2019 executive board through its website and social media platforms March 30.

The new executive board will be made up of freshmen: Speaker Alexis Walker, Director of Development Anna Herman, Director of Services Mackenzie Hines-Wilson, Director of Public Relations Lucy Tian and Director of Finance Ashley Thompson.

New board members shared their enthusiasm about their roles and proposed changes they want to see in the Congress of the South 40 (CS40) in the upcoming year.

“I’m so excited for stepping into the new role,” Tian said. “CS40 this semester has been so much fun, being on [College Council] and being a part of the organization, so I really look forward to next semester and being able to take on a greater role.”

According to Walker, one of the goals of the 2018-2019 executive board is to bridge the gap between CS40 and the University community.

“I hope to introduce more communication, not only between different parts of CS40 but also between CS40 and the greater outside community,” Walker said. “I feel like a lot of people have very little idea about what CS40 does.”

Tian plans to step into her role as Director of Public Relations by using social media to spread news about CS40.

“Something that the current director of [public relations], Jack [Frischer], has been doing is working more on our social media platforms,” Tian said. “I really want to explore more into how we can use Snapchat for marketing to show snippets of what each [residential college] is doing and to get people to know more about CS40.”

Thompson also expressed her desire to increase awareness about CS40 in an email to Student Life.

“Currently, I feel that CS40 is often overlooked as a resource for student groups so I hope to engage in more outreach so that CS40’s importance can be highlighted,” Thompson wrote.

In addition to connecting to the undergraduate community, Walker hopes to encourage feedback and increase transparency within CS40.

“I think adding suggestion boxes or open forums would be a great way to boost morale,” Walker said. “I think also trying to include transparency because a lot of things happen behind the scenes that not a lot of people know about.”

Walker noted the unique makeup of next year’s executive board and indicated her excitement about working with the rest of the team.

“I think it’s very interesting that we have all women on our 2018 exec board. That’ll be an interesting change,” Walker said. “We’re all already super close and have gotten to know each other. I think we have a powerful group of people this year.”

Similarly, Thompson is impressed with the board and eager to begin working with its other members.

“I am so excited to work with next year’s exec board,” Thompson wrote. “They are all extremely passionate individuals and I feel that we will have a great 2018-2019 year.”