Class Representatives

Class Representatives are elected by their classmates to

  • work across campuses to be the main agents in resolving class-wide concerns
  • coordinate feedback and engage with faculty class advisors, student services, curriculum operations, and college leadership to improve the student experience
  • facilitate communication about course/block changes, schedule issues, and college happenings  
  • serve as liaisons between the class and College Board

More details about the responsibilities of class representatives can be found in the Class Representative Guide (DOC).  Class advisors are faculty who volunteer to help class representatives address course-related issues.

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Class of 2027

Dr. Jared Van Hooser
Duluth Class Advisor
jvh@d.umn.edu 

Ivy Carnes
Duluth Class Representative
carne261@d.umn.edu

Sam Rasmussen
Duluth Class Representative
rasmu843@d.umn.edu

Dr. Betsy Hirsch
Twin Cities Class Advisor
ebhirsch@umn.edu  

Aileen Martinez-Escobar    
Twin Cities Class Representative
mart6577@umn.edu

Class of 2026

Dr. Heather Blue
Duluth Class Advisor
hblue@d.umn.edu

Cody Staydohar
Duluth Class Representative
stayd003@d.umn.edu

Heidi Stewart
Duluth Class Representative
stew0408@d.umn.edu 


Dr. Diana Langworthy
Twin Cities Class Advisor
dlangwor@umn.edu 

Caitlyn Calso
Twin Cities Class Representative
calso001@umn.edu

Katherine Vu
Twin Cities Class Representative
vu000031@umn.edu 

Class of 2025

Dr. Olihe Okoro
Duluth Class Advisor
ookoro@d.umn.edu

Emma Carlberg
Duluth Class Representative
carlb039@d.umn.edu

Katelyn France
Duluth Class Representative
franc670@d.umn.edu

Dr. Kylee Funk
Twin Cities Class Advisor
kafunk@umn.edu

Alessandro Miguel Amores
Twin Cities Class Representative
amore006@umn.edu

Laylia Yang
Twin Cities Class Representative
yang5653@umn.edu

Class of 2024

Dr. Laura Palombi
Duluth Class Advisor
lpalombi@d.umn.edu

Sam Gunnarson 
Duluth Class Representative
gunna036@d.umn.edu

Aubrey Nuhring
Duluth Class Representative
nuhri006@d.umn.edu

Dr. Courtney Aldrich
Twin Cities Class Advisor
aldri015@umn.edu 

Kali Cira
Twin Cities Class Representative
cira0002@umn.edu

Jake Woodruff
Twin Cities Class Representative
woodr178@umn.edu