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The Cabinet of the Duke Student Government is appointed by the President and confirmed by the DSG Senate. Cabinet positions are created and filled throughout the year as projects arise.

Contents 1 Members 2 Position Descriptions 2.1 Chief of Staff 2.2 Treasurer 2.3 Attorney General 2.4 DSG Executive Secretary 2.5 Head Line Monitor 2.6 Tech Director 2.7 Director of Student Services 2.8 PR Director 2.9 Webmaster 2.10 Student Group Outreach Chairs (2) 2.11 ICC Executive Director

Members

• Executive Chief of Staff: Kevin Troy
• Administrative Chief of Staff: Gill Stevens
• Treasurer: Arjun Madan-Mohan
• Community Liaison: Brandon Roane
• DSG Executive Secretary: Chelsea Goldstein
• Head Line Monitor: Roberto Bazzani
• Tech Director: Justin Wickett
• Director of Student Services: Jeff Buchan
• PR Director: Adam Nathan
• Webmaster: Andrew Tutt

Position Descriptions

Chief of Staff

The Chief of Staff is responsible for coordinating all activities of the cabinet. He or she should have prior experience managing a large group of people and working with the President. He or she will also be in charge of hiring the DSG Work-Studies, coordinating office hours of VPs, and is the go-to person for the DSG Office. He or she will assist the President in any matters that come up throughout the year.

Treasurer

The treasurer will handle all monetary and budgeting issues for DSG and assist any member of DSG in securing funding for a project or event. The treasurer is responsible for managing the funds of DSG, Kville, ICC, and working with SOFC to administer half a million dollars to student groups. He or she should have prior experience working as a treasurer of a student organization, working in OSAF and/or with SOFC. One or more of these experiences is a necessity.

Attorney General

The attorney general is responsible for coordinating freshmen senate elections in the fall, executive elections in the spring, and upperclassmen senate elections in the spring. He or she will be responsible for finding better software to run the elections. The Attorney General is both the head of the election commission and charged with confirming the constitutionality of actions by DSG members. Experience on the election commission, DSG experience and by-law experience is preferential.

DSG Executive Secretary

The Executive Secretary assists the Executive Board with administrative duties. He or she will work closely with the Executive Vice-President in creating agendas, preparing for meetings, and coordinating office meetings. He or she will also work with the Chief of Staff to ensure the DSG office is being used effectively.

Head Line Monitor

The HLM serves as the director of K-ville and the person who revises the tenting, walk-up and wristband policies for the 2008-2009 academic year. He or she will be involved in women’s basketball games in addition to the men’s.

Tech Director

The Tech Director serves as the liaison to OIT and assists any DSG member with issues related to technology or OIT. He or she should already have established relationships in OIT.

Director of Student Services

The Director of Student Services will work with the Vice-President of Athletics and Campus Services to administer many ongoing student services based projects. This includes the DSG newspaper program. He or she heads the student services committee.

PR Director

The PR Director will publish a weekly DSG newsletter with information on upcoming campus and student group activities and DSG projects and announcements. He or she will also assist senators and other members of DSG in writing to The Chronicle and other local media outlets.

Webmaster

The Webmaster must update the website weekly and stay in contact with the Executive Board and members of the cabinet for information to be added to the website. He or she will also be responsible for expanding the current “student organizations” website.

Student Group Outreach Chairs (2)

These two individuals will be responsible for attending 3-4 meetings a week of different student groups to get feedback on DSG initiatives, and listen to current concerns of students. They will go to these student group meetings on behalf of the President and then assist student groups on policy changes that the student group may want to implement.

ICC Executive Director

Appointed by and assists the Vice-President for Inter-Community Council in running the Inter-Community Council. The ICC is a council of Presidents of many of the major organizations at Duke. The ICC Executive Director’s exact job description shall be confirmed by the ICC at the first ICC meeting. The job entails attending ICC meetings, taking notes, providing agendas to ICC members and assisting the VPICC in any way she desires.