Associated Students, Inc., has compiled a list of eligible candidates for its April 24 and 25 student elections. As of March 20, there were 23 students who had been declared eligible for the elections. These students are running for various positions on the ASI Board of Directors. Students still have until April 6 to turn in applications and become eligible.

“If interested at all in being involved with ASI, I would definitely talk to anyone here at ASI,” ASI Executive Vice President Artemio Pimentel said. “I would encourage anyone to get involved.”

For the office of ASI president, currently held by Jason Bryant, Joe Devlin, Artemio Pimentel and Hans Weichhart are the eligible candidates to date. The ASI president acts as the board?s chief executive officer and looks over all administrative and financial operations. If elected, the president of ASI receives a monthly stipend of roughly $858.

Eric Guerra and Shara Perkins are eligible candidates for the position of ASI executive vice president, currently held by Artemio Pimentel. The executive vice president deals mostly with internal operations and stands as the chair of ASI board meetings. This position receives a stipend of approximately $738 per month.

Tom Hughes and Veronica Lerma have been made eligible to run for the office of vice president of finance. The current vice president of finance is Paul Ueckert, and his job is to sit on the board as the chief financial officer and be the chair of the DOC/SEL committees.

The vice president of finance receives a monthly stipend of roughly $738.

The sole candidate that has become eligible to run for vice president of university affairs, a position that is currently vacant, is Kevin Greene. The vice president of university affairs is held as the university and communications officer and also receives a monthly stipend of roughly $738.

Along with these executive officer positions, the ASI board is made up of directors from different colleges. The duties of these directors are to function in the context of the bylaws. They must also keep four office hours per week and complete a special project during their term.

Each college has a representative that represents the concerns of students in their respective college. These representatives are also required to meet with the dean of the college they represent at least once per month. They must sit on one ASI committee and one university committee during their term. These elected board members receive a monthly stipend of roughly $184.

J.J. Hurley and Janus Norman are currently eligible for the position of director of arts and letters. The candidates that are eligible for the director of business position are Christopher Jamison, Liz Markey and Ryan Murphy.

Jennifer Estrada and Rebecca Feil have become eligible to run for the position of director of education.

David Ramirez is the only candidate that has become eligible to run for the position of director of engineering and computer sciences. Another position that had only one eligible candidate as of March 20 is the director of health and human services. Susana Brambila is the eligible candidate to run for this position.

Felipe Olivera and Luke Wood are the two eligible candidates for the position of director of natural sciences and mathematics. For director of social sciences and interdisciplinary studies, Melinda McClain and Lisanne Nakayama are the two eligible candidates for that position.

Heather “Lena” Callandar and Jason Cateriny have become eligible to run for the position of postbaccalaureate director.

It is not too late to become eligible for the upcoming ASI elections. Students who wish to run for an office can pick up election packets at the Student Affairs office in Lassen Hall, Room 3008 and return them by April 6.