Executive Team

The North Dakota Student Association is led by an executive team composed of six student leaders. The President, Chief of Staff and three Vice Presidents are elected directly by the General Assembly during the April meeting each year. The Chief Administrator is appointed by the NDSA President and confirmed by the General Assembly.

Sammi Weber
President

Sammi Weber serves as the 2024-2025 President for the North Dakota Student Association. The president is responsible for chairing the General Assembly meetings and the executive functions of the organization. This is Sammi’s third year in NDSA. She previously served as the Vice President of Communications for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Sammi grew up on a farm near LaMoure, North Dakota. She is pursuing a degree in English and Psychology at the University of North Dakota. Sammi enjoys reading, writing, swimming, gardening, and spending time with friends.

Email: sammi.weber@und.edu

Hayden Larson
Vice President of Finance and Operations

Hayden Larson serves as the 2024-2025 Vice President of Finance and Operations. He is responsible for chairing the Internal Affairs Committee and managing the budget and financial decisions of the organization. This is Hayden’s third year with the NDSA. In his position, Hayden wants to improve the organization’s financial management ensuring it’s in student’s best interest. With NDSA’s long-standing tradition of improving students’ lives across all 11 institutions, Hayden wants to ensure that the organization is still capable of doing this for years to come.

Hayden is originally from Minnesota and is in his final year at North Dakota State College of Science studying Ag Business. In his free time, Hayden enjoys outdoor activities, farming, working on cars and, spending time with family and friends.

Email: hayden.c.larson@ndscs.edu

Carter Gill
Vice President of Governmental Affairs

This is Carter’s third year in the NDSA. He previously served as the Director of the Policy, Advocacy, and Research Task Force in the 2023-24 academic year.

As VPGA, he hopes to give the NDUS students a voice in the legislature in the 2024 legislative session and work on behalf of both the NDSA and NDUS student body.

Carter is from Fargo, North Dakota pursuing a degree in History Education with minors in Political Science and Music. Carter also enjoys playing in VCSU music ensembles and participating in VCSU Student Senate.

Email: carter.gill@vcsu.edu

Jayden Erickson
Vice President of Communication

Jayden is  majoring in Commercial Aviation and minoring in Public Administration. Currently he attends UND and his goal for this year is to bridge the gap between the NDUS office and the legislature to the 11 institutions.  This is to share any important information from the office to the students in order for everyone to know what is happening. This will be Jayden’s 2nd full year at NDSA.  A fun fact about him is that he has traveled to 5 countries and 26 states. 

Email: jayden.erickson@und.edu

Sarah Kempel
Chief of Staff

This is Sarah’s second year in NDSA, and this year she is looking forward to connecting head delegates with appropriate resources in order to introduce as many NDUS students as possible to make a difference in the university system. She wants to acknowledge that each student of the NDUS has a voice to be heard. Previously, Sarah was the Director of Governmental Affairs. She is from Casselton, ND and is a Sophomore at UND pursuing a degree in Atmospheric Science. A fun fact about Sarah is that she has over 100 digits of pi memorized.

Email: sarah.kempel@und.edu

LilyBeth Townsend
Chief Administrator

LilyBeth Townsend serves as the 2024-2025 Chief Administrator for the North Dakota Student Association. This will be LilyBeth’s third year of involvement with NDSA. Currently, LilyBeth serves as Vice President for VCSU’s student senate and has previously served as an at-large representative and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion representative at VCSU. This year, LilyBeth hopes to encourage more involvement from delegates across the state.

LilyBeth is from Wahpeton, N.D. She majors in English education with double minors in music and library sciences. In her free time, LilyBeth enjoys reading, watching movies, hanging with friends, and drinking coffee.

Email: lilybeth.townsend@vcsu.edu