Alex Kreger was named director of the Kennedy Political Union by unanimous Undergraduate Senate vote Sept. 7, after former Director Danna Hailfinger stepped down Aug. 30 due to schoolwork and personal reasons.
Kreger is KPU’s third director since May.
“[Kreger] is an incredibly qualified candidate, and I am thrilled to see things she will accomplish in KPU,” said Student Government Vice President Liz Richards, who oversees KPU.
Kreger served as vice president of College Democrats, booking their speakers for the semester, and has worked with KPU in the past through College Democrats.
Kreger will face an “intensive transition process,” with Robert Gibbs’s speech on Sept. 19 and John Legend coming for parent’s weekend, according to Richards.
Hailfinger chose to step down because she did not believe the role of director played to her strengths after working with Kid Power D.C., an education-based nonprofit organization.
“Last year, as Logistics Coordinator, I was really in-my-element with KPU, and the directorship did not allow me much of the same type of work,” Hailfinger said. “I think this decision came together by realizing how important it is to play to each person’s strength in the organization.”
Richards, who chose Kreger, was looking for a student that was “passionate about KPU, experienced in programming on campus, a hard worker and able to satisfy the time commitment,” she said.
Hailfinger will remain involved with KPU. She will serve as co-deputy director with Greg Martin and will focus on archiving KPU history and working with the KPU Alumni Board. Martin also briefly served as KPU director this summer, but had to step down due to personal reasons.
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