Executive Board


Our Executive Board consists of students nominated and elected annually by the members of our organization for the positions of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, and Director of Promotion and Recruitment. Additional positions are appointments made at the discretion of the Chairman.

 

CHAIRMAN

Adam Bishop

 

VICE CHAIRMAN

Bryan Garth

 

SECRETARY

Chrystal Lee

 

TREASURER

Nick Adams

 

DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION AND RECRUITMENT

Alexandra Thornhill

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Nathaniel Boyd

FACULTY ADVISOR

Dr. Steve Smith 

Dr. Smith became the Faculty Advisor for the Truman College Republicans in January of 2017 and also is the Faculty Advisor for Truman’s Mock Trial team.  He has been at Truman since 1986.   He has a B.A. in Economics from Eastern Illinois University, has completed the course work for a Master’s degree in Economics at Auburn University, and holds a law degree (J.D.) from the University of Texas at Austin.    He teaches the History of Economic Thought, American Economic History, the Legal Environment of Business, and a JINS course called Historic Trials.   He is a member of the State Bars of Missouri and Texas and has presented papers at professional conferences on the work of economists Friedrich Hayek and James Buchanan, as well as on various legal topics.    His special interests are Economic History, the History of Economics, and the Austrian School of Economics.   He once shook the hand of Ronald Reagan and aspires to shaking the hand of Ann Coulter.  Students of all persuasions are welcome to drop by his office to discuss politics, economics, and history.