Board Nominations

2026 MSA Elections Now Open!

The 2026 election is now open and will run through 11:59 PM EST on Monday, March 16, 2026. This year we are electing a new 2nd VP, Vice Program Chair, Graduate Student Representative, and Membership & Elections Chair. We have a superb slate of candidates. Please do take a moment to vote at our election website, linked here.

Please use your MSA membership username and password to log in and submit your ballot choices.

To vote, please click on the link above where you will find candidate statements to help you choose among highly qualified candidates for each position. These statements can be viewed below or by clicking on the position title once you are on the landing page.

If you encounter any difficulties using the online voting form, please contact technical support at jrnlcirc@jh.edu.

MSA Board Elections 2026 Ballot

Position: 2nd Vice President
- Candidate 1: Michaela Bronstein CV | Statement
- Candidate 2: Peter Kalliney CV | Statement
- Candidate 2: Daniel Morse CV | Statement

Position: Vice Program Chair
- Candidate 1: Joyce Cheng CV | Statement
- Candidate 2: Chris Coffman CV | Statement
- Candidate 2: Matthew Kilbane CV | Statement

Position: Graduate Student Representative
- Candidate 1: Pooja Bachani CV | Statement
- Candidate 2: Lizzie Belnap CV | Statement
- Candidate 3: Debakanya Haldar CV | Statement
- Candidate 3: Hyunsoo Kim CV | Statement
- Candidate 3: Lily Nilipour CV | Statement

Position: Membership & Elections Chair
- Candidate 1: Tamlyn Avery CV | Statement
- Candidate 2: Elysia Balavage CV | Statement
- Candidate 3: Jess Shollenberger CV | Statement
- Candidate 3: Jarica Watts CV | Statement