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After more than three years serving the Georgia State student body, Student Government Association (SGA) President Sebastian Parra has stepped down from office.
After about a year’s tenure in the presidential seat, Parra announced to SGA Senate Thursday night, he has resigned from the position to further his real-world political aspirations.
“I have decided to focus on my professional career and the completion of my undergraduate degree,” he said. “I will continue working at the administrative office at the courts at the Capitol; just focusing on getting a job once I graduate in May.”
Parra told The Signal that he’s more than faithful in the leadership he’s passing the torch to.
“It’s a great team, as you saw at the State of the Student Body last week,” he said. “Most of the accomplishments have come from the vice presidents, and they’re going to continue doing great work.”
The presidency will be handed off to SGA Executive Vice President Teara Mayfield, whose speaker of the senate role will be filled by SGA President Pro Tem Nick Smith in the interim.
Having introduced legislative framework and other installations to “improve the functionality” of SGA, Parra said, he feels satisfied with the work completed by his cabinet and senate while in office. But an overriding sense of dedication to SGA is still biting at Parra.
“I’m proud and grateful,” he said. “This year was very crazy for student government. We’ve had so many changes with the university, and I was lucky to be in the middle of it. I feel accomplished, but there’s still that lingering feeling that there’s so much more to do.”
When asked if he knew about the surprise resignation announced Thursday, SGA VP of Public Relations Anthony Nguyen told The Signal, “We had talked about it.”
