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    Thornton Student Council

    TSC exists to amplify and advocate for the student experience at the Thornton School of Music.

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    Mission

    The student council encourages freedom of scholarship; preserves and encourages student rights; promotes a unified, cohesive student body; and maintains forums to discuss student views and rights.

    Students may submit their questions, concerns, and ideas to the Thornton Student Council either in person at council meetings; via email; or anonymously through a feedback form. All TSOM students, including non-majors taking Thornton classes, are encouraged to reach out.

    Full Roster

    Representatives for the current academic term, as nominated by the USC Thornton student body.

    Undergraduates
    • Arts Leadership: N/A
    • Choral & Sacred Music: Jason Yang
    • Classical Guitar: Janina Kališnik
    • Composition: Makenna Harding-Davis
    • Jazz Studies: Indi Faulkner
    • Keyboard Studies (all): Tanner Dodt
    • Music Industry: Callie Beard
    • Music Production: Ryan Hwang
    • Music Teaching & Learning: N/A
    • Musicology (incl. Early Music): N/A
    • Popular Music: Mila Mincy
    • Screen Scoring: N/A
    • Strings: Jay Maldonado
    • Studio Guitar: N/A
    • Vocal Arts: Leverett Wilson
    • Winds & Percussion: Vacant
    Graduates
    • Arts Leadership: Marie-Reine Velez
    • Choral & Sacred Music: Ann Chen
    • Classical Guitar: Michael Váscones
    • Composition: Trevor Zavac
    • Jazz Studies: Vacant   
    • Keyboard Studies (all): Soli Nallaseth
    • Music Industry: special fall election tbd
    • Music Production: N/A
    • Musicology (incl. Early Music): Adrianna Mirabal
    • Music Teaching & Learning: Theory Simmons
    • Popular Music: N/A
    • Screen Scoring: special fall election tbd
    • Strings: Maia Law
    • Studio Guitar: Andy Brems
    • Vocal Arts: Trinity Del Regno
    • Winds & Percussion: Evelyn Webber

    Officers

    Representatives for the current academic term, as nominated by the season’s elected student members.

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    Evelyn Webber

    Chair

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    Trinity Del Regno

    Vice Chair

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    Leverett Wilson

    Undergraduate Representative, At-Large

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    Ann Chen

    Graduate Representative,

    At-Large

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    Jason Yang

    Officer of Records

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    Makenna Harding-Davis

    Officer of Public Affairs

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    Trevor Zavac

    Treasurer

    TSC Elections

    Student Council invites all departments at USC Thornton to elect representation annually. Elections happen during the spring, when a graduate and undergraduate representative is chosen from every Thornton department based upon student nominations. 

    Peer nominations and self-nominations are welcomed!  

    Documents

    Thornton Student Council’s current, ratified constitution and most recent annual report. For monthly minutes or meeting materials, email: thornton.student.council@usc.edu.

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