2018-19 Cornell Republicans Executive Board
President
Michael is a junior from Oakton, Virginia studying Government in the College of Arts and Sciences. He has interned at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, the Middle East Forum, and the National Journalism Center, and has been published in The Hill. He is interested in a wide variety of conservative issues and public policy areas, and has done research on US foreign policy as it relates to terrorism, China, Iran, and a number of other global challenges.
Executive Vice President
Isaac Schorr
Class of 2020
Major: Industrial and Labor Relations
Hometown: Canandaigua, NY
ims64@cornell.edu
Class of 2020
Major: Industrial and Labor Relations
Hometown: Canandaigua, NY
ims64@cornell.edu
Isaac is a junior from Canandaigua, NY majoring in Industrial and Labor Relations and pursuing minors in Law and Society, History, and Business. He also serves on the Executive Boards of the Cornell International Affairs Society, Peer Review Board, and Cornell Review and is a member of the Cornell Political Union. This past summer, Isaac worked at The Weekly Standard through a program with Young America’s Foundation’s National Journalism Center. His fantasy football team names include Jordy I Hope There Are Tapes and Alshon Coveffery. He maintains that he has “the Force” and is a licensed Jedi Knight.
Vice President of External Operations
Brendan Dodd
Class of 2021
Major: Industrial and Labor Relations
Hometown: Massapequa, NY
bpd46@cornell.edu
Class of 2021
Major: Industrial and Labor Relations
Hometown: Massapequa, NY
bpd46@cornell.edu
Brendan is a sophomore studying Industrial and Labor Relations and pursuing minors in business, history, and classics. On campus, he is also on the Secretariat of the Cornell Model United Nations Conference and is a Tradition Fellow. This past summer, Brendan interned for Rep. Peter King on Capitol Hill. After graduating, Brendan hopes to pursue a career in law or public policy. Brendan has represented the United States on a cultural exchange in Beijing and Dalian, China, where he appeared on Chinese national television.
Vice President of Internal Operations
Anna Girod is a junior studying Biological Engineering. She intends on pursuing a career in medicine or the biofuel industry. In her free time, Anna is a member of Peer Review Board and a community service fraternity, Vice-President of Kung Fu Club, and is a Cornell Tradition Fellow. She enjoys sports, including soccer and lacrosse. A fun fact about Anna is that she has lived in 4 states!
Treasurer
Weston is a sophomore from Chapel Hill, NC and is majoring in Philosophy and Government. On campus, he is the founding president of the Midnight Comedy Troupe, the treasurer and assistant editor of the Logos Undergraduate Philosophy Journal, the treasurer of the Cornell ACLU, and a member of the Kappa Alpha Pi pre-law fraternity. This past summer, he interned for his area’s chief district court judge, and also religiously wrote sketch comedy. In his free time, Weston enjoys writing, drinking bracing cups of tea, and pondering what he would say if campus discourse permitted free expression.
Secretary
Sam is a Junior from Redwood City, California pursuing a double major in Government and History with minors in Philosophy and Law and Society. On campus, he is also on the executive board of Cornellians for Israel and is heavily involved with AIPAC and other Jewish groups, as well as the Cornell Political Union and his social fraternity. He is also an avid musician who spent last summer recording an album and playing gigs with his band. After graduation, he hopes to attend law school and work on public policy in Washington D.C.
Freshman Representatives
Elise is a freshman in the College of Engineering. She is pursuing her major in Mechanical Engineering with a possible minor in Aerospace. On campus, she is also involved in the Society of Women Engineers as a member of the campus outreach committee, and the Cornell Catholic Community. During her free time, she enjoys drawing, playing piano, watching football games, and offering unwarranted commentary on those games to anyone who will listen.
Harry is a freshman from Seoul, South Korea in the College of Human Ecology. He is an avid scholar of conservative foreign policy and a staunch defender of free speech. Besides politics, Harry is heavily involved in fields varying from biodiversity to theater to HIV/AIDS prevention. After graduating, he hopes to work in international diplomacy or cybersecurity.
