Duncan Allen Cady is an undergraduate senior studying Industrial and Labor Relations, with minors in Government Public Policy, Law and Society, and Inequality Studies. He is from San Francisco, California and came to Ithaca in fall 2020, being first elected to the Student Assembly that spring then later elected as an Undergraduate Representative to the University Assembly. On the UA, he has sponsored more than half of the resolutions introduced over his tenure, having also served on four different committees. Away from shared governance Duncan is a co-founder of the Disability Awareness Union at Cornell and the President of Der Hexenkris Senior Honor Society’s 131st tapping class. In his free time Duncan loves to cook and follow his favorite Bay Area sports teams.

Debra has worked at Cornell for over 20 years and is currently Director of IT for the University Library. Debra is proud to represent the veterans community on the EA and is excited to chair the Campus Welfare Committee this year as she is committed to bettering our community’s health, wellness, and welfare.

Employee Assembly Representative

Richard Bensel (Ph.D. Cornell University) is the Gary S. Professor of Government at Cornell University. His primary research fields and teaching interests include American political development, parties and elections, the United States Congress, comparative state formation, political culture, and institutional change. His current research includes several book manuscripts: Klans, Clans, and Culture in Reconstruction North Carolina and The Founding of Modern States.