The ASGA Team members are specialists in SG issues, problems, and trends. They spend thousands of hours each year maintaining the SG Database, assisting in research projects, and are totally focused on Student Government every day.
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Butch Oxendine
Executive Director & Founder
ASGA's generalist. Workshops cover all aspects of Student Government — pragmatic, solutions-focused, and interactive. Author of three student leadership books and a frequent speaker at major SG conferences.
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Butch is founder and executive director of ASGA. He served as SGA vice president and editor-in-chief at Lake City Community College, then as SG press secretary and editor of The Campus Leader at the University of Florida. Named in 1992 as one of the nation's top 100 entrepreneurs under age 30, he has been publishing student-oriented magazines, books, and websites for nearly 40 years. He left school in 1984 to launch Florida Leader magazine, later adding four other publications including the national Student Leader. He has written three books: So You Want to Be President, Poster Secrets, and Inspiration for Student Leaders. Butch is married to Kathy; they have five children and two grandsons. He enjoys Star Trek, Firefly, working outdoors, serving his church, and cheering for the Florida Gators, Tampa Bay Rays, and Vanguard High Knights.
Mickey Arce
Director of Member Relations
Mickey communicates regularly with member institutions, provides access to ASGA's web resources, and helps bring new member schools on board.
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Mickey has worked with ASGA since Spring 2022. He attended Lehigh Carbon Community College, where he served as Vice President of SGA, then transferred to Bucknell University where he earned a BA in Political Science. While at Bucknell, he served on the Bucknell Student Government and earned an MVP award. Mickey enjoys hiking, running, and weightlifting. He considers himself a coffee connoisseur and finds solace in winter and snowstorms.
Val Grodewald
Director of Business Services
Questions about membership dues, renewals, payments, or receipts? Val is your person. She has been with ASGA since 1997.
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Val has worked for ASGA (formerly Oxendine Publishing) since the spring of 1997. Her days are spent processing payments, memberships, and conference registrations, along with managing accounts payable, human resources, and purchasing. She wears a lot of hats but loves her job. Outside of work, Val enjoys time with family and friends, riding her Suzuki 650 motorcycle, Zumba class, bowling, and digital scrapbooking.
Jeff Riemersma
Art Director
Jeff keeps ASGA's websites current, designs marketing and conference materials, and manages all technical infrastructure. He has been with ASGA since 1988.
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A graduate of Grand Valley State University, Jeff received his BFA in Art and Design and has been with ASGA since 1988. What began as magazine design has grown to include web design, conference materials, marketing, IT oversight, and data entry. Jeff enjoys dedicated music listening, following the Tampa Bay Lightning, and dabbling in creative food preparation — though he wouldn't use the word "dabble" to describe his enthusiasm for eating it.
