Meet the candidate: Joshua Mihalos plans to increase productivity if elected as SCG’s next treasurer

Olivia Barone

Editor in Chief

In The Anchor’s final interview with students running for next year’s Student Community Government [SCG] executive board, RIC sophomore Joshua Mihalos professed his commitment to increase productivity if elected as treasurer for the 2026-2027 academic year. 

A major in sports management and minor in marketing, Mihalos is a former student athlete who ran track during his freshman year. He plans to work with professional athletes post-grad in hopes of representing these all-stars in their careers. “I aspire to be a sports agent. So like representing clients and doing negotiations for contracts and things like that. So sports law and negotiating for professional athletes.” 

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Mihalos joined SCG in November to become a well-rounded student and to better understand the business side of RIC as an institution— finances included. He is a dedicated member of SCG’s finance commission: the committee that handles the student activity fee that is included in students’ tuition. Finance commission, with SCG’s treasurer as its chairperson, oversees SCG’s budget, allocates funding to student organizations and ensures that the student activity fee is being used responsibly and in a way that benefits RIC’s campus community. Mihalos, as an active member of the commission, is one of the students who decide where funds are being allocated to. 

The current treasurer of SCG, Miguel Hoyos, has played a large role this year in ensuring that funds are being used honestly and appropriately. For the past five months, Mihalos has been shadowing Hoyos to learn about the treasurer position. “I’ve been learning a lot. I’ve been shadowing him for meetings and budget hearings.”

Mihalos is the only candidate declared for the treasurer position, so while he is not facing the same challenges as the candidates running for the other executive board positions, his efforts are a testament to his desire to step into the role. Being SCG treasurer is a difficult position that requires someone who can work under pressure and make difficult decisions. For example, the treasurer often has to restrict a club’s funding for the betterment of the entire campus community; a choice that is hardest to make on a small campus where the receiving club might be made up of your peers. 

Photo from Joshua Mihalos

“I’m a very tough person so I wouldn’t worry too much about backlash or what people have to say about the way I do my job. I would do my best just to keep all parties happy and make the smartest decisions for the sake of business,” Mihalos confidently told The Anchor. 

Knowing the difficulties of the treasurer position that makes it so important, Mihalos has considered what students want from an SCG treasurer. “[Students] want someone that knows what they’re doing. Someone that really cares about money, cares about their job and the organizations they’re working with and is willing to make sacrifices and make the right decisions for the overall well-being of the budget.” 

Remember that voting for SCG’s next executive board will be open online April 8-15. For updates, follow @scgric on Instagram. The students who have officially declared candidacy are as follows: 

• President: Briany Acosta, Marcus Rocha, Malcolm Mann

• Vice President: Alexandra Howlett, Judy LaRose

• Secretary: Zaria Lynn Campbell, Isabella Ba

• Treasurer: Joshua Mihalos

Readers interested in making their vote count can see interviews with the presidential and vice presidential candidates to learn more about their policies: Malcolm Mann, Marcus Rocha, Judy LaRose, Alexandra Howlett and Briany Acosta.