Who Is Who

The Senate is the Legislative Branch of the Undergraduate Student Government and focuses on yielding the legislative powers of the organization.

At Large Senators

These senators represent students as at-large representatives of the entire undergraduate population. These senators serve from the time they are sworn in until elections are held in the Spring semester. (11 Seats)

Position	Name	Email
	Gyllien Anderson	gander@bgsu.edu
	Hannah Boyle	hboyle@bgsu.edu
	Abby Burger	aburge@bgsu.edu
	Emily Burns	erburns@bgsu.edu
	Luke Clark	lukeac@bgsu.edu
	Katharine Doyle	kdoyle@bgsu.edu
	Jashhvanth Tamilselvan Kunthavai	jtamils@bgsu.edu
	Taylor Vanek	tvanek@bgsu.edu
	Madeleine Freyhof	mfreyho@bgsu.edu
	Elisabeth Lorenz	elorenz@bgsu.edu
	Evan Thorton	erthorn@bgsu.edu

Residence Hall Senators

These senators specifically represent the undergraduate students that live within each respective Residence Hall on campus. These positions are filled via appointment from each Hall Council.

Position	Name	Email
Centennial Hall	Kiera Cheadle	kcheadl@bgsu.edu
Conklin Hall	VACANT	-
Falcon Heights	VACANT	-
Founders Hall	Connor Hand	cmhand@bgsu.edu
Kohl Hall	VACANT	-
Kreischer Ashley-Batchelder	Amya Johnson	amyajj@bgsu.edu
Kreischer Compton-Darrow	William Hattery	hwill@bgsu.edu
McDonald Hall	-	-
Offenhauer Hall	VACANT	-

College Senators

These senators specifically represent their college and are elected into the position by undergraduate students of each respective college for one year terms.

Position	Name	Email
College of Arts & Sciences	Isaac Finkbeiner	isaacnf@bgsu.edu
Schmidthorst College of Business	Christian Isler	cisler@bgsu.edu
College of Education & Human Development	Caleb Isler	islerc@bgsu.edu
College of Health & Human Services	Matthew Oury	moury@bgsu.edu
College of Musical Arts	VACANT	-
College of Technology, Architecture & Applied Engineering	Keaton Thieding	kthedi@bgsu.edu
Honors College	Madison Jeffries	madjeff@bgsu.edu

Diversity Affairs Senators

These senators are individuals who identify with or considers themselves an ally to underrepresented populations on campus. These senators serve from the time they are sworn in until elections are held in the Spring semester. (4 Seats)

Position	Name	Email
	Abigial McGaughy	mcgauga@bgsu.edu
	Avie Housholder	houshoa@bgsu.edu
	VACANT	-
	VACANT	-

Off Campus Senators

The senators specifically represent all undergraduate students who do not live on campus. These senators serve from the time they are sworn in until elections are held in the Spring semester. (10 Seats)

Position	Name	Email
	Ryleigh Roberts	rylrobe@bgsu.edu
	Abbey Hudak	adhudak@bgsu.edu
	VACANT	-
	VACANT	-
	VACANT	-
	VACANT	-
	VACANT	-
	VACANT	-
	VACANT	-
	VACANT	-

Specific Constituency Senators

These senators represent a specific constituency group. These senators serve from the time they are sworn in until elections are held in the Spring semester. Find more information on the requirments to hold these positions in our bylaws.

Position	Name	Email
International Student	Varun Nistala	varunn@bgsu.edu
Military Student	Fran Gaier	wfranzi@bgsu.edu
Multicultural/Accessibility Advocate	Isabella Lane	imlane@bgsu.edu
Non-Traditional Student	VACANT	-
Student Labor	VACANT	-

Appointed Senators

These senators are appointed through their representative organization or constituency group for one year terms.

Positon	Name	Email
Athletics	Raegan Burkey	burkeyr@bgsu.edu
Asian Student Union	VACANT	-
Black Student Union	Briece Graham	brieceg@bgsu.edu
Latino Student Union	VACANT	-
Queer/Trans Student Union	Rebecca Strack	rstrack@bgsu.edu

Greek Council Senators

These senators represent each of the four Greek Councils on campus and are appointed to these positions through the executive board of each council.

Positon	Name	Email
Inter-Fraternity Council	William Mclean	wmclean@bgsu.edu
Multicultural Greek Council	VACANT	-
National Panhellenic Council	Chris Williams	chwilli@bgsu.edu
Panhellenic Council	Fiona Flower	flowerf@bgsu.edu

PRESIDENT

Emily Gerome

Email: egerome@bgsu.edu

Phone: 419-410-7229

Emily Gerome is a fourth year student from Toledo, Ohio double majoring in Political Science and Communication. She served as a Senator-at-Large in USG for the last two years and chaired the Internal Affairs Committee during the previous administration.

VICE PRESIDENT

Carly Hitchcock

Email: hcarly@bgsu.edu

Carly Hitchcock is a fourth year student from Shelby Township, Michigan studying Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law with minors in French and Entrepreneurship. She has previously served in USG as the Founders Hall Representative, Director of Collaboration and Outreach, and Director of Safety and Well-Being.

Speaker's Office

Position	Name	Email
Speaker of the Senate	Gyllien Anderson	grander@bgsu.edu
Legislative Secretary	Isaac Finkbeiner	isaacnf@bgsu.edu

Committee Chairs

Position	Name	Email
Academic Affairs	Abby Burger	aburge@bgsu.edu
Internal Affairs	Taylor Vanek	tvanek@bgsu.edu
Student Affairs	Hannah Boyle	hboyle@bgsu.edu

Cabinet

The Cabinet is the administrative body, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, that spearhead initiatives within their focus areas and help with the internal functions of the Senate.

Position	Name	Email
Chief of Staff	Rose Brookhart	rbrookh@bgsu.edu
Chief Administrator	Kaylee Kahl	kahlk@bgsu.edu
Treasurer	Bo Bradley	babo@bgsu.edu
Director of Health & Safety	Gonzalo Pizarro III	pizarrg@bgsu.edu
Director of Sustainability	Elyse Adrian	eadrian@bgsu.edu
Director of Student Engagement & Outreach	Heidi Gasser	gasserh@bgsu.edu
Director of Marketing	Jacob Irelan	jacobdi@bgsu.edu
Director of Student Employment	VACANT	-
Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion	Tiago Gobetti Gaboardi	tiagog@bgsu.edu

ADVISORS

Dr. Glenn Davis

Position: Vice President for Student Engagment and Success

Email: gmdavis@bgsu.edu

Sarah Jurden

Position: Director of Student Success Strategies and Initiatives

Email: sjurden@bgsu.edu

Constitution & Bylaws

Presence

Updated: 04/02/2024 11:36AM