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. (30 Seats)

  Name Email
  Mitchell Edgecomb medgeco@bgsu.edu
  Kathryn Dean kedean@bgsu.edu
  Braden Schimmoeller brschim@bgsu.edu
  Alek Lambdin alekl@bgsu.edu
  Macarena Pareja mpareja@bgsu.edu
  Julien Briscoe bjulien@bgsu.edu
  Peyton Moyer pmoyer@bgsu.edu
  Christian Milton cmilton@bgsu.edu
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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 VACANT -
  Conklin Hall VACANT -
  Falcon Heights VACANT -
  Founders Hall VACANT -
  Kohl Hall VACANT -
  Kreischer Ashley-Batchelder VACANT -
  Kreischer Compton-Darrow VACANT -
  McDonald Hall VACANT -
  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- Arts VACANT -
  College of Arts & Sciences- Sciences Hannah Steil hsteil@bgsu.edu
  College of Arts & Sciences- Humanities Janathon Norden nordenj@bgsu.edu
  Schmidthorst College of Business Maverick Nelson mjnelso@bgsu.edu
  College of Education & Human Development Shae Pettinga spettin@bgsu.edu
  College of Health & Human Services Aiden Kelly aidkell@bgsu.edu
  College of Musical Arts VACANT -
  College of Engineering and Innovation Luke Woolard lwoolar@bgsu.edu
  Honors College Ethan Trochowski etrocho@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. (8 Seats)

  Name Email
  Travis Hamlin coxtra@bgsu.edu
  Aaliyah Chenault aaliyac@bgsu.edu
  VACANT -
  VACANT -
  VACANT -
  VACANT -
  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)

  Name Email
  Elias Young eliasmy@bgsu.edu
  Brady Fersch bfersch@bgsu.edu
  Heath Bills  billsh@bgsu.edu 
  VACANT -
  VACANT -
  VACANT -
  VACANT -
  VACANT -
  VACANT -
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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 VACANT -
International Student VACANT -
Military Student Ariana Lawrence lariana@bgsu.edu
Military Student
VACANT -
Multicultural/Accessibility Advocate VACANT -
Multicultural/Accessibility Advocate VACANT -
Non-Traditional Student VACANT -
Non-Traditional Student Drew Schlicker aschlic@bgsu.edu
Student Labor Alanna Hill alannjh@bgsu.edu
Student Labor
Briannah Kaczmarski brikacz@bgsu.edu 

Appointed Senators

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

Positon
Name Email
Athletics Ashley Chavalier ashchev@bgsu.edu
Club Athletics Liam Hanna lhanna@bgsu.edu
Asian Student Union VACANT -
Black Student Union Allegra Ruhl aruhl@bgsu.edu
Latino Student Union Akemi Garcia akemiv@bgsu.edu
Queer/Trans Student Union Aspen Burnham hrburnha@bgsu.edu
Queer/Trans Student Union Haylee Wickham hwickha@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 VACANT -
Multicultural Greek Council VACANT -
National Panhellenic Council VACANT -
Panhellenic Council Hayley Kirlin  hkirlin@bgsu

PRESIDENT

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Tiago G. Gaboardi

Email: tiagog@bgsu.edu

Tiago G. Gaboardi is a senior studying Flight Technology and Operations. He previously served as the Director of Inclusion and Belonging and as a diversity affairs senator.  


VICE PRESIDENT

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Abby Burger

Email: aburge@bgsu.edu

Abby Burger is a senior studying Political Science with a minor in Communications. She has previously served as the Internal Affairs Committee Chair and the Academic Affairs Committee Chair.

Speaker's Office

Position
Name
Email
Speaker of the Senate Madison Jeffries madjeff@bgsu.edu
Legislative Secretary Hannah Steil hsteil@bgsu.edu

Committee Chairs

Position
Name Email
Academic Affairs Madeleine Freyhof mfreyho@bgsu.edu
Internal Affairs Sydney Gourley sydnegg@bgsu.edu
Student Affairs Avie Housholder houshoa@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 D'Mya Brown dmyadb@bgsu.edu
Treasurer Cailin Mascarin cbmasca@bgsu.edu
Director of Accesibility and Wellness Dakota Beach beache@bgsu.edu
Director of Sustainability Emily Burns erburns@bgsu.edu
Chief Outreach Officer
Ispiro Halabi ihalabi@bgsu.edu
Co-Director of Marketing Ava Kramer aekrame@bgsu.edu
Co-Director of Marketing Karlee Heilman hkarlee@bgsu.edu
Director of Civic Engagement and Service Anna McRay amcray@bgsu.edu
Director of Inclusion and Belonging Jahna Harris jahnah@bgsu.edu

ADVISORS

     Sarah Jurden

         Position: Director of Student Success Strategies and Initiatives
         Email: sjurden@bgsu.edu
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Updated: 12/03/2025 02:38PM