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)

Position
Name Email
  Gyllien Anderson gander@bgsu.edu
  Madeleine Freyhof mfreyho@bgsu.edu
  Abby Burger aburge@bgsu.edu
  Elisabeth Lorenz elorenz@bgsu.edu
  William Hattery hwill@bgsu.edu
  Ispiro Halabi ihalabi@bgsu.edu
  Anna McRay amcray@bgsu.edu
  Rudrashis Mandal rmandal@bgsu.edu
  Evan Thornton
erthorn@bgsu.edu
  Karlee Heilman hkarlee@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 VACANT -
Conklin Hall VACANT -
Falcon Heights VACANT -
Founders Hall Landon Leiss lleiss@bgsu.edu
Kohl Hall VACANT -
Kreischer Ashley-Batchelder VACANT -
Kreischer Compton-Darrow VACANT -
McDonald Hall VACANT -
Offenhauer Hall Sydney Gourley sydnegg@bgsu.edu

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 Haley Horen hhoren@bgsu.edu
College of Arts & Sciences- Sciences Hannah Steil hsteil@bgsu.edu
College of Arts & Sciences- Humanities Chloe Strong chlstro@bgsu.edu
Schmidthorst College of Business VACANT -
College of Education & Human Development Caleb Isler islerc@bgsu.edu
College of Health & Human Services VACANT -
College of Musical Arts VACANT -
College of Technology, Architecture & Applied Engineering Brandon Walker brandnw@bgsu.edu
Honors College VACANT -

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)

Position Name Email
  Isabella Lane
imlane@bgsu.edu
  Avie Housholder houshoa@bgsu.edu
  Alexa Massey armasse@bgsu.edu
  Damarion Jones damarij@bgsu.edu
  Niharika Pashikanti npashik@bgsu.edu
  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)

Position Name Email
  Ryleigh Roberts rylrobe@bgsu.edu
  Kathryn Kline kkline@bgsu.edu
  Dylan Selhorst
dselhor@bgsu.edu
  Nic Paprocki npaproc@bgsu.edu
  Ava Evers aeevers@bgsu.edu
  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 VACANT -
International Student VACANT -
Military Student Jesse Romack
jromack@bgsu.edu
Military Student
VACANT -
Multicultural/Accessibility Advocate D'mya Brown dmyadb@bgsu.edu
Multicultural/Accessibility Advocate VACANT -
Non-Traditional Student VACANT -
Non-Traditional Student VACANT -
Student Labor 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 Jayden Isaacs jaydeni@bgsu.edu
Latino Student Union VACANT -
Queer/Trans Student Union VACANT -

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 Will McLean wmclean@bgsu.edu
Multicultural Greek Council VACANT -
National Panhellenic Council VACANT -
Panhellenic Council VACANT -

PRESIDENT

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Elyse Adrian (they/them)

Email: eadrian@bgsu.edu

Elyse Adrian is a fourth year studying Political Science and Peace and Conflict Studies. They served as Director of Sustainability last year and Director of Community Engagement the year before.


VICE PRESIDENT

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Madison Jeffries

Email: madjeff@bgsu.edu

Madison Jeffries is a third-year student studying Psychology and minoring in both Neuroscience and Political Science. She served as the Honors College Senator for the past two years. 

Speaker's Office

Position
Name
Email
Speaker of the Senate Gyllien Anderson grander@bgsu.edu
Legislative Secretary Hannah Steil hsteil@bgsu.edu

Committee Chairs

Position
Name Email
Academic Affairs Madeleine Freyhof mfreyho@bgsu.edu
Internal Affairs Abby Burger aburge@bgsu.edu
Student Affairs Will Hattery
hwill@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 Isaac Finkbeiner
isaacnf@bgsu.edu
Treasurer Agatha Hickerson
hagatha@bgsu.edu
Director of Health & Safety VACANT -
Director of Sustainability Emily Burns
erburns@bgsu.edu
Chief Outreach Officer
Ava Kramer aekrame@bgsu.edu
Director of Marketing & Engagement Jacob Irelan jacobdi@bgsu.edu
Director of Student Employment VACANT -
Director of Inclusion and Belonging Tiago Gobetti Gaboardi tiagog@bgsu.edu

ADVISORS

     Sarah Jurden

         Position: Director of Student Success Strategies and Initiatives
         Email: sjurden@bgsu.edu
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Updated: 12/03/2024 07:19PM