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  Our Team

  The Illinois Student Government consists of three main branches: the executive branch, the senate, and the judicial branch. Each branch is divided into multiple subgroups. Members of the ISG, especially senators, may be part of multiple subgroups. Furthermore, the ISG consists of several special departments, each with a specific goal. Departments are chaired and run by members of the ISG, We encourage anyone interested in leadership and committed to making UIUC a better place to apply for one of the many vacant positions.

  The Executive

  The Executive is comprised of the four elected and appointed officers of the Illinois Student Government. Members of the Executive Committee may not be Senators in the Assembly but may serve in the Senate of the Urbana-Champaign Campus. The Executive branch directs the ISG, assists the President in crafting an agenda, assists in the appointment of staff, and approves all Executive Orders. All terms begin in April and last one year.

  
  

  Name	Pronouns	Position	Major	Grade	Email
  Garrett Forrest		Student Body President			ISG-President
  Vindhya Kalipi		Student Body Vice President			ISG-VicePresident
  TBD		Chief of Staff			ISG-ChiefofStaff
  TBD		Treasurer			ISG-Treasurer
  TBD		Press Secretary			ISG-PressSecretary
  TBD		ABTS Liaison			ISG-ABTS
  TBD		Director of Communications			ISG-Communications
  TBD		Events Coordinator			ISG-Events
  TBD		Director of Governmental Relations			ISG-GovAffairs
  TBD		Historian			ISG-Historian
  TBD		Membership Development Coordinator			ISG-MembershipDevelopment
  TBD		Outreach Coordinator			ISG-Outreach
  TBD		Technology Coordinator			ISG-Technology
  TBD		Transportation Representative			ISG-CampusTransportation
  TBD		Student Trustee

   

  Advisor

  The Advisor to the Illinois Student Government works to advise the members of the ISG with questions and concerns they may have and as a link between the ISG and University Administration. The duties of the Advisor are outlined in the Administrative Agreement.

  
  

  Name	Pronouns	Position	Email
  Alejandro Suñé	He/Him	Advisor	ISG-Advisor

   

  The Senate

  The Senate of the Illinois Student Government is the core of the student government. It is made up of 54 Senators from each college or equivalent unit. The seats are apportioned to the colleges by enrollment size. For example, the largest college, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, has 14 senators, and the smallest college, Education, has one. Graduate students are also members of the Senate, and are elected either from the Graduate College, the College of Law, or the College of Veterinary Medicine.

  To become a Senator, a student must either win their college’s seat in the Academic Senate during the Spring semester or fill a vacant seat in the Senate of the ISG. Colleges may opt to run an election in the Fall to fill their respective seat. A Senator can be elected to the Academic Senate, but decline their seat in the ISG, at which point, an ISG-only senator will be appointed.

  Senators are elected based on their respective Major. A list of voting units for the 2019-2020 academic year, as approved by the Senate of the Urbana-Champaign Campus on 02/08/2016, can be found here.

  
  

  Name	Pronouns	Position	Major	Grade	Email
  Senate Leadership
  Ari Kelo	They/Them	Speaker of the Senate	Theatre, Political Science, & Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability	Senior	ISG-Speaker
  Josh Small	He/Him	Speaker Pro Tempore	Political Science	Sophomore	ISG-SpeakerProTempore
  Jason Gandrapu	He/Him	Director of the Senate	Specialized Chemistry	Sophomore	ISG-Director
  Lucia Rodriguez	She/Her	Parliamentarian	Biology	Freshman	ISG-Parliamentarian
  Kaitlin Wong	She/Her	Clerk	Computer Science and Chemistry	Sophomore	ISG-SenateClerk
  Committee Chairpersons
  Vacant		Academic Affairs			ISG-AcademicAffairs
  Gregory Davidson	He/Him	Campus Affairs	Political Science	Junior	ISG-CampusAffairs
  Bryce Tune	He/Him	Community & Governmental Affairs	Political Science and Religion	Senior	ISG-CommunityGovAffairs
  Rachel Lindquist	She/Her	Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion	Interdisciplinary Health Science	Junior	ISG-DiversityEquityInclusion
  Alexandra Gergova	She/Her	Environmental Sustainability	English	Sophomore	ISG-EnvironmentalSustainability
  Ashley Winters	He/Him	Financial Affairs	Political Science	Senior	ISG-FinancialAffairs
  Teague Mitchell	He/Him	Internal Affairs	Computer Engineering	Junior	ISG-InternalAffairs
  Sophia Jandry	She/Her	Public Relations	Political Science and Urban Planning	Sophomore	ISG-PublicAffairs
  Senators
  Emily Earl	She/Her	College of ACES	Agricultural and Consumer Economics	Junior	eearl3
  Seth Mitchell	He/Him	College of ACES	Animal Science & Agricultural and Consumer Economics	Senior	setham2
  Shifra Ferziger	They/Them	College of ACES	Animal Science	Junior	shifraf2
  Hadiya Jagroop	She/Her	College of AHS	Community Health	Junior	hcj2
  Ilana Goldmeier	She/Her	College of AHS	Interdisciplinary Health Science	Senior	igoldm2
  Omer Israel	He/Him	Gies College of Business	Business Undeclared	Sophomore	oisrael2
  Joey Levitan	He/Him	Gies College of Business	Accounting	Junior	joelzl2
  Noah Krakman	He/Him	Gies College of Business	Accounting & Information Systems	Senior	nkrakm2
  Aminah Adebayo	She/Her	Division of General Studies	Undeclared	Freshman	aadeb4
  Ximena Nevarez	She/Her	Division of General Studies	Undeclared	Sophomore	ximenan2
  Vacant		Division of General Studies
  Amira Dadar	She/Her	College of Education	Elementary Education	Sophomore	dadar2
  Ty Johnson	He/Him	Grainger College of Engineering	Engineering Physics	Junior	ttj2
  Evelyn Munoz	She/Her	Grainger College of Engineering	Systems Engineering and Design	Junior	emunoz33
  Isabella Moughal	She/Her	Grainger College of Engineering	Engineering Undeclared	Sophomore	imough2
  Natalia Pinheiro	She/Her	Grainger College of Engineering	Engineering Physics	Junior	nraym2
  Alex Sung	He/Him	Grainger College of Engineering	Nuclear Plasma Radiological Engineering	Junior	asung7
  Jack Reicherts	He/Him	Grainger College of Engineering	Civil and Environmental Engineering & Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences	Junior	jackhr2
  Teague Mitchell	He/Him	Grainger College of Engineering	Computer Engineering	Junior	thm2
  Ari Kelo	They/Them	College of Fine & Applied Arts	Theatre, Political Science, & Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability	Senior	kelo2
  Rachel Lyons	She/Her	College of Fine & Applied Arts	Graphic Design	Junior	ralyons3
  Ander Beristain	He/Him	Graduate College	Spanish Linguistics	Graduate	anderb2
  Cole Bachmeier	He/Him	Graduate College	Business Administration	Graduate	colejb5
  Wendy Dorman	She/Her	Graduate College	Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences	Graduate	wdorman2
  Karmyn Doughty	She/Her	Graduate College	Management and Social Work	Graduate	kdd2
  Vacant		Graduate College		Graduate
  Jon Hawkins	He/Him	Graduate College	Library and Information Science	Graduate	jmh10
  Vacant		Graduate College		Graduate
  Vacant		Graduate College		Graduate
  Vacant		Graduate College		Graduate
  Vacant		Graduate College		Graduate
  Vacant		Graduate College		Graduate
  Alexandra Nevarez	She/Her	College of LAS	Political Science & Chemistry	Junior	nevarez5
  Johnathon Gossett		College of LAS
  Sophia Jandry		College of LAS
  Alexandra Gergova	She/Her	College of LAS	English	Sophomore	gergova2
  Gregory Davidson	He/Him	College of LAS	Political Science	Junior	gdavid4
  Ashley Winters	He/Him	College of LAS	Political Science	Senior	awinte8
  Josh Small	He/Him	College of LAS	Political Science	Sophomore	joshlin2
  Marilyn Lagunas		College of LAS
  Bryce Tune		College of LAS
  Emmett Etchingham	They/Them	College of LAS	Political Science & English	Junior	ee6
  Garrett Forrest	He/Him	College of LAS	Political Science	Sophomore	grf3
  Nick Larson	He/Him	College of LAS	Political Science & Economics	Junior	npl2
  Ian Katsnelson	He/Him	College of LAS	Integrative Biology	Senior	iank3
  Abundio Perez		College of LAS
  Vacant		School of Information Sciences
  Bryce Davis	He/Him	College of Law	Juris Doctor	Graduate	badavis5
  Zoe Lewis-Nielsen	She/Her	College of Media	Advertising	Junior	zln2
  Vacant		Carle Illinois College of Medicine
  Nicole Muczynska	She/Her	School of Social Work	Social Work	Junior	nmuczy2
  Vacant		Vet Med

   

  The Judiciary

  The Judiciary of the Illinois Student Government, composed of seven justices, reviews the actions of the Government to ensure those actions are not in conflict with the Constitution, Register, or University Policy and Rules. The Judiciary also serves as the investigatory body of the Government, ensuring any problems that arise are addressed and best practices are followed. The Judiciary is able ot hear complaints from the Student Body on pieces of legislation, executive orders, or any other action by the Government. To file complaints, please refer to the guidelines defined in the Register, which can be found on the “ Our Work” page. Meetings of the Judiciary are held every other Wednesday from 5-6 pm in the Illinois Student Government Complex. Check the pre-packet each week to find an agenda for weeks when the Judiciary meets. If you have any questions, please contact the Chief Justice.

  
  

  Name	Pronouns	Position	Major	Grade	Email
  Melisa Ilkhan	She/Her	Chief Justice	Political Science & Spanish	Senior	milkhan2
  Ankith Desai	He/Him	Deputy Chief Justice	Urban Studies and Planning & Political Science	Sophomore	ankithd2
  Jenna Thakkar	She/Her	Associate Justice	Communication & Psychology	Sophomore	jthakk24
  Anika Thota		Associate Justice			athota4
  Alexandria Thomas	She/Her	Associate Justice	Political Science & Sociology	Sophomore	amt9
  Nevan Taskhir	He/Him	Associate Justice	Finance & Information Systems	Sophomore	taskhir2
  Vacant		Associate Justice
  Vacant		Clerk of the Judiciary

   

  Departments

  The ISG has four special departments: Helping Others Personal Excellence, the Department of Governmental Relations, the Sexual Assault Prevention Department, and the Student Wellness Department. Departments are run by members of the ISG and work closely with the senate, executive branch, and school administration to launch programs, pass reforms, and make the university a safer and better place for everyone.

  Department of Governmental Relations: The Department of Governmental Relations serves to advocate on behalf of the Illinois Student Government and University of Illinois Student body on issues related to higher education and maintain relations with the pertinent governing bodies at the local, state, and federal levels. The department also serves to help students register and turn out to vote, as well as get students engaged with the election process at the local, state, and federal levels. The department meets on Fridays at 5:00 p.m. in the ISG Suite, located in the Illini Union.

  Student Wellness Department: The Student Wellness Department is not a new initiative within ISG. We have always worked to improve the well-being of our students, but we need a more coordinated effort in this regard. This department's overall goal is to coordinate the efforts of ISG and other advocacy groups to improve the mental, physical, and emotional health of our students. While mental health constitutes a significant portion of our activities, we are also working towards solutions to other issues such as suicide, eating habits, and career goals. The department meets on Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m. in the ISG Suite, located in the Illini Union.

  
  

  Name	Pronouns	Position	Major	Grade	Email
  Department of Governmental Relations
  Faraz Khan	He/Him	Director	Political Science	Sophomore	isg-govaffairs@illinois.edu
  Abeer Misbahuddin	She/Her	Assistant to Director	Integrative Biology	Sophomore	amisba2@illinois.edu
  Nico Divizio	He/Him	City of Champaign Liaison	Political Science	Sophomore	isg-champaigncitycouncil@illinois.edu
  Ismail Ahmed	He/Him	City of Urbana Liaison	Food Science/Nutrition	Sophomore	isg-urbanacitycouncil@illinois.edu
  Abigail McGuire	She/Her	Champaign County Board Liaison	Political Science	Freshman	isg-champaigncountyboard@illinois.edu
  Student Wellness Department
  Josh Small	He/Him	Director	Political Science	Sophomore	joshlin2

   

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