Executive Board
Each year, the BGSA General Assembly elects an Executive Board that holds its own monthly meetings, conducts BGSA operations, and represents BGS students in Penn's university-wide Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA).
Find more information about general assembly meetings.
If you’re interested in shaping the future of student life at Penn Medicine, apply here to run for a position on the exec board by Friday, 9/12/2025!
Thomas Zhang
BGSA Chair
bgsa.chair@gmail.com
Leads the BGSA General Assembly meetings and represents BGSA to the University administration.
Wendy Su
Vice Chair of BGS Student Affairs
bgsa.vc@gmail.com
Works with the Chair to represent BGS students to the University and serves as acting Chair if the Chair is absent.
Briana Cruga
Vice Chair of Finance
bgsa.finance@gmail.com
Oversees the BGSA budget, expenses, and reimbursements.
Lexi Li
Vice Chair of Academics
bgsa.academic@gmail.com
Develops programming and establishes goals to enhance the academic environment for BGS students, and serves as a liaison between students and faculty.
Liran Mao
Vice Chair of Operations
bgsa.operations@gmail.com
Records the minutes of all BGSA executive board and general assembly meetings, reports announcements to BGS students, and is responsible for maintaining the BGSA website.
Vacant
Vice Chair of IDEAL Affairs
bgsa.ideal@gmail.com
Develops programming and serves as a liaison between BGSA and IDEAL Offices, PSOM affinity groups, and GAPSA’s IDEAL council.
Vacant
Vice Chair of MaC Student Affairs
bgsa.vc@gmail.com
Works with the Chair to represent MaC students to the University and serves as acting Chair if the Chair is absent.
Vacant
Social Media Chair
bgsa.socialmedia@gmail.com
Vacant
Social Co-Chair
BGSA.Social@gmail.com
Develops and organizes all social events for BGSA and BGS-MaC students to enhance the social environment.
Vacant
Social Co-Chair
BGSA.Social@gmail.com
Develops and organizes all social events for BGSA and BGS-MaC students to enhance the social environment.
GAPSA Representatives (Professional Council)
Hayden Innes
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA) representatives advocate for and represent BGSA and its concerns at GAPSA meetings.
Matthew Young
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA) representatives advocate for and represent BGSA and its concerns at GAPSA meetings.
GAPSA Representatives (Research Council)
Devin Burris
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA) representatives advocate for and represent BGSA and its concerns at GAPSA meetings.
Emily Li Wang
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA) representatives advocate for and represent BGSA and its concerns at GAPSA meetings.
