Executive Board 2021-2022
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). For more information on general assembly meetings click here.
Rina Kim
BGSA Chair
bgsa.chair@gmail.com
Leads the BGSA General Assembly meetings and represents BGSA to the University administration.
Carolyn Lou
Vice Chair of Administrative Affairs
bgsa.vc@gmail.com
Works with the Chair to represent BGSA to the University and serves as acting Chair if the Chair is absent.
Bernadette D'Alonzo
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.
Sarah Hegarty
Vice Chair of Finance
bgsa.finance@gmail.com
Oversees the BGSA budget, expenses, and reimbursements.
Priyanka Chatterjee
Vice co-Chair of Social Affairs
bgsa.social@gmail.com
Develops programming and establishes goals to enhance the social environment for BGS students, and also ensures that BGSA is represented during recruitment and orientation events.
Kuldeep Yadav
Vice co-Chair of Social Affairs
bgsa.social@gmail.com
Develops programming and establishes goals to enhance the social environment for BGS students, and also ensures that BGSA is represented during recruitment and orientation events.
Nick Illenberger
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.
GAPSA Representatives
Emily Getzen
bgsa.gapsa.1@gmail.com
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA) representatives advocate for and represent BGSA and its concerns at GAPSA meetings.
Zeenat Diwan
bgsa.gapsa.3@gmail.com
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA) representatives advocate for and represent BGSA and its concerns at GAPSA meetings.
Gary Hettinger
bgsa.gapsa.4@gmail.com
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA) representatives advocate for and represent BGSA and its concerns at GAPSA meetings.
Jorge (Jay) Ortiz-Carpena
bgsa.gapsa.5@gmail.com
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA) representatives advocate for and represent BGSA and its concerns at GAPSA meetings.
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