Meet the CPCB GSA Governing Board!
Ombudsperson
Alex DiBiasi
3rd
year
Advisor: Jim Faeder
I'm prone to doodling in class.
President
Annie Kim
3rd
year
Advisor: Robin E.C. Lee
I've sent an experiment up to the International Space Station before!
Vice President
Rishal Aggarwal
3rd
year
Advisor: David Koes
I know the London opening, you could already call me a Chess Grand Master.
Treasurer
Akanksha Sachan
3rd
year
Advisor: Aditi Gurkar & Jishnu Das
I can tolerate up to 20x spice (tested in a ramen bar in Chinatown, SF)
BGSA Rep
Alisa Omelchenko
3rd
year
Advisor: Jishnu Das
I am an ambidextrous pipetter.
CMU GSA Rep
Nick Ho
2nd
year
Advisor: Eric Xing & Jian Ma
I like to yo-yo.
Student Speaker Liason
Luisa (Ellie) Escobar-Robledo
2nd
year
Advisor: Keisuke Ishihara
I like to freestyle rap about the mundane things in my life when I'm bored.
Social Media Chair
Emma Flynn
2nd
year
Advisor: David Koes
I love foraging for fruit.
Outreach/ Volunteer Coordinator
Caitlin Strassburg
2nd
year
Advisor: Shikhar Uttam & Rachel Gottschalk
In 2022, I solved every daily NYT crossword puzzle!
Senator
Xue Er Ding
2nd
year
Advisor: Jian Ma
In my free time, I enjoy rock climbing, oil painting, and petting cute cats.
Senator
Thomas Jacob
2nd
year
Advisor: Shikhar Uttam & Wayne Stallaert
I once dropped my phone off Phantom's Revenge at Kennywood and it survived unbroken.
Senator
Anamarie Martinez
2nd
year
Advisor: Rachel Gottschalk & Jim Faeder
I have lived in Pittsburgh my whole life.
Senator
Jane Siwek
2nd
year
Advisor: Jishnu Das
I have been bitten by a snake 🐍.
Ombudsperson
Yajushi Khurana
3rd
year
Advisor: Keisuke Ishihara
I can play 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' on a piccolo snare drum.
Vice President
Thomas Rachman
3rd
year
Advisor: Oana Carja & Russel Schwartz
I can make a whistle out of my hands and play any song with it.
Treasurer
Alex Hummels
4th
year
Advisor: Carlos Camacho
I have become a bouldering, bike commuting, vegan since starting my PhD.
Pitt GSA Rep
Alisa Omelchenko
2nd
year
Advisor: Jishnu Das
I make a good pumpkin cheesecake.
CMU GSA Rep
Chaitanya (Chai) Srinivasan
2nd
year
Advisor: Andreas Pfenning
I play the piano and clarinet.
Student Seminar Coordinator
Alistair Turcan
2nd
year
Advisor: Anne Carvunis
TransRibo
Social Media Chair
Yajushi Khurana
3rd
year
Advisor: Keisuke Ishihara
I can play 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' on a piccolo snare drum.
Outreach/ Volunteer Coordinator
Stephanie (Steph) Masotti
2nd
year
Advisor: Nate Lord & Oana Carja
I have designed 7+ album covers for independent musicians!
Senator
Rishal Aggarwal
2nd
year
Advisor: David Koes
I can moonwalk and shuffle.
Senator
Akanksha Sachan
2nd
year
Advisor: Jian Ma
I can tolerate 20x spicy food also.
Senator
Annie Kim
2nd
year
Advisor: Robin Lee
I can touch my elbows behind my back.
Senator
Filipp Nikitin
2nd
year
Advisor: Olexandr Isayev
I am manipulated by the biggest CPCB cat 🐈.
Ombudsperson
Sophia Hu
3rd
year
Advisor: Jianhua Xing
I'm a black belt in karate.
President
Monica Dayao
4th
year
Advisor: Ziv Bar-Joseph
I'm building a camper van named "Mochi".
Vice President
Gabriella Gerlach
4th
year
Advisor: Carlos Camacho
I ride horses.
Treasurer
Andrew (Drew) McNutt
4th
year
Advisor: David Koes
I can only ride a unicycle forwards.
Pitt GSA Rep
Swapnil Keshari
2nd
year
Advisor: Jishnu Das
I can shout out really loud.
CMU GSA Rep
Caleb Ellington
3rd
year
Advisor: Eric Xing
I've been self-studying Mandarin for 2 years
Student Seminar Coordinator
Ian Dunn
2nd
year
Advisor: David Koes
I'm an excellent cook. My apartment has two Michelin stars.
Social Media Chair
Yajushi Khurana
2nd
year
Advisor: Jianhua Xing
I can play 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' on a piccolo snare drum.
Outreach/ Volunteer Coordinator
Steven Smeal
4th
year
Advisor: Robin Lee
I help make educational Youtube videos for BioZone.
Senator
Shahul Alam
3rd
year
Advisor: Jian Ma
I love jazz, and I've been learning jazz piano over quarantine!
Senator
Alex Hummels
3rd
year
Advisor: Carlos Camacho
I am a vegan meat lover.
Senator
Thomas Rachman
2nd
year
Advisor: Oana Carja and Russel Schwartz
I can make a whistle out of my hands and play any song with it.
Senator
Hanxi Xiao
2nd
year
Advisor: Jishnu Das
My favorite kind of books are cook books and murder mysteries.
Ombudsperson
Roshni Bhatt
3rd
year
Advisor: Jacob Durrant
I listen to more music in languages I don't speak than in languages I do.
President
Neha Cheemalavagu
4th
year
Advisor: Rachel Gottschalk
I played soccer for 17 years.
Vice President
Monica Dayao
3rd
year
Advisor: Ziv Bar-Joseph
I went to preschool in Tokyo.
Treasurer
Andrew (Drew) McNutt
3rd
year
Advisor: David Koes
I brew my own ginger beer.
Pitt GSA Rep
Steven Smeal
3rd
year
Advisor: Robin Lee
I help make educational Youtube videos for BioZone.
CMU GSA Rep
BaDoi Phan
3rd
year
Advisor: Andreas Pfenning
I've traveled around the world in 80 days.
Student Seminar Coordinator
Stefan Andjelkovic
4th
year
Advisor: Natasa Miskov-Zivanov
I played soccer on Parker's Piece where the modern soccer rules were first defined and applied.
Social Media Chair
Marissa Di
3rd
year
Advisor: Takis Benos
I have a video playlist for cats getting baths.
Senator
Gabriella Gerlach
3rd
year
Advisor: Carlos Camacho
I ride horses.
Senator
Shahul Alam
2nd
year
Advisor: Jian Ma
I love jazz, and I've been learning jazz piano over quarantine!
Senator
Caleb Ellington
2nd
year
Advisor: Eric Xing
Last summer I spent 10 days kayaking the Tikchik river in Alaska.
Senator
Sophia Hu
2nd
year
Advisor: Jianhua Xing
I'm a black belt in karate.