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Current Officers
Current Officers
Josh Nelson
(President)
Josh Nelson
(President)
Bio & Photo coming soon
Elle Durgan (she/her)
(Vice President)
Elle Durgan (she/her)
(Vice President)
Hi! I am currently in my first year of the Human Anatomical Sciences (HAS) Master's program in Dr. Samonds lab. My research focuses on analyzing microplastics through Micro-CT. Outside of school I enjoy weightlifting, running, reading, and listening to music.
Elizabeth Andreas
Elizabeth Andreas
(Secretary)
(Secretary)
My name is Elizabeth Andreas (she/her), and I am a third-year PhD candidate focusing on human anatomical sciences in Dr. Bergan-Roller’s lab. My research explores visual learning equity and identity representation in undergraduate anatomy and physiology education.
Barsha Bhattarai
(Treasurer)
Barsha Bhattarai
(Treasurer)
Bio & Photo coming soon
Tori Larrabee
(GSA Chair)
Tori Larrabee
(GSA Chair)
Hello! I’m Tori, and I am currently a first-year PhD student in Dr. Samonds’ lab focusing on human anatomical sciences. My research interests include human anatomy, embryology, and working with cadaveric specimens.
Axel León
(Social Coordinator)
Axel León
(Social Coordinator)
Bio & Photo coming soon
Tristan Chavez
(Social Coordinator)
Tristan Chavez
(Social Coordinator)
Bio & Photo coming soon
Faculty Advisors
Faculty Advisors
Dr. Michael Henson
Dr. Michael Henson
Dr. Michael Henson is the faculty advisor for the BGSA.
Email: mhenson@niu.edu
Previous Officers
Previous Officers
2025-2026: Marissa Pezdek (President), Farzana Ehetasum Hossain (Treasurer), Elizabeth Andreas (Secretary), Tristan Chavez (Social Coordinator), Kamal Ehrlich (GSA Chair)
2024-2025: Samantha (Sam) Berk (President), Brenda Omburo (Treasurer), Panchalie Gunathunga (Secretary), Lindsey Price (Social Coordinator), Andrew Dreelin (GSA Chair)
2023-2024: Chloé Gherardi (President), Hemin Shah (Treasurer), Anna Grimenstein (Secretary), Lizzy Small (Social Coordinator), Laurie Spencer (GSA Chair)
2022-2023: Jesse Sikora (President), Cheyenne Beach (Treasurer), Chloé Gherardi (Secretary), Ellie Taylor (Ecology/Evolutionary Biology Representative), Sandesh Sharma Pandit (Cellular/Molecular Biology Representative)
2021-2022: Desirae Klimek (Co-President), Jessica Sikora (Co-President), Callie Klatt Golba (Treasurer), Brenda Kucha Anak Ganeng (Secretary), Antonio Del Vallé (Secretary), Liz Wyman (Cellular/Molecular Biology Representative), Nicholas Foster (Ecology/Evolutionary Biology Representative)
2020-2021: Christy N. Wails (President), Erin Rowland (Treasurer), Chloé Gherardi (Secretary)
2019-2020: Brenna Ritchie (President), Ellie Taylor (Treasurer), Laurie Spencer (Secretary)
2018-2019: John Vanek (President), Laurie Spencer (Treasurer), Catie Ausland (Secretary)
2017-2018: John Vanek (President), Sean Burke (Treasurer), Bandana Sharma Chapagain (Secretary)
2016-2017: Sean Burke (President, Founding Member), Jay Osvatic, Clare Kron
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