Meet Our Team


Chesley Rowlett
President
3rd Year, PhD
Chemistry
3rd Year, PhD
Chemistry


Sagnika Ghosh
Vice President
5th Year, PhD
Biochemistry
5th Year, PhD
Biochemistry


Lauren Blankenship
Treasurer
2nd Year, PhD
Chemistry
2nd Year, PhD
Chemistry


Scheherzad Alvi
Secretary
5th Year, PhD
Chemistry
5th Year, PhD
Chemistry


Gabrielle Risica
Public Relations Chair
4th Year, PhD
Chemistry
4th Year, PhD
Chemistry


Rachelle Pedersen
Outreach Chair
2nd Year, PhD
Teaching, Learning and Culture
2nd Year, PhD
Teaching, Learning and Culture


Nandini Kundu
Corporate Affairs Chair
6th Year, PhD
Chemistry
6th Year, PhD
Chemistry


Gayle Z. Bornovski
Finance Committee Chair
3rd Year, PhD
Chemistry
3rd Year, PhD
Chemistry


Khushboo Rastogi
Scholarship Chair
3rd Year, PhD
Genetics
3rd Year, PhD
Genetics


Tia Dunbar
GPSG - 1st Representative
2nd Year, MSc.
Soil and Crop Sciences
2nd Year, MSc.
Soil and Crop Sciences


Neha Deshpande
GPSG - 2rd Representative
5th Year, PhD
Biochemistry
5th Year, PhD
Biochemistry


Emma Foster
SWE Liason
3rd Year, MSc.
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
3rd Year, MSc.
Biological and Agricultural Engineering


Dr. Derya Akleman
Faculty Advisor
Assistant Dean for Diversity
and College Climate
College of Science
Director of MS Programs
Department of Statistics
Instructional Associate Professor
Department of Statistics
Assistant Dean for Diversity
and College Climate
College of Science
Director of MS Programs
Department of Statistics
Instructional Associate Professor
Department of Statistics


Rhiannon Kliesing
Co-Advisor
Assistant Director for Educational Outreach & Women’s Programs
College of Science
Assistant Director for Educational Outreach & Women’s Programs
College of Science