The House consists of elected delegates for each internal Congressional Committee. There are seven BSG Congressional Committees: Student Advocacy, Academic Affairs, Community Affairs, Diversity, Organizational Review Board, Sustainability, and the Public Relations Board. Membership of Congressional Committees is made up of both Class Senators and House Delegates.
Academic Committee
The purpose of this committee is to handle issues related to faculty, classes, scheduling, curricula, student-professor relationships and other academically related topics.
CHAIR: Alma Ledwidge (she/her/hers)
SENATORS:
Juliana Fedorko (she/her/hers)
Sophie McTigue (she/her/hers)
Dipesh Bhattarai (he/him/they)
Caroline Healy (she/her/hers)
Aaron Lavan (he/him/his)
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
Sophia Stafford (she/her/hers)
Tyiler Blume (she/her/hers)
Kailyn Donahue (she/her/hers)
Advocacy Committee
The purpose of this committee is to cover the evaluation, assessment and improvement of every aspect of student life that is not academically related.
CHAIR: Mia Mezger (she/her/hers)
SENATORS:
Matt Van Bloem (he/him/his)
Austin Alvarez (he/him/his)
Madison Toolan (she/her/hers)
Brendan Baganski (he/him/his)
Kayleigh Miller (she/her/hers)
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
Kristina Lanzieri (she/her/hers)
Shah Asghar (he/him/his)
Jaiden Myers (he/him/his)
Community Committee
The purpose of this committee is to strengthen relationships between the students and the Lewisburg community, thereby improving overall town-gown relations.
CHAIR: Becca Hunchak (she/her/hers)
SENATORS:
Maddie MacKay (she/her/hers)
India Smith (she/her/hers)
Stephen Vumbacco (he/him/his)
Brenna Paxton (she/her/hers)
Alex Carrillo (he/him/his)
Richard Perez (he/him/his)
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
Pippa Thomas (she/her/hers)
Nick Marotta (he/him/his)
Diversity Committee
The purpose of this committee is to unite members of Bucknell’s diverse communities and BSG to create a forum charged with identifying key diversity related needs on campus. The committee will further the Plan for Bucknell’s pledge to enhance diversity in all its forms through the co-sponsorship of programs and initiatives that will raise awareness for the various elements that exist on campus which make us diverse.
CHAIR: Malika Ali (she/her/hers)
SENATORS:
Valeria Lopez (she/her/hers)
Maimouna Diarra (she/her/hers)
Josiah Kwok (he/him/his)
Ava Kuehn (she/her/hers)
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
Kekoa Quisano (he/him/his)
Camille Wilson (she/her/hers)
Sustainability Committee
The purpose of this committee is to promote sustainability efforts on campus. This may be related, but is not limited, to the promotion of: ecological health of campus and surrounding communities, fair and equitable societies, and responsible management of financial resources.
CHAIR: Jolie Karen (she/her/hers)
SENATORS:
Elliot Kilgallen (she/her/hers)
Ella Miller (she/her/hers)
Brennan Lane (he/him/his)
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
Kristie Semanchik (she/her/hers)
Walter Baron (he/him/his)
Lauren Sanford (she/her/hers)
Executive Committee
The purpose of the Executive Committee is to create a space for the executive board, presidents of each senate, as well as the leaders of each committee to meet together and provide updates on what each group is doing as well as discussing upcoming resolutions or bylaws being presented.
EXECUTIVE BOARD:
Michael Meskos (he/him/his)
Tess Korten (she/her/hers)
Lexi Ross (she/her/hers)
Charlene Bui (she/her/hers)
PRESIDENTS:
Gabby Segura-Suarez (she/her/hers)
Ben Leone (he/him/his)
Henry Keuleman (he/him/his)
Amalia Benenati (she/her/hers)
COMMITTEE CHAIRS:
Alma Ledwidge (she/her/hers)
Mia Mezger (she/her/hers)
Becca Hunchak (she/her/hers)
Malika Ali (she/her/hers)
Jolie Karen (she/her/hers)
Organizational Review Board
The purpose of this committee is to act as the liaison between student organizations and BSG. This committee oversees the recognition and budget appointment of all student organizations and works for the betterment and efficiency of all student organizations.
CHAIR: Tess Korten (she/her/hers)
SENATORS:
Wyatt King (he/him/his)
Vivien Forthman (she/her/hers)
Isa Segura-Suarez (she/her/hers)
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
Viola Lin (she/her/hers)
Kelly Trinh (she/her/hers)
Gwen Foley (she/her/hers)
Caroline Keller (she/her/hers)
The Public Relations Board
The purpose of this committee is to act as the informational link between BSG and the student body as well as handling public relations, advertising, and forming partnerships with other organizations and departments on campus to promote student engagement. The VP Admin and the VP of each class sit on the PR Board.
CHAIR: Lexi Ross (she/her/hers)
CLASS VP’S:
Valoria Maslin (she/her/hers)
Victoria Semenov (she/her/hers)
Liam Kennedy (he/him/his)
Keegan Munoz (he/him/his)
Finance Committee
The purpose of this committee is oversee the funding of all clubs. Members of this committee holding a voting position and have the power to approve funding for clubs requesting it. This committee consists of the BSG executive board, senators, as well as at-large members.
CHAIR: Charlene Bui (she/her/hers)
MEMBERS:
Michael Meskos (he/him/his)
Tess Korten (she/her/hers)
Lexi Ross (she/her/hers)
Reid Winter (he/him/his)
Sam Turovets (he/him/his)
