College Senators
Andrew Indomenico
eberly college senator
(805) 717-3456
Andrew is from Charles Town, WV and is a Philosophy and Physics double major. He serves on the Academic Affairs committee and is in the process of establishing a career fair for liberal arts and humanities students.
Goals:
Andrew wants to promote humanities across the university and make student voices from Eberly College heard.
Anna Witt
College of Applied human science senator
(224) 279-4432
Anna is a College Senator for the College of Applied Human Sciences. She is a senior majoring in Multiple Disciplinary Studies, composed of three minors. Anna’s minors are Child Development and Family Studies, Special Education, and Sports Coaching. Anna is a varsity volleyball coach at Trinity Christian. Anna was also selected to participate in the PALs (Peer Advisors for Leadership) Program. After graduating, Anna plans to pursue a career in the field of education, with hopes to be an elementary school teacher here in Morgantown.
Goals:
After joining the Committee on Community Engagement, Anna plans to work with the local schools in Morgantown. She hopes help local students seeking information on scholarships to attend WVU.
Anna also wants to bring awareness to the importance of educational degree programs in higher education, especially within the state of West Virginia. This awareness included bringing attention to the necessity of education to university administrators.
She also wants to hold more events to teach students about the importance of SGA and bring more recognition to its accomplishments. She would love to do tabling events at WVU and other community-based gatherings. Specifically, she would love to gain more activity from members of the College of Applied Human Sciences
Achievements:
While it is early into her term, Anna was able to sponsor a bill, voicing students concerns about the potential budgetary cuts. She was glad to see that the bill was unanimously approved by the assembly.
She hopes to see more educationally targeted legislation pass.
Garrett Oursler
Davis college senator
(304) 995-3637
Garrett is pretty involved across campus holding positions on the Faculty Sustainability Committee, Sustainable Landscaping Committee, the President of the WVU Horticulture Club, the Chair of the Davis College Advisory Board, the Chair of the SGA Strategic Initiatives Committee, a Voting Member of the SGA Bureau of Finance, and is the Sustainability Intern for Dining Services. He is very focused on advocating for the students of WVU, especially those in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Design.
Goals:
Within SGA Garrett's goal is to best advocate for the students at this university through close partnership and regular communication with University Administration. He also would like to advocate for communities across, since we as WVU are the flagship institution he believes we have an obligation to help advocate for people across the state.
Achievements:
Garrett has been in the Student Government Association for three years now, and he has focused on the topic of Sustainability. Over these few years he has worked with Dining Services to get Farmshelfs (which are coming to campus soon) and start a small scale composting program, and he has worked with the Office of Sustainability to form the Sustainable Landscaping Committee which is focused on making more pollinator friendly landscapes across campus. Lastly, this year he has focused a lot of time into advocating for students during the Academic Transformation Process, partnering with Senator Olivero to construct SGA's position and recommendations to the Office of the Provost regarding the cuts they had proposed.
Huzaifa Farooq
statler college senator
(681) 331-8519
It's been his pleasure so far to have served the Mountaineer community in numerous positions: as former President and current PR Chair of the Pakistani Students Association, as Historian of the International Students Organization, as former Coordinator of the Muslim Students Association and as a former RA in Seneca Hall. He stayed involved with his peers in the Society of Petroleum Engineering and the American Association of Drilling Engineers as well!
Goals:
Foremost, Huzaifa wishes to project the SGA into the international community both for greater opportunities for talented individuals from diverse backgrounds and as a medium of advocacy for them. Additionally, it's a plan to initiate a project to help newcomers get to learn more about the extra-curricular division of WVU!
Achievements:
Being in SGA, surrounded with such achieved individuals is an accomplishment itself, be it the assembly or his Community Engagement Committee. Being there to advocate for the student masses, as a single unit, truly makes him feel proud of where he is!
Ian Jackson
Statler college senator
(304) 661-6876
Ian is a Computer Engineering student with a minor in Mathematics. He is super involved here on campus! He is the Treasurer and Racer for the WVU Ski Team and Electronics Team Leader for the University Rover Challenge. He has professional experience working for ManTech and Apple!
Goals:
Some of Ian's goals as a Statler College Senator include increasing retention in engineering, showcasing all of the resources available in the Statler College, and incorporating industry needed skills into the curriculum.
Achievements:
Ian is proud to be a representative of the Statler College and to represent like-minded students. With his experience at Apple, he has the knowledge on what employers want to see and he wants to share that with students in engineering.
Joanna Switala
Eberly College senator
(814) 761-8282
Joanna is currently pursuing her Masters of Public Administration at West Virginia University. She obtained her Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from West Virginia University in May of 2022. She is also involved with multiple organizations on campus.
Goals:
Joanna is hoping to ensure that basic needs of all students at West Virginia University are being met.
Julia Lutman
chambers college senator
(330) 861-9311
Other than SGA, Julia is the Director of Diversity for Alpha Phi Panhellenic Sorority.
Goals:
Hopefully by the end of the year, Julia along with the other Chambers Senators will have worked closely with the AeSC Center to gravitate more students to get the help they need.
Achievements:
Julia is proud to be a part of the Strategic Initiatives Committee.
Lilly Henson
Eberly College Senator
(304) 283-2132
Lilly is very involved around campus in several student orgs such as Women in Politics and Government, The Pre-Law Society, WVU Paws, and Student Government Association. Each org showcases a different part of student life to her, such as interests within going to law school and caring for homeless animals. The volunteering, donating, and dedication has made Lilly the advocate she is, as well as the Senator she is.
Goals:
Lilly wants to involve more freshman on campus. She wants them to be in more organizations and feel confident enough to speak out for what they believe in. As a sophomore, Lilly knows what it is like to be a freshman on campus scared to join clubs and leave your dorm. Lilly wants to both see and hear these freshman and advocate for them in student and campus life.
Achievements:
Lilly was selected as a member of the Executive Selection Commitee alongside some of the other senators and was able to interview and nominate them for various Executive positions. Working alongside The President, VP, President Pro Tempore, and a Chambers College Senator during these interviews opened doors to new interactions and connections with her fellow SGA leaders. She is excited to work alongside the apprentices in the Apprentice Program and see how their input can help her legislation plans, as well as her plans for bettering the freshman experience!
Mackenzie Kaminski
Health Science College senator
(614) 282-4412
Mackenzie's involvement at WVU includes SGA and the Student Association of Public Health. She is currently involved in 3 different research projects through Health Sciences including the Department of Health Services Reasearch, Department of Epidemiology, and the Office of Human Research. She is current a senior graduating in Public Health this December with a minor in Psycology. Her future endeavors include going straight for her PhD in Epidemiology with a concentration in Infectious Diseases.
Goals:
Mackenzie wants to focus on key issues within the student body on mental health, sexual assault, and substance abuse.
Achievements:
Mackenzie is proud to be representing the health sciences college and to finally give it the representation that it needs.
Olivia Schmieder
Davis college senator
(248) 756-0948
Olivia is currently a Human Nutrition and Foods major on a Pre-Dental track here at WVU. As an out-of-state student, she is eager to become engaged with the student body and give back to the community to which she now calls home by devoting her time in a multitude of areas. Outside of her position in SGA, she is President of the Honors Student Association, Resident Assistant at Bennett Tower, Pre-Dental Club member, and WVU Olympic Sports Nutrition Fueling Station Volunteer. Within SGA, she is a Davis College Senator, Bureau of Finance Voting Member, and Academic Affairs Committee Member.
Goals:
Olivia's goals are to represent the Davis College student body’s needs and concerns, especially regarding the area of health. With her field of study being Human Nutrition, her focus will mainly be on giving back to the community and putting the student body first. She will begin by raising awareness of health/nutrition and services on campus that will contribute to a student's physical and academic performance, opportunity and success.
Achievements:
During her time in SGA, she has been a Mental Health and Well-Being Committee Member where she collaborated with the committee chair to start initiatives regarding awareness of mental-health resources around campus for students to take advantage of. She has met with the Carruth Center along with Professional Dietitians of WVU which have furthered these ideas by gaining faculty support for such proposals within the past year. In addition, she was a Bureau of Finance mentee under the 2022-2023 SGA Treasurer where she worked one-on-one with student organizations who were able to receive grants through our services, extending their ability to utilize our university's resources.
Peyton Bielinski
College of applied human sciences senator
(304) 767-5355
Peyton is a sophomore Health and Well-Being Major. He is very involved on campus, in addition to being a part of SGA he is the President of the Health and Well-Being Club, Treasurer of the Sport Management club, member of the Pre-Pt club, Red Cross Club, and HSA.
Goals:
In SGA Peyton wants to voice the needs and concerns of those in the College of Applied Humans Sciences. He plans to advocate for better resources dedicated to students' mental health and overall well-being. He also plans to make sure the students he represents know what we are trying to accomplish throughout the year, and that their input is received and used.
Achievements:
Peyton is proud to be a part of SGA because he can help make a positive impact on students' lives on campus. He also knows that working with a talented group of people can help make WVU better each and every year.
Saif Abbas
Statler college senator
(732) 856-7598
Saif is a senior Biomedical Engineering Student and is pretty involved around campus. He is also the Treasurer for Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), and he also is a Research Apprenticeship Program instructor. He has enjoyed his time at WVU and wants to make the most out of his last year, therefore he ran for Senator to make a lasting impact on WVU.
Goals:
Saif hopes to advocate for the students affected by the budget cuts and he hopes to try to create a more fostering academic environment.
Achievements:
Saif is proud that he got to teach. It was one of the most amazing experiences he has had, and he is looking forward to another good year of doing so.