 Alisha Idrees is currently a senior at the University of Colorado Denver Business School majoring in business Administration with an empahsis in Finance.Over the past three years, she has served on
student government and held various leadership positions on campus. Previously,
Alisha has served two terms as Chair of the Student Advisory Committee to the
Auraria Board (SACAB). Apart from being part of Student Government and serving
on multiple committees for the Auraria Campus, Alisha has served as a Peer
Advocate Leader in the Office of Student Life and volunteered for the Colorado
I Have a Dream Foundation. Through these opportunities Alisha has gained skills
in parliamentary procedure, resolution and policy development, and student fee
relations. Alisha’s experiences have provided her with a solid foundation to
represent the student voice on all matters that affect the students the most.As
a senator she will share her knowledge and skills, while promoting leadership
and collaboration to ultimately benefit the entire student body.
Office
Hours: Wednesday: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Alisha.Idrees@ucdenver.edu
Alisha Idrees is currently a senior at the University of Colorado Denver Business School majoring in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance. Over the past three years, she has served on student government and held various leadership positions on campus. Previously, Alisha has served two terms as Chair of the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board (SACAB). Apart from being part of Student Government and serving on multiple committees for the Auraria Campus, Alisha has served as a Peer Advocate Leader in the Office of Student Life and volunteered for the Colorado I Have a Dream Foundation. Through these opportunities Alisha has gained skills in parliamentary procedure, resolution and policy development, and student fee relations. Alisha’s experiences have provided her with a solid foundation to represent the student voice on all matters that affect the students the most.As a senator she will share her knowledge and skills, while promoting leadership and collaboration to ultimately benefit the entire student body.
Office Hours:
TBA
 Nikte H. Contreras
came to the University of Colorado Denver in the Fall of 2008. Perusing her
degree in International Studies with an emphasis on the Latin American region
along with an Ethnic Studies minor she wanted to be active in the campus
community. Nikte joined student government her second semester freshmen year in
2009. Her first two years as a senator were served in the legislative committee
to fight on current issues facing students. This past year Nikte served as a
SACAB representative holding the Attorney General position. Next year as a
senator she will bring forth resolutions that will benefit the student body. As
well as, make students aware of the legislation that impacts students, not only
what is passed within the CU Denver Student
Government Senate but also at the state and federal levels.
 Shannon Fender is a Political Science major with an emphasis in Public Policy and a Law Studies minor. She has been a senator in student government since February 2010 and served as the Chairwoman of the Legislative Committee for the 2010/2011 school year where she led the reconstruction of the UCDSGA constitution. Outside of school and SGA, Shannon has volunteered for Colorado Legal Services, a non-profit legal aid office for low income Coloradans, and interned as a Legislative Aide to CU Legal Counsel during the 2011 legislative session. Her main goals in the 2011/2012 school year are to increase CU Denver school identity and pride, assist in the revision of the CU Denver institutional fee plan, and continue to educate students about the fiscal problems facing higher education in Colorado. After graduation she hopes to attend law school and envisions her career working on public education policy in the state.
Office Hours:
Thurdays | 4:00pm-5:00pm
Shannon.Fender@UCDenver.EDU  Luke Fischer is a senior at the University of Colorado Denver. He is working on a B.A. in Criminal Justice and will graduate in the spring of 2012. He thoroughly enjoys his degree coursework and after graduation he plans to attend law school. This is Luke’s first time participating in student government and he is very excited to serve the student body of UCD. One of his goals for being a senator in UCDSGA is ensuring thathis fellow students get the most out of their time spent at UCD and that their college experience is one to remember. He looks forward to building school spirit on campus and increasing school pride among UCD students.
Office Hours:
Mondays/Wednesdays | 12:30pm-1:45pm
Luke.Fischer@UCDenver.EDU  Natalia Gayou, born and raised in El Paso, Texas, is a sophomore Public Health major on the Denver Bound Scholarship for out-of-state students. This is her second year serving in Student Government, having served as the Vice-Chair for the Freshmen Council of last year. She hopes to encourage and promote a sense of community and maintain awareness of the incredible diversity found in our school. She strives to help students become more involved on campus and work with her fellow senators to provide the student population with the things they want to see. She hopes her experience as president of an honor society and her participation in various leadership conferences will help her in providing all this and more to the students who make this institution what it is.
Office Hours:
Mondays/Wednesdays | 11:00am-1:45pm
Natalia.Gayou@UCDenver.EDU
 Ekram Ismael is currently a Senator in SGA because she loves to interact with other students and wants to advocate for those that have no voice. As an elected official, Ekram hopes to modify and reinforce the current rules and regulations, while also strengthening the level of student engagement on this campus and establishing a healthy student/administration relationship.
In the past, Ekram has been an active member and has held positions in many student organizations including CoPIRG, the Muslim Student Association, Junior Black Chamber of Commerce, and the African Student Union. When she’s not busy with school and work, Ekram enjoys volunteering, reading and white water rafting.
Office Hours:
Mondays/Wednesdays | 12:30pm-1:45pm
Ekram.Ismael@UCDenver.EDU  Yiyi Jiang a senior student at the CU Denver pursuing a bachelor degree in economics and a minor in mathematics. She is serving the Student Government Association of CU Denver as a senator for her second year. Her objective as a member of SGA is to have more interactions with the student body, listening to their voices and dealing with their difficulties. Her goal is to improve the CU Denver community for all.
Yiyi is also a Math tutor at the CU Denver MERC Lab, a Lab monitor at the CU Denver Computer Lab, and the co-founder and former secretary of Intercultural Club Beijing. She enjoys getting involved in school activities, and she believes in knowing the needs of students, and learning what the team of S+ can do as SGA officials to make better improvements for them.
Office Hours:
Wednesdays | 10:00am-11:00am
Yiyi.2.Jiang@UCDenver.EDU  Leialoha Johnson-Hagmoc is a freshman at University of Colorado Denver and is majoring in Music with an emphasis in Music Industry Studies. She is honored to be a part of Freshman Council as a Freshman senator, and looks forward to a very eventful, busy, and rewarding year. Leialoha wants to be a voice for the class of 2015, and will take their questions, concerns, and ideas to heart. One of her main goals this year is to help foster a sense of school spirit among the class of 2015, while create unity among the class, as well as the rest of the school. She is involved in many different organizations and causes on campus and hopes to encourage other Freshmen to take advantage of the resources available on campus.
Office Hours:
TBA
Leialoha.Johnson-Hagmoc@UCDenver.EDU
Michael
Gruber is a modern day philanthropist and entrepreneur. Michael will be a
junior at the University of Colorado Denver and is pursuing a degree in
business with emphasis in Financial Management and a minor in Risk Management
and Insurance. This will be his first year in student government and he seems
overly excited about the university and its future. Michael has an overwhelming
passion for the university to establish a unique identity. In student government he hopes to listen
to student’s concerns and feels that he is very relatable to the student body
of the university and looks forward to representing them.
 Alex Hubert is a Senior at the
University of Colorado Denver with a major in biology and a minor in
astrophysics. This is Alex’s second term in student government. In his off time
Alex enjoys volunteering, climbing, hiking, bicycling, Denver cruisers,
kickball, listening to TED talks and generally being involved in the community.
He is a proud five year navy veteran and likes to spend time small talking with
other veterans in the new veteran student services office in the Tivoli when he
can. Alex got involved in student government to learn more about the challenges
faced by all kinds of students in the Auraria campus community and hopes that
his position in student government can make a positive impact in the quality of
life of students and direction of CU Denver for veteran and non-veteran
students alike.
Office
Hours: Tues
12:20-1:20pm
Jenny
Kim is a Sophomore at CU-Denver. This is her second year on student government.
Last year she was a freshmen senator and from her experiences has been able to
move into a voting position. She does Tae Kwon Do on campus and also works with
the students as a Resident Assistant at Campus Village at Auraria. She enjoys spending
time with students and helping them in their goals of building community and
making the college experience memorable. She is always willing to listen and
give students the power they need to succeed.
Office Hours:
Tuesday : 02.00 pm - 3.00pm
Thursday: 03:30pm - 4:30pm
jennifer.kim@ucdenver.edu
Tyler,
a freshman at the University of Colorado Denver, is majoring in biology. He hopes to attend medical school to one day
become a successful surgeon. Coming
from a small town in Rhode Island, he is a long way from home. He enjoys playing lacrosse, getting lost in
the city, and has even attended junior Olympics. Having worked with his high school peer-helping
group in the past, he looks forward to his future with Student Government. This year, Tyler plans to extend his
knowledge of CU Denver, to encourage unfamiliar faces to get involved, and to
better himself through the wonderful people he plans to meet.
Office Hours:
Mon
330-4 Tue 2-3 Wed 330-4
Isioma
Egbune is a junior at the Universi ty of Colorado Denver and is majoring in
Chemistry. She is a finance senator and looking forward to serving her third
year in Student Government. When I think of what I believe in, it brings me
back to my dreams. There’s a famous quote by Eleanor Roosevelt, "The
future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." I
completely accept as true that the person I am today rooted from my
dreams." I have a dream for this year and I can’t wait to see them evolve.
Office Hours:
R 2:00-3:00
 Zach
Lubline was born September 27, 1993, in Denver, Colorado. He grew up in
Littleton near Columbine High School, which he attended and graduated from in
2012. In K12, he excelled in academics and was especially interested in writing
and the social sciences. Zach was involved in the theatrical arts in middle and
high school, performing in many leading roles. His theatrical career culminated
in the writing and directing of his own dramatic one act play and in starring
in and choreographing the musical for Columbine. Yet Zach left the theater
behind in order to pursue a degree in Philosophy and an eventual goal of
becoming a medical doctor. He feels that helping people is his inherent purpose
in this life and hopes to save and change lives one day. He hopes a combined
degree in Philosophy and Medicine will help him to become not only a good
doctor, but a good person as his life continues to unfold. Zach is currently
attending the University of Colorado at Denver, where he now lives and studies
full time.
Office Hours: Thursday, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Was
born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She is a sophomore at the University of
Colorado Denver. Throughout school, she continues to work hard and help guide
fellow students. As of now, she is majoring in Political Science and minoring
in Law Studies. Her hopes are to go to Law School once she graduates from CU
Denver, and become a lawyer in the future. Sharice has done a lot of activities
and participated in clubs on campus since the start of her first semester in
college. She also worked within the community; working with the food bank and
within retirement homes to bring joy to the elderly, through a variety of songs
and games. She has also done a lot on campus to help the student body, and will
continue to do so as one of UCD’s new senators of the finance and funding
committee. She hopes to create change within student government, and from there
outreach to many of the students on campus. She wants to show the students that
student government cares about their problems, and that the SGA office is there
for students to bring forth their problems. She is working to make change with
the students in mind. She also wants to encourage an inviting environment, and
cooperation with student groups on campus.
Office Hours:
Mondays at 9-10:45am
Natalie Ta is currently a Senior at
the University of Colorado Denver and is majoring in Public Health with a minor
in Leadership Studies through the University of Honors and Leadership Program.
Natalie is hoping to use her previous Student Government and leadership
experience to better represent the student body's voice. She hopes to plan fun
events and finish the mascot process set forth last year by the previous Chair
of Events. Natalie is honored to serve as your Chair of Events and Planning for
the school year of 2012-2013.
Office Hours:Mondays 10am-11am;
Thursdays 11am-12pm
 Lubna
Mazin is a second year student pursing a major in biology and a minor in
chemistry and leadership studies. She hopes to eventually have a career in
medicine, leaning towards sub-specializing in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is
a University Honors and Leadership Scholar. This is her second year serving on
UCDSGA as a senator, having served on the Freshmen Council her freshmen year.
She hopes to encourage school spirit and encourage people to get involved in
order to have a community feel to the campus. Last year not only did she serve
on UCDSGA she was also a part of the campus village community council serving
as media relations, social chair of the University Honors and Leadership club,
and participated in Cheerleading and Dance at Metropolitan State University of
Denver. As a sophomore she has help start the competitive cheer and dance club
at CU Denver. She hopes to bring knowledge from her past experiences to help
provide a tight knit campus for her fellow students.
Office Hours:
Thursday
2 - 4 pm
Rebecca Elmore is in her senior year as
a Communications major at the University of Colorado Denver. She hopes to
pursue a career in investigative journalism focusing on human trafficking and
corporate responsibility. Raised on the island of Guam in the South Pacific,
she has a deep appreciation for the multiculturalism and diversity offered on
our campus. The second oldest of five girls, Rebecca has always credited her
confidence, drive, and creativity to her close-knit family. She takes pride in
the fact that she and her sisters are bi-racial and challenges the stereotypes
placed on today's women in power by maintaining leadership roles in various
clubs on campus. This is Rebecca’s first term in student government and she looks
forward to serving the finance and funding committee with dedication and
devotion as well as serving the student body’s needs to the fullest. As the
University of Colorado Denver continues to evolve, she envisions a more
involved and united campus.
Office Hours: Tuesday: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM
 Thomas A. Oduro is a JUNIOR at UCDenver pursing
a degree in Public Health. He’s a very outgoing and easy to get along with. As
a Senator for Events and Planning, Thomas hopes to get students involved in
campus events, activities, and school spirit. He intends to make the college
experience one that you’ll never forget.
"Dedicate your life to a cause greater than yourself, and your life will
become a glorious romance and adventure." Mack Douglas
Office Hours: MON & WED 1:00PM - 3:00PM
 My name is Gordon Nytes and I am a 21 year old
Marketing Major at the University of Colorado Denver. Although I have lived in
Colorado most of my life, I was born in Falls Church, Virginia and moved to
Littleton just before my first birthday. Growing up I was incredibly active and
almost immediately after learning to walk participated in basically any sport
my mother would allow me to, before finally branching off and sticking to
hockey which would be a passion I continue to carry with me to this day. After
five years of being an only child, I was blessed with a younger brother named
Patrick who although made me share the attention, ended up becoming one of my
best friends. My mother and father made sure to bring us up by teaching us
strong Catholic values as well as the importance of family both of which I hold
close to me to this day. I graduated from Dakota Ridge High School in 2009 and
initially attended The University of Northern Colorado for my first year of
college before transferring to CU Denver in the fall of 2010. One of the things
I am most proud of is starting the Ice Hockey team at CU Denver which also
happened to be the first sports program in the history of the University. It
has been an honor to represent the school on and off the ice as one of the
first student athletes. If elected to
the Senate position, I hope to continue to promote the development of athletic
programs here at the University as well as meet new people and bring an upbeat,
charismatic attitude to the SGA program.
Office Hours:
Monday’s
– 12:30-3:30
gordon.nytes@ucdenver.edu
 Desiree Valdez is a sophomore at CU Denver. This will be her second year serving as a CU Denver Senator and she plans on earning a degree in Criminal Justice. Currently, she is a Gates Millennium Scholar and loves to help out people in any way that she can. She is very versatile and enjoys playing and watching sports, volunteering in the community, box at D-town boxing, and hanging out with family and friends. She is very excited and feels privileged to serve as a student voice and representative for CU Denver.
Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday | 12:30pm-1:45pm
Desiree.Valdez@UCDenver.EDU Desiree Valdez is a sophomore at CU Denver. This will be her second year serving as a CU Denver Senator and she plans on earning a degree in Criminal Justice. Currently, she is a Gates Millennium Scholar and loves to help out people in any way that she can. She is very versatile and enjoys playing and watching sports, volunteering in the community, box at D-town boxing, and hanging out with family and friends. She is very excited and feels privileged to serve as a student voice and representative for CU Denver.
Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday | 12:30pm-1:45pm
Desiree.Valdez@UCDenver.EDU |
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