Senators

Do you know who is representing you in the Student Government Association? Here is your chance! If you have any questions, concerns or comments you would like SGA to be aware of, find one of your Senators below and don't hesitate to reach out.

Executive Committee

Natalia Penaloza

President

napenalo@utmb.edu

Mohanad Albayyaa

Vice President

maalbayy@utmb.edu

Emmanuel Ebirim

Treasurer

ecebirim@utmb.edu

Kyle Nuss

Jasper Nuss

Secretary

kenuss@utmb.edu

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Emily Cwiklik

emcwikli@utmb.edu

Kirsten Littlefield

Sr. Chair- Fieldhouse and Intramurals
kilittle@utmb.edu

John Sealy School of Medicine

Physician Assistant Program

PA seats are open at this time

MD Program: Class of 2025

Sneha Gajarla

sngajarl@utmb.edu

Nikhil Manuel

nsmanuel@utmb.edu

MD Program: Class of 2026

Cynthia Okafor

cyokafor@utmb.edu

Gabe Rivera

gjrivera@utmb.edu

Andrew Thornton

Sr. Chair- Sustainability
anthornt@utmb.edu

MD Program: Class of 2027

Saketh Amasa

saamasa@utmb.edu

Thierry Kochkarian

thkochka@utmb.edu

Ruth Simpson

rusimpso@utmb.edu

MD Program: Class of 2028

MS1 seats are open at this time

JSSOM Senator At Large

Chris Doan

cddoan@utmb.edu