Main Branches
The Student Union’s five main branches (Executive Board, Allocations Board, Senate, Treasury, and Judiciary) are responsible for carrying out a wide variety of critical functions meant to enhance students’ quality of life at our university.
First and foremost, Union members are all campus leaders and advocates. We represent the needs of a diverse student body by working collaboratively on a variety of individual and group initiatives, and by meeting regularly with senior university administrators. Additionally, the Allocations Board allocates over $2.1 million, or 1% of all students’ tuition (otherwise known as the “Student Activities Fund” – SAF) to over 150 student-run clubs and campus organizations, all of which are recognized and supported by the Union Senate.
This year, the Union will be focusing specifically on issues related to affordability, diversity and inclusion, outreach, transparency and accountability of both the Union and administration, and campus pride. We hope to have you join us as we help move Brandeis forward to its next stage of excellence!
Executive Board Members
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Peyton Gillespie, he/him, President
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Nicholas Kanan, he/him, Vice President
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Carol Kornworcel, she/her, Secretary
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Tyler Carruth, he/him, Chief of Staff
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Noah Risley, they/them, Chief Justice
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Lexi Lazar, she/her, Allocations Board Co-Chair
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Elisha Gordan, he/him, Allocations Board Co-Chair
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Maggie Chang, she/her, Co-Head Treasurer
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Emily Adelson, she/her, Co-Head Treasurer
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Inaara Gilani, she/her, Senior Representative to the Board of Trustees
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Shelley Polanco, she/her, Junior Representative to the Board of Trustees
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Rani Balakrishna, she/her, Undergraduate Diversity & Inclusion Officer
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Evelyn Bagley, they/them, Director of Residential Life
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Clay Napurano, he/him, Director of Health and Wellness
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Hana Klempnauer Miller, she/her, Director of Accessibility
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Emma Fiesinger, she/her, Director of Community Engagement
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Monica Aponte, she/her, Director of Sexual Assault Awareness
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Bonnie Chen, she/her, Director of Academic Affairs
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Carol Kornworcel, she/her, Director of Media and Outreach
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Ana Delfina Mejia, she/her, Director of Sustainability and Climate Justice
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Sofia Reiss, she/her, In House Counsel
Allocations Board Members
The Brandeis University Student Union Allocations Board is the branch of the Brandeis University Student Union that is responsible for the distribution of the Student Activities Fee (SAF) to clubs and organizations on campus. Along with the Senate, Executive, Judiciary, and Treasury, A-Board is committed to serving the undergraduate student body at Brandeis.
- Lexi Lazar (she/her) & Elisha Gordan (he/him), Co-Chairs
- Jacqueline Floro, she/her, 1-Year Term
- Seema Nepal, she/her, 1-Year Term
- Sara Motoyama, she/her, Racial Minority Representative
- Myla Indigaro, she/her, 3-Semester Term
- Cindy Chi, she/her, 1-Year Term
- Rashail Wasim, he/him, 1-Year Term
- Cameron Sherman, he/him, 1-Year Term
- Aaron Klein, he/him, 1-Year Term
Senate Members
- Nicholas Kanan, he/him, Senate President
- Chloe Doonan, she/her, Senator at Large
- Lyla Chereau, she/her, Senator at Large
- Tako Mikhelashvili, she/her, Senator at Large
- Koby Gottlieb, he/him, International Student Senator
- Divam Gupta, he/him, Racial Minority Senator
- Rachel Gao, she/her, Racial Minority Senator
- Vivian Hamui, she/her, MKTYP Senator
- Matthew Norris, he/him, Mid Year Senator
- Jessie Wu, she/her, 2023 Class Senator
- Ivy Tran, she/her, 2023 Class Senator
- Zev Carlyle, he/him, 2024 Class Senator
- Sahil Muthuswami, he/him, 2024 Class Senator
- Erica Hwang, she/her, 2025 Class Senator
- James Brosgol, he/him, 2025 Class Senator
- Tyler Johnson, he/him, 2026 Class Senator
- Tyler Hupart, he/him, 2026 Class Senator
- Eve Begelman, she/her, North Quad Senator
- Vivienne Scott, she/her, Massell Quad Senator
- Chana Thomas, she/her, Skyline/Rosenthal Quad Senator
- Sherry Tao, she/her, East Quad Senator
- Jeffrey Kuang, he/him, Charles River Quad Senator
- David Cahn, he/him, Foster Mods Quad Senator
- Kai Kibilko, he/him, Village/567 South St. Quad Senator
- Eamonn Golden, he/him, Ziv/Ridgewood Quad Senator
- Kelly Lei, she/her, Off Campus Senator
Judiciary Board Members
- Noah Risley, they/them, Chief Justice
- Max Lerner, he/they, Associate Justice
- Farishta Ali, she/her, Associate Justice
- Alyssa Golden, she/her, Associate Justice
- Zachary Miller, he/him, Associate Justice
- Jenna Lewis, she/her, Clerk of the Court
Treasury Members
- Maggie Chang (she/her) and Emily Adelson (she/her), Co-Head Treasurers
- Emily Zhu, she/her, Deputy Treasurer
- Manny Cohen, he/him, Deputy Treasurer
- Lauren Barkley, she/her, Deputy Treasurer
- Sabrina Goldsmith, she/her, Deputy Treasurer
- Aryan Nijawan, he/him, Deputy Treasurer
- Esther Eisenstat, she/her, Deputy Treasurer
- Noah Levy, he/him, Assistant Treasurer
- Xan Maddock-Mark, he/him, Assistant Treasurer
Other Union Representative Members
- Inaara Gilani, she/her, Senior Representative to the Board of Trustees
- Shelley Polanco, she/her, Junior Representative to the Board of Trustees
- Carolina Jacobs, she/her, Representative to CEEF
- Ariel Schultz, he/him, Representative to CEEF
- Daniel Hariyanto, he/him, Senior Representative to the Alumni Association
- Thabang Siyabonga Kamatona, he/him, Junior Representative to the Alumni Association
- Aman Qutab, she/her, Representative to the BSF Board
- Ana Loza Perez, she/her, Representative to the BSF Board
- Tasha Epstein, she/her, Senior Representative to the UCC
- Mar Manolioudaki, she/her, Junior Representative to the UCC
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