2024-25 Board Members
Co-Chairs
Rui Yuan
she/her
Senior
Rui majored in Sociology and History of Public Policy and Law. She is from Wuhan, China and Carmel, Indiana. Her hobbies include cooking, playing instruments and traveling.
Billy Wu
he/him
Senior
Billy was Political Science major who minored in History. He hails from Shanghai, China. Reading, rowing, gaming, playing the guitar and interior design are his hobbies.
Secretary
Byeongchan Kim
he/him
Senior
Byeongchan majored in Political Science and Economics. He is from Seoul, South Korea and enjoys many physical activities. A fun fact about Byeongchan is that he once broke his ankle when skateboarding.
Treasurer
Frank Zhang
he/him
Junior
Frank is double-majoring in Film and Media Studies and Communication. His hometown is Qingdao, China. Frank likes drawing, cooking and rhythm games.
Communications Director
Yoyo Na Huang
she/her
Sophomore
Yoyo is a Writing and Literature major in the College of Creative Studies. She is from Wuxi, China and spent a part of her childhood in suburban Las Vegas, Nevada. She enjoys painting, hiking and discussing politics.
Special Projects Officers
Sofia Cruz Barragan
she/her
Sophomore
Sofia is studying Psychological and Brain Sciences. She is from California’s Bay Area and loves baking bread and macarons.
Mariam Ghallab
she/her
Junior
Mariam majored in Political Science. She comes from Hacienda Heights, California. She enjoys Model United Nations, soccer and conducting research on Zodiac signs.
Qingyue (Jenny) Li
she/her
Junior
Jenny is a Financial Mathematics and Statistics and Economics and Accounting double major and an Education Studies minor. Hailing from Shanghai, China, she loves traveling, tasting food from all over the world and watching the sun rise and set.
Mental Health Advocate
Suyan Wang
she/her
Sophomore
Suyan is a Sociology and History of Public Policy double major. She is from Thousand Oaks, California and Nanjing, China. Her hobby is playing the electric bass guitar.
International Senators (Senate Liaisons)
Sandy Ganesh
she/her
Junior
Ella Yu
she/her
Junior
Ella was a Communication and German double major who also minored in Professional Writing. She is from Shanghai and grew up in a multilingual environment. She likes pilates, golf, cooking and baking.
A.S. Advisor
Timothy Grigsby
he/him/his
timothyg@as.ucsb.edu
Timothy has a BA in Psychology and an MA in Education, and serves as GGC’s staff advisor. This year he hopes to support students to deliver programs and awareness that center sustainability and wellness. A fun fact about Timothy is that he has lived on three continents!