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Meet our Faculty Advisors and Board Members! Feel free to reach out with any questions!
Adriana Garber
Vice-President, Microbiology, 2025
adrianagarbe@umass.edu
Karina Yee
President, Biology, 2025
kpyee@umass.edu
Sushmita Emani
Secretary, Microbiology, 2027
semani@umass.edu
Ananya Desai
Treasurer, Biology, 2026
ananyadesai@umass.edu
Gurnoor Kaur
Liaison, Biology, 2026
gurnoorkaur@umass.edu
Aishwarya Prakki
Liaison, Biomedical Eng, 2027
aprakki@umass.edu
Dr. Laura Francis
Department of Biology, Faculty Advisor
lifranci@umass.edu
Dr. Rosa Moscarella
Department of Biology, Faculty Advisor
rmoscarella@umass.edu
Tanmaya Mahesh
Events Coordinator, Biology, 2026
tmahesh@umass.edu
Emma Johnson
Events Coordinator, Biology, 2025
egjohnson@umass.edju
Dante Eschleman
Events Coordinator, Environmental Science, 2027
deschleman@umass.edu
Anjali Vittal
Public Relations, Biology, 2025
avittal@umass.edu
Jen Silva
Public Relations, Biology, 2025
jbsilva@umass.edu
Penny Reynolds
Public Relations, Microbiology, 2027
pereynolds@umass.edu
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