Alexander Weinstein
Long School of Medicine
Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
The President's Student Advisory Council is a group of undergraduate thought leaders who provide diverse insights into the student experience at UTSA. Through regular dialogues with the President, the Council offers feedback on student priorities and acts as a sounding board for new ideas and university strategic initiatives.
Current Members
Alina Garcia
History
Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Hometown: Alamo, Texas
Aubree Perkins
School of Public Health
Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Belicia Vasquez
Global Affairs
Term: Fall 2024 - Spring 2026
Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas
Benicio Gonzales
Electrical Engineering
Term: Fall 2024 - Spring 2026
Hometown: Melissa, Texas
Brooke Heche
School of Nursing
Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Hometown: Pierceton, Indiana
Chizitere Ohaji
Biochemistry
Term: Spring 2024 - Fall 2025
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Diamond Gomez
Criminal Justice & Criminology
Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas
Diego Barron
Multidisciplinary Studies
Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Hometown: El Paso, Texas
Erik Merchant
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Esther Adedipie
Computeer Engineering
Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Hometown: Cypress, Texas
Fabian Cienfuegos
Finance & Economics
Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Hamsi Nathan
School of Dentistry
Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Henriette Balinda
School of Public Health
Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Jaclyn Lerma
Physics
Term: Spring 2024 - Fall 2025
Hometown: Bloomington, Texas
Jonah Espinoza
Economics, Politics and Law
Term: Fall 2024 - Spring 2026
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Journie Graham
Biomedical Engineering Finance
Term: Fall 2024 - Spring 2026
Hometown: Jarrell, Texas
Karin Huynh
Computer Science
Term: Fall 2024 - Spring 2026
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Lyriq Castillo
Global Affairs
Term: Fall 2024 - Spring 2026
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Meredith Slimp
Chemistry
Term: Fall 2024 - Spring 2026
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Michael Garcia
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Term: Fall 2024 - Spring 2026
Hometown: Round Rock, Texas
Patrick Hughes
Mechanical Engineering
Term: Spring 2024 - Fall 2025
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Sahana Babu
Neuroscience
Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Salvatore LaCorte
Mechanical Engineering
Term: Spring 2024 - Fall 2025
Hometown: Santa Ana, California
Structure
The council meets 3 - 4 times a semester with President Eighmy to discuss topics pertinent to the UTSA student experience. Council members may occasionally be requested to attend special meetings or events to gather input or share their perspective.
Membership
The Council is comprised of 25 undergraduate students representing various academic programs, co-curricular experiences and demographic backgrounds.
Members serve a one or two-year term.
Structure
Georgina Martinez
Deputy Chief of Staff
Office of the President
Phone: 210-458-4265
Email: georgina.martinez@utsa.edu
Nomination Process
All sophomores or juniors in good academic standing are eligible for nomination to the Council. All student nominations must be forwarded to the president by a college dean or other designated members of the administration.
Nominated students will then be asked to complete an online application form, requiring a resume and statement of interest. All applicants will be reviewed by the Office of the President, and finalist interviews will take place to determine final appointments.
All interested students can be nominated by the dean of their academic college or by one of the other campus administrators listed below.
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Eric Brey |
Lisa Campos |
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Lynne Cossman |
Mario Torres |
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Lisa Firmin |
Jill Fleuriet |
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Glenn Martinez |
Carlos Martinez |
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Jianwei Niu |
LT Robinson |
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Jonathon Halbesleben |
Heather Shipley |
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Stephanie Santorico |