Leadership & Staff

President's Student Advisory Council

The President's Student Advisory Council is a group of student thought leaders from across the university's academic colleges and health professional schools who provide insight into the student experience. 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

Aamir Zulfiqar

College of Liberal & Fine Arts

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Hometown: Pakistan

Alina Garcia

College of Liberal & Fine Arts

Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2027

Hometown: Alamo, Texas

Andrew Lam

Long School of Medicine

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2027

Ashley Peel

School of Nursing

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2027

Hometown: Melissa, Texas

Charlotte Stone

Alvarez College of Business/College of Sciences

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Dani Martinez

College of Education and Human Development

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Darik Pratt

Klesse College of Engineering & Integrated Design

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Hometown: Rio Grande City, Texas

David Martinez

Alvarez College of Business

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Diamond Gomez

College for Health, Community, & Policy

Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2027

Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas

Devin Rodriguez

College of AI, Cyber & Computing

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Hometown: Panama City, Panama

Dominique DuPreez

College for Health, Community, & Policy

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Ellison Morgan

College for Health, Community, & Policy

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Esther Adedipe

College of AI, Cyber & Computing

Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2027

Hometown: Cypress, Texas

Fabian Cienfuegos

Alvarez College of Business

Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2027

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Francis Kolo

School of Public Health

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2027

Grace Henderson

College of Sciences

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Jayren Patterson

Klesse College of Engineering & Integrated Design

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Hometown: Alvin, Texas

Lauren Wolff

College of Sciences

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Hometown: Kerrville, Texas

Madeleine Flett

Alvarez College of Business

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Hometown: Spring, Texas

Minh Doan

College of AI, Cyber & Computing

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Hometown: Vietnam

Natalie Pfluger

School of Dentistry

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2027

Parker New

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2027

Raquel Escobedo

School of Public Health

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2027

Sahana Babu

College of Sciences

Term: Fall 2025 - Spring 2027

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Toby Skaria

College of Sciences

Term: Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Past Members

View Past Council Members

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 made up of 25 undergraduate, graduate and health professional students representing various academic programs, co-curricular experiences and backgrounds.

Members serve a one- or two-year term.

Contact

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.

Eric Brey Dean, Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design	Lisa Campos Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics and Athletics Director
Lynne Cossman Dean, College of Health, Community and Policy	Mario Torres Dean, College of Education and Human Development
Lisa Firmin UTSA Military Liaison, Veteran and Military Affairs	Jill Fleuriet Vice Provost for Honors Education
Glenn Martinez Dean, College of Liberal and Fine Arts	Carlos Martinez Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President for Institutional Strategic Planning, Compliance Risk Management, Office of the President
Jianwei Niu Dean, University College	LT Robinson Senior Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Jonathon Halbesleben Dean, Carlos Alvarez College of Business	Heather Shipley Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Stephanie Santorico Dean, College of Sciences