Andrea Ybanez

Senator
Year: Junior (‘2023)
Major: Psychological Sciences
Minor: Human Development and Family Sciences
Hometown: Plainville, CT
Reason for Joining USG: I joined USG because I wanted to blaze a trail for success at UConn Hartford. My main mission is to make UConn Hartford a home away from home and bring together our community as a whole.
Contact Info: andrea.ybanez@uconn.edu
Favorite Quote: “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths” – Walt Disney
Office Hours: Monday 2-4 and Thursday 10-12
Salma Khalil

Senator
Year: Sophmore
Major: English
Hometown: North Haven
Reason for joining USG: To spread awareness for all the struggles that any minority groups go through and help students reach their full potential.
Email: salma.khalil@uconn.edu
Favorite quote: “Without knowledge, action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.” – Abu Bakr
Office Hours: TBD
Ananya Balaji

Senator
Year – Sophomore
Major – Allied health sciences
Hometown – South Windsor
Reason for joining USG – I am a very outgoing person and I love making friends. I love taking up responsibilities to make this place a better community and for that, I knew that USG was the right place.
Email: ananya.sujatha_balaji@uconn.edu
Favorite quote – Keep those moments of doubts, only moments. ~ Lisa Kudrow
Office hours – Monday- 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm
Gianna Oren

Senator
Year: Class of 2023
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Ellington, CT
Reason For Joining USG: I joined the undergraduate student government because I wanted to be more involved in Uconn, my goal was to join an organization that would allow me to form relationships and help improve student lives in any way possible and I felt USG would be the best fit for me.
Email: gianna.oren@uconn.edu
Favorite Quote: “Folks, I don’t trust children they’re here to replace us” -Stephen Colbert
Virtual Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday: 11 am -1 pm
Gabriella Courtois

Senator
Year – Freshman
Major – Animal Science
Hometown – Willington, CT
Reason for joining USG – I wanted to become more involved in the UConn community and get to know more people
Email: gabriella.courtois@uconn.edu
Favorite quote – “Its never to late to be what you might have been”- George Eliot
Office hours – Wednesday- 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm