Student Affairs Committee Info

Mission Statement The student affairs committee is focused on using the students' voices in order to, over time, create solutions and policies that improve the overall student experience as well as educate the student body as to how they themselves can make a change. 
Meeting Time and Location Time: Thursday, 10am - 11am

Location: tbd

Joining Our Committee  If you are interested in joining the Student Affairs Committee please submit an application to our committee.

If you missed a meeting, you can access the committee meeting minutes here!

Romina Flores Diaz

Chair of Student Affairs

Class Year: 2026

Major: Political Science & Cognitive Science

Hometown: Hamden

Reason for Joining USG: I joined USG with the goal of helping students get the most out of their college experience and working with them towards a greater UConn-Hartford community! 

Email: romina.flores.diaz@uconn.edu

Favorite Quote: “Maybe that’s enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind, no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom … is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go.” – Anthony Bourdain

Adyan Khattak

Committee Member

Class Year: 2026

Major: Undecided

Hometown: Chicopee, MA

Reason for Joining USG: “Make connections within the school”

Email: adyan.khattak@uconn.edu

Favorite Quote: “Get rich of die trying” – 50 Cent

Sthefany Bravo Arana

Committee Member

Class Year: 2026

Major: Business Data Analytics

Hometown: East Hartford

Reason for Joining USG: I want to help students feel supported and have a sense of community while also improving their experiences here at UConn Hartford.

Email: Sthefany.bravo_arana@uconn.edu

Favorite Quote: “We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are” – Max Depree

Valerie Gomez

Committee Member

Class Year: 2024

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Bristol

Reason for Joining USG: I want to be a part of something that will make an impact on campus and student lives outside of the classroom. Student affairs allows me to not only work for the students, but with them as well.

Email: valerie.gomez@uconn.edu

Favorite Quote: “…and now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good”

Majda Adnane

Committee Member

Class Year: 2025

Major: Biological Sciences

Hometown: Meriden

Reason for Joining USG: To be more involved at the campus and to advocate for the needs of students.

Email: majda.adnane@uconn.edu

Favorite Quote: “Burnout is not a badge of honor” – Tianna Soto

Cielo Muñoz

Committee Member

Class Year: 2026

Major: Psychology

Hometown: West Hartford

Reason for Joining USG: To be involved and help the student’s voices be heard.

Email: cielo.munoz@uconn.edu

Favorite Quote: Don’t put off what you can do today, for tomorrow.

Fatima Ismail

Committee Member

Class Year: 2026

Major: Psychology

Hometown: West Hartford

Reason for Joining USG: To be involved and help the student’s voices be heard.

Email: cielo.munoz@uconn.edu

Favorite Quote: Don’t put off what you can do today, for tomorrow.

Sidratul “Sid” Muntaha

Committee Member

Class Year: 2026

Major: Political Science

Hometown: Bristol

Reason for Joining USG: I wanted to try new things in college and be more involved with the campus! It’s a great way to make new friends, network, and make new connections along the way 🙂

Email: sidratul.muntaha@uconn.edu

Favorite Quote: “I have come to love myself for who I am, for who I was, and for who I hope to become.” (RM from BTS)

Samantha Diaz

Committee Member

Class Year: 2026

Major: Social Work

Hometown: East Hartford

Reason for Joining USG: I joined the undergraduate student government to be part of a student-led organization that can make daily life thrive on campus. With this role, I’m capable of strengthening my communication to better reach out to the students.

Email: Samantha.2.diaz@uconn.edu

Favorite Quote: “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” -Eleanor Roosevelt

Khalid Ramos

Committee Member

Class Year: 2024

Major: Financial Management

Hometown: Meriden

Reason for Joining USG: Wanting to affiliate myself with the campus and encourage students to get involved with their community.

Email: khalid.ramos@uconn.edu

Favorite Quote:  There’s just some magic in truth and honesty and openness

Stephanie Ruby Latorre

Committee Member

Class Year: 2025

Major: Biological Sciences

Hometown: Middletown

Reason for Joining USG: I want to be part of positive change at UConn and provide assistance to our student body.

Email: stephanieruby@uconn.edu

Favorite Quote: “Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day.” — Jesus Christ (Matt 6:34)

Chandi Bachan

Committee Member

Class Year: 2026

Major: Psychological Sciences

Hometown: Hartford

Reason for Joining USG: It seems fun, I would like to be more involved with the student body/campus, & I’m always open to making new friends & gaining new experiences.

Email: chandika.bachan@uconn.edu

Favorite Quote: ” No matter how you feel… Get up, dress up, show up & never give up. “

Areeb Masood

Committee Member

Class Year: 2025

Major: Business

Hometown: Newington

Reason for Joining USG: To be more involved on campus

Email: Areeb.masood@uconn.edu

Favorite Quote: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others? ‘” ― Martin Luther