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