Sam Zwerling is a junior Environmental Science & Policy major with a concentration in Politics & Policy and a minor in Global Poverty. She is from Flemington, New Jersey and came to Maryland to be close to Washington, DC. Sam is in Federal Semester and Beyond the Classroom Living and Learning program. Before joining the SGA, she worked to promote sustainability on campus, as well as lowering the cost of textbooks for students. This year she hopes to promote civic engagement and make the SGA more accessible for students.

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Liz Pandya is a junior Government & Politics major from Hanover, Maryland. In addition to her role in Student Government Association, she is a group fitness instructor on campus. Liz is a graduate of University Honors and the Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Fellows. Prior to her involvement with the organization, she interned for Delegate Heather Mizeur and was the former coordinator for Maryland PIRG's Hunger and Homelessness Campaign.

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Ryan is a senior history and English major and Vice President of Academic Affairs for the SGA. He has a variety of experience with educational and academic issues, both on and off campus. He's interned with the DC Public Schools and Teach For America, started a club on campus called Students For Education Reform, and served on the ARHU Dean's Student Advisory Board. His dream is to, one day, be the US Secretary of Education.

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Tali Alter is a junior Psychology major and Israel Studies minor at UMD. Tali grew up in Skokie, Illinois where the roads are flat, the people drink pop, and the winters are snowy. She likes cooking soup and reading Harry Potter over and over again. Tali has previously served as a member of the SGA Financial Reform Commission, a group dedicated to improving the SGA allocations process. She has also served as President and Treasurer of the Terrapin Israel Public Affairs Committee (TerPAC), a pro-Israel cultural group, as well as serving on the boards of various other groups. Tali is ready to take the SGA finance process to the next level, and she is more than happy to meet with anyone who wants to know more about it!

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Matthew Popkin is a senior studying Government and Politics and Public Policy and minoring in Sustainability Studies and Middle Eastern Studies. This is his fourth and final year in SGA, having served as the Director of Sustainability and Senior Vice President in years past. Matthew is excited to represent the South Campus Commons community this year, as well as lead the legislature. He is also a BSOS Senator in the University Senate and a member of the Senate Executive Committee and hopes to increase the collaboration between the two organizations on matters of academic policy, something that has been lacking in other years. Matthew is from Rockville, Maryland and has had the opportunity to get to know the State and University quite well by working for Governor O'Malley. In his spare time, Matthew works as a soccer referee and volunteers as a cat handler at the Montgomery County Humane Society. He enjoys hiking, playing soccer, tennis, and foosball, as well as playing the piano. Feel free to contact him by email if you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns!

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