members emeriti

Any organization like GLIA owes much – if not all! – to the invaluable and tireless contributions of its past members, and especially those members who built GLIA up from its infancy. To these people, once the heart and soul of our merry band and whose footsteps go ever before us, we of GLIA offer our undying thanks and admiration:

Class of 2021

  • Jake Parker: Public Relations Chair; Annual NGG Retreat Leader; APICAL Leader: Upward Bound Leader; Public Lecture Series Leader

  • Mariela Lopez Valencia: Actions Against Bias Chair (2022-2023)

Class of 2020

  • Maeve Coughlan: Outreach Chair 2022-2023

  • Sam Lyons: General Member

  • Kyndall Nicholas: Student Recruitment Leader

  • Julia Riley: Secretary 2022-2023

Class of 2019

  • Yuzhang Chen: Public Lecture Series Leader

  • Katie Copley: Brains in Briefs; Student-Invited Speaker Series Leader

  • Marissa Maroni: Upward Bound Director

  • Julie Merchant: Annual NGG Retreat Leader; Social Nights Open Mic Night Leader; UnpackiNGG Journal Club Leader; Upward Bound Leader; PennNeuroKnow; Brains in Brief; Brain Bee

  • Gianna Perez: Professional Development Chair 2020-2022; Co-Director 2022-2023

  • Vanessa Sanchez: Public Lecture Series Leader; Actions Against Bias Admissions Leader; PennNeuroKnow Leader; Fuel for Successful Scientists Leader; Brains in Briefs Co-Editor

Class of 2018

  • Christopher Adam: Treasurer 2020-2022; Chalk Talks Leader; Let’s Do Lunch Leader

  • Lexi Ellis: Treasurer (2019)

  • Evan Gallagher: Co-Director 2020-2022; Professional Development Chair 2022-2023; DAPI Contest Leader

  • Kelsey Nemec: General Member

  • Ashley Robbins: Secretary 2020-2021; Public Relations Chair 2021-2023; Recruitment Student Committee Leader; Return of NGG Alumni (RNA) Seminar Series Leader; Former Fuel for Successful Scientists (FSS) Seminar Series Leader; “Brains in Briefs” Co-Director; Public Lecture Series Leader

  • Cat Ubri: Community Building Chair 2021-2023

Class of 2017

  • Delaney Fischer: Public Relations Chair 2019-2021; Co-Director 2021-2022; Public Lecture Series Leader; Chalk Talks Leader

  • Nistal Goldstein: Outreach Chair 2020-2022

  • Barnes Jannuzi: General Member

  • Jessica Schwarz: Outreach Chair (2020-2022); Kids Judge Leader: STEM Scholars Leader

  • Brenna Shortal: Secretary 2018-2019; Co-Director 2019-2021

  • Luigim Vargas: General Member

Class of 2016

  • Lyles Clark: Outreach Chair 2018-2020

  • Michelle Klima: General Member

  • Kyra Levy: Community Building Chair 2018-2020

  • Mafe Navarro: General Member

  • Rebecca Somach: STEM Scholars Leader

  • Jeni Stiso: Professional Development Chair 2017-2018; Co-Director 2018-2019; Secretary 2019-2020

Class of 2015

  • Rosa Leon: Treasurer 2018-2019; Professional Development hair 2019-2020