Branches / Legislative / Committees

These are the committees that make up the Senate. This is where a majority of your work will be accomplished. Each committee has a very specific purpose and handles its own specific business.

Each committee of the Senate is made up of at least ten (10) Senators who are either appointed or elected as well as the President Pro Tempore or his/her designee.

Financial Allocations for Organizations Committee (FAO)

The FAO Committee is responsible for overseeing the Senate Working Fund and the Office Supplies Account. It allocates money from these accounts to registered student organizations. FAO hears all allocations and bills for Events/Performances/etc. on campus. The FAO Committee is elected by a majority vote of the Senate.

Meeting Time: Wednesdays @ 4:00pm (Please do not arrive earlier than 30 minutes before the meeting time.)

• Daralys Lopez FAO Chair sga_fao@ucf.edu

  Senator Daralys Lopez has been a member of the SGA Senate for three years now and she is going on her fourth. She has been on the Presidents list, Deans List, and has even won the award of Senator of the month. Senator Lopez cares deeply about the students and has in the past, and present, done as much as she can for the Registered Student Organizations here on campus. She is currently a Molecular Biology and Microbiology Major and is constantly developing her craft through various internships and studies. Senator Lopez is free to talk to students at her documented office hours and stresses the importance of being a civil servant, nothing more.

• Neal Cordero FAO Vice Chair sga_ugst2@ucf.edu

  Senator Neal Cordero is a junior representing the College of Undergraduate Studies. He is from the great state of Texas and his hometown is San Antonio, Texas. Senator Cordero has political aspirations, and in the future hopes to one day serve as this great nations President. Senator Cordero is a member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity here on campus, and was one of its founders. On top of that, he was the first secretary of this organization during his freshman year. Along with being involved in a fraternity, Senator Cordero has also worked for many politicians. During his freshman year, Senator Cordero interned with Congressman Alan Grayson as a constituent advocate and helped the constituents of District 8 with a multitude of problems. Senator Cordero his happily serving as the Vice Chair of the Fiscal Allocations for Organizations Committee (FAO) and is free to discuss any issue with the students should they have one. His goal as an SGA senator is aid the students in any way that he possibly can.

Conference Registration and Travel Committee (CRT)

The CRT Committee is the sister fiscal committee to the FAO Committee. CRT is responsible for overseeing the Registration and Travel Account. CRT approves allocations and bills for travel, registration, and conference expenses for individual UCF students and registered student organizations. The CRT Committee is elected by a majority vote of the Senate.

Meeting Time: Mondays @ 4:30pm (Please do not arrive earlier than 30 minutes before the meeting time.)

• Eric Katz CRT Chair sga_crt@ucf.edu
• Branden Hamel CRT Vice Chair sga_sci5@ucf.edu

Operations Review Committee (ORC)

The ORC reviews and investigates the use of all funds allocated through the Activity and Service Fee to ensure that they are being used properly. ORC handles all Post Event and Post Travel Forms and approves promotional material. The ORC Committee also reviews and makes changes to the Finance Code (Title VIII). The ORC Committee is appointed by the Speaker of the Senate, via Senator request.

Meeting Time: Wednesdays @ 3:30pm

• Nicole Simmons ORC Chair sga_orc@ucf.edu

  Nicole Simmons is currently a senior studying Advertising and Public Relations with a minor in Spanish. Born in Pembroke Pines, Florida, she moved to Orlando when she was 10 and has been here ever since. In Senate, Nicole represents the college of sciences and and is the Operations Review Committee Chair. She hopes to represent students the best she can as a Senator, and help them achieve their goals. In her spare time, Nicole likes to hang out with friends, eat sushi, and go on random road trips. She hopes to become an advertising copywriter in the future.

• Thomas Huang ORC Vice Chair sga_ba8@ucf.edu

Campus Relations Committee (CRC)

The CRC would be responsible for ensuring Senators are engaging with their college, and maintianing open communication with students, contacting their assigned RSOs, advocating for Senators to participate in SGA funded events, create and facilitate student outreach events, and create legislation to recognize events that have impacted our campus.

Meeting Time: Tuesdays @ 3:00pm

• Ryan Grail CRC Chair sgacrc@ucf.edu

  Ryan Grail is a senator representing the College of Health and Public Affairs seat 6. He is a senior majoring in Public Administration with minors in Leadership Studies and Creative Writing, and is looking to go into Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs. He has worked for over a year as a Peer Advisor for the College of Health and Public Affairs, serves as Director of Leadership and Academics for Greek Council, Campus Involvement Chair for the Interfraternity Council, and is an active member within his fraternity Delta Sigma Phi. In SGA Senate, he currently serves as Chair of the Campus Relations Committee, and is a member of the Financial Allocations for Organizations Committee and Senate Leadership Council Committee. He hopes to create a unite Student Government Association while providing the knowledge of resources and opportunities that SGA has to offer to students.

• Gregory Theiss CRC Vice Chair sga_ba1@ucf.edu

Legislative, Judicial, and Rules Committee (LJR)

The LJR Committee reviews legislation and recommends changes concerning the Student Government Constitution, Student Body Statutes, and Senate Rules. The LJR Committee is elected by a majority vote of the Senate.

Meeting Time: Thursdays @ 3:30pm

• Alexis Wansac LJR Chair sga_lrc@ucf.edu
• Jonathan Cannon LJR Vice Chair sga_sci6@ucf.edu

  Jonathan Cannon is currently serving on his second term in SGA Senate. Jonathan is a Political Science and Psychology Double Major. Since Jonathan has lived in the USA, he has wanted nothing more than to be involved in government and the legislative process. Jonathan is also a proud brother of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity and is proud to represent his organization by serving as a senator. Jonathan is also the Vice-Chair of the LJR committee and is currently devoting his time to the improvement of statues for all students on campus.

Elections and Appointments Committee (E&A)

The E&A Committee interviews and passes favorably or unfavorably appointments made by the Student Body President. The E&A Committee is also responsible for reviewing and making changes to the Elections Statutes (Title VI). The E&A Committee is appointed by the Speaker of the Senate, via Senator request.

Meeting Time: Wednesdays @ 1:30pm

• Kailyn Perez E&A Chair sga_ea@ucf.edu

  Kailyn Marie Perez is a junior majoring in Political Science and minoring in Business and Journalism. She has returned again for her second year on the 45th Senate session, serving as the senator for the College of Sciences Seat 1. Kailyn sat on The Campus Relations Committee, the Elections and Appointments Committee, Student Leadership Council Committee and the Operational Review Committee her first year on senate. Kailyn has been elected the Elections and Appointments Committee Chair for the 45th Senate session. She is a member of various honor societies and organizations including National Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key National Honor Society and the National Society for Leadership and Success. Kailyn has remained on the Dean's List and President's List for her college career thus far. She also danced professionally with Orlando Ballet her freshmen year and enjoys anything having to do with fashion, the arts and traveling. She hopes to continue serving the student body this session by assisting her Registered Student Organizations in receiving funding through bills and allocations and educating the student body on the opportunities they can receive through funding from the A&SF budget.

• Matthew Wagener E&A Vice Chair sga_ba3@ucf.edu

  Senator Matthew Wagener is a sophomore representing the College of Business Administration. He is double majoring in accounting and finance with future aspirations to start his own business. On campus, Matthew is a member of the Honors Congress here at UCF as well as being a brother in the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. In his term as a senator, he hopes to always fight for the best interests of his constituents and ensure that SGA is using student funds responsibly. Matthew is from North Miami and has an older brother and sister who are both Knights as well.

Governmental Affairs Committee (GAC)

The GAC Committee reviews local, state, and federal laws and legislation that directly affect the student body at UCF. The GAC Committee also debates, amends, and passes measures pertaining to Governmental Affairs. The GAC committee is appointed by the Speaker of the Senate, via Senator request.

Meeting Time: Thursdays @ 4:30pm

• Arianna Young GAC Chair sga_gac@ucf.edu

  Arianna Young is a senior representing the College of Sciences for the second year in a row. She is a double major in Political Science and International & Global Studies with a minor in Spanish Language. She was born in Seattle, Washington. On the 44th Student Senate, Arianna was the Vice Chair of the Senate Leadership Council Committee as well as a member of the Conference Registration and Travel Committee and the Elections and Appointments Committee. This year on the 45th, she is the Chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee, Chair of the SGA Scholarship Committee, and a Senator-at-Large on the Activity and Service Fee Budget Committee. Outside of SGA, Arianna is a proud member of Kappa Delta Sorority. Her hobbies include hanging out with her two best friends and fellow senators, Anthony King & Eric Katz, stumbling on stumbleupon.com, reading, and listening to Jack's Mannequin. In the future, Arianna wants to further her education by attending law school in Fall 2013. This year in SGA, she wants to increase awareness of the services that UCF SGA provides to the students and promote campus involvement for all Registered Student Organizations.

• Shanzay Pervaiz GAC Vice Chair sgahpa6@ucf.edu

  Shanzay Pervaiz is a senator for the College of Health and Public Affairs, Seat 6. She is currently a sophomore, majoring in Legal Studies, and also recently picked up a minor in criminal justice. Shanzay was born and raised in the beautiful city of Santa Monica, California. She aspires to gain a career in law, but after attending the college of her dreams, Georgetown University. As far as campus involvement, she is currently a LEAD Scholar, serves on UCF's Student Conduct Board, and is the IFC delegate for Panhellenic Council. Also, Shanzay is an active member of Kappa Delta Sorority and first started getting involved in Student Government after she served on Senate Leadership Council last year. She has been playing tennis for the last ten years of her life, enjoys long walks on the beach, likes watching Lord of the Rings in her spare time, and has a cat that weighs fourteen pounds. Shanzay hopes to grow and mature as a leader through her position in Senate, and hopefully inspires others to do the same.

Senate Leadership Council Ad-Hoc Committee (SLC)

The SLC Ad-Hoc Committee oversees the Senate Leadership Council and discusses ways to empower the SLC students with the knowledge necessary to make a successful transition from a student to a Student Senator. The SLC Ad-Hoc Committee is elected by a majority vote of the Senate.

Meeting Time: Not Meeting Over Summer

• Gabriella Perez SLC Chair sga_slc@ucf.edu

  Gabriella Perez is a junior studying General Business and currently serves as Seat 7 for the College of Business Administration. This is Gabriella's third year in the Student Government Association; she was a member of the Senate Leadership Council as a freshman and ran for Senate as a sophomore. Gabriella served as Legislative Assistant, SLC Chair and a member of the Elections and Appointment Committee for all of the 44th Senate Session. Gabriella currently serves the same positions for the 45th session. Her favorite part of her Senate experience is having her SLC students currently serve on Senate beside her! In addition to SGA, Gabriella Perez is the Panhellenic Delegate for Kappa Delta sorority and a graduate of the LEAD scholars program.

• VACANT SLC Vice Chair