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Congress of Graduate Students

 

COGS Executive Board Profiles



Executive Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

Speaker: Luis Basualdo

Contact: COGSSpeaker@admin.fsu.edu

 

 Luis Basualdo (he/him) is a second year MPA student in the Askew School of Public Administration and Policy. Previously, Luis received his Bachelor’s Degree from Florida State University and double majored in Editing, Writing, and Media, and Humanities while receiving a minor in Political Science. His goal is to join the political sphere and fight for policies that help the disenfranchised and lead the world into a better future. Luis has served on the Congress of Graduate Students since 2022 as the representative for the College of Social Sciences & Public Policy. He is also the Treasurer for the Public Administration Graduate Association as well as an avid fan of football.  


Please schedule an Office Hour appointment with the COGS Executive Board member using this form. 
While walk-ins are always welcomed, this form will help streamline our meetings with stakeholders to avoid any wait times for you, and help us come better prepared to discuss your topics. 

 

Office Hours:

Monday: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Tuesday: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Wednesday: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Thursday: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Zoom: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78365522224

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Deputy Speaker for Finance: Susan Rogowski
Contact: COGSDepSpeaker@admin.fsu.edu

 

Susan Rogowski (she/hers/her) is a PhD Candidate in the Biomathematics program within the Mathematics department at FSU.  Previously, Susan completed her Master's in Mathematics at Wake Forest University.  Susan also received her B.S. in Mathematics from James Madison University.  Throughout her years in academia, Susan has worked hard to help others and be an advocate for women and minorities through her work with the local chapter of Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) at both Wake Forest and Florida State.  Her primary goal with all of her work is to help others and do research that will directly benefit society.  This is why she chose to focus on Biological applications within Mathematics.  Her current research project focuses on creating a mathematical model for bacteria dynamics within a water distribution network.  She hopes that this model will be able to be used to better track foreign bacteria within water distribution networks.  In her role as the COGS Deputy Speaker for Finance and a member of the COGS Finance Committee, Susan works to ensure the equitable distribution of COGS funds to Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) across the FSU graduate student body. 


 

Please schedule an Office Hour appointment with the 30th COGS Executive Board member using this form. 
While walk-ins are always welcomed, this form will help streamline our meetings with stakeholders to avoid any wait times for you, and help us come better prepared to discuss your topics. 

 

Office Hours:

Monday: 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday: 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.


Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/95893138318

 


 

 


 


     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deputy Speaker for Judicial Affairs: Nella C. Delva

Contact: SGA-COGS-JA@fsu.edu

 

Nella C. Delva is a PhD candidate in Biomedical sciences at Florida State University, College of Medicine. Nella is Haitian-American, an advocate for minority in STEM.  Nella is passionate about educating and mentoring first generation American minority students. She has participated in multiple panel discussions where she coached and teaches students who needed to see themselves represented in STEM. Nella’s doctoral dissertation focuses on pursuing a deeper physiological and neural understanding of the neuroadaptations that accompany Drd1 loss from these GABAergic interneurons which will allow us to develop potentially innovative strategies to use in the development of new and unique therapeutics for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorders. Nella has over a decade of productive research experience in academia, years of teaching experience; her work was presented at multiple national conferences and published at peer reviewed journals.

 

Please schedule an Office Hour appointment with the 30th COGS Executive Board member using this form. 
While walk-ins are always welcomed, this form will help streamline our meetings with stakeholders to avoid any wait times for you, and help us come better prepared to discuss your topics. 

 

Office Hours:

Monday: 5 p.m.-8 p.m.

Tuesday: 6 p.m.-8 p.m.



Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/93498028199



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Deputy Speaker for Communication: Laura Vaughn

Contact: SGA-COGS-Communication@fsu.edu


 

Laura Vaughn (she/her/hers) serves as a representative for the College of Education. She is a Ph.D. student in the Higher Education program with a graduate assistantship in the Leadership Learning Research Center. She received her international business double bachelor's degrees in business and foreign language from Mississippi State University. She got her master's degree in higher education and an MBA degree from the University of Mississippi. As a student at Florida State, she has been involved with the Higher Education Student Association. Her research interests include international student leadership development and engagement. She has been able to present on the topic of leadership education at various national and international conferences over the past year and hopes to continue her research on the topic of leadership education and engagement for many years to come.  

 

Please schedule an Office Hour appointment with the 30th COGS Executive Board member using this form. 
While walk-ins are always welcomed, this form will help streamline our meetings with stakeholders to avoid any wait times for you, and help us come better prepared to discuss your topics. 

 

Office Hours:

Thursday: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/97390235656


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COGS | SGA Staff Profiles

 

COGS and SGA are supported by a team of professional staff, who ensure that our student officers, representatives, and constituents get the most out of our student government. The full team is listed on the SGA website.

 

 

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