What is the 1stGen@Iowa Student Advisory Board?
Founded in 2020, the 1stGen@Iowa Student Advisory Board represents undergraduate, graduate, and professional students who identify as first-gen college students. Board members work in conjunction with the 1stGen@Iowa initiative to help build awareness, inform and educate the campus community, and celebrate the first-gen student identity across campus.
2025-2026 Student Advisory Board Leadership
Executive Leadership Team: 1stGen@Iowa Student Advisory Board Coordinator
Emily Kelly, Graduate Intern, Academic Support & Retention
Executive Leadership Team: Undergraduate Representative
Aphraditie Hancock
Executive Leadership Team: Graduate/Professional Student Representative
Harry Bui
Undergraduate Student Government First-Generation Constituency Senator
Jenny Jin
2024-2025 1stGen@Iowa Student Advisory Board Members
More information coming soon!
Diana Akakpo
International Relations
International Business Certification
Meliana Anderson
Radiation Sciences Interest
Sport Media and Culture Minor
Hitaishini Bhanumurthy
Industrial Engineering
Kaylee Bingham
Nursing Interest
Harry Bui
Executive Leadership Team: Graduate/Professional Student Representative
Science Studies, Chemistry Minor, Pre-Medical, and MPH Epidemiology Track
Tehya Chandler
Exercise Science, Pre-Dental
Jessica Cuque
Civil Engineering
Aphraditie Hancock
Executive Leadership Team: Undergraduate Student Representative
Social Work and Public Health
Noah Hensley
Pharmacy
Yasmin Herz
Nursing
I-Chun (Vera) Hsiao
Literacy, Culture, and Language Education (Multilingual Education)
Jenny Jin
Undergraduate Student Government First-Generation Constituency Senator
Art
Mishka Mohamed Nour
Electrical Engineering
Pre-Medicine Track
Abdul Quraishi
Chemistry
Pre-Dental Track
Priyanka Singh
Informatics
Ethan Tauler
Business Analytics and Information Systems
Isabella Weber
Linguistics, Spanish, International Studies
Willie Zheng
Pharmacy
Nora Zimmermann
English and Creative Writing
Pre-Law Track