BSA Leadership
2023-2024 Executive Board
Angie Gabeau | President
Angie is a rising junior living Winthrop House. She is from Hyde Park, Massachusetts studying Sociology. She envisions a bright future for the Harvard BSA with more political action, stronger relationships and an increase in professional development.
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Mara Sims | Vice President
Mara is a rising junior from central Ohio. She is living in Dunster House and studying Women and Gender Studies. As Vice President this year, she most looks forward to welcoming the new first-year class and helping BSA create programming that reaches the entire community.
Glorianna Crichlow | Secretary
Glorianna Crichlow is a rising sophomore from Johnston, Rhode Island. She is living in Mather House and studying Government with a secondary in Sociology. As Secretary this year, she is excited to serve the Black community at Harvard and to plan all of our fun events and programming!
Justin Folks | Treasurer
Justin is a rising Junior from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is studying Government and Economics living in Winthrop house. He is most excited to help plan Black Legacy Ball.
Jonathan Haileselassie | Special
Events Chair
Jonathan is a rising sophomore from Kansas City, Missouri. He lived in Winthrop House and is studying Government with a secondary Economics. He is most excited to plan Black Convocation and make it a great introductory memory for the Class of 2027.
Garrett Nitz | Outreach and Inclusivity Co-Chair
Garrett is a rising sophomore in from Morgantown, West Virginia. He is living in Mather House. He is excited to bring folks together from all across the community in conversations that will hopefully begin to break down internal stigmas and factions.
Omolivie Eboreime | Development Co-Chair
Omolivie is a rising sophomore in Kirkland House. She is from Round Rock, TX, and is concentrating in Bioengineering. As Development Chair, she is excited to contribute to all the fun events throughout the year.
Leah Yeshitila | Outreach and Inclusivity Co-Chair
Leah is a rising sophomore from Dallas, Texas. She lives in Kirkland House studying African American Studies and History and Literature. She is most excited to make every Black student on campus feel as if BSA validates them and their experiences! She hopes to bring new ideas and a fresh perspective.
Jahrel Noble | Development Co-Chair
Jahrel is a rising sophomore in Winthrop House. He is from Houston, TX, and is concentrating in Molecular and Cellular Biology or History of Science. As Development Chair, he is excited for the chance to bring positive impact in a variety of ways to the Black community at Harvard.
Lwam Mahari | Programming Chair
Elyse Martin-Smith | Political Action Chair
Lyndon Ward | Public Service Chair
Lwam Mahari is a rising sophomore from Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is living in Kirkland House and studies Sociology. As Programming Chair, she is really excited about hosting events next year to cater to the black community and finding ways to create a stronger Black community within Harvard.
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Elyse is a rising junior in Winthrop House. She is from Charlotte, Vermont, and is concentrating in Social Studies and African American Studies. As Political Action Chair, she is most excited about engaging communities in and outside of Harvard in political action!
Alumni Representative
Michael Omole | Senior Representative
Lyndon is a rising junior living in Cabot House. He is from Hayward, CA and is concentrating in Applied Math and Economics. As Public Service Chair, he is most excited to find news ways to give back and cultivate a culture surrounding community service.
Susan Takang | Senior Representative
Michael is a rising senior in Quincy House from Pembroke Pines, Florida. He concentrates in Environmental Science and Public Policy and is most excited about helping the new board make this BSA's best year yet.
Susan is a rising senior in Dunster House concentrating in Human Development and Regenerative Biology and History of Science. As a Senior Representative this year, she most looks forward to getting to know underclassmen better and passing on any information she can to help other students.
Ajani Barrow | First-Year Representative
Feker Chane | First-Year Representative
Ajani is a first-year in Wigglesworth from Oakland, California. He intends to concentrate jointly in the History of Science and African-American Studies. This year, he is most excited to create events that foster Black joy both within Harvard and beyond.
Feker is a first-year in Canaday from Chicago, Illinois, intending to concentrate in Neurobiology with a secondary in Global Health and Health Policy with a language citation in Amharic. She is excited to plan first-year events and mixers to help unite the black first-year class in addition to helping BSA plan traditional events like the Black Legacy Ball.