Erika (she/her/hers) is an Assistant Director in the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards. She is responsible for facilitating investigations in formal processes and mediating agreements in the alternative dispute process for both individual and group cases. Erika is inspired by the Martin Luther King Jr. quote that says, "We are caught in an inescapable web of mutuality tied to a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." Erika has spent her career solely focused on how to enhance the experiences of students. Erika is now exploring the opportunity to devote time to enhancing the experience of faculty, staff, and students.

Ari Broad is a 4th year PhD candidate in the Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cellular Biology (BMCB) graduate program, completing her dissertation in the lab of Chris Fromme in the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology. In addition to her public service efforts with UA, Ari is also deeply embedded in the university's DEI initiatives; being the Graduate Coordinator for the CURIE and CATALYST Academies through the Diversity Programs in Engineering, as well as being a member of the Molecular Biology and Genetics Diversity Council. Ari looks forward to increasing diversity, inclusion, and equitable access to graduate students through her work in the University Assembly this term.