Assembly
Assembly members serve to represent the interests of the class year they were elected to serve. There are four assembly members per class year. Have a concern or comment about Bates that you want student government to look into or take care of? Contact your assembly members or submit to the feedback form!
Class of 2020
Name: Julia Panepinto Email: jpanepin@bates.edu Hometown: Buffalo, NY Why I ran: I believe BCSG has the potential to make improvements on campus. As a two sport athlete, my position as the Athletic Committee Chair ensures that I know the issues students like me face and want to see fixed. I know there are practical solutions to student frustrations on campus and I have the experience and relationships with administrators to make that happen. Committee Position: Athletics Committee Chair Fun fact: I am the President of the Bates Weightlifting Team. Julia Panepinto
Class of 2021
Name: Perla Figuereo Email: pfiguere@bates.edu Hometown: Bronx, NY and Santiago de Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Why I ran: I ran for BCSG my first year at Bates and have continued to be part of it because I want to see change on this campus. I am interested in making the lives of students here better by listening to the things that they think would better the Bates experience. Committee Positions: Chair of Student Affairs Fun Fact: I love introducing myself in different languages and I want to make horror films in the future. Perla Figuereo
Name: William Alastair Hibbitts Email: whibbitt@bates.edu Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Why I ran: I ran for student government to return Bates to its original progressive and egalitarian values. I’ve been a left-wing activist since I was 16 years old, and I want to bring the determined spirit that I developed back then to student government. I hope to work together with my colleagues and the student body to make sure that Bates puts its students first! Committee Positions: Academics Chair Fun fact: I have a one kilogram brick of pu-erh tea in my drawer. William Hibbitts
Name: Lebanos Mengistu Email: lmengist@bates.edu Hometown: Somerville, MA and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Why I ran: To bring about positive change in this amazing community of hardworking, passionate, and creative people. Committee Positions: Vice President, Executive Board, Chair of the Security Council. Fun Fact: I was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and moved to the States when I was just four-years-old. Lebanos Mengitsu
Name: Alya Yousuf Email: Hometown: Why I ran: Committee Positions: Fun fact: Alya Yousuf
Class of 2022
Losseni Barry
Name: Sobie Sobolewski Email: rsobolew@bates.edu Hometown: Oakton, VA Why I ran: I ran because I wanted to be more involved on campus. Bates has been a second home to me, and I want to give back to the community that has been exceptionally kind and generous to me. Committee Positions: Athletics Fun fact: My favorite show is Bob Ross’ The Joy of Painting. Sobie Sobolewski
Name: Mark Su Email: Hometown: Why I ran: Committee Positions: Fun fact: Mark Su
Class of 2023
Name: Imti Hassan Email: ihassan2@bates.edu Hometown: Portland, Maine Why I ran: I ran so I can promote inclusivity and diversity within the Bates Community. I hope to be a piece of the bridge between the student government and the students of Bates. I ran so I can be a messenger for the class of 2023 and to create needed change within our community. Committee Positions: Student Affairs Fun fact: I play the Ukulele and love to jam out! If you ever want to play or learn the Uke, feel free to email me or meet in my person Imti Hassan
Name: Kush Sharma Email: ksharma@bates.edu Hometown: New Delhi, India Why I ran: Being a college student is difficult but being an international college student is twice as difficult. As an international student here at Bates, I felt the need to represent the diverse international student body of Bates and do everything I can, to the best of my ability, for the international student body. Committee Positions: Academics Fun fact: I was named after the son of a Hindu god but in 3rd Grade, I found out Kush’s meaning in the pop culture when I stumbled across Dr. Dre’s song “Kush”. But that is not what my name means. Kush Sharma