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Meet the 2026-27 student-elected class officers, representatives

By Dylan Allen September 18, 2026
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UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry has welcomed its student-elected class officers and representatives for the 2026-27 academic year.

UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry has welcomed its student-elected class officers and representatives for the 2026-27 academic year.

CLASS OFFICERS

DDS Class of 2027

  • President: Peyton Cain
  • Vice President: Katheryn Swigart
  • Secretary: Angela Nguyen
  • Treasurer: Carrie Freeman
  • Marketing Chair: Hedyeh Mosaffa

DDS Class of 2028

  • President: Scottie Taylor
  • Vice President: Christine (Nhi) Nguyen
  • Secretary: Mariam William
  • Treasurer: Philip Merry
  • Marketing Chair: Whitney Nguyen

DDS Class of 2029

  • President: Eliot Gottsegen
  • Vice President: Emily Hang
  • Secretary: Tanvi Gupta
  • Treasurer: Caroline (Kae) Zhang
  • Marketing Chair: Hayden Smith

DDS Class of 2030

  • President: Alexander (Alex) Gottsegen
  • Vice President: Tyler Nguyen
  • Secretary: Genie Bui
  • Treasurer: Colleen Gilliland
  • Marketing Chair: Maryam Siddiqi

DH Class of 2027

  • President: Sahand Naghipour
  • Vice President: Julissa Mendoza
  • Secretary: Nikki Elsperman
  • Treasurer: Kacie Reyes
  • Marketing Chair: Nakiyah Dobbs
  • SCADHA President: Eden Patten

DH Class of 2028

  • President: Anh Ngo
  • Vice President: Selena Campos
  • Secretary: Halyne Nguyen
  • Treasurer: Sara Houlihan
  • Marketing Chair: Jessica Ibrahim

ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Student Council

  • President: Truong Huynh
  • Vice President: Kobe George
  • Secretary: Ellie Ji
  • Treasurer: Sterling Hupp
  • Events Coordinator: Ashley Doan

ADEA Representatives

  • DS4: Sana Usman
  • DS3: Armig Kalustian Henriquez
  • DS2: Afrah Qureshi
  • DS1: Aidan Anderson
  • DH2: Rebecka Palacio
  • DH1: Serafin Campos Andrade

TDA Representatives

  • Delegate: Vivian Tran, fourth-year dental student
  • First Alternate Delegate: Hunter Walker, third-year dental student
  • Second Alternate Delegate: Joel George, second-year dental student

UTHSC Student Intercouncil

  • DS4: Jiweon Lee
  • DS4: David Luo
  • DS4: Vivek Mynam

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