Graduate Student Senate

Tina Mazzeo graduated from the University of Scranton in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Operations and Finance. Before beginning law school, Tina worked for eight years in NYC, primarily in the finance and alternative investment industry. Tina has a strong admiration for volunteer work and has assisted at City Harvest, Operation Backpack, and Habitat for Humanity.

Tina is currently attending Villanova Law and is a part of the Class of 2025. She is focusing her law studies on Corporate law with the hopes of pursuing a career in Venture Capital Law. For the upcoming school year, she will serve as Vice President for the Villanova Parents and Non-Traditional Students Group. Tina is also a Student Ambassador for the Law Admission Offices and assists with incoming and prospective student events.

Tina is extremely excited to work with the Graduate Student Senate. As Vice President, she believes that the GSS will help transcend the values of Villanova’s motto, “Unitas, Veritas, Caritas” by bringing the graduate students together, creating a more unified student body, and developing relationships across the entire graduate student community. She is eager to gather feedback from students and help develop programs that will benefit both the upcoming school year and future years.

Ibukunoluwa Ogunjimi is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Mathematics from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. She was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and grew up in a Christian family.

In 2006, Ibukun graduated as the valedictorian of her class from the West Nigeria Christian College (WNCC). She studied Computer/Mathematics Education at the Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Lagos, where she again graduated as the valedictorian of her class in 2010.

She pursued her love for Mathematics at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), where she earned a BSc in Mathematics. While at OAU, Ibukun volunteered as a Peer Health Educator with the Campus Health and Rights Initiative (CHRI) from 2011 to 2014, promoting healthy living among students. She was also elected Vice President of the National Association of Mathematics Students of Nigeria, OAU (NAMSN) in 2014, demonstrating her leadership abilities and dedication to her field of study.

After completing her degree, Ibukun served in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). She worked with the Editorial Board Community Development Service promoting Corpers Voice and taught Mathematics at the Nigerian Navy Secondary School Port Harcourt. In 2017, she was appointed as a Computer Instructor at the same school, where she shared her knowledge of information and communication technology with others. Notably, she implemented the online result-processing system in the school, highlighting her technical skills and ability to contribute to educational advancements.

In 2020, Ibukun earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from the National Teachers’ Institute, further solidifying her qualifications as an educator. The following year, she transitioned into a new role as a Strategy Analyst, where she utilized her analytical and problem-solving skills.

In her career, Ibukun has demonstrated a deep commitment to education and personal growth for herself and many others. She continues to inspire others through her work and dedication.

Outside of her professional endeavors, she also enjoys singing with the choir and playing table tennis.

Victor Cochrane graduated from Lehigh University in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics. While at Lehigh, he served as the President of the Student Senate, overseeing an organization of over sixty individuals where he emphasized creating positive community change and open communication channels with the Lehigh administration. As a part of Student Senate, Victor strived to connect with other student organizations to amplify and assist their mission goals and objectives. Victor was also a part of the  Lehigh in Silicon Valley program. This skill-based program included case analysis for startups focusing on solving current business problems with innovative solutions. Victor also spent a summer interning for Tenl.io, a Dubai startup, where he strengthened communication distribution channels while diversifying their clientele portfolio by penetrating the American market.

Victor is currently a Villanova Law as part of the Class of 2025. For the upcoming school year, he will serve as the Alumni Relations for the Student Bar Association for the law school, Vice President for the Entertainment and Media Law Society, and the Public Relations Chair for the Entertainment and Media Law Society.

He is extremely excited to work with the Graduate Student Senate. He believes that the GSS is an excellent initiative that can transcend the boundaries of each graduate school to create a strong and cohesive Villanova graduate community. He is excited to gather feedback from the graduate students to bring to the administration and discover relevant programming that incentivizes students to build relationships with each other. Thank you!

Max Rotondo, a Philadelphia native born and raised on the Main Line, attended Lower Merion High School. He then attended Susquehanna University before transferring to Cabrini University, where he served in various on- and off-campus organizations. Max is currently enrolled as an MBA student at Villanova with a concentration in finance and serves in the fellowship program. Prior to joining Villanova, he worked at Munich RE Group, the number-one reinsurance firm in the world. There, he worked on numerous projects, but two of his biggest accomplishments were working with senior-level leadership in a combined effort to set up a new system to receiving and deliver mail to reduce costs and delivery times. He also worked directly with the Head of Service Delivery to set up and enhance better communication pathways with customers and vendors.

In March 2021, Max partnered with the Pennsylvania COVID-19 Task Force to help people book their vaccinations. He worked with Senator Amanda Cappelletti and Senator Carolyn Comitta to make it easier for seniors to obtain the vaccine without having to travel far. Shortly thereafter, Max was interviewed by 6ABC’s Maggie Kent and Fox43’s Jamie Bittner to address his volunteer efforts and to give advice on when the best time to schedule an appointment is and what information you can bypass in the appointment set-up process.

Max has been an active board member at Bethel Academy since 2020, which is an organization located in Ardmore that provides after-school tutoring services to students in grades K–8. In Max’s free time, he enjoys sports like football, baseball, and basketball, working out, hiking, spending time with family and friends, the jersey shore, working with animals, and traveling.

Iuri is a former graduate of Temple University who is now an M.A student in Political Science at Villanova. As a graduate student, Iuri devotes his time to researching the rise of populism worldwide, and how have governments and people responded to it. Over the years, he has been successful in publishing in journals around the nation like the International Affairs Forum, UCSB Undergraduate Journal of History, Undergraduate Research Journal, and Perceptions Magazine, Temple University’s Undergraduate Journal of History. Iuri is also keen on writing about political issues, publishing in the International Affairs Forum, Penn Political Review, Brazilian Times, and Carolina Political Review. As a result of his work, Iuri has been greatly recognized by Temple University, the Pan-American Association of Philadelphia, Villanova University, L’Arche Syracuse, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, where he received the “Kentucky Colonel” recognition by Governor Andy Beshear.

Luis M. Gomero, PhD student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, focuses on brain imaging for cognitive activity and physiological monitoring under the direction of Dr. Meltem Izzetoglu in the Optical Brain Imaging laboratory. Specializing in signal processing and programming, Luis uses those skills to improve current methods for assessing cerebral blood flow and monitoring cognitive states and activity.

 A deep belief in the power of technology as a central driver to improve health and access to affordable and accurate health monitoring techniques, along with a great passion for signal processing and biomedical science, led him to pursue studies from Villanova, where he did his master's degree, and is currently doing research using multimodal technologies such as EDA, EEG, fNIRS, DCS.
 Prior to joining Villanova, Luis was a data center and corporate cloud product analyst/owner for Claro Ecuador and was responsible for managing and prioritizing the cloud product portfolio, as well as translating product managers' strategies into development.

 Luis is also interested in entrepreneurship and Telecommunications, earned an MS in Project Management from Universitat de Barcelona, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering from ESPOL University in Ecuador.

 During his time in Villanova, Luis has joined different activities, programs, and organizations, such as, Villanova at the European Innovation Academy, Villanova in the Valley, VU Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Villanova Men’s Rowing Club, and Villanova Leadership Program (VLP).