Senators and Committee Lists

2025-2026 Senators

Budget and Finance Committee:

NameDepartmentProgram / Specialization
Gavin Moffat (Chair)MBAMaster of Business Administration
Mariam OladepoBiomedical and Pharmaceutical SciencesPharmacology and Toxicology
Salman ShahidPhysicsPhD Physics
Oluwatobi OpesadeInterdisciplinary Neuroscience ProgramInterdisciplinary Neuroscience Program

Constitution and By-Laws Committee:

NameDepartmentProgram / Specialization
Matthew Cayer (Chair)Political SciencePublic Administration
Nabil GyamfiBiomedical and Pharmaceutical SciencesPharmacology & Toxicology
Margaret GradyChemistryInorganic

Events Committee:

NameDepartmentProgram / Specialization
Jordyn Hickey (Chair)MBA/ BusinessMBA- Planned Specialization in Finance
Tracy SantosInterdisciplinary Neuroscience ProgramNeuroscience
Hafizan YusufPharmacy Practice and Clinical ResearchHealth Outcome
Taylor ElpersOceanographyChemical Oceanography
Omid GhasemlooChemistryPhD Chemsitry
Maizy PrattBiology and Environmental ScienceCell and Molecular Biology
Aashish SubediCivil and Environmental EngineeringCivil Engineering
Yavar MohammadiOcean EngineeringCFD Modeling

Graduate Student Conference Committee:

NameDepartmentProgram/Specialization
Huifang Li (Co-Chair)
Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical SciencesMedicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy
Emelia Tawiah-Arthur (Co-Chair)Department of Environmental and Natural Resource EconomicsPhD in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Ololade GbadeboBiomedical and Pharmaceutical SciencesPharmaceutical Sciences PhD/ Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy
Labone AkterPharmaceutical sciencesPharmaceutics
Michael SextonHistoryHistory MA- Anthropology/Archaeology option
Mariyam AbbasPsychologyBehavioral Sciences
Madalyn StoltzInterdisciplinaryMasters in Environmental Science and Management
Jared KolokPolitical ScienceInternational relations- Diplomacy concentation
Natakki JonesEducationEducation
Olivia ThomakosEnglish and Creative WritingPhD English and CW
Katherine (Katie) EricksonGSLISSchool Library Media
Dakota HunterPharmacyPharmacy and Toxicology
Amirali MomeniNRSBES: EVES

Publicity Committee:

NameDepartmentProgram / Specialization
Evelyn Mensah (Chair)NutritionNutrition
Joseph Owusu-sarfoBiomedical and Pharmaceutical SciencesPharmaceutical Sciences
Grace KalilCollege Student PersonnelCollege Student Personnel
Rinre wachapPolitical ScienceInternational relations

Nominations and Elections Committee:

NameDepartmentProgram / Specialization
Nick Labriola i (Chair)Political ScienceInternational Relations
Manjeet Kumar HeeragowlikarMechanicalMS in Mechanical engineering and applied mechanics
Nina SannesEnglishPhD in English (Creative Writing)

Interdisciplinary Affairs and Industrial Partnerships

NameDepartmentProgram / Specialization
Niraj Bhatt (chair)MechanicalPhd in Mechanical engineering and applied mechanics
Benjamin CharoCollege of the Environment and Life SciencesEcology and Ecosystem Sciences
Joshua FrancoDepartment of Political SciencePublic Adminstration

Technology Committee

NameDepartmentProgram / Specialization
Sansrit Paudel (Chair)Computer science and StatisticsComputer Science
Jaiden PlouffeMBA1 Year Full Time MBA
Piriyankan KirupaharanComputer science and StatisticsComputer Science

Parliamentarian

NameDepartmentProgram / Specialization
Bethany Pucino (Chair)Natural Resources ScienceMasters of Environmental Science and Management