Current Executive Council Members
Full Name: Justin Watkins
Position: President
Department: Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering
Active Years: Fall 2025-
Role: The President serves as the University's executive officer and spokesperson, coordinating officers' activities, and acting as a liaison between the University Community and GSA. They oversee daily financial transactions, co-sign on them, and are responsible for developing an annual budget with the Executive Board.
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Full Name: Nausad Miyan
Position: Vice President
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Active Years: Fall 2025-
Role: The Vice-President fills in for the President whenever needed. The Vice-President confers with the President on all matters that involve the Graduate School and the University administration including serving as the liaison between the GSA and all graduate students, serving on the university councils or committees.
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Full Name: Marianne Naana Otoo
Position: Treasurer
Department: Pharmacy Practice & Clinical Research
Active Years: Fall 2025-
Role: The Treasurer handles all daily financial transactions, maintains detailed records, and reports the GSA's financial status to the executive board and general body. They also collaborate with the Executive Board to develop an annual budget.
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Full Name: Arindam Laha
Position: Secretary
Department: Computer Science and Statistics
Active Years: Fall 2025-
Role: The Secretary prepares the agenda and keep current and detailed Graduate Senate minutes (meetings). The Secretary also coordinates reports of those committee and organization representatives responsible to the Graduate Senate. The Secretary is also responsible for informing via email all graduate students of GSA upcoming meetings and events.
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Full Name: Subek Acharya
Position: Web Master
Department: Computer Science and Statistics
Active Years: Fall 2025-
Role: The web-master oversees the maintenance of the GSA Web pages on the website ensuring that all the links, information, and documents uploaded on the website is correct and up-to-date.
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Full Name: Moazzem Houssain Saeem
Position: GAU Liaison
Department: Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Active Years: Fall 2025-
Role: The GSA Liaison is responsible for attending all Graduate Assistants United (GAU) executive board meetings and keeping the GSA Executive Council and Graduate Senate informed of any ongoing issues and discussions in the GAU.
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Full Name: Akissi Nelly Aka
Position: Event Coordinator
Department:Political Science
Active Years: Fall 2025-
Role: The Event Coordinator organizes all the major social and community events; and focuses on internal relations and building membership engagement throughout the academic year.
Full Name: Ruth Nangeh Najel
Position: Social Media Manager
Department: Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design
Active Years: Fall 2025-
Role: Curate, create, and schedule engaging content across various social media platforms to promote association events, news, and updates.
Monitor, respond to, and engage with online community feedback, comments, and direct messages. Analyze social media metrics, track engagement rates, and adjust strategies accordingly.
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Full Name: Karolina Wojcik
Position: Past President
Department: English and Creative Writing
Active Years: Fall 2025(Past President)
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