{"id":7,"date":"2013-09-26T09:12:29","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T13:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gsa\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-03-09T19:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:16:23","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gsa\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Current Executive Council Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Full Name<\/strong>: Justin Watkins
Position<\/strong>: <\/kbd>President <\/kbd>
Department<\/strong>: Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering<\/kbd>
Active Years<\/strong>: Fall 2025-<\/kbd>
Role<\/strong>: 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.<\/kbd>
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Full Name<\/strong>: Marianne Naana Otoo<\/kbd>
Position<\/strong>: Treasurer<\/kbd><\/kbd>
Department<\/strong>: Pharmacy Practice & Clinical Research<\/kbd><\/kbd><\/kbd>
Active Years<\/strong>: Fall 2025-<\/kbd>
Role<\/strong>: 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.<\/kbd>
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Full Name<\/strong>: Josh Franco<\/kbd>
Position<\/strong>: Secretary<\/kbd>
Department<\/strong>: <\/kbd>Political science
Active Years<\/strong>: Spring 2025-<\/kbd>
Role<\/strong>: <\/kbd>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<\/strong>: Subek Acharya
Position<\/strong>: Web Master<\/kbd>
Department<\/strong>: Computer Science and Statistics<\/kbd>
Active Years<\/strong>: Fall 2025- <\/kbd>
Role<\/strong>: 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<\/strong>: Moazzem Houssain Saeem
Position<\/strong>: GAU Liaison<\/kbd>
Department<\/strong>: Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering<\/kbd>
Active Years<\/strong>: Fall 2025-<\/kbd>
Role<\/strong>: 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<\/strong>: Jordyn Hickey
Position<\/strong>: Event Coordinator<\/kbd>
Department<\/strong>:<\/kbd> College of Business
Active Years<\/strong>: Spring 2026-<\/kbd>
Role<\/strong>: The Event Coordinator organizes all the major social and community events; and focuses on internal relations and building membership engagement throughout the academic year.<\/kbd><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Full Name<\/strong>: Ruth Nangeh Najel<\/kbd>
Position<\/strong>: Social Media Manager<\/kbd>
Department<\/strong>: <\/kbd>Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design
Active Years<\/strong>: Fall 2025- <\/kbd>
Role<\/strong>: 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. <\/kbd>
LinkedIn Profile<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2025-26 Senator and Committee Lists<\/h2>\n\n\n2025-26 SENATORS & COMMITTEES<\/a>\n\n\n
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Previous Members & Officers<\/h2>\n\n\nList of Former Officers and Senators<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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