The GSA Executive Board consists of elected graduate students charged with advocating for graduate student concerns and interests and representing graduate students at large. They perform a variety of roles, such as: coordinating Council meetings, appointing grads to campus committees, bringing grad concerns to administrators, ensuring that depeartment representatives get paid and allocated funding is distributed, participating in the statewide University of California Graduate and Professional Council (UCGPC). Officers are elected during the end of spring quarter for the next academic year’s annual term.
Current and past rosters for the Executive Board are posted on this website.
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POSITIONS
Below is a summary of each position’s role and their quarterly stipend, followed by a link to a more detailed description. Positions run for one year, beginning in summer quarter after elections.
President : Ontario Alexander
Serves as the chief executive officer and official representative of the campus GSA. Acts as primary point of contact between the GSA Council and campus administration, alumni association, and other campus organizations. Advocates for graduate student needs and interests. (Must have previous experience on the GSA Council.) Full description
External Vice President : Stephanie Valadez
Acts as a liaison between GSA and systemwide student organizations, administration and Regents, statewide and national legislative affairs. Advocates for graduate needs on the UC wide level and reports back on important UC wide issues. Attends a variety of systemwide meetings across the state. Position requires extensive travel. Full description
Serves as the liaison for the graduate student body and campus governance. Recruits and appoints grad representatives for campus committees. Provides leadership, guidance, and support to current representatives. Advocates for graduate students within campus. Full description
Chair of the Council : Aditya Gadam
Coordinates and facilitates Council meetings, recruit Council representatives, and serve as the main point of contact for them. Coordinate any Council action that may need to be taken regarding the Constitution, the bylaws, and operating procedures. Responsible for ensuring the Council is following the GSA Constitution and Bylaws. Full description
Treasurer : Wahaj Ayub
Provides oversight and management of budget and finance related projects. The Treasurer shall be responsible for the GSA finances and oversees preparation and execution of the budget, including the disbursement of funds according to Council decisions. Full description
Secretary/Webmaster : jerry Hernandez
Records and maintains the information of the GSA. Manages attendance of GSA meetings, serves as webmaster for GSA, solicits information and news for reports of GSA activities and matters of interest. Full description
Solidarity Officer : Vidula Sonagra
Provides programmatic oversight to solidarity-based initiatives in the GSA. Concerned primarily with issues of diversity and solidarity within the Council and graduate student body at-large, with the understanding that such concerns are not exclusively handled by the person holding this position. Full description
If you are interested in joining the Executive Board of the GSA, elections are run in the Spring quarter! Contact us for more information.