2022-2023 Executive Team

Joey is currently a 2nd year Master's student in the International Education Policy program in the college of education. His academic interests include climate change education, education in emergencies, and international higher education. As president, Joey serves as the chief executive officer for the GSG. This means he will remain engaged at the university level to advocate for more equitable and accessible graduate student policies. He has already begun conversations about fighting for collective bargaining rights, enhancing public transportation access, and learning about international student workers rights.

Lizzie is the Vice President for Legislative Action and Speaker of the Assembly (VPLA) for the 22-23 Academic Year. Lizzie is currently a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Government and Politics. Her research interest encompasses identity politics, gender, and contentious elections with a regional focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. As VPLA, Lizzie advocates for graduate students at the local, state, and federal levels. She is particularly passionate about improving workers' rights and protections, gender equality, and civic education. Her favorite study break is practicing her tuba.
 

Sujeeth is currently pursuing a dual master’s in MBA and MS in Business Analytics. He has worked for five years at Credit Suisse, India in multiple capacities. Sujeeth is a CFA Level 3 candidate and is currently an Information Technology Analyst for the $7mn Equity fund. As VPFA, Sujeeth serves as the chair of the Budget and Finance Committee (BFC) and acts as
the primary liaison for the GSG for the Committee for Review of Student Fees (CRSF) process. He is very committed to providing transparency to all the students about graduate student activities fees and promoting increased collaboration across all graduate student organizations.

Siddhesh is a Master's student in Software Engineering. As DoO, he manages the budget, daily functioning and coordination within GSG, helping the other exec members accomplish GSG's legislative goals. He also leads GSG's annual on-campus events such as the GRAD research conference every April, and more recently the International Students Welcome Shuttle. He enjoys reading and music.

M Pease (they/she) is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park. They received their bachelor of science at UMD in psychology with high honors and with minors in Asian American studies and public leadership. Her research interests broadly include race, gender, and sexuality and how systems and experiences of oppression contribute to mental health disparities, especially for LGBTQ+ and Asian American communities. They are also interested in ways to bridge psychological science with efforts that tangibly improve conditions for marginalized communities towards social justice and equity.

Olivia (Xiaotian Tan) is currently a Master’s student in Public administration. As Chief of Staff,
she reports to the GSG president, oversees and coordinates the functioning of standing and ad-hoc committees of the GSG. Before joining the GSG, she was a youth program assistant at the
Center for China and Globalization, organizing events and serving as a liaison with government
agencies and international organizations. She loves public speaking and British Parliamentary
debate.