THE TEAM

Executive Board

Dan Laffin

President

Masters of Public Policy

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Simon Sheaff

Vice President Legislative Affairs  

Government & Politics

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Elisa Salgado

Vice President Financial Affairs  

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Ediomo Eggah

Director of Operations

Telecommunications

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GSG Advisors 

Blessing Enekwe

Program Director, OPA

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Jennifer Enriquez

Coordinator, Graduate Student Life

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Engineering School 

Austin Lewis

Reliability Engineering

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I wanted to join GSG to advocate for those not in the room.

Ramin Moradi

Reliability Engineering

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My promise to fellow grads is to make our voices are heard by  university officials. 

Gaurav Kumar

Mechanical Engineering

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My promise to fellow grads is to organize fun events to bring us all together. 

Sara Honarvar

Mechanical Engineering

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My promise to fellow grads is to be their voice. 

Amoghavarsha Prasanna

Robotics Engineering

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I wanted to serve on GSG to improve graduate student life and overall experience. 

Patan Sanaulla Khan

Robotics Engineering

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I wanted to serve on GSG to help address challenges faced by grad students like housing and finding balance. 

Somayeh Mohammadi

Civil & Environmental Engineering

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I want to help my fellow grads through serving on GSG to have their concerns be heard and noticed. 

Pranshu Ranakoti

Cybersecurity

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My promise to fellow grads is to make our community feel like family and to help others reach their goals. 

Ghazal Arabi

Mechanical Engineering

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My promise to fellow grads is to 

Roohollah Heidary

Reliability Engineering

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My promise to fellow grads is to 

Aria Shahverdi

Electrical Engineering

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My promise to fellow grads is to 

Business School

Dishant Hukumatani

Quantitative Finance

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My promise to fellow grads is to work toward more professional development opportunities. 

Jenil Kansara

Information Systems

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My promise to fellow grads is to make sure everyone has a friendly and inclusive community. 

Aniruddh Murthy

Finance

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My promise to fellow grads is to make your voice heard! 

Harsh Doshi

Information Systems

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I joined GSG because I love to contribute to a collective cause.

Alec Dennis

Business Management

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I serve on GSG to represent the interests of my constituents. 

Shivani Parikh

Information Systems

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I want to give my constituents voice! 

Nikita Chinchwade

Information Systems

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My promise to fellow grads is to help you.

Bhavesh Lalwani

Marketing Analytics

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I want to give my constituents voice! 

Behavioral & Social Sciences

NaYeon Yang

Psychology 

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I joined GSG to advocate for fellow graduate students. 

Simon Sheaff

Government and Politics

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I continue to serve on GSG because I believe POLICY MATTERS.

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Felix Bartsch

Neuro and Cognitive Sciences

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I am continuing on GSG to make sure my program's voice is heard. 

Nicole Catanzarite

Neuro and Cognitive Sciences

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My promise to fellow grads is to find intersections between the students in NACS and the broader student body.

Stephanie George

Geospatial Intelligence

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I choose to serve on GSG because grad students deserve the same opportunities as undergrads. 

Natasha Chhabra

Sociology

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My promise to fellow grads is to

Kristen Reque

Criminology

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My promise to fellow grads is to

Arts & Humanities

Jonelle Walker

Theater & Performance Studies

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I serve on GSG because I believe in the collective power of graduate students to change the world. 

Allison Durbin

Music Education

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My promise to fellow grads is to advocate for their best interests and needs!  

Darren Shillingford

Music Education

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I wanted to serve on GSG to develop and better serve our community at UMD. 

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Eva Peskin 

Women's Studies

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My promise to fellow grads is to 

Shawna Dias

Communications Public Relations

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My promise to fellow grads is to 

Sofia Maurette

Spanish Language & Literature

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My promise to fellow grads is to 

iSchool 

Nisha Dayananda

Information Management

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My promise to fellow grads is to help find on-campus jobs and internship opportunities. 

Monalisa Swami

Information Management

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My promise to fellow grads is to 

Public Policy 

Jeremy Schmidt 

Public Policy 

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My promise to fellow grads is to

Ely Salgado

Public Policy 

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My promise to fellow grads is to

College of Computer, Mathematical

& Natural Sciences

Laura McBride

Chemistry

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I want to serve on GSG again to continue to advocate on behalf of my constituents. 

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Yehuda Katz

Computer Science

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My promise to fellow grads is to 

Varun Suryan

Computer Science 

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My promise to fellow grads is listen to you. 

Pei Zhang

Statistics, STAT-BB

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My promise to fellow grads is to 

Artur Perevalov

Physics

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I joined GSG to help represent international student interests.

Teal 

Astronomy

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My promise to fellow grads is to 

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Scott Cosseboom

Plant Science

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My promise to fellow grads is to represent YOU!

Farshid Shoushtarian

Water Resource Management

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My promise to fellow grads is to make sure concerns are heard.  

Education

Frances Henderson

Teaching Learning Leadership & Policy

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My promise to fellow grads is to bring your voices to where the decisions are being made that impact grad students. 

Emmanuel Wanjala

International Education and Policy

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My promise to fellow grads is to proactively advocate for your interests and provide transformational leadership. 

Sama Sabihi

Student Affairs 

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My promise to fellow grads is to 

Architecture, Planning

& Preservation

Veronica Martin

Historic Preservation 

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My promise to fellow grads is to keep them informed about university decisions. 

Andrew Mazer

Urban Planning

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My promise to fellow grads is to diversify my program's professional network. 

Maggie Curran

Community Planning 

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My promise to fellow grads is to

School of Public Health

Aita Amaize

Health Policy Management

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My promise to fellow grads is to listen to your concerns and ensure your voice is heard--especially minority and non-traditional students. 

Anna Posbergh

Kinesiology

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My promise to fellow grads is to 

Jasmine Smith

Epidemiology, EPIB

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My promise to fellow grads is to 

School of Journalism

Connor Morgan Delancey

Journalism

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My promise to fellow grads is to