GSA Standing Committees
The work of the GSA is supported by the efforts of nine Standing Committees. Committee composition and mandate are provided below, with further information available in GSA Policy.
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Mandate Summary:
The GSA ACB is responsible for hearing and deciding appeals of GSA Chief Returning Officer decisions and complaints about GSA Officers as allowed by Section 94(3) of the Post-Secondary Learning Act.
Membership:
| Chair & GSA Councillor | Laura Manerus (Biological Sciences) |
| Vice-Chair & Member of the GSA | Christina Saed (Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences) |
| Member of the GSA | Emmanuel Marfo (Nursing) |
| Member of the GSA | Kenzie Gordon (Media & Technology Studies) |
| Member of the GSA | Janyne Johnson (Pharmacology) |
| Member of the GSA | Md Saiful Islam (Computing Science) |
| Member of the GSA | Sameera Gumma (Public Health) |
| Member of the GSA | Juliana Lasso Mendez (Pediatrics) |
| Member of the GSA | Maryam Jama (Pharmacy) |
| GSA Councillor | Eric Beaudry (Mechanical Engineering) |
| GSA Councillor | To be filled |
| GSA Councillor | To be filled |
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Mandate Summary:
The GSA ASC selects the recipients of the GSA Council-approved GSA Recognition Awards and reviews Policy on GSA Recognition Awards annually and makes any recommendations to GSA Council.
Membership:
| Vice-President External & Chair |
Janmejay Rao (Mechanical Engineering) |
| Vice-President Student Services & Vice-Chair |
Monisha Vinod (Business) |
| Member of the GSA | Breanne Aylward (Public Health) |
| Member of the GSA | Erika Nelson (Educational Policy Studies) |
| Member of the GSA | Priscilla Luu (Educational Policy Studies) |
| Member of the GSA | Fernanda Laís Fengler Dal Pizzol (Nursing) |
| Member of the GSA | Sobia Idress (Nursing) |
| Member of the GSA | Josephine Bolaji (Human Ecology) |
| Member of the GSA | Riddhiben Patel (Art & Design) |
| Member of the GSA | Melissa Tirkha (Public Health) |
| Member of the GSA | Nathan Osborne (Business, MBA) |
| Member of the GSA | Ali Qadri (Public Health) |
| Member of the GSA | Oluwatoyin Taiwo (Business, MBA) |
| Member of the GSA | To be filled |
Mandate Summary:
The GSAB is the senior administrative authority of the GSA and the discussion forum for the GSA Officers and Directors.
Membership:
| President & Chair | Anas Fassih (Political Science) |
| Vice-President Academic | Bishoi Aziz (Pediatrics) |
| Vice-President External | Janmejay Rao (Mechanical Engineering) |
| Vice-President Labour | Hiren Kaklotar (Mechanical Engineering) |
| Vice-President Student Services | Monisha Vinod (Business) |
| GSA Councillor (non-voting) | Hamid Hassani (Physics) |
| GSA Councillor (non-voting) | To be filled |
| GSA Councillor (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Senator (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Speaker (non-voting) | Dweej Shah (Mechanical Engineering) |
|
Acting Executive Director & Associate Director (non-voting) |
Erika Heiberg |
Mandate Summary:
The GSA BFC advises on the financial affairs of the GSA and on the provision of the long-term financial health of the GSA. Members are expected, by GSA Council, to rise above any local/departmental views or issues and to take into account the needs of the GSA as a whole.
Membership:
| President & Chair | Anas Fassih (Political Science) |
| Vice-President Labour & Vice-Chair | Hiren Kaklotar (Mechanical Engineering) |
| GSA Councillor | Andrew Poholka (Biochemistry) |
| Member of the GSA | Maria Bartoli (Business) |
| Member of the GSA | Doug Leong (Secondary Education) |
| Acting Executive Director (non-voting) | Erika Heiberg |
| Accountant (non-voting) | Seidy Louangxay |
| Financial Manager (non-voting) | Dorte Sheikh |
Mandate Summary:
The GSA ERC advises the CRO on all matters pertaining to elections, referenda, and by-elections. The GSA ERC also reviews Elections and Referenda Bylaws and Policies and makes recommendations annually to GSA Council.
Membership:
| Member of the GSA & Chair | Jennifer Bertrand (Kinesiology, Sports, & Recreation) |
| Member of the GSA & Vice-Chair | Devansh Patel (Agriculture, Food & Nutritional Science) |
| GSA Councillor | To be filled |
| Member of the GSA | Riddhiben Patel (Art & Design) |
| Member of the GSA | Elisabeth Kezia Widjaja (Agriculture, Food & Nutritional Science) |
| Member of the GSA | Yusuf Kola Ahmed (Rehabilitation Medicine) |
| Chief Returning Officer (non-voting) | Sophie Shi (Chemical & Materials Engineering) |
| Deputy Returning Officer (non-voting) | To be filled |
Mandate Summary:
The GSA EDIC works to ensure that the GSA reflects the principles of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) for all its members in the interests of enhancing the graduate student experience and ensuring the existence of a welcoming environment and cohesive community for graduate students on campus.
Membership:
| President & Chair | Anas Fassih (Political Science) |
| VP Student Services & Vice-Chair | Monisha Vinod (Business) |
| Member of the GSA | Claudia Althoen (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences) |
| Member of the GSA | Shalea Nichols (Political Science) |
| Member of the GSA | Ana Perdomo (Business - MBA) |
| Member of the GSA | Claire David (Educational Psychology) |
| Member of the GSA | Hope Eze (English and Film Studies) |
| Member of the GSA | Nzubechukwu Ezeonyi (Chemical & Materials Engineering) |
| Member of the GSA | Joana Mazumder (Media & Technology Studies) |
| Member of the GSA | Jesaya Tunggal (Media & Technology Studies) |
| Acting Executive Director (non-voting) | Erika Heiberg |
GSA Governance Committee (GSA GC)
Mandate Summary:
The GSA GC advises GSA Council on GSA Bylaw and matters of GSA Policy not in the purview of any other Standing Committee and reports recommended changes to GSA Council. The GSA GC also makes any routine or editorial changes to the governance documents as deemed necessary by the Committee.
Membership:
| President & Chair | Anas Fassih (Political Science) |
| Vice-President Labour & Vice-Chair | Hiren Kaklotar (Mechanical Engineering) |
| GSA Councillor | Lily Lui (Nursing) |
| GSA Councillor | Emilie Desnoyers (Psychiatry) |
| GSA Councillor | To be filled |
| Speaker (non-voting) | Dweej Shah (Mechanical Engineering) |
| Acting Executive Director (non-voting) | Erika Heiberg |
Mandate Summary:
The GSA LRC discusses issues of concern regarding academically-employed graduate students and the Collective Agreement.
Membership:
| Vice-President Labour & Chair | Hiren Kaklotar (Mechanical Engineering) |
| Vice-Chair | Nayiar Shahid (Pharmacology) |
| Member of the GSA & Academically-Employed Graduate Student | Alex Bunten-Walberg (English & Film Studies) |
| Member of the GSA & Academically-Employed Graduate Student | Aminreza Khandan (Mechanical Engineering) |
| Member of the GSA & Academically-Employed Graduate Student | Molly Swain (Native Studies) |
| Member of the GSA & Academically-Employed Graduate Student | Md Mizanur Rahman (Electrical & Computer Engineering) |
| Member of the GSA & Academically-Employed Graduate Student | Maryam Adesunkanmi (Obstetrics & Gynecology) |
| Member of the GSA & Academically-Employed Graduate Student | Josephine Bolaji (Human Ecology) |
| Member of the GSA & Academically-Employed Graduate Student | Yucong Dayton Chen (Chemical & Materials Engineering) |
| Faculty Steward (Agricultural, Life & Environmental Science) (non-voting) | Kyle Van Camp |
| Faculty Steward (Arts) (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Faculty Steward (Business) (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Faculty Steward (Campus St. Jean) (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Faculty Steward (Education) (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Faculty Steward (Engineering) (non-voting) | MD Habibur Rahaman |
| Faculty Steward (Kinesiology, Sport & Recreation) (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Faculty Steward (Law) (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Faculty Steward (Medicine & Dentistry) (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Faculty Steward (Native Studies) (non-voting) | Wyatt Schiefelbein |
| Faculty Steward (Nursing) (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Faculty Steward (Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences) (non-voting) | Mohammed Abdel Wahd Elkhatib |
| Faculty Steward (Public Health) (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Faculty Steward (Rehabilitation Medicine) (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Faculty Steward (Science) (non-voting) | Brette Harris |
Mandate Summary:
The GSA NoC selects and replenishes graduate student representatives to Councils, committees, and bodies requiring such representation other than ex-officio representation by the President, Vice-Presidents, or Directly-Elected Officers.
Membership:
| Member of the GSA & Chair | Elisabeth Kezia Widjaja (Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science) |
| Member of the GSA & Vice-Chair | Qiuyu Sun (Pediatrics) |
| Member of the GSA | Joana Mazumder (Media & Technology Studies) |
| GSA Councillor | Hamid Hassani (Physics) |
| GSA Councillor | To be filled |
| President (non-voting) | Anas Fassih (Political Science) |
| Acting Executive Director (non-voting) | Erika Heiberg |