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 | To be filled |
| Member of the GSA | To be filled |
| Member of the GSA | Sameera Gumma (Public Health) |
| Member of the GSA | Juliana Lasso Mendez (Pediatrics) |
| Member of the GSA | To be filled |
| 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 |
Hamid Hassani (Physics) |
| Vice-President Student Services & Vice-Chair |
Haseeb Arshad (Computing & Electrical Engineering) |
| Member of the GSA | Breanne Aylward (Public Health) |
| Member of the GSA | Erika Nelson (Educational Policy Studies) |
| Member of the GSA | To be filled |
| Member of the GSA | To be filled |
| Member of the GSA | To be filled |
| Member of the GSA | To be filled |
| Member of the GSA | To be filled |
| Member of the GSA | Melissa Tirkha (Public Health) |
| Member of the GSA | To be filled |
| Member of the GSA | To be filled |
| Member of the GSA | Oluwatoyin Taiwo (Business, MBA) |
| Member of the GSA | Ezra Ketema (Pediatrics) |
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 | Bishoi Aziz (Pediatrics) |
| Vice-President Academic | Rija Kamran (Rehabilitation Science) |
| Vice-President External | Hamid Hassani (Physics) |
| Vice-President Student Life | Tiffany Kung (Psychology) |
| Vice-President Student Services | Haseeb Arshad (Electrical & Computing Engineering) |
| Associate Vice-President Labour (non-votiing) | Muneeb Masood Raja (Electrical & Computing Engineering) |
| GSA Councillor (non-voting) | Cheryl Pan (Psychology) |
| GSA Councillor (non-voting) | Arseniy Belosokhov (Science) |
| GSA Councillor (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Senator (non-voting) | Ola Mabrouk (Chemistry) |
| Speaker (non-voting) | Farhan Khalid (Chemical & Materials Engineering) |
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Executive Director (non-voting) |
Lewie Moodley |
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Associate Director (non-voting) |
Cindy Roose |
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 | Bishoi Aziz (Pediatrics) |
| Vice-President Student Services & Vice-Chair | Haseeb Arshad (Electrical & Computing Engineering) |
| GSA Councillor | Andrew Poholka (Biochemistry) |
| Member of the GSA | Jun Ming Hu (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences) |
| Member of the GSA | Doug Leong (Secondary Education) |
| Associate Vice-President Labour (non-voting) | Muneeb Masood Raja (Electrical & Computing Engineering) |
| Executive Director (non-voting) | Lewie Moodley |
| 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:
| Chair | To be filled |
| Member of the GSA & Vice-Chair | To be filled |
| GSA Councillor | Andrew Poholka (Biochemistry) |
| Member of the GSA | Md Reazul Islam (Chemistry) |
| Member of the GSA | To be filled |
| Member of the GSA | Ibrahim Khodabocus (Pediatrics) |
| Member of the GSA | Yusuf Kola Ahmed (Rehabilitation Medicine) |
| Chief Returning Officer (non-voting) | Sophie Shi (Chemical & Materials Engineering) |
| Deputy Returning Officer (non-voting) | Zain Patel |
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:
| Vice-President Student Life & Chair | Tiffany Kung (Psychology) |
| President & Vice-Chair | Bishoi Aziz (Pediatrics) |
| Member of the GSA | Claudia Althoen (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences) |
| Member of the GSA | Shalea Nichols (Political Science) |
| Member of the GSA | Claire David (Educational Psychology) |
| Member of the GSA | Nzubechukwu Ezeonyi (Chemical & Materials Engineering) |
| Member of the GSA | Jennie Burton (Elementary Education) |
| Member of the GSA | Goodluck Agu (Mechanical Engineering) |
| Member of the GSA | Emma Chambers (Science) |
| Member of the GSA | Hero Laird (Law) |
| Executive Director (non-voting) | Lewie Moodley |
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 | Bishoi Aziz (Pediatrics) |
| Vice-President Student Life & Vice-Chair | Tiffany Kung (Psychology) |
| GSA Councillor | Lily Lui (Nursing) |
| GSA Councillor | Emilie Desnoyers (Psychiatry) |
| GSA Councillor | Guadalupe Montserrat Rodríguez Cornejo (Educational Policy Studies) |
| Speaker (non-voting) | Farhan Khalid (Chemical & Materials Engineering) |
| Executive Director (non-voting) | Lewie Moodley |
Mandate Summary:
The GSA LRC discusses issues of concern regarding academically-employed graduate students and the Collective Agreement.
Membership:
| Associate Vice-President Labour & Chair | Muneeb Masood Raja (Electrical & Computing 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 | Eric Beaudry (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 | Saad Arslan Iqbal (Human Geography) |
| Member of the GSA & Academically-Employed Graduate Student | Mohamed Sabek (Construction Management) |
| Member of the GSA & Academically-Employed Graduate Student | Yucong Dayton Chen (Chemical & Materials Engineering) |
| Member of the GSA & Academically-Employed Graduate Student | Faezeh Jame Chenarboo (Chemistry) |
| Member of the GSA & Academically-Employed Graduate Student | Najia Ul Huda (Biological Sciences) |
| Faculty Steward (Agricultural, Life & Environmental Science) (non-voting) | Kyle Van Camp |
| Faculty Steward (Arts) (non-voting) | Corbin Cammidge |
| Faculty Steward (Business) (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Faculty Steward (Campus St. Jean) (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Faculty Steward (Education) (non-voting) | Megan Tipler |
| Faculty Steward (Engineering) (non-voting) | MD Habibur Rahaman |
| Faculty Steward (Mechanical Engineering) (non-voting) | Eric Beaudry |
| Faculty Steward (Kinesiology, Sport & Recreation) (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Faculty Steward (Law) (non-voting) | To be filled |
| Faculty Steward (Medicine & Dentistry) (non-voting) | Solmaz Bohlouli |
| 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) | Yusuf Ahmed |
| Faculty Steward (Science) (non-voting) | Elham Zohari Nafisa Sadar Hriti Sara Jalili Shani |
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 | Qiuyu Sun (Pediatrics) |
| GSA Councillor & Vice-Chair | Arsenly Belosokhov (Science) |
| Member of the GSA | Tianxu Wang (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences) |
| Member of the GSA | Ibrahim Khodabocus (Pediatrics) |
| GSA Councillor | To be filled |
| President (non-voting) | Bishoi Aziz (Pediatrics) |
| Executive Director (non-voting) | Lewie Moodley |