The Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Executive Board (E-Board) is made up of three elected positions and two appointed positions. Additionally, our staff includes two more appointed officers that serve in auxiliary positions. We also have one professional staff member, our Administrative Coordinator. For more details, or if you are interested in joining our team, please see Officer Positions.
E-Board
Barima Akwasi Amankwaah
President
Community, Research and Action PhD Program,
College of Community and Public Affairs
Jordan Traut-Jellad
Vice President
English PhD Program,
Harpur College of Arts and Sciences
Mariam Rizk
Graduate Vice President for Multicultural and Sociocultural Affairs (GVPMA)
System Science & Industrial Engineering Master’s Program,
Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science
Jaden Hromada
Assistant to the President (ATP)
Speech and Language Pathology Master’s Program
Liz Young
Treasurer
English PhD Program,
Harpur College of Arts and Sciences
Office Hours: Wed, 10 am – 3 pm
Other Officers & Staff
Yakubu Alhassan Zakaria
Chief Elections Officer
Community Research and Action PhD Program,
College of Community and Public Affairs
Akanksha Mansukhani
Judicial Officer
Philosophy PhD Program,
Harpur College of Arts and Sciences
Em Goodlife
Administrative Coordinator
Professional Staff
Office Hours: M-F, 10 am – 3 pm
Past Officers
2025-26
Prabhu Anil Bhor (LinkedIn), Watson – President; Sravani Valivati, Watson – Vice President; Nayanpreet Chhabra (LinkedIn), Watson – GVPMA; Rachel Dempsey (LinkedIn), CCPA – ATP; Liz Young, Harpur – Treasurer; Yakubu Alhassan Zakaria (LinkedIn), CCPA – Chief Elections Officer; & Akanksha Mansukhani, Harpur – Judicial Officer
2024-25
Anjani Praneet Meruvu (LinkedIn) – President, Sai Tharun Reddy Kothapeta – Vice President, Jyoti Madari (LinkedIn) – GVPMA, Nahla Nawar Raya – ATP, Colin Hand – Treasurer, Ademola Adedoyin (LinkedIn) – Chief Elections Officer, & Grace Babalola (LinkedIn) – Judicial Officer
2023-24
Sai Harshitha Gurram – President , Phanindra Singamsetty – Vice President, Goutham Metta – GVPMA, Summer Farriss – ATP, Jake Cassidy – Treasurer, Ademola Adedoyin – Chief Elections Officer, & Victoria Barics – Judicial Officer
2022-23
Athira Nirmal – President , Prasanna Kumar Kadali – Vice President, Anvesh Kumar Dhvvuru – GVPMA, Chenrui Zhao – ATP, Eitan Weinsteiner – Treasurer, Pradeep Kumar Ramesh – Chief Elections Officer, & Abraham Ittycheri – Judicial Officer