President

Brian Lattimore

Serves as Chair of both the GPSA Executive Committee and Council, oversees the direction of the organization and ensures the execution of its responsibilities and commitments.

Email: president@gsa.ucsd.edu

Vice President of Academic Affairs

Chiaki Santiago

Serves as Vice Chair of the GPSA Academic and Judicial Committee and as a representative to the Graduate Council and Representative Assembly of the Academic Senate, coordinates the annual Ph.D. Career Conference in conjunction with the Career Services Center, and appoints students to campus-wide academic committees.

Email: vpacademic@gsa.ucsd.edu

Vice President of Campus Affairs

Ximena Garcia Arceo

Serves as Vice Chair of the GPSA Student Affairs Committee, works to improve various aspects of student life on campus, and appoints students to campus-wide committees dealing with such issues.

Email: vpcampus@gsa.ucsd.edu

Vice President of External Affairs

Hayden Schill

Serves as Vice Chair of the GPSA Legislative Advocacy Committee, coordinates the regular lobby efforts of the organization, and oversees the work of the Legislative Liaisons.

Email: vpexternal@gsa.ucsd.edu

Vice President of Financial Affairs

Michelle Franc Ragsac

Serves as Vice Chair of the GPSA Finance Committee and oversees the finances of GPSA.

Email: vpfinance@gsa.ucsd.edu

Vice President of Social Affairs

Abigal Faber

Serves as Vice Chair of the GPSA Social Programming Committee, coordinates all GPSA event planning, and works with the Social Coordinator to host GPSA events.

Email: vpsocial@gsa.ucsd.edu

Vice President of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Hema Kopalle

Serves as Vice Chair of the GPSA Diversity Advisory Council, oversees the organization's outreach efforts, and works in support of campus diversity.

Email: vpdiversity@gsa.ucsd.edu

Chief of Staff

Mara Cunningham

Manages GPSA council and appoints to committees. Acts as the liaison between the executives and council representatives (appointed by the President and VPs).

Email: chief@gsa.ucsd.edu

Parliamentarian

Colin King

Serves as the GPSA Rules Officer in Council meetings (appointed by the President and VPs).

Email: parliamentarian@gsa.ucsd.edu

Webmaster

Mikah Bertelmann

Oversees GPSA's email and website management (appointed by the Chief of Staff).

Email: it@gsa.ucsd.edu

Legislative Liaison for National Affairs

Claire Levesque

Develops legislative proposals, interacts with national representatives, and maintains relationships with NAGPS and SAGE (appointed by the VP of External Affairs).

Email: us.legislative@gsa.ucsd.edu

Legislative Liaison for State Affairs

Adam Cooper

Develops legislative proposals and interacts with state and local representatives (appointed by the VP of External Affairs).

Email: ca.legislative@gsa.ucsd.edu

Legislative Liaison for Local Affairs

Philip Belzeski

Develops legislative proposals and interacts with local representatives (appointed by the VP of External Affairs).

Email: sd.legislative@gsa.ucsd.edu

Social Events Coordinator

Angela Garais

Organizes social programming, including happy hours (appointed by the VP Student and Campus Affairs).

Email: social@gsa.ucsd.edu

Social Events Coordinator

Social Events Coordinator

Organizes social programming, including happy hours (appointed by the VP Student and Campus Affairs).

Email: social@gsa.ucsd.edu

Professional Development Coordinator

Viona Deconinck

Works with Grad Divison and the Career services center to host GrAdvantage events and the PhD Career Conference (appointed by the VP of Academic Affairs).

Email: professional@gsa.ucsd.edu

Cultural Events Coordinator

Li-Yuan Chiang

Manages and coordinates the GPSA Travel Grants program (appointed by the VP of Finance).

Email: travel@gsa.ucsd.edu

Community Outreach Coordinator

Community Outreach Coordinator

Fosters relationships between graduate students at UCSD and the greater San Diego community, specifically those who belong to historically underrepresented and under-resourced communities in academia (appointed by the VP of EDI)

Email: outreach@gsa.ucsd.edu

GPSA Advisor

Breana Clark

Advises the GPSA.

Email: bzclark@ucsd.edu