GSA Representatives

Committee on Academic Freedom (CAF)

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Abby Bline
she/her/hers
4th Year PhD, Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program
My secret talent is... "Being able to open jars and bottles that others cannot due to excellent grip strength."

Phillip Edwards
he/him/his
2nd Year PhD, Social Sciences & Comparative Education/Education
My secret talent is... "Getting through Covid with my sanity intact."

Committee on Continuing & Community Education (CCCE)

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Arko Bhattacharya
he/him/his
2nd Year MS, Chemical Engineering
My secret talent is... "Photography"

Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CODEI)

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Laura Reizman
she/her/hers
8th Year PhD, Asian Languages & Cultures
My secret talent is... "Binge watching reality shows on Netflix and ... surfing!"

Isaiah Sampson, Director of Diversity
he/him/his
2nd Year DDS, School of Dentistry
"My name is Isaiah. I identify as a proud Black man."
My secret talent is... "Binge watching reality shows on Netflix and ... surfing!"

Committee on International Education (CIE)

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Tom Newhall
he/him/his
3rd Year PhD, Asian Languages & Cultures
My secret talent is... "Skiing"

Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication (COLASC)

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Graham Montgomery
he/him/his
2nd Year PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
My secret talent is... "Identifying birds by their songs"

Committee on Teaching (COT)

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Stas Papathanasopoulos 
he/him/his
4th Year PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
My secret talent is... "Cooking"

Council on Planning and Budget (CPB)

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Name
pronouns
Xth Year XX, Program
My secret talent is... "Cooking"

Name
pronouns
Xth Year XX, Program
My secret talent is... "Cooking"

Council on Research (COR)

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Jean Marques Ribeiro
he/him/his
2nd Year PhD, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
"I am a proud South American."
My secret talent is... "I like to play guitar and sing"

Executive Board

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Letty Treviño, VP Academic Affairs
she/her/hers
5th Year PhD, Spanish & Portuguese
"Born in Monterrey, Mexico and raised in Houston, TX. I identify as a first-generation, queer Chicana and Latina immigrant."
My secret talent is... "Elaborate themed party planning. My back-to-school dinosaur party comes with epic Jurassic Park soundtrack music."

Faculty Welfare Committee

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Katya Khlystova
she/her/hers
2nd Year PhD, Linguistics
I am a proud... "Russian-American."
My secret talent is... "Trying to live that quintessential LA life through early morning hikes with my golden retriever, Scout! :)"

Graduate Council

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Isabel Benvenuti, Director of Academic Senate & Academic Affairs
she/her/hers
3rd Year PhD, Spanish & Portuguese
"I am a proud bilingual, physically different New Jerseyan."
My secret talent is... "Running? I am training for a marathon in Spring 2021 (COVID-permitting)."

Emily Lazarus
she/her/hers/they/them
4th Year PhD, Social Science
My secret talent is... "Figure skating."

Steven Moran, also serves on ASUCLA Board of Directors
he/him/his
5th Year PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering
My secret talent is... "Mouth Trumpeting."

Letty Treviño, VP Academic Affairs
she/her/hers
5th Year PhD, Spanish & Portuguese
"Born in Monterrey, Mexico and raised in Houston, TX. I identify as a first-generation, queer Chicana and Latina immigrant."
My secret talent is... "Elaborate themed party planning. My back-to-school dinosaur party comes with epic Jurassic Park soundtrack music."

Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (IAC)

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James Dang
he/him/his
3rd Year PhD, Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology
My secret talent is... "Baking really good desserts."

Undergraduate Council (UgC)

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Ariel Chan
she/her/hers
3rd Year PhD, Asian Languages and Cultures
"My name is Ariel. I identify as a proud first-generation, international, and Asian grad student."
My secret talent is... "Being a polyglot!"

Wesley Cox
he/him/his
2nd Year MA, African American Studies
"My name is Wesley, I am a first generation college/grad student, bisexual icon, African American/Black man. I graduated from SF State in May 2019, I have a passion for Design, Black people, Education, Advocacy, and Art."
My secret talent is... "I am a painter/artist."