Contact the GSG Officers and Representatives
The GSG is composed of an Executive Council and a General Council. The Executive Council is elected in the Spring of each year, according to our bylaws, and is comprised of nine positions: President, Vice President, Director of Finance, Director of Communications, Director of Academic Affairs, Director of Engagement, Director of Equity & Outreach, Director of International Student Affairs, and Director of Media and Marketing. General Council members are elected from within each degree-granting department or college, during the first colloquium meeting of the year; Department Heads may also appoint a Department Representative if needed.
2022-2023 Executive Officers
President: Yifei (Rena) Zhu
gsgpresident@mines.edu
Vice President: Joseph Briggs
gsgvp@mines.edu
Treasurer: Joshua Worley
gsgtreasurer@mines.edu
Director of Communications: Sara Russo
gsgsecretary@mines.edu
Director of Academic Affairs: Lauren Guido
gsgac@mines.edu
Director of Engagement: Megan Shepherd
gsgsc@mines.edu
Director of Equity & Outreach: Adrian Mendonsa
gsgec@mines.edu
Director of Media & Marketing: Alexandra Bejarano
abejarano@mines.edu
Board of Trustees Representative: Garce Ary
Gary@mines.edu
LOST REPRESENTATIVES
The departments/programs listed below have failed to provide a GSG representative despite repeated warnings from GSG. Per GSG bylaws, all graduate students in these departments/programs are ineligible to receive GSG grant funds, social funds, and financial assistance:
Advanced Manufacturing
Space Resources
2023-2024 General Council
Department Representatives: Submit funding requests for your department by emailing the GSG treasurer at gsgtreasurer@mines.edu
2023-2024 Committee Reps
| External Committees | GSG Reps |
| Calendar Committee | Maggie Bailey |
| Campus Culture & Mental Health (2) | Lauren Miller Jayden Zymbaluk/Sara Russo |
| CSMAA BOD | Liam Witteman |
| Classroom Equipment Committee | Wyatt Lindsey |
| Faculty Senate | Liam Witteman |
| Faculty Senate Library Committee | Aaron Griffin |
| Faculty Senate Faculty Awards Committee (Spring) | Lauren Miller |
| Financial Hardship and Leniency | Noah Sandoval |
| Grad Student Housing | Casey Gilliams |
| Graduate Council | Liam Witteman |
| Graduate Orientation | Liam Witteman |
| Parking Advisory Committee | Megan Shepherd |
| Research Integrity and Security (RISC) | James Frishkoff |
| Research Council | Jonathan Diller |
| Smoking Policy Committee | Fatih Aranoglu |
| Student Conduct Appeals (3) | Megan Shepherd Wallis Scholl Adam Keating/Sara Russo |
| Sustainability Committee | Nicolas Pesci/Allison Perna |
| Technology Fee (2) | Hayden Cooreman Tyler Sodia |
| Internal Committees |
GSG Reps |
Chair(s) |
| DEI (4) | John Ayaburi Aaron Griffin Rena Zhu Liam Witteman |
Keerthana Krishnan |
| Future Faculty Program (5) | Tyler Sodia Megan Shepherd Sara Wariz Lauren Miller Fernando Rojas |
Joseph Briggs |
| Academic Affairs (3) | Corey Randall Josh Worley |
Isabella Mendoza |
| Gold Mine/Grant (4) | Chiang Cheng Siew Fatih Aranoglu John Ayaburi Adam Keating |
Josh Worley |
| Grad Student Life |
Allison Perna / Abigail Heath |
Dr. Jennifer Briggs |
| GRADS (8) |
Wyatt Lindsey |
Joseph Briggs |
| ISO Committee (4) | Liam Witteman Stephen Thoemmes Abigail Heath Genevieve Stelmacovich |
Adrian Mendonsa |
| Engagement Committee (3) | Genevieve Stelmacovich Emily Holt Maggie Bailey Rena Zhu |
Megan Shephard |
| Photography Committee | Nicolas Pesci Hayden Cooreman |
Maddie Macmillan |