GSS E-Council and Senators (2026-2027)
The Graduate Student Senate, led by an Executive Council, is comprised of senators who represent academic programs across the Graduate College. Up to three senators may represent programs. If vacant senate seats exist for your academic program and you are interested in representing your program as a GSS Senator, contact acting Vice President Kush Sharma at Kush.Sharma@uvm.edu.
GSS Executive Council (2026-2027)
| Position | Name | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| President | Collin Coil | collin.coil@uvm.edu |
| Vice-President | Kush Sharma | kush.sharma@uvm.edu |
| Treasurer | Chhayank Srivastava | csrivast@uvm.edu |
| Secretary | Eliza Beebe | eliza.beebe@uvm.edu |
| Communications Director | Aviral Chawla | aviral.chawla@uvm.edu |
List of Senators (2025 - 2026)
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Abby Keith | Cellular, Molecular & Biomedical Sciences |
| Alfredo Roman Jordan | Physics |
| Amine Barzegar Tilenoie | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Ankit Bhatia | Computational Studies of Culture & Society |
| Carrie M. San Angelo | Counseling |
| Christian Idogho | Materials Science |
| Daniel Mach | Transdisciplinary Leadership & Creativity for Sustainability |
| Diego Martinez Mayorga | Animal Bioscience |
| Elise Miller | Public Administration, AMP |
| Farzan Kaviani | Electrical Engineering |
| Frederick Senya | Mathematics |
| Jiaqi Chen | Physical Therapy |
| Krittika Dey | Chemical Engineering & Materials Science; Biomedical Engineering |
| Libby Steilen | Biomedical Engineering |
| Marco Balboa | Animal Biosciences |
| Natalie Cote | Higher Education & Student Affairs |
| Neil Taft | Complex Systems & Data Science |
| Niharika Singh | Biomedical Engineering |
| Oluwamuyiwa Ayodele-Davis | Chemistry |
| Parmida Amngostar | Electrical Engineering |
| Ritwik Bandyopadhyay | Physics |
| Saba Rafiei | Electrical Engineering |
| Sajjad Eftekhari | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Sevda Alvirdizadeh | Food Systems |
| Shahrzad Ahmadkaraji | Clinical Psychology, CAS |
| Zahra Khadem | Mechanical Engineering |
Previous Executive council (2025-2026)
Interested in being a Senator?
There are numerous reasons to join GSS! Please contact the acting Vice President, Kush Sharma, at Kush.Sharma@uvm.edu.