Executive Committee

Erik Breidinger,
President

Md Rashedul Hasan,
Vice President

Domingo A. Feliz Carela, Secretary
Barira Rashid, Treasurer
Judicial Branch

Sarah Shelby,
Chief Justice

Ethan Oleson
Ethics Chair

Parliamentarian
Legislative Officers

President Pro Tempore, Jean Morales Orocu

Sergeant at Arms, William Richardson

Legislative Clerk Kyra McGee

Historian

Parliamentarian/P&P Chair Samuel Akindele Ajala

Graduate Student Life Chair Kon Kon Das

Facilities Chair, Darlington Imhanzuaria

GAB Co-Chairs, Henry Obajaja & Chetanjot Romana

Research Co-Chair (Humanities) Nicole Bonge

Research Co-Chair (Sciences) Sumanjot Kaur

Health Chair Isaac Prud’Homme

Academic and Teaching Chair Christopher Murphy
The GPSC Assembly
The GPSC assembly is the voting body of GPSC, which is made up of various graduate and professional (e.g., law) students from numerous departments and colleges across the University of Arkansas. Below is a list of our legislative assembly leaders in chair and co-chair positions, in addition to our judiciary members, including the Chief Justice, Ethics Chair, and Parliamentarian.
| Office | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Chair: Academic and Teaching | Christopher Murphy | razteach@uark.edu |
| Co-Chair: Graduate Advancement and Belonging | Henry Obajaja | gpscgab@uark.edu |
| Co-Chair: Graduate Advancement and Belonging | Chetanjot Romana | gpscgab@uark.edu |
| Chair: Facilities | Darlington Imhanzuaria | gpscfac@uark.edu |
| Chair: Finance Committee | Barira Rashid | gpsctres@uark.edu |
| Chair: Graduate Student Life | Kon Kon Das | gpscgl@uark.edu |
| Chair: Health | Isaac Prud’Homme | gchealth@uark.edu |
| Chair: Policies & Procedures | Samuel Ajala | gpscpar@uark.edu |
| Co-Chair: Research Council | Nicole Bonge | gpscrc@uark.edu |
| Co-Chair: Research Council | Sumanjot Kaur | gpscrc@uark.edu |
At-Large Representatives
Each college at the University of Arkansas can send up to three delegates to represent the college on the GPSC. These at-large representatives are elected annually in May by the student body. The At-large representatives also represent their college and are in charge of disseminating and collecting information to and from their colleges and GPSC specific to graduate and professional students’ needs, supports, and successes.
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Chetanjot Romana | cromana@uark.edu |
| Akwasi Tagoe | atagoe@uark.edu |
| Sumanjot Kaur | sk091@uark.edu |
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Kyra McGee | kdm049@uark.edu |
| Vacant | |
| Vacant | – |
| Name | |
|---|---|
| John Thames | thames@uark.edu |
| Vacant | – |
| Vacant | – |
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Henry Obajaja | hobajaja@uark.edu |
| Vacant | |
| Vacant | – |
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Damilola Elizabeth Fadipe | dfadipe@uark.edu |
| Konkon Das | konkond@uark.edu |
| Vacant | |
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Vacant | |
| Vacant | |
| Vacant |
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Jean Morales Orocu | jcmorale@uark.edu |
| Darlington Ehijie Imhanzuaria | dei001@uark.edu |
| Vacant | – |
Departmental Student Organization Representative (DSO)
The DSO representatives represent their specific departments. They are in charge of disseminating and collecting information to and from their departments, as well as GPSC, specific to graduate and professional students’ needs, supports, and successes. Each departmental representative is elected in the early fall of each academic year. If they wish to continue their position, they must reapply each year. Also, in order for students to apply for GPSC funding, they must have an assigned GABC for their department.
| Name | DSO | |
|---|---|---|
| Vacant | – | Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business (AEAB) |
| Vacant | – | Agricultural Education, Communication, and Technology (AECT) |
| Vacant | – | Animal Science (ANSC) |
| Sharandeep Singh Chahal | schahal@uark.edu | Horticulture (HORT) |
| Joao Henrique Stibe Silva | js558@uark.edu | Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science (CSES) |
| Joshua Chavana | chavana@uark.edu | Entomology and Plant Pathology (ENPL) |
| Saydul Md Safwa | ssafwa@uark.edu | Food Science (FDSC) |
| Akosua Sayer Koduah | akodua@uark.edu | School of Human Environmental Science (HESP) |
| Vacant | – | Poultry Science (POSC) |
| Name | DSO | |
|---|---|---|
| Cristina Stan | amstan@uark.edu | Anthropology (ANTH) |
| vacant | – | Art (ARTS) |
| Kaynat Shahzad | kshahzad@uark.edu | Chemistry (CHEM) |
| Samuel Akindele Ajala | sajala@uark.edu | Communication (COMM) |
| Michael Hall | mh150@uark.edu | Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies (CLCS) |
| Brianna Winfree | winfree@uark.edu | English (ENGL) |
| James Kelly | jk099@uark.edu | History (HIST) |
| Vacant | – | Journalism (JOUR) |
| Vacant | – | Mathematical Sciences (MASC) |
| Jason Miller | jrm056@uark.edu | Philosophy (PHIL) |
| Harry O’Mara | htomara@uark.edu | Physics (PHYS) |
| Morgan Wilson | mwilson2@uark.edu | Psychological Science (PSYC) |
| vacant | – | Sociology and Criminology (CRIM) |
| Vacant | – | World Languages, Literatures & Cultures (WLLC) |
| Name | DSO | |
|---|---|---|
| Vacant | Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA) | |
| Dier Gao | DGao@walton.uark.edu | Finance (FINN) |
| Vacant | Information Systems (ISYS) | |
| Vacant | – | Management (MGMT) |
| Name | DSO | |
|---|---|---|
| Marsha Kinsey | mkinsey@uark.edu | Counselor Education and Supervision (CNED) |
| Md Juwel Ahmed Sarker | sarker@uark.edu | Education Reform (EDRE) |
| Vacant | – | Curriculum and Instruction (CIED) |
| Vacant | – | Higher Education (HIED) |
| Vacant | Health, Human Performance & Recreation (HHPR) | |
| Zachary Moody | zemoody@uark.edu | Health, Human Performance & Recreation (HHPR) |
| Guadalupe Alvarado-Perez | ga013@uark.edu | Public Health (PBHL) |
| Name | DSO | |
|---|---|---|
| Vacant | – | Biological and Agricultural Engineering (BAEG) |
| Will Richardson | wprichar@uark.edu | Biomedical Engineering (BENG) |
| Vacant | – | Biomedical Engineering (BENG) |
| Vashanti Storr | vstorr@uark.edu | Chemical Engineering (CHEG) |
| Samia Parveen | sparveen@uark.edu | Civil Engineering (CVEG) |
| Dylan Vaughn | dpvaughn@uark.edu | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) |
| Julia Hoskins | jkhoskin@uark.edu | Mechanical Engineering (MEEG) |
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Vacant | – |
| Vacant | – |
| Vacant | – |
| Name | DSO | |
|---|---|---|
| Harneet Kaur | harneetk@uark.edu | Cell and Molecular Biology (CEMB) |
| Isaac Prud’homme | ibprudho@uark.edu | Geoscience (GEOS) |
| Vacant | – | Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) |
| Charles Holloway | ceh048@uark.edu | Space and Planetary Sciences (SPAC) |
| Eva Caroline | escaroli@uark.edu | Public Policy (PUBP) |