POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

President
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Vice president of grants & awards
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Vice president of international activities
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Vice president of professional development
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vice president of social activities
Candidate:
Kaitlyn Simmons

Candidate Description:
I am nominating myself for the position of Vice President of Social Activities. I was the Sisterhood Head for Tau Beta Sigma at the University of Miami for two years and I planned and hosted all social activities for the sorority. I also planned the annual end of the year banquet. From this position, I gained experience coordinating with restaurants to rent out spaces, as well as scoping out new places to host events.

Vice President of Curriculum
Candidate:
Daniel Collins

Candidate Description:
During the past year serving as the VP of Curriculum I have been learning more about the academic problems facing graduate students, the processes of new curriculum and courses at the school, and trying to find ways to improve the academic experience for our graduate students. If elected to serve next year, I want to put more focus on identifying how each department and the College as a whole can improve the quality of graduate education, offer more courses in areas of need, and promote avenues for graduate students to fill in these gaps through individual or collaborative efforts.

Vice President of Research
Candidate:
Atef AMRICHE

Candidate Description:
In the two years that I have spent at ESF as a graduate student and TA, I witnessed the huge efforts of our Graduate Student Association and admired their mission. Additionally, by pursuing a PhD here at ESF, and through short-term summer assignments, academic research constitutes a big part of my journey. I wish to nominate myself for the "Vice President of Research" senate position at GSA to represent my fellow graduate students and help improve academic research conditions for all.

Vice president of Communications
(One position)

Candidate:
Kirsten McGiver

Candidate Description:
I have been on the GSA for a number of years. IN various positions. Recently I started maintaining a corporate website for a previous employer while studying communications and information dynamics. I am excited to apply some of the new practices I have learned for the GSA to simplify communications with graduate students and ease the process of participation. I think the GSA does some great work and it would be nice to communicate this better to students who are too busy to take part in it directly.
Candidate:
​Sri Saahitya (Saahi)

Candidate Description:
I would like to restate my intent to nominate myself for the position of Vice President of Communications. Having worked in the NGO sector as a media coordinator, I developed and maintained multiple streams of communication and outreach for the organizations. I am confident that I can translate some of those skills into fostering a productive and efficient time at GSA.

Secretary
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Treasurer
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Department Representative: Paper and
Bioprocess Engineering

Candidate:
Christopher M Thomas
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Candidate Description:
I intend to continue to represent the interests of the PBE department through representation on the GSA. My wealth of experience at the college, combined with my knowledge of the inner-workings of inter and intra department politics will be applied to maximize the benefit to YOU - the esteemed ESF graduate student!

Department Representative: Environmental
Forest Biology
Candidate:
Jordon Tourville

Candidate Description:
I believe I would make an excellent representative to the EFB department because I feel that I am skilled at listening and taking stock of the needs of my fellow students in this field. I can use this ability to help mentor other students as well as help address our needs to faculty and the administration. Further, I am interested in expanding student opportunities for involvement in both guest lecture series and social events if at all possible. I have formerly represented my fellow students during the course of my Master's degree (University of Michigan) as a concentration track leader, and I currently serve as a Graduate Student Ambassador for the ESF graduate school.

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Department representative: Chemistry
Candidate:
Jaclyn Torkelson

Candidate Description:
I am running to be the GSA Chemistry Department Representative in order create the best possible link between chemistry graduate students, faculty, and staff with SUNY-ESF and the graduate student community as a whole. I have become an excellent communicator due to my experience as a teaching assistant in Survey of Chemical Principals, General Chemistry II, and Analytical Chemistry over the past three years. My time as a teaching assistant has taught me to think critically about the message I am trying to get across in order to convey a concept to both scientists and nonscientists. During my undergraduate career, I had the privilege of working with the Navajo Nation in the Southwest for three years. Learning about the needs and issues of the Navajo peoples due to mining and lack of regulated water sources helped me to become more culturally aware and able to adapt to issues outside of my area of expertise. Past experiences have helped me to me a more understanding, culturally aware, and resilient person; but I hope to continue to grow and learn as the Chemistry Department Representative.

Department Representative: Landscape Architecture
Candidate:
Richard Connor Neville

Candidate Description:
I have served as the DLA senate representative for the past year and a half, and I have genuinely appreciated the role that it affords myself (engaging with campus issues and contributing a unique voice to the discussion on behalf of the profession/department) as well as for the greater benefit of the department/school/my colleagues to whom I am responsible for representing. I highly value the GSA and its presence as a student organization on campus, and I believe that the Landscape Architecture department plays a vital role to the community of ESF and its future.

Department Representative: Forest and Natural Resource Management
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Department Representative: Environmental Science
Candidate:
Madison Morley

Candidate Description:
I enjoyed my time as a GPES representative this past year and I would like to continue working as one. I've helped put together a department-wide event each month and I would like to continue this work.

​Candidate: 
Andres M Urcuqui B

Candidate Description: 
Working as Vice President of Professional Development is a great opportunity to give back my academic knowledge and training to the ESF community. I am an environmental manager with two master's degrees, one in conservation of tropical biodiversity and the other in rural development, that have allowed me to combine quantitative approaches and qualitative studies to improve my advocacy for both conservation of biodiversity and community engagement. As I am currently doing my PhD in Environmental Science, I hope to contribute to the Grad community in our campus to enhance our knowledge, skills, and expertise.

Department Representative: Environmental Resources Engineering
Candidate:
Ge Pu

Candidate Description:
I had been a part of GSA for three years, and have known a lot about the nuts and bolts of this wonderful organization dedicated to supporting graduate students. From maintaining GSA website to hosting academic presentation competitions, I really enjoyed being part of GSA. Last year, I have taken some time off from GSA due to a student chair position in national professional society. This year, I would like to rejoin and re-support GSA in hopefully my last year and give back to ESF grad students and support the mission to assist graduate students in helping them succeed.

Syracuse university graduate student organization representatives
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board of trustees representative
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