EXECUTIVE BOARD

The GPSA Executive board is composed of the GPSA President, the GPSA Council Chair and all standing committee chairs.

The Executive board recommends the agenda for Council meetings. The Council Chair is responsible for producing the final written agenda for the next Council meeting, in consultation with the Executive Board. In addition, the Executive board:

• Coordinates the annual GPSA calendar
• Makes decisions on behalf of the GPSA Council between Council meetings, as necessary
• Oversees the fiscal system, including reviews of the budget
• Reports to Council on financial needs, obligations, and budget compliance
• Revises and updates personnel policies, including job descriptions
• Makes recommendations to Council regarding GPSA Committees.

All colleges at the University should be represented on the Executive Board, including the Colleges of Education, Fine Arts, Engineering, Arts & Sciences, Business & Management, and Nursing & Pharmacy; Schools of Public Administration, Architecture & Planning, Medicine, and Law. Additional members from colleges and schools not represented on the Board may be appointed by the Council.

GPSA Executive Board Members 2008-2009

President - Christopher Ramirez,American Studies and Community & Regional Planning (Architecture & Planning and Arts & Sciences)

Council Chair - Lissa Knudsen, Communication & Journalism (Arts & Sciences)

Election Committee Chair- Pamela Hernandez, Law

Finance Chair - Louis Martinez, Water Resources Program (University College)

Graduate Research & Development Chair - Santhosh Chandrashekar, Communication & Journalism (Arts & Sciences)

Lobby Chair - Bea Dominguez-Meiers, OLIT (Education), and Joseph Garcia, Latin American Studies (Arts & Sciences)

Projects Chair- Lindsey Ives, English (Arts & Sciences)

Specialized Travel & Student Research Allocations Committees Chair - Lucy Grinnell, History (Arts & Sciences)

Executive Board in the Constitution [ pdf ]