People
Executive Committee (Ex Comm)
The GPSO Executive Committee is comprised of five elected officers, four appointed officers and two paid staff. Ex Comm members are responsible for the organization and smooth functioning of GPSO Representative (General Assembly) and Committee meetings, as well as other GPSO functions.
President
LaNita Campbell, Gender Studies
The President acts as the official liasion between IU's administration, student body, student organizations and the GPSO. The President also oversees the functioning of the GPSO, and serves on the GPSO Executive Committee.
Vice President
Patrick Thomas, Law
The Vice President represents the GPSO to the university at large and fulfills the duties of the President when s/he is temporarily unable to perform them. The Vice President also oversees delegates on university committees and GPSO standing and ad hoc committees.
Treasurer
Alex Luboff, SPEA
The Treasurer maintains the GPSO's financial records, prepares the annual budget for review by the Assembly, provides financial updates to the Assembly, requests disbursement of funds as required, works with the Awards Officer to ensure the timely execution of the Awards process, and performs other duties requested by the Executive Committee.
Liaison
Edwin Jimenez, Counseling and Educational Psychology
The Liaison acts as a medium of communication between IUSA, BGSA, LGSA, ISA, other graduate student organizations and GPSO. The Liaison also serves as a member of the External Relations committee.
Parliamentarian
Shana Bridges, Communication and Culture
The Parliamentarian is the authority on procedural questions. This officer ensures that the constitution is up-to-date and also conducts the annual membership audit.
Awards Officer
Kevin Guidry, Higher Education & Student Affairs
The Awards Officer oversees the awarding GPSO Travel and Research Grants. This involves working with GPSO accounts manager, Dr. Yolanda Treviño, the GPSO Excomm, and the Awards Committee.
Benefits Officer
Eric Schmidbauer, Business Economics and Public Policy
The Benefits Officer addresses the benefit needs of Student Acadmic Appointees (SAA's) and student employees, specifically health insurance, stipends, fee remission structure and related employment issues. The position seeks to recommend improvements to benefit and compensation policies for all graduate and professional students.
Sustainability Officer
Jacob Bower-Bir, Political Science
The Sustainability Officer addresses issues related to sustainability within the GPSO and campus communities. Examples of issues addressed are recycling, transportation, carbon emissions and sustainable growth.
GPSO Staff
Communications Coordinator
Anna Saraceno, Human-Computer Interaction Design
The Communications Coordinator facilitates committees, representatives, and student communication. The Communications Coordinator also resolves student concerns, prepares the assembly agenda, and ensures all are properly informed and organized.
Operations Coordinator
Jennylynn Vidas
The Operations Coordinator is responsible for community building. Working with the programming committee, the Operations Coordinator plans the parties, activities, and events that matter to graduate and professional students.
The GPSO General Assembly
The GPSO General Assembly is made up of representatives elected by each graduate department. At least one Department Rep is elected from each department. These representatives attend the General Assembly meetings and serve on committees. You do not have to be a representative to serve on a committee.
GPSO Ombudsperson
Assistant Dean of the University Graduate School & GPSO Ombudsperson
Dr. Yolanda Treviño
Dean Treviño serves as the contact person for graduate students and graduate programs. Her role is to support the GPSO by encouraging a creative environment for scholarship and research, teaching and learning.
