Executive and Leadership positions on the GNSS are nominated and elected annually by the graduate nursing student body. Executive members (except VP) are elected in the Winter term. Leadership members (including VP) are elected in the Fall term. Click here to learn more about our Fall and Spring Elections, and how to join GNSS.
Executive members attend an Executive team meeting monthly. All Executive and Leadership members attend a Leadership team meeting monthly. Login with your University email address to view the GNSS Constitution, Member Contact Information, Finance Documents, and all Meeting Minutes.
2024-2025 Executive Members
| President | Shakila Ardestani |
| Vice President | Kajal Patel |
| Sr. Equity and Diversity Director | Nastaran Tamiri-Osgouee |
| Sr. Communications Director | Rachel Ha |
| Sr. Finance Director | Helen Zhang |
| Sr. Social Director | Priya Putane |
| Sr. Creative Director | Samantha Li |
| Sr. GSU Representative | Tenzin Namgyal |
2024-2025 Leadership Members (elections coming Fall 2024)
| Peer Mentorship Coordinator | Jermin Shinuda |
| Jr. Communications Director | Alysha Geauvreau |
| Jr. Equity & Diversity Director | Norshia Fenton |
| Jr. Finance Director | Vanessa Lau |
| Jr. Social Director | Mehr Gilani |
| Jr. GSU Representative(s) | Andrea Robinson |
| Jr. Creative Director | Emma Nickel |
| Year 1 Clinical Representative | Kabilani Sivarajah |
| Year 2 Clinical Representative | Rosemarie Gangadeen |
| Year 1 HSLA Representative | Sinthuha Ranchithan |
| Year 2 HSLA Representative | vacant |
| Year 1 NP PHC Representative(s) | Esther Kim Lauren Kim |
| Year 2 NP PHC Representative | vacant |
| Year 2 NP Adult Representative | Sandip Deol |
| PhD Representative(s) | Kelly Nguyen Julia St. Louis Navisha Weerasinghe Mohammad Goudarzi-Rad Alexia Cumal |
| DN Representative(s) | vacant |
| Faculty Liaison | Lisa Cranley |