About Us

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 Khalkhali Ardestani
Vice PresidentKajal Patel
Sr. Equity and Diversity Directorvacant
Sr. Communications DirectorRachel Ha
Sr. Finance DirectorHelen Zhang
Sr. Social Directorvacant
Sr. Creative DirectorSamantha Li
Sr. GSU RepresentativeTenzin Namgyal

2024-2025 Leadership Members (elections coming Fall 2024)

Peer Mentorship CoordinatorJermin Shinuda
Jr. Communications DirectorAlysha Geauvreau
Jr. Equity & Diversity Directorvacant
Jr. Finance DirectorVanessa Lau
Jr. Social Directorvacant
Jr. GSU Representative(s)vacant
Jr. Creative Director Emma Nickel
Year 1 Clinical Representativevacant
Year 2 Clinical Representativevacant
Year 1 HSLA Representativevacant
Year 2 HSLA Representativevacant
Year 1 NP PHC Representative(s)Esther Kim
Lauren Kim
Year 2 NP PHC Representativevacant
Year 2 NP Adult Representativevacant
PhD Representative(s)Kelly Nguyen
Julia St. Louis
Navisha Weerasinghe
Mohammad Goudarzi-Rad
Alexia Cumal
DN Representative(s)vacant
Faculty LiaisonLisa Cranley

Click here to view our past executive members!