Cabinet

Aminah Amjad, President

Program: Ph.D. Chemistry

Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan

Previous Degree(s): MS Chemistry

Favorite Quote: “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken” – Oscar Wilde

Official Email: gsapresident@umbc.edu

Ahmet Kaan Aydin, Vice President

Program: Ph.D. Applied Mathematics

Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey

Previous Degree(s): MS Applied Mathematics (UMBC),  MS Applied Mathematics (Western Kentucky University) BS Mathematics (Yildiz Technical University, Turkey)

Favorite Quote: “The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it” – George Bernard Shaw

Official Email: gsavicepresident@umbc.edu

Pranit Pramod Patil,Treasurer

Program: MS Information Systems

Hometown: Alibag, Maharashtra

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Computer Engineering

Favorite Quote: “You will be shocked, kids, when you discover how easy it is in life to part ways with people forever. That’s why, when you find someone you want to keep around, you do something about it” ― Ted Mosby

Linda Appeynarh, Secretary

Program: Ph.D. Public Policy

Hometown: Accra, Ghana

Previous Degree(s): MPhil. Economics, BA Economics

Favorite Quote: “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better”— Maya Angelou

Official Email: gsasecretary@umbc.edu

Javed Abdul Tamboli, Senate Speaker

Program: MS Information Systems

Hometown: Latur, India

Previous Degree(s): Bachelor’s of Mechanical engineering

Favorite Quote: “Don’t let their words sadden you” (Quran 10:65 – Surat Yunus )

Official Email: gsasenatespeaker@umbc.edu

Saad Khan, Chief of Staff

Program: Ph.D. Information Systems

Hometown: Islamabad, Pakistan

Previous Degree(s): MS Data Science, BS Computer Science

Favorite Quote: “In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock” —Thomas Jefferson

Official Email: gsachiefstaff@umbc.edu