Grace De Oro, President
Program: Ph.D. in The School of Public Policy
Hometown: Gaithersburg, Maryland
Previous Degree(s): B.A. in Environmental Policy from St. Mary’s College of Maryland ’17; Masters of Public Policy from UMBC ’19; Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in the Nonprofit Sector from UMBC ‘2023.
Favorite Quote: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” – Maya Angelo
Official Email: gsapresident@umbc.edu
Jessica Burstrem, Vice-President
Program: Language, Literacy & Culture (LLC)
Hometown: Grand Blanc, Michigan, USA
Previous Degree(s): B.A., English Language & Literature, University of Michigan, 2003; M.A., English, & Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies, University of Florida, 2006.
Favorite Quote: “Survival pending Revolution is our immediate task and to do this we must meet the needs of the people.”
Official Email: gsavicepresident@umbc.edu
Charlie Waters, Treasurer
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Official Email: gsatreasurer@umbc.edu
Akash Vartak, Secretary
Program: Ph.D. in Computer Science
Hometown: Pune, India
Previous Degree(s): B.E. in Computer Engineering, from PICT ’17; M.S. in Computer Science, from UMBC ‘2021.
Favorite Quote: “Talk is cheap. Show me the code.” – Linus Torvalds
Official Email: gsasecretary@umbc.edu
Past Cabinets/Executive Councils:
2020-2021 Spring Executive Council