About Committee Representatives

Our Student Representatives are part of the shared governance and represent students on important university matters. Get to know the students representing different interests across various university-wide committees.

Rithika Behera

president.gpsg@pitt.edu

Student Affairs

Graduate Stipend Committee

Melinda Szabo

communications.gpsg@pitt.edu

Institutional Advancement

Panther Leadership Summit

Claire Dunning

gpsg@pitt.edu

Student Affairs

Audit Committee

Property and Facilities

Student Admissions, Aid and Affairs

Varbi Mridha

finance.gpsg@pitt.edu

Budget Committee

Budget Policies

Risk and Compliance

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Justin Thomas

events.gpsg@pitt.edu

Investment Committee

Nike Ndaumanu

committees.gpsg@pitt.edu

Student Affairs

Bylaws and Procedures

Governmental Relations

Graduate Stipend Committee

Barco Law Plaza Design

Jordan Fields

jmf195@pitt.edu

Athletics Committee

Aniket Bhatt

anb554@pitt.edu

Academic Affairs/Libraries

Matt McKenzie

mjm474@pitt.edu

Affirmative Action, Diversity & Inclusion Committee

Alexandra Anderson

aha72@pitt.edu

Research and Innovation Committee

Mohammed Alsubea

mha57@pitt.edu

Athletics and Recreation Committee

Iven Schmidt

tws39@pitt.edu

Benefits and Welfare Committee

GPSG Communications Committee

Crystal Couch

clc317@pitt.edu

Campus Utilization, Planning and Safety Committee

Alexandria Jennings

amj169@pitt.edu

Community Relations Committee

Harshitha Venkatesh

hav41@pitt.edu

Computing and Information Technology Committee

Deborah Sike

dns57@pitt.edu

Educational Policies Committee

GPSG Communications Committee

Upassana Maniar

upm2@pitt.edu

Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Advocacy Committee

Pittsburgh Higher Education Assessment and Response Team (HEART) Advisory Committee.

Nancy Hezekiah

nch51@pitt.edu

Faculty Affairs Committee

Ganesam Rahul Reddy

gar125@pitt.edu

Library Committee

Arjan Singh Puniani

arp150@pitt.edu

Research Committee

Adeyemi Badewa

asb232@pitt.edu

Tenure and Academic Freedom Committee

Tiffany Jeong

jeong.tiffany@medstudent.pitt.edu

Health Insurance Task Force

Josphat Mwiva

jmm591@pitt.edu

Health Insurance Task Force

Alison Mahoney

amm540@pitt.edu

Health Insurance Task Force

Alireza Mohammadzadeh

alm462@pitt.edu

Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring (PAEDM)

Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award (CDTA) Selection Committee

Catie Creiman

cjc170@pitt.edu

Provost Advisory Committee on Women’s Concerns (PACWC)

Aaditi Patil

aap193@pitt.edu

Provost Advisory Committee on Women’s Concerns (PACWC)

Kristin Wannemo

krw120@pitt.edu

Research and Clinical Training with Human Cadaveric Materials Policy Committee

Carly Fanning

caf253@pitt.edu

ULS- Student Library Advisory Board - Student Representative

John Danvers

jed254@pitt.edu

Provost Search Committee