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Leadership Team 2026-2027

The GSA Leadership Team, which consists of the Executive Cabinet and the Committee Chairs, is elected by the Assembly in one-year terms.

Executive Cabinet

Elizabeth Ortiz

President

Elizabeth Ortiz

President

Ph.D. Student, Biology

Elizabeth_Ortiz5@baylor.edu
Rachael Murdock

Executive Vice President

Rachael Murdock

Executive Vice President

Ph.D. Student, Sociology

rachael_murdock1@baylor.edu
Sri Manjusha Tella

Vice President of Communications

Sri Manjusha Tella

Vice President of Communications

Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science

srimanjusha_tella1@baylor.edu
Raquel Aguilar Murillo

Vice President of Operations

Raquel Aguilar Murillo

Vice President of Operations

Ph.D. Candidate, Curriculum and Instruction

Raquel_Aguilar1@baylor.edu
Nathan Ramsey

Secretary

Nathan Ramsey

Secretary

Ph.D. Student, Higher Education and Student Leadership

Nathan_ramsey@baylor.edu

Committee Chairs

Zia Pochkhanawala

Advocacy Committee Chair

Zia Pochkhanawala

Advocacy Committee Chair

Ph.D. Candidate, Curriculum & Instruction

zia_pochkhanawala1@baylor.edu
Joseph Yu

Research Arm of Advocacy Committee Co-Chair

Joseph Yu

Research Arm of Advocacy Committee Co-Chair

Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science

joseph_yu1@baylor.edu
Kate Harris

Academic and Professional Affairs (APA) Committee Chair

Kate Harris

Academic and Professional Affairs (APA) Committee Chair

Ph.D. Student, Psychology  

katherine_harris1@baylor.edu
Jaimala Kishore

Belonging, Recognition, and Intersections (BRI) Committee Chair

Jaimala Kishore

Belonging, Recognition, and Intersections (BRI) Committee Chair

Ph.D. Student, Public Health Epidemiology 

Jaimala_Kishore1@baylor.edu
Mary Pickler

Collegiality and Community Committee Chair

Mary Pickler

Collegiality and Community Committee Chair

Ph.D. Student, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Mary_Pickler1@baylor.edu
Sixto Ivan Arias

Online Community Committee Chair

Sixto Ivan Arias

Online Community Committee Chair

 Ed.D. Candidate, Learning and Organizational Change

sixto_arias1@baylor.edu

Advisors

Sara Dolan, Ph.D.

GSA Faculty Sponsor

Sara Dolan, Ph.D.

GSA Faculty Sponsor

Associate Dean for Professional Development
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience

Sara_Dolan@baylor.edu
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