The Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) is served graciously by elected/selected executives and graduate students representing different programs and committees.
Executive Committee 2023-2024
The GSA Executive is elected each April for the following year.

Rakha Zabin
President
PhD Candidate, Education
president@brockgsa.ca

Larissa Lobo
Vice President, External Affairs
PhD Student, Applied Health Science
external@brockgsa.ca

Alex Wilder
Vice President, Equity and Inclusion
PhD Student, Biology
equity@brockgsa.ca

Allayna Barrett
Vice President, Communications and Advancement
M.A. Student, Applied Health Sciences
communications@brockgsa.ca

Zoe Gagnon
Vice President, Student Engagement
MSc Student, Biological Sciences, Neurobiology and Physiology
engagement@brockgsa.ca

Haley Myatt
Past President
pastpres@brockgsa.ca
Executive Committee Alumni
Previous members of the GSA Executive Committee can be found here.
Board Members / Faculty Representatives
Board Members of the Graduate Students’ Association govern as directors for the GSA but are selected to represent their specific faculty, and are jointly responsible for governing the organization as well as serving as liaisons between the GSA executive and the graduate students in their faculty. Sitting on the GSA Board of Directors and various committees, they represent the GSA within their faculty and represent students by using their vote in the GSA . This is an opportunity to bring issues or concerns from their faculty to the attention of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and the larger graduate community. You must be a current registered Brock graduate student to sit on the Board of Directors. You can find a copy of the Role and Responsibilities of a Board Member, as well a schedule of meeting dates below.
GSA Board of Directors – Role and Responsibilities
GSA Board of Directors – Meeting Dates
If you are interested, please check the list below to see if your faculty requires a representative and if so, contact the GSA Executive Director for more information at board@brockgsa.ca. You must be a current registered Brock graduate student to sit on the Board of Directors. A comprehensive list of which faculties house which programs at Brock University can be found here.
Faculty | Name | |
Applied Health Sciences (AHS) | Eric O’Neill | eo15nv@brocku.ca |
Applied Health Sciences (AHS) | Matteo Nadile | mn17fp@brocku.ca |
Education (EDU) | Simranjeet Kaur | sk20ux@brocku.ca |
Education (EDU) | ||
Goodman (GSB) | ||
Goodman (GSB) | Andrew Regnerus | ar18gt@brocku.ca |
Humanities (HUM) | ||
Humanities (HUM) | ||
Mathematics and Sciences (MS) | Amanda Williams | aw15hr@brocku.ca |
Mathematics and Sciences (MS) | Ivan Drahun | id18ge@brocku.ca |
Mathematics and Sciences (MS) - At-Large Representative | Lyllian Corbin | lc15kl@brocku.ca |
Social Sciences (SS) | Shealin Murray | sm14og@brocku.ca |
Social Sciences (SS) | Rexella Dwomoh | rd12wo@brocku.ca |
Program Assembly Delegates
Program Assembly Delegates consist of one representative for each Program in the Faculty of Graduate Studies with the term running from September 1 through August 31 of the following year, and must be available to attend at least once (1) during the winter term but may meet up to twice (2) per term, for a total of six (6) times per year. A comprehensive list of the faculty programs at Brock University can be found here.
Program Delegates are individuals responsible for being a liaison between the GSA Executive and the graduate students in their programs. As representatives from within their own Programs, Delegates will liaise between the GSA and their own program and represent students by using their voice in the GSA. This relationship provides an opportunity to bring issues or concerns from within programs to the attention of the GSA and the larger graduate community.
See Document 018A – Program Assembly Bylaw for more information.
Committee representatives
Committee representatives speak for the graduate students in various important committees in the Brock community. This is a list of some of the committees that graduate students participate in.
Committee | Name | |
Academic Review | Eric O’Neill | eo15nv@brocku.ca |
Alumni Association Board | ||
Board of Trustees | Haley Myatt | president@brockgsa.ca |
BUSAC | Christopher Yendt | pastpres@brockgsa.ca |
Graduate Council | Haley Myatt | president@brockgsa.ca |
Governance | Rakha Zabin | external@brockgsa.ca |
Information Technology & Infrastructure | Eric O’Neill | eo15nv@brocku.ca |
Internationalization | Alex Wilder | equity@brockgsa.ca |
Mapping the New Knowledges Conf | ||
Eric O’Neill | eo15nv@brocku.ca | |
Ombuds Advisory | Alex Wilder | equity@brockgsa.ca |
PACHRED - President’s Advisory Com | Alex Wilder | equity@brockgsa.ca |
Planning, Priorities & Budget Advisory | Haley Myatt | president@brockgsa.ca |
Research & Scholarship Policy | Sarah Burger | communications@brockgsa.ca |
Senate (2 elected) | Rakha Zabin | external@brockgsa.ca |
Alex Wilder | equity@brockgsa.ca | |
Senate (Ex-Officio) | Haley Myatt | president@brockgsa.ca |
Senate Graduate Studies (SGSC) | Haley Myatt | president@brockgsa.ca |
Alex Wilder | equity@brockgsa.ca | |
Space Request Evaluation | Wantao (Noah) Xiao | nx20gb@brocku.ca |
Student Appeals Board | Haleigh Cumiskey | hc15dr@brocku.ca |
Sustainability Coordinating | Eric O’Neill | eo15nv@brocku.ca |
Teaching and Learning | Rakha Zabin | external@brockgsa.ca |
Two Row Council | Alex Wilder | equity@brockgsa.ca |