Your 2018-2019 GSEHD SA Executive Board
Read below to find out more about your 2018-2019 GSEHD Student Association Executive Board members.
Jeffrey Ramos, President
My name is Jeffrey Ramos and I am honored to serve as your GSEHD Student Association President. I am currently in the Higher Education Administration program with a concentration in Student Affairs. Before coming to GW, I attended Berry College and earned my Bachelors in Early Childhood Education. After graduating, I went back to my hometown, Dalton, GA, and taught 4th grade for two years. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with my students and being back in my hometown. However, I was attracted to Washington, DC and GSEHD because I knew the skills I gained here could really benefit my community when I decide to return. I have definitely taken advantage of several of the opportunities this city and our school has to offer. I encourage you to do the same throughout your time here!
As your president, I look forward to working alongside the rest of our Executive Board and ensuring that GSEHD students' voices are heard and represented. We all know that GSEHD has a grand variety of programs, interests, and student organizations. That diversity is a key to GSEHD's continued success. With this in mind, I believe it is critical to engage with and listen to all parties that make up our wonderful school.
Christian List, Vice President of Education and Outreach
Christian List, Vice President of Education and Outreach
My name is Christian List and I am your VP of Education and Outreach. I earned my bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida in 2010, majoring in Criminology with a minor in Leadership Studies. As a recent Navy veteran, I started the OLL master’s program in Fall 2018. As a deployment leader, tactics instructor, and program manager in the Navy, I am well oriented in the collaboration, processes, and determination required to fulfill abstract accomplishment and community integration. I am a lead-by-example type of person with a bottom-line-up-front personality focused on collaboration. I enjoy fostering great ideas and goals, while appreciating the lessons learned by trial and error. During my service in the Pacific region, I not only managed but created educational and learning programs for my command of approximately 300 Sailors.
My motivation for committing myself to the GSEHD SA is inlaid in my desire to forward the mutual success of any organization. I believe those motivated in fostering group goals will only make success contagious.I am excited for the opportunity to lead beside you all as we all progress through our collective vision for GW and the surrounding communities.
Erin Mayo, Vice President of Finance
My name is Erin Mayo and I am your VP of Finance. I am a second year Higher Education Administration masters student concentrating in policy and finance. I completed my undergraduate December, 2015 at Salem State University in Salem, MA andI am from the greater Boston area. Prior starting my masters program August, 2017, I worked as a Transfer, Graduate and Online Admissions Counselor at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston, MA. Last year I worked at GW as a graduate fellow in the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities and as a Resident Director for the Center for Student Engagement. This past summer I worked in Residence Life at Loyola University Chicago focusing on residential curriculum and assessment projects. I am currently a Residence Hall Coordinator for projects and programs at Marymount University in Arlington, VA. In addition, I am involved in various higher education professional associations such as National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), Association College Personnel Administrators (ACPA) and Association of University Housing Officers International (ACUHO-I).
I am excited to serve the Graduate School of Education and Human Development as the VP of Finance and look forward to serving you this academic year. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me, I am happy to assist!
Rebecca Lynch, Vice President of Communications
My name is Rebecca Lynch and I am your VP of Communications. I am in my second year of the Higher Education Administration master's program, concentrating in policy and finance. I got my undergraduate education at The College of William and Mary, double-majoring in Psychology and English and graduating in 2016. Since then I have worked full-time in the Student Employment office within GW's Center for Career Services. In that role I manage GW's Off-Campus Federal Work Study program, provide customer service to students and staff, aiding in the student hiring process, and supervising our department's student assistants. I also participate in a working group looking at issues of financial wellness in GW's student population. I am interested in topics related to student financial literacy and how that contributes to retention, completion, and overall student lifelong success across different university types.
As a lifelong believer in the myriad benefits of serving others, I look forward to serving you alongside the rest of this year's executive board. I welcome your feedback as myself and the rest of the board strive to be the GSEHD SA that you want to see!
Kavita Meegama, Vice President of Social Activities
My name is Kavita Meegama, and I am your VP of Social Activities. I was born in Hyderabad, India and currently live in Rockville, MD. My undergraduate degrees are in philosophy and engineering. I am currently working as a Language and Culture Instructor at the State Department's Foreign Service Institute (FSI) in Virginia. My interests include people, philosophy, politics and the outdoors. Culture fascinates me and I am always willing to share any information related to India, my great love. I teach Telugu (my mother tongue) and also Hindi when needed. I enjoy diverse languages and different cultures, and I like to watch Korean, Turkish or Pakistani dramas. I am also a trained filmmaker, and I see life as a frame that needs to be filled with beauty and color.
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I believe that people learn more from one another in casual social settings more than in strict academic situations, I will make sure that there many occasions for us to meet, greet, exchange ideas and flourish in a spirit of harmony, in unique settings, with great food to keep us company.
Tahira Afzal Rehman, Off-Campus Liaison
My name is Tahira Afzal Rehman and I am your Off-Campus Liaison. I am a student of MA Education Technology Leadership offered as an online program at GW. I am finishing off my first year and hope to complete my graduate studies by May of 2019 - fingers crossed! I live in Burke, Virginia and I love coming to campus whenever the opportunity arises, and of course to work on my papers at Gelman! I also have two girls, ages 15 and 11.
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I wish to make networking easy for online and off campus students. In addition, my goal is to provide support to the students with their concerns and connect them to the Office of Student Life. I will make every effort to help out with any off-campus students' questions or suggestions. Raise high!