UIC GEO Steering Committee
The GEO Steering Committee is elected each Spring by GEO members. The Steering Committee members volunteer their time to help improve the working conditions of graduate employees at UIC.
Sally Schmisek (she/they)
Co-President
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Simone Sisk (she/her)
Co-President
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Emily Cairncross (she/her)
Treasurer
Emily is a 4th year Math PhD candidate studying extremal combinatorics. When not at UIC, she can be found chasing squirrels with her dog, scribbling on paper at coffee shops, and being overly competitive at board and video games alike.
Nick Hanson (he/him)
Secretary
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Hanna Bradford-Olson (she/her)
Grievance Chair
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Javin D'Souza (they/he)
Outreach Chair
Javin is a Disability and Human Development M.S. candidate and recently completed the Urban Higher Education M.Ed. program at UIC. They have been a proud member of GEO for three years while being a GA & TA. Now in their fourth year, with a background in culture work and program coordination, they strive to empower and unify community members as Outreach Chair. They are a lifelong resident of the city of Chicago and love playing Nintendo video games.
Kasi Woods (they/he)
Organizing Chair
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Caroline Hollahan (she/they)
Communications Chair
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