Who We Are
Who is RSG?
RSG consists of an Executive Branch (Executive Cabinet & Executive Directors), a Legislative Branch (Division Representatives and Associate Representatives), and Committees. We have an elected representative for every 300 students within the four divisions defined by the Rackham School of Graduate Studies: Biological and Health Sciences (Division 1), Physical Sciences and Engineering (Division 2), Social and Behavioral Sciences (Division 3), and Humanities and the Arts (Division 4).
Executive and Legislative Board members engage with their constituents about needs, interests, and desires relevant to graduate students in that division. This collaborative effort is an ongoing engagement that we hope can improve the quality of the experience for graduate students across U-M. Much of this work is done through members’ participation in the following six committees: academic affairs, budgetary, elections, communications, legislative affairs, student life, and DEI.
Executive Branch
Executive Cabinet
Angelica Previero
President
Chaz Vander Horst
Vice President
Curtiss Engstrom
Secretary
Hayden Jackson
Treasurer
Executive Directors
Anna Whitney
Director of Legislative Affairs
Joyce Lai
Director of Academic Affairs
Noah Michels
Director of Sustainability
Khadija Shafiq
Director of Student Life
Tyler Watt
Elections Director
Legislative Branch
Division 1 Representatives
Ahab Chopra
Doctoral Student, Michigan Medicine
Katie Lynch
Doctoral Student, Michigan Medicine
Layne Bond
Doctoral Student, College of LSA
Raphael Onuku
Doctoral Student, College of Pharmacy
Thandiwe-Kesi Robins
Doctoral Student, PIBS
Division 2 Representatives
Amirata Tabatabavakili
Doctoral Student, College of Engineering
Arvind Balaji
Master's Student, College of Engineering
Corin Tyler
Doctoral Student, College of Engineering
Demba Komma
Doctoral Student, College of Engineering
Di Sun
Doctoral Student, College of Engineering
Emily Bao
Doctoral Student, College of Engineering
Erika Hathaway
Doctoral Student, College of Engineering
Jacqueline Hannan
Doctoral Student, College of Engineering
Joseph Becker
Doctoral Student, College of Engineering
Muhammad Umar Farooq
Doctoral Student, College of Engineering
Patrick Galante
Master's Student, College of Engineering
Sharon Sujai
Master's Student, College of Engineering
Sriranjani Seshadri
Master's Student, College of Engineering
Zhuoer Li
Doctoral Student, College of Engineering
Division 3 Representatives
Aurora Bi
Master's Student, Marsal Family School of Education
Devin Woodruff
Master's Student, Marsal Family School of Education
Fiona Pratt-Macdonald
Master's Student, Marsal Family School of Education
Hayden Nguyen
Master's Student, Marsal Family School of Education
Jennifer Trigger
Doctoral Student, Marsal Family School of Education
Stefan Nielsen
Master's Student, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning