Meet our Executive Committee

The Council is governed by elected officers that form the Executive Committee. The members of the committee include the president, a vice president/president-elect, secretary, and treasurer. When possible, the immediate past president is also asked to sit on the executive committee.

The council meets twice each year, once during the spring semester and once during the fall semester. The spring meeting is planned as a conference for graduate administrators and staff. The annual business meeting is held during the spring conference. The fall meeting allows administrators to carry forward the work initiated by the Council.

2025 - 2026 GCGS Officers

President:
 Becky K. da Cruz, J.D., Ph.D.

Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research, Professor of Criminal Justice, Valdosta State University

Vice President/President Elect:
Rainy Berry, MSN-CINS, RN

MSN - Nursing Informatics Program Coordinator, Assistant Professor, Albany State University

Secretary:
Canaan Perry
Information System Specialist, The Graduate School,  Georgia State University
Treasurer:
Nazanin Tork
Associate Director of Graduate admissions and Recruitment, Office of Graduate Education, Georgia Institute of Technology
Communication:
Shana Bagley, MS
Director of Communication, Office of the Provost, Georgia State University

GCGS Past Presidents

2024-2025: James Black, Ph.D., Director of Student and Academic Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
2023-2024: Nadine Kabengi, Ph.D. | Associate Dean, The Graduate School, Georgia State University | Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University
2022-2023: J. Celeste Walley-Jean, Ph.D. | Dean, School of Graduate Studies & Inclusive Engagement, Professor of Psychology, Clayton State University
2021-2022: Marla Bruner, Ed.D. | Director of Graduate Studies, Georgia Institute of Technology
2019 - 2020: David Baugher | Senior Assistant Dean of The Graduate College, Kennesaw State University
2018-2019: Lisa Armistead, Ph.D. | Dean, Georgia State University Graduate School, Professor of Psychology
2017-2018: Loretta A. Clayton, Ph.D. | Director of Graduate Student Policy and Support, Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies , Middle Georgia State University
2016-2017: Leslie N. Sharp, Ph.D. | Associate Vice Provost Graduate Education and Faculty Development, Georgia Institute of Technology

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