Executive Committee

2026 – 2027 GCGS Officers

President:
Rainy Berry, Ph.D., MSN-INS-BC, RN

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

Vice President/President Elect:
Shana Bagley, MS
Director of Communication, Office of the Provost, Georgia State University
Secretary:
Canaan Perry, DBA
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:
Tiffany Harte
Manager of Graduate Communications, The Graduate School, Georgia State University

GCGS Past Presidents

2025-2026: Becky K. da Cruz, J.D., Ph.D., Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research, Professor of Criminal Justice, Valdosta State University
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