Elected Union Leadership

President (Business Agent): Michelle Williams
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs
Department: Sociology
Research Interest: The intersection between gender and labor, particularly in queer sex work.
On Why the Union Matters: The union matters to me because it puts the interests of workers before anything else. I love having solidarity with thousands of other workers, and I love enjoying the benefits and wages that the union has fought for in the past while also looking forward to helping secure even better conditions for myself and my fellow workers in the future.
Co-Vice President (Chief Steward): Gabby Pascuzzi
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Department: Psychology
Research Interest: I'm currently a 3rd year in Social Psychology researching close relationships. In particular, I'm interested in how relationship processes interact with personal identities like gender and race.
On Why the Union Matters: The union matters to me because UB relies on our labor as graduate workers and as a result, we need to ensure we are treated respectfully and compensated fairly. Being a part of the union is important to me because when I want my voice to be heard, I know that it is amplified by the collective and that together we have the power to effect change.
Co-Vice President (Chief Steward): Eugene Koveos
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Department: Comparative Literature
Research Interest: Philosophy, art, social movements.
On Why the Union Matters: Corporate greed destroys community. Labor unions, solidarity and movements for justice matter because we realize that we are already deeply connected and dependent on the people around us. By acting together, unions and movements give us the here-and-now sparks of strength and care for a better world to come.

Campus Organizers

Organizer: Omar Elsherif
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Department: Physics
Research Interest: Cosmology, Computational Physics
On Why the Union Matters: The Union matters by leveling the playing field, enabling us to negotiate fair wages and working conditions, acknowledging the vital role we play within the academic community.
Organizer: Kit Lam
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs and She/Her/Hers
Department: Global Gender and Sexuality Studies
Research Interest: Asian-Black solidarity, community building, and social movements
On Why the Union Matters: The union matters to me, as a representation of the community that we as graduate workers are able to build with one another. It helps us know that we are not alone and that we are always supported by people who will fight for and alongside us.
Organizer: Hanyu Liao
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers/It
Department: Media Studies
Research Interest: 
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Lead Organizer: Joey Sechrist
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs
Department: English
Research Interest: Marxism, Feminism, Social Reproduction, Proletarian Literature, and Globalization
On Why the Union Matters: Unions give workers the autonomy to stand up for their own interests and fight for a democratic workplace. Without collective union power, we are at the whims of our employers and a legal structure skewed in their favor.

State-wide Representatives & Staff

CWA 1104 Executive Vice President of the Education Division: Andrew Dobbyn
​Pronouns: He/Him/His
​Biography: Andrew studies Philosophy at Stony Brook University, and is in the last semester of his PhD program. From 2017-2020, Andrew was the GSEU Business Agent at Stony Brook and has been in his current position since 2020.
CWA 1104 Education Division Legal Specialist: Lawrence Lorraine Mullen
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs
Biography: Lawrence studies English at the University at Buffalo, and is in the last semester of their PhD program. From 2020-2023, Lawrence was the GSEU Business Agent at Buffalo and has been in their current position since 2023.
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Department Mobilizers

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Chemistry
Morgan Redington (He/Him): Contact Morgan 
I'm a PhD student from the Chemistry Department. I'm a computational chemist, doing research on predicting new superconductors and other materials. I've been here since Fall of 2019.

Classics
Matt Tocco: Contact Matt

History
Angela Gallagher: Contact Angela

Philosophy
Austin Liebers: Contact Austin

Physics
Chance Starr (He/Him): Contact Chance
I love rats.

Political Science
Nic Bush: Contact Nic

Romance Languages and Literature
Neil Gablenz: Contact Neil

Social Work
Josie Diebold (She/They): Contact Josie
I've been an organizer for several years, which has informed my support of union organizing, in general, and GSEU, specifically. Being part of a union is how we harness our collective power and push for conditions that meet our needs and move the needle towards racial, social, and economic justice. My research centers on white antiracist community organizing. I'm looking to support and inform grassroots organizing by digging into the work to move white folks into multiracial movements for racial justice.
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