The GFWSSA hive mind functions as the student association executive. Our task is to act as a liaison between the program, faculty, and university on one hand, and graduate students on the other. Each year, a part of our regular work involves helping organize the incoming graduate student orientation, hosting a social in order to introduce the incoming graduate students to the graduate student body, coordinating between various council and committee representatives, and organizing a SSHRC/OGS proposal feedback exchange. 

Our 2023-2024 hive mind executive team members are listed below:

President- Shanique Mothersill, 2nd year PhD student 

Treasurer- Laxana Paskaran, 1st year PhD student

Secretary-Blessing Ogunyemi, 1st year PhD student

Events Coordinator- Sylvie Cote, 1st year PhD student 

Social Media & Public Relations Officer- Kathleen Cherrington, 4th year PhD student 

Please contact us at gwssa13@gmail.com.