2026 GPSC Elections Results:
Dear Graduate and Professional Students,
The Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC) is pleased to formally announce the results of the 2026 GPSC Elections. We extend our sincere appreciation to all candidates for their dedication to student leadership and to the graduate and professional student community for their participation in this important process.
Below are the official results, including all candidates and vote counts:
Executive Leadership
President
Vanessa Macamo (361 votes)
Aamir Quraishy (60 votes)
Administrative Vice President (AVP)
Mehrdad Aghayari (375 votes)
Executive Vice President (EVP)
Milad Hasankhani (168 votes)
Ella Stephan (160 votes)
Ali Malek (83 votes)
College Representatives - General Council
College of Engineering
Reza Ramezani (38 votes)
Joanna Joseph (32 votes)
College of Medicine – Phoenix
Jeff Blotter (21 votes)
Alex Eischeid (17 votes)
Fernando Pizano (15 votes)
Famesh Patel (9 votes)
College of Medicine – Tucson
Esha Rajadhyaksha (8 votes)
College of Nursing
Allison Collard (2 votes)
College of Public Health
Ella Stephan (19 votes)
College of Pharmacy
Danika Dorsainvil (10 votes)
College of Science
Yasaman Fazeli (83 votes)
Ali Malek (75 votes)
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Lucia Luna Aurelia (22 votes)
College of Management
Xuelun Tian (23 votes)
College of Law
Olivia Gower (24 votes)
Blayne Barker (23 votes)
At-Large Representatives
Kinsey Cline (221 votes)
Andre Bengston (219 votes)
Milad Taghipour (192 votes)
These results reflect the collective voice of the graduate and professional student body, and we congratulate all candidates on their participation and contributions.
Please note that for college-specific representative positions, a limited number of seats were available per college. Candidates whose names are not bolded (specifically just for the College of Medicine – Phoenix) were not selected for those positions.
2026 GPSC Special Elections Results
We are pleased to announce the results of the recent GPSC Special Elections and to introduce the newly selected representatives who will be serving their respective colleges and the broader graduate student community.
College-Specific Representatives
- College of Management: Shiyi Zhu (10 votes)
- Graduate College (GIDP): Megan Cracchiolo (6 votes)
- Graduate College (GIDP): Dani Kouyoumdjian (4 votes)
- College of Veterinary Medicine: Samantha Szewczyk (6 votes)
- College of Humanities: Jose Reyna (5 votes)
- College of Pharmacy: Roselyn Amamoo (9 votes)
At-Large Representatives
- College of Public Health: Mariah Quinn (53 votes)
- College of Science: Jessica Meyer (58 votes)
- College of Public Health: Piper Klein (57 votes)
We extend our congratulations to all selected candidates and appreciation to everyone who participated in the election process. Your engagement plays a key role in ensuring strong representation across our graduate and professional student community.
Current Representative Vacancies
GPSC continues to have open representative positions across several colleges. We strongly encourage interested students to apply and take part in shaping the graduate student experience:
• College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture (1)
• College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences (1)
• College of Education (2)
• College of Applied Science and Technology (1)
• College of Fine Arts (1)
• College of Optical Sciences (1)
• College of Health Sciences (1)
• College of Management (1)
• College of Information Sciences (2)
• College of Nursing (1)
• At-Large Representatives (1)
For information about vacancies and the application process, please contact the GPSC Elections Director at sabinaiturralde@arizona.edu.
We thank you for your engagement and look forward to a productive year ahead under the leadership of our newly elected representatives.