We elect Union Representatives, Organizing Committee Chairs, and Turf Stewards at least once a semester during a members meeting or on a rolling basis as availabilities come up. If you are interested in running for any of these positions at our next monthly members meeting, please contact gsoc@2110uaw.org. Any openings will be posted on our social media accounts.
Want to get involved but have limited time?
Consider getting involved in a working group such as the organizing committee or communications committee, or become a department steward in your department rather than a full turf steward. Contact organizing chairs below or unit reps at gsoc@2110uaw.org for more information
Antara Nader (she/her)
Public Policy, Wagner
I’m a graduate student at NYU Wagner studying public policy. I’m very excited to work as a unit representative this semester to build on the massive wins of GSOC’s new contract and ensure that my fellow student workers are getting what they deserve. As a new member of GSOC, I’m also excited to learn from the wealth of organizing experience within the union. In my free time I like to bake, ride my bike around the city, and do printmaking with my friends.
Colin Vanderburg (he/him)
English, GSAS Humanities
I’m a fourth-year PhD candidate in English. Previously I served on the GSOC bargaining committee in spring 2021, and as a union steward from 2019 to 2021. I’m excited to work with fellow GSOC members to help enforce our contract and protect our rights as grad workers!
Harsh Vikram (he/him)
Civil Engineering, Tandon
I am a graduate student at NYU Tandon, studying Construction Management. I served as a steward for GSOC in Fall 2020 and am looking forward to represent the graduate and PhD student workers as a Unit Representative for GSOC for Spring 2022, and do my best to ensure exemplary working conditions, wages, and benefits at NYU for all graduate workers.
Organizing Committee Chairs
Abigail Manville
(she/her)
Art History, Institute of Fine Arts
Jenny Leigh
(She/they)
Sociology, GSAS Humanities
Vacant
Stewards
Jump to: GSAS Humanities, GSAS STEM, Professional Schools, Steinhardt, Tandon, UAW Staff
GSAS Humanities
GSAS Humanities A
Anthropology Department
Linguistics Department
English Department
Department of Environmental Studies
Fales Library & Special Collections
Music Department
Nick Silcox
English
I am a 3rd year PhD student in English. I became involved with GSOC and eventually became a steward because unions are critical infrastructure in building a community that is based around collective power and dignity.
GSAS Humanities B
Asian Pacific American Institute
East Asian Studies
European and Mediterranean Studies
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Creative Writing Program
Center for the Humanities
Expository Writing
Writing Program
Institute of African-American Affairs
Center for the Study of Africa and the African Diaspora
Africa House
SocHum Reference Services
Shaindel Tomasovitch
Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement
I organize because I am a working class person seeking better working/learning conditions, pay, and treatment for all us folks existing under imperialist America; It is necessary to feel supported in such institutions and as a larger community overall. I am currently studying how women and birthing bodies function under capitalism through performance art theory and practice in the Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement program. A fun fact about me is that I play the harp and make riot-grrrl-esque zines!
GSAS Humanities C
Comparative Literature
Department of French Literature, Thought and Culture
International Relations
Ireland House
Italian Studies
Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature
King Juan Carlos Center
Giulia Sbaffi
Italian Studies
I am a 5th year PhD student in Italian. I joined GSOC as an international student worker in my second year and now I take this opportunity to advocate for the collective political processes we honor and commit to as union members.
GSAS Humanities D
German Department
History Department
Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
Hebrew and Judaic Studies
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Hebrew and Judaic Studies
Department of Russian and Slavic Studies
Near Eastern Studies
Religious Studies
Jordan Family Center
Center for Religion and Media
Julia Landmann
Italian Studies
I am a 2nd year PhD student in the Department of German. As a steward and international student worker, I am excited to uphold GSOC’s tradition of building power through solidarity.
GSAS Humanities E
IFA
Barbara Goldsmith Preservation & Conservation
Institute of Fine Arts Library
Art History
College Core Curriculum
Vacant
GSAS Humanities F
Philosophy Department
Department of Classics
CAS
CAS-Administration
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World Library
ISAW
Clara Lingle
Philosophy
GSAS Humanities G
Sociology Department
Politics Department
Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Center for Social Media and Politics
Social and Cultural Analysis
Center on International Cooperation
“Lee” L. P. B. Diaz (she/her
Social and Cultural Analysis
I’m a fifth-year American Studies PhD candidate and graduate worker in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis. I’m excited to work alongside my fellow stewards to maintain momentum from last year’s historic contract campaign and strike. As a steward, I commit to holding NYU accountable to the terms set forth in our new bargaining agreement and ensuring that graduate workers get the working conditions, wages, and benefits we deserve. Outside of research and union organizing, I love watching baseball, gardening with my wife, and spoiling my toy chihuahua, Joaquin.
GSAS Humanities H
University Administrative Departments
Vacant
GSAS STEM
GSAS STEM A
Psychology Department
Mathematics
Vacant
GSAS STEM B
Center for Data Science
Biology and Genomics
Center for Neural Science
Camille Rullán
Center for Neural Science
GSAS STEM C
Chemistry Department
Sam Epstein
Chemistry
GSAS STEM D
Non- Tandon Computer Science
Courant
Physics Department
Michael Albergo
Physics
Professional Schools
Prof Schools A
Undergraduate Drama
Institute of Performing Arts
Cinema Studies
Graduate Film
Performance Studies
Graduate Acting
Graduate Musical Theater Writing
Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
Theatrical Production
Hemispheric Institute
Simon Schatzberg
Journalism
Prof Schools B
Dramatic Writing
Interactive Telecommunications Program
Dance Department
Kanbar Finance
Patrick Spauster
Furman Center
I’m a Master’s of Urban Planning Candidate at NYU Wagner and a Graduate Student Researcher at NYU Furman Center. I help organize a union at the Urban Institute, and I’m proud to continue organizing for the benefit of the NYU community.
Prof Schools C
Wagner
Marron Institute
Art and Public Policy
Aaron Posner
Wagner
I’m a second year MPA student at Wagner, studying Public Policy with a focus on Advocacy & Political Action. I believe in the work GSOC does because I know that together we are stronger and that when we work collectively we can win the fight for our rights as workers.
Prof Schools D
Gallatin
STAC Graduate Assistant
Game Design
Grey Art Gallery
Jonathan M Tisch Center of Hospitality
Open Arts
Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music
Design for Stage & Film
Schack Institute of Real Estate
Micaela Suminski
Gallatin
I’m a Masters student at Gallatin studying Critical Disaster Studies and documentary filmmaking. I’m a steward because I want to help my peers and fellow unit members leverage our collective power together! Reach out to talk about union power, Philadelphia, the NBA, skateboarding, the Grateful Dead, the cinematic masterpiece Uncut Gems, your favorite documentaries, or how disasters are socially constructed.
Prof Schools E
Silver School Of Social Work
Accounting
Berkley Innovation Lab
Center for Sustainability and Business
Department of Technology, Operations and Statistics
Management Communication Program
Endless Frontier Labs
Finance
Finance Department
Learning Science
Management
Marketing Department
MBA Admissions
MBA Admissions and Financial Aid
Stern UC – Deans Office
Center for Applied Liberal Arts
DPB – Technology Programs, LHCM, and CADA- LHCM
DPB – Integrated Marketing Communications Programs
Lauren Peressini
Social Work
Prof Schools F
Economics Department
Vacant
Prof Schools G
Nursing
School of Global Public Health
Cariology and Comprehensive Care
Vacant
Steinhardt
Steinhardt A
Media, Culture, and Communication
Art and Art Professions
PRIISM
Charlie Muller
Media, Culture, and Communication
I look forward to helping maintain our union’s strength and fighting for NYU to treat its workers with the dignity we deserve.
Steinhardt B
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Department of Nutrition and Food Studies
Teaching and Learning
Metro Center
Padma Govindarajan
Media, Culture, and Communication
Steinhardt C
Administration, Leadership, and Technology
Institute of Human Development & Social Change
Jenna Schmidt
Administration, Leader, and Technology
Steinhardt D
Applied Statistics, Social Science, and Humanities
Applied Psychology
LEARN
Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Vacant
Steinhardt E
Music and Performing Arts Professions
Vacant
Tandon
Tandon A
Applied Physics
Biomedical Engineering
Civil and Urban Engineering, C2Smart
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Civil and Urban Engineering
Bern Dibner Library
Marwan Shalaby
Chem & Biomolecular Engineering & Biotech
I am a 3rd year, international PhD student in Chemical Engineering and a steward for the 4th term. My involvement in GSOC stems from the belief that power lies in the hand of workers, as we are the most exposed to the conditions that shape our lives. By coming together and sharing our experiences, we can force NYU to pay us a living wage, cover our healthcare and cut ties with the NYPD, which terrorizes poor, Black and Indigenous workers inside and outside of NYU. I believe that through worker democracy, we can stand our ground when bargaining with our employer, and hopefully build long-standing coalitions across geographies and different vectors of oppression.
Tandon B
Computer Science & Engineering
Saksham Khetan
Computer Science and Engineering
Tandon C
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Vacant
Tandon D
Mathematics for Engineering
Finance & Risk Engineering
Finance and Administration
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Vacant
Tandon E
Center for Urban Science and Progress
Tandon Tutoring Center Student Tutors
Bern Dibner Library of Science & Technology
Academic Affairs for K-12 Education Program
Makerspace
Graduate Admissions
Shrisha Patil
Technology Management & Innovation
(affiliated with Business)
Tandon F
Technology Based Learning
Technology Management and Innovation
Technology, Culture and Society
Ishwari Alve
Technology Management & Innovation
1st year MS Management of Technology. Fun Fact: I can roll over arms over my head 😛
UAW staff
| Maida Rosenstein, President of Local 2110, became involved in the union as an office worker at Columbia in the 1980s. She joined the organizing committee immediately eventually started organizing full time and the rest is history. She has worked with GSOC since the first negotiations. |
Olga Brudastova, Organizer with Local 2110, got involved in the union during the first year of her PhD program at Columbia, in 2014. After graduation, in 2018, she decided to change her career from Civil Engineering to labor organizing. She has represented workers in educational and cultural institutions, and joined GSOC in 2021.
