Graduate Student Senate Executive Board

Meet the 2023-24 GSS Executive Board

There are five executive officers that make up the executive board of the Graduate Student Senate (GSS). The executive board is primarily responsible for the coordination, implementation, and evaluation of all GSS initiatives, programs, and services.

GSS President

Emmanuel Abuenyi Odum
Degree: MBA
Program: Masters in Business Administration 
School: School of Management
Hometown: Winneba, Ghana
Email: eodum@dons.usfca.edu 

Officer Bio: Emmanuel is a Leader, Entrepreneur and a Finance person.Currently pursuing Full Time MBA with concentration in Finance. 

Leadership style: Servant Leadership

Favorite quote: ‘’we rise by lifting others’’ - Robert G. Ingersoll

Office Hours:
M-W: 1:00-3:00pm

Vice President of Internal Affairs

Teresa Leyva
Degree: EdD
Program: Organization and Leadership
School: School of Education
Hometown: Antelope, CA
Email: taleyva@dons.usfca.edu 

Officer Bio: Teresa Alejandra Leyva is a Mexican American First Generation Graduate student. Her family is originally from a small town in Penjamillo, Michoacan. She currently serves as an Education Specialist and Case Manager at a Charter School in Sacramento. Teresa is in her 2nd year of the Organization & Leadership Doctoral Program. In joining GSS, she is passionate about working with students of all ages to provide access to education and meeting their needs to overcome challenges in order to guide them towards their futures.

Office Hours: By appointment only

Vice President of Treasury

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Vice President of Mission

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