DAGS' Board of Directors is made up of nine Dalhousie graduate students. New Board Members are elected or appointed every winter term, and take office May 1st. For information on individual Board Members, please see their profiles below.
President: Corey DeGagné
Program: PhD in Mathematics
Email: president@dags.ca
Office Hours: By appointment
The President represents DAGS to Dalhousie University administration and serves on the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) Council. They work with the Board as a team to implement decisions made by the Council and bring new initiatives to the Council. They chair the Board, Council, and Administration Committee; and serve on the Governance Committee of DAGS.
Email: president@dags.ca
Office Hours: By appointment
The President represents DAGS to Dalhousie University administration and serves on the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) Council. They work with the Board as a team to implement decisions made by the Council and bring new initiatives to the Council. They chair the Board, Council, and Administration Committee; and serve on the Governance Committee of DAGS.
Vice-President Academic Affairs: Mehdi Ghasemi
Program: PhD in Civil Engineering
Email: vpacademic@dags.ca
Office Hours: By Appointment
The Vice-President Academic Affairs serves on the FGS Council and the FGS Academic Program and Curriculum Committee. They develop and formulate policy on academic matters and ensure that Council is kept informed of and has opportunity to respond to initiatives of the Faculty and Board of Governors that impact graduate students. They serve as deputy chair of the Board and Council and co-chair of the Academic and External Relations Committee.
Email: vpacademic@dags.ca
Office Hours: By Appointment
The Vice-President Academic Affairs serves on the FGS Council and the FGS Academic Program and Curriculum Committee. They develop and formulate policy on academic matters and ensure that Council is kept informed of and has opportunity to respond to initiatives of the Faculty and Board of Governors that impact graduate students. They serve as deputy chair of the Board and Council and co-chair of the Academic and External Relations Committee.
Vice-President External Advocacy:Usman Ahmad
Program: PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Email: vpexternal@dags.ca
Office Hours: By appointment
The Vice-President External Advocacy serves on Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) Council and maintains a collaborative and working relationship with the DSU President and Vice-Presidents. They act as a representative of graduate students to organizations of which DAGS, the DSU, or Dalhousie University is a member and as a delegate at conferences of external organizations of interest to DAGS as directed by Council. They develop and formulate policy on external matters and ensure that Council is kept informed of and has opportunity to respond to initiatives of the DSU and external bodies that impact graduate students. They serve as co-chair of the Academic and External Relations Committee and chair of the Governance Committee.
Vice-President Student Life & communications: RACHEle Mannett
Program:
Email: vpsl@dags.ca
Office Hours: By appointment
The Vice-President Student Life & Communications is responsible for DAGS student societies, DAGS and The Muse events, and they oversee all DAGS communications. They work with the Executive as a team to implement decisions made by the Council and bring new initiatives to Council. They chair the Student Life Committee and The Muse Committee; and serve on the Executive Committee of DAGS.
Email: vpsl@dags.ca
Office Hours: By appointment
The Vice-President Student Life & Communications is responsible for DAGS student societies, DAGS and The Muse events, and they oversee all DAGS communications. They work with the Executive as a team to implement decisions made by the Council and bring new initiatives to Council. They chair the Student Life Committee and The Muse Committee; and serve on the Executive Committee of DAGS.
Vice-president finance and operations
(position is OPen, contact us at dags@dal.ca)
Program:
Email: operations@dags.ca
Office Hours: By appointments
The Operations Officer oversees operations of The Muse Café and Pub in cooperation with the The Muse Managers, and the Muse Committee. They work closely with the President to ensure collaboration between DAGS and the Muse operations, and act as the Vice-Chair of the Administration Committee. They sit on the Student Life Committee and with their assistance, organizes and plans events for graduate students.
Email: operations@dags.ca
Office Hours: By appointments
The Operations Officer oversees operations of The Muse Café and Pub in cooperation with the The Muse Managers, and the Muse Committee. They work closely with the President to ensure collaboration between DAGS and the Muse operations, and act as the Vice-Chair of the Administration Committee. They sit on the Student Life Committee and with their assistance, organizes and plans events for graduate students.
Community Representatives
Community Representatives are responsible for ensuring that the interests particular to their community members are represented at Council, while keeping in mind the general welfare of the Dalhousie Association of Graduate Students as stated in our Bylaws.
Community |
Representative |
Contact information |
Indigenous Representative |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Black Students Representative |
Tiffany Gordon |
|
International Students Representative |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
2SLGBTTQQIA+ Representative |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Racialized Students Representative |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Students with Disabilities Representative |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Student Parents Representative |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Womens Representative |
<vacant |
contact office@dags.ca |
Faculty Representatives
Faculty Representatives are responsible for ensuring that the interests particular to their Faculty Members are represented at Council, while keeping in mind the general welfare of the Dalhousie Association of Graduate Students, as stated in our Bylaws.
Faculty |
Representative |
Contact information |
Architecture and Planning (Masters) |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Architecture and Planning (Doctoral) |
<vacant> |
|
Arts & Social Science (Masters) |
Ivan Okello |
|
Arts & Social Science (Doctoral) |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Computer Science (Masters) |
Raphael Bronfman-Nadas |
|
Computer Science (Doctoral) |
Gabriella Mosquera |
|
Engineering (Masters) |
Shaundell Dubay |
contact office@dags.ca |
Engineering (Doctoral) |
Davide De Cicco |
|
Health Professions (Masters) |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Health Professions (Doctoral) |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Journalism (Masters) |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Journalism (Doctoral) |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Law (Masters) |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Law (Doctoral) |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Management (Masters) |
Scarlett Kelly |
|
Management (Doctoral) |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Medicine (Masters) |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Medicine (Doctoral) |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Science (Masters) |
<vacant> |
contact office@dags.ca |
Science (Doctoral) |
Mohammed Habibinezhad |
