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: KAITLYNNE LOWE
Program: Master of Public Administration Candidate
Email: president@dags.ca
Office Hours: email for inquiries
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: email for inquiries
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 External Advocacy:LAURA CUTMORE
Program: Master of Library and Information Sciences Candidate
Email: vpexternal@dags.ca
Office Hours:
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 Academic Affairs: ADEBAYO MAJEKOLAGBE
Program: PhD in Law Candidate
Email: vpsl@dags.ca
Office Hours:
Campus
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:
Campus
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:MAXINE KIRSHENBAUM
Program: Master of Sciences (Chemistry) Candidate
Email: vpfo@dags.ca
Office Hours: Wednesday 6PM-8PM
The Vice-President Finance and Operations oversees the operations of The Muse Café and Pub in cooperation with the Office Manager, and the Muse Committee. They work closely with the President to ensure collaboration between DAGS and the Muse operations, act as the Chair of the Administration Committee and Governance Committee, and sit on the Muse Committee.
Email: vpfo@dags.ca
Office Hours: Wednesday 6PM-8PM
The Vice-President Finance and Operations oversees the operations of The Muse Café and Pub in cooperation with the Office Manager, and the Muse Committee. They work closely with the President to ensure collaboration between DAGS and the Muse operations, act as the Chair of the Administration Committee and Governance Committee, and sit on the Muse Committee.
Director of Engineering, Architecture and Planning: JAY PATEL
Program: Engineering, architecture and planning
Email: director1@dags.ca
Office Hours: email for inquiries
Email: director1@dags.ca
Office Hours: email for inquiries
Director of Science, Agriculture and Medicine: SUBIN RAYENDSAN
Director of Arts, Social Sciences, Law and Management: SARA VEILA
Program: Interdisciplinary PhD Candidate housed in the Faculty of Management
Email: director2@dags.ca
Office Hours: email for inquiries
Email: director2@dags.ca
Office Hours: email for inquiries
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.
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.
Key Duties:
a. Carry out duties as determined by their respective departmental society;
b. Relay departmental issues to their Director and/or to Council for general discussion and potential DAGS action;
c. Convey information from their Director and DAGS to Members of their departmental societies;
d. Liaise with Members of their departmental societies;
e. Sit on committees of DAGS as required and when possible; and
f. Attend meetings of DAGS Council, or send a voting proxy in their stead.
b. Relay departmental issues to their Director and/or to Council for general discussion and potential DAGS action;
c. Convey information from their Director and DAGS to Members of their departmental societies;
d. Liaise with Members of their departmental societies;
e. Sit on committees of DAGS as required and when possible; and
f. Attend meetings of DAGS Council, or send a voting proxy in their stead.