CO-CHAIRS
Hannah Ku (she/her, History) – hku@geouaw.org
MOBILIZATION COORDINATOR
Antonis Gounalakis (he/him, Economics) – antonis@geouaw.org
MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZERS
Ergo Miller (she/her or they/them, Philosophy) – emiller@geouaw.org
GRIEVANCE COORDINATOR
Shane Henckel (they/them, Philosophy) – shane@geouaw.org
STEERING COMMITTEE
The Steering Committee is responsible for the day-to-day operation of GEO. They generally meet twice a month while classes are in session and hold more meetings as needed. Voting members include the GEO co-chairs and mobilization coordinator, as well as two representatives elected by the Stewards’ Assembly and two representatives elected by the general membership (the at-large representatives). The Grievance Coordinator and Membership Organizer are ex officio, non-voting members of the Steering Committee, as are all GEO stewards.
Stewards’ Representatives (2)
- Candace Powning (she/her, Environmental Conservation)
- Jason Kotoch (he/him, Studio Arts)
At-Large Representatives (2)
- Jordan Sanderson (they/them, Sociology)
- Salman Sikander (he/him, Economics)
GEO Stewards’ Assembly
GEO’s Assembly of Stewards aims to create and develop shop floor activism across departments at UMass Amherst, and to organize and mobilize rank-and-file participation in GEO. Stewards are responsible for communication between the leadership and the membership. The assembly aims to get stewards involved in decision-making regarding union policy, contract administration, negotiations, and other workplace issues. The co-chairs of the assembly bring the stewards together to share information, to learn from one another, and to support each other.
Co-Chairs of the Stewards’ Assembly:
- Johnny Rasnic (he/him, Mathematics) – johnny@geouaw.org
- Wenwen Tang (they/them, Civil and Environmental Engineering) – wtang@geouaw.org
GEO Representatives to Local 2322’s Joint Council
The Joint Council of UAW Local 2322 is the highest decision-making body in our amalgamated union besides the general membership. The body meets monthly and conducts union business outside of and between our yearly Local-wide membership meetings. GEO’s co-chairs are de facto representatives to the Joint Council for GEO; we also receive a number of other seats determined by the size of our unit.
Current GEO Representatives to Joint Council:
- Hannah Ku
- Ragini Jha
- Aaron Liu (Labor Studies)
- Tarang Saluja (Economics)
- Kal Hardenbergh (Economics)
UAW 2322 Union Representatives
Danielle Kutner – daniellek@uaw2322.org
David Pritchard – david@uaw2322.org
– updated 6.15.23