
The Committee on Governance and Nominations (G&N) is one of the standing committees in the Senate. The Senate Chairperson Pro Tempore serves as the Chairperson of the Committee on Governance and Nominations.
Jurisdiction
The Governance and Nominations Committee shall focus on issues and legislation concerning—
amendments to the Constitution and these Bylaws, with such amendments pertaining to financial matters jointly shared with the Financial Services and Allocations Committee;
screening candidates for all Senate vacancies;
working with the Presiding Officer in the operation of the Senate;
impeachment, removal, recall, and censure;
the allocations appeal process, during which the Chairperson Pro-Tempore shall serve as Chairperson of the Allocation Appeals Committee;
general oversight of internal Student Association operations across all three branches of government; and
general oversight of all Senate Committees.
Committee Members
Sen. Demetrius Apostolis, Chairperson (dapostolis@gwmail.gwu.edu)
Sen. Nicole Blackstone, Vice Chairperson, Representative from Graduate Student Life (mnb1999@gwmail.gwu.edu)
Sen. Linsi Goodin, Representative from Financial Services and Allocations (ljg13@gwmail.gwu.edu)
Sen. Viraj Prakash, Representative from Financial Services and Allocations (vcp@gwmail.gwu.edu)
Sen. Christian Williams, Representative from Physical Facilities and Urban Affairs (cwilliams1971@gwmail.gwu.edu)
Sen. Henry Deng, Representative from Physical Facilities and Urban Affairs (henrydeng7959@gwmail.gwu.edu)
TBD, Representative from Sustainability
TBD, Representative from Sustainability
Sen. Kai Simson, Representative from Graduate Education Policy (makanakaisimson@gwmail.gwu.edu)
Sen. Lydia Miller, Representative from Undergraduate Education Policy (lydiamiller021@gwmail.gwu.edu)
Sen. Daniel Galgano, Representative from Undergraduate Student Life (dpgalgano@gwmail.gwu.edu)
Yan Xu, Vice President, Ex-Officio (savp@email.gwu.edu)
Ishana Bandyopadhyay, Senate Chief of Staff (ibandyopadhyay@gwmail.gwu.edu)
Juan Carlos Mora, Staff Liaison, Senate Chief Counsel (jcmora@gwmail.gwu.edu)
Aiden Milne, Committee Clerk (amilne@gwmail.gwu.edu)
James Pomian, Committee Clerk (jamespomian@gwmail.gwu.edu)
Maya Renteria, Committee Clerk (mrenteria22@gwmail.gwu.edu)