Commission for Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation (GIESO)
Composition and tenure
GIESO recommends nominees for membership to the president. The desired membership consists of members with the following distribution:
Pullman campus representation: 2 undergraduate student members (U), 2 graduate student/professional student members (G), 5 civil service/AP staff members (S), 5 faculty members (F), 2 community representatives Unlimited ex- officio members: (GIESORC, Women’s Resource Center, etc.)
Tri-Cities campus: 3 student (undergraduate or graduate) members, 3 faculty/AP/staff members, Vancouver campus: 2 student (undergraduate or graduate) members, 3 faculty/AP/staff members, Spokane Campus: 3 student (undergraduate or graduate) members, 4 faculty/staff/administrative professional Everett campus: 1 student (undergraduate or graduate) member, 1 faculty/AP/staff member, Global Campus: 1 student (undergraduate or graduate) member, 1 faculty/AP/staff member, Any Campus: 6 at-large faculty/AP/staff member
All Members serve a 2-year term with the option for continuing renewals.
The commission leadership is elected annually by the membership. Leadership includes chair, chair-elect, secretary, historian, and membership coordinator.
Responsible to the President and Executive Vice President.
GIESO vacancies are announced through the WSU Insider, with a call for applicants when vacancies arise. Commission members may recommend or nominate applicants or members of the campus community.
GIESO Membership
Ellsworth, Taylor
Chair
Committee term end: Spring 2023
Bennett, Jeanetta
Co-Chair of Mentorship
Committee term end: Spring 2025
Bowman, Jaime
Secretary
Committee term end: Spring 2023
Craigmile, Justin
Co-Chair; Communications
Committee Term end: Spring 2023
Dueben, Rebecca
Co-Chair; Communications
Committee term end: Spring 2023
Lucas, Rocky
Membership Coordinator
Committee term end: Spring 2024
Myers, Matthew
Historian
Committee term end: Fall 2024
Olsson, Rae
Co-Chair, Awards and Scholarships
Committee term end: Spring 2025
Owen, Amanda
Co-Chair of Mentorship
Committee term end: Spring 2024
Anguiano, Maria
Member At Large
Committee term end: Spring 2025
Ashworth, Michelle
Member at Large
Committee term end: Spring 2025
Awod, Koroles
Member at Large
Committee term end: Spring 2025
Beck, Rachael
Member at Large
Committee term end: Spring 2025
Bravo Iniguez, Alejandro
Member at Large
Committee term end: Spring 2024
Brooks, Alex
Member at Large
Committee term end: Spring 2024
Buechler, Sam
Member at Large
Committee term end: Spring 2023
Carman, Lindsey
Member at Large
Committee term end: Spring 2025
Edgerton, Samantha
Ex Officio GPSA
Committee term end: Spring 2024
Elliot Sondheim, Clementine
Committee term end: Spring 2025
Farley, Brigit
Member at Large
Committee Term End: Spring 2025
Frazier, Cheyenne
member at Large
Committee Term End: Spring 2023
Gwaduri, Kauser
Member at Large
Committee term end: Fall 2023
Hinz, John
Member at Large
Committee tern end: Spring 2025
Hopkins, Denise
Member at Large
Committee term end: Spring 2025
Jeffries, Matthew
Ex Officio
Committee term end: Indefinite
Madeen, Michelle
Member at Large
Committee Term End: Spring 2025
Morehouse, Kaitlin
Non-voting HR Member
Committee term end: Spring 2024
Nicola, Anthony
Member at Large
Committee term end: Spring 2023
Powell, Charlie
Member at Large
Committee term end: Spring 2025
Rex, Candice
Member at Large
Committee term end: Spring 2025
Saavedra, Iralda
Member at Large
Committee term end: Spring 2025
Sekhar, Praveen
Member at Large
Committee term end: Spring 2025
Sharp, Amy
Ex-Officio
Committee term end: Indefinite
Spiers, Sara
Member at Large
Committee Term End: Spring 2024
Warden, Caty
Member at Large
Committee Term End: Spring 2025
Watson, Josilyn
Member at Large
Committee Term End: Spring 2025
Wells, JD
Member at Large
Committee Term End: Spring 2023
Zarcone, Maddalena
Member at Large
Committee Term End: Fall, 2024