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
Students serve a 1-year term with the option of continuing renewals. Faculty/AP/Staff/ Members at large serve 3-year staggered terms 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
Member at Large
Committee term end: August 2022
Buechler, Sam
Co-Chair of Recruitment/Retention Subcommittee
Committee term end: August 2022
Craigmile, Justin
Co-Chair of Visibility/Programming/Recognition Subcommittee
Committee Term end: August 2022
Dueben, Rebecca
Secretary, Co-Chair of Visibility/Programming/Recognition Subcommittee
Committee term end: August 2022
Lucas, Rocky
Membership Coordinator; Co-Chair of Mentorship Subcommittee
Committee term end: August 2022
Nicola, Anthony
Co-Chair of Mentoring Subcommittee
Committee term end: August 2023
Anderson, Courtney
Committee term end: August 2023
Bowman, Jaime
Committee term end: August 2022
Bravo Iniguez, Alejandro
Committee term end: August 2022
Fadich, Sarah
Committee term end: August 2023
Frazier, Cheyenne
Committee Term End: August 2022
Galbreath, Christine
Committee term end: August 2022
Gonzalez, Lucinda
Committee tern end: August 2023
Gwaduri, Kauser
Committee term end: August 2023
Jeffries, Matthew
Ex Officio
Committee term end: Indefinite
Sanders, June
Committee Term End: August 2022
Sharp, Amy
Secretary
Ex-Officio
Spiers, Sara
Committee Term End: August 2022
Wells, JD
Committee Term End: August 2022