Officers & Staff

Are you interested in becoming a TUGSA board member? Elections are held every March 31st! Or, are you not interested in being a board member, but want to get more involved with your union? E-mail TUGSA’s staff organizer, Danielle K. Scherer, at staff@tugsa.org to learn more.

Current Staff

Co-Presidents
Nicolaos Catsis (Political Science)
nicolaoscatsis@tugsa.org
Research Interests: State theory; Colonial Legacies; Comparative Development;
Shades of Authoritarianism; The Development of State
Matt Unangst (History)
mattunangst@tugsa.org
Research Interests: [Ca]Noodling, Exotica, Erotica, Great Men, Meats

Treasurer
Clifton Hamilton
(Chemistry)
clifhamilton@tugsa.org
Research Interests: Water Oxidation and Solar Cells; X-Ray Crystalography

Secretary
Ross Hennesy
(Religion)
rosshennesy@tugsa.org
Research Interests: New Religious Movements and religion in Philadelphia

Director of Organization
Jared Abbott
(Political Science)
JaredAbbott@tugsa.org
Research Interests: Democratic Theory, Post-Marxism, and Latin American Studies

Business Manager

Ian Dunham (Geography and Urban Studies)
iandunham@tugsa.org
Research Interests:

Staff Organizer
Danielle K. Scherer
(Political Science)
staff@tugsa.org or DanielleScherer@tugsa.org
Research Interests: Legitimacy, exclusive knowledge, identity, culture, space,
territoriality, and performance in international institutions

Department Stewards

Are you wondering who to contact in your own department about TUGSA? Many departments have stewards, individuals who represent TUGSA to individuals within departments. Please see the list below to find out if there is a steward in your department. Don’t see your department listed? Consider becoming a steward! Very little time commitment is required, and it’s a great way to start getting more involved with TUGSA, your union!

Department: Anthropology
Steward: Autumn Zellers

Department: Philosophy
Steward: Justin Fugo

Department: Psychology
Steward: Karin Lange

Department: Chemistry
Steward: Sandeep “Sunny” Kondaveeti

Department: Physics
Steward: Reggie Fisher