UIC GEO Steering Committee

The GEO Steering Committee is elected each Spring by GEO members. The Steering Committee members volunteer their time to help improve the working conditions of graduate employees at UIC. 

Sally Schmisek (she/they)

Co-President | president@uicgeo.org

Coming Soon!

Simone Sisk (she/her)

Co-President | president@uicgeo.org

Simone is a second year PhD student and TA in the Anthropology department. She is excited to help build stronger workplace protections and union engagement among UIC grad workers! When not working on campus, Simone likes to read about fashion history and visit local museums. 

Emily Cairncross (she/her)

Emily is a 4th year Math PhD candidate studying extremal combinatorics. When not at UIC, she can be found chasing squirrels with her dog, scribbling on paper at coffee shops, and being overly competitive at board and video games alike. 

Nick Hanson (he/him)

Coming Soon!

Hanna Bradford-Olson (she/her)

Grievance Chair | grievance@uicgeo.org

Hanna is a third-year Pharmacology PhD candidate in the GEMS program. When not in the lab, Hanna likes to take photos and play with her dog.


Vacant

Chief Steward | chiefsteward@uicgeo.org 




Kasi Woods (he/they)

Organizing Chair | organizing@uicgeo.org

Kasi is a second year PhD student and Teaching Assistant in the Sociology department. He got involved with GEO during the RA Unionization Campaign in the fall of 2023 and is focused on building out the organizing committee's capacity for mobilization. They live in Uptown with a leopard gecko named Pleko. 

Michel Maksimova (they/them)

Communications Chair | communications@uicgeo.org

Michel is a second year PhD student in Communication. Their goal is to make GEO feel like a community that is united in solidarity. Michel is both a tea and a coffee person, a self-proclaimed weeb, and a gaymer.

A fair skinned person with green hair, bright blue eyeliner and circular glasses smiling at the camera. I am wearing a black leather jacket with various pins, and the background behind me is a wall with spray paint designs.

Corbin Outlaw (they/them)

Outreach Chair | outreach@uicgeo.org

Corbin Outlaw is a third year PhD student in the Disability and Human Development department, with their focus on disability arts and culture. They are excited to bring principles of access and care to the union’s organizing, and to strengthen our coalitions with other similarly aligned groups. They live in Pilsen with a fluffy orange cat named Dr. Purrkheim, and their duck, clown, and vaseline glass collections.