President

Hi! My name is Jasmine Emtage (she/her) and I’m a G5 in Biology in the Prober lab, where I use a zebrafish model system to study the genetic and molecular mechanisms that regulate sleep. Lately, I’ve been spending my free time swimming, baking, and trying to hit as many LA concert venues as I can. I’ve been organizing with our union for over two years, since we first dropped authorization cards in 2023, and have been so excited to see how much it’s grown in that time. I know that together, through the power of collective action, we can continue to improve working conditions for grads and postdocs at Caltech that will long outlast our time at Caltech.

Vice President

Hi! I’m George (they/them), a 2nd year graduate student worker in PMA working on theoretical high energy physics. I organize because I believe in the ability of collective action to give workers a voice and control over our own workplaces, and the power to produce meaningful improvements and labor protections for workers on campus. In my free time I enjoy playing piano, frisbee, reading (I particularly enjoy mystery books), and playing Elden Ring and other video games.

Recording Secretary

Hi! I’m Harshda, a G2->G3 in Astrophysics, PMA. I do galaxy cluster cosmology, which basically utilizes multi-wavelength data in radio, mm, optical and X-ray to constrain shapes, masses and scaling relations of galaxy clusters, which enables us to make more precise measurements of things like how much matter there is in our universe. Outside of research, I love doing anything outdoors, hiking, camping, scuba diving, surfing etc and some things indoors like reading (talk to me about historical fiction and non-fiction focused on history and politics!), dancing and volunteering. I started organizing right in my first year, and the overwhelming support and determination from the members of our union to fight for a better campus, working conditions and protections for international students really cemented my decision to run for the EB!

Guide

Trustee

Trustee

Hi! I’m Ruth (she/her), a 6th year international ESE/GPS graduate student in physical oceanography, researching the role of ocean currents in Antarctic ice shelf melting. I’ve gained a lot of community and purpose through my involvement in our union movement from card dropping through contract negotiations to now, and I’ll be deepening my service in this next era as a Trustee and e-board member. I’m immensely proud of us as a campus for coming together and putting in the work necessary to get our first contract ratified. Now that our first major win is behind us, I want to help ensure we build a functional and resilient support system for 2478 workers.

Head Postdoc Steward

Want to serve as Head Postdoc Steward? Reach out to organize@cgpu.org to learn how!

Head Grad Steward