Brady for EVP

My name is Brady Forrest, I’m an English PhD student from Southern California. I’m excited to be running to be your next Student Association Executive Vice President. I can’t wait to talk with you and work together to make the Student Association work for every student, every day.

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Over the past four years, I have had the honor of serving two terms as a CCAS Graduate Senator and currently serve as a Graduate Senator at Large and the SA Senate Chairperson Pro Tempore. As the Pro Temp, I chair the Governance and Nominations Committee and work alongside the current EVP to ensure that Senate vacancies filled and that the Senate runs effectively. During my terms, I have focused on concrete solutions so that the SA serves every student. I have passed legislation that reformed the financial bylaws to prioritize diversity and inclusion in SA funding decisions, called on student leaders to attend diversity and inclusion trainings through the MSSC, created the JEC Reform Committee to improve the election process, and codified the duties and responsibilities of SA Senators so there is greater accountability and transparency.

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Outside of the Senate meetings, I’ve collaborated with administrators to secure more graduate study space, worked with student organizations to protest the killing of Mike Brown, and served on graduate student committees and boards to bring renowned scholars to speak on campus. I’ve also worked with MSSC organizations such as OLAS and South Asian Society to ensure that heritage celebrations are supported and funded by the Student Association. Because of the support from the Center for Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement and GW Libraries I had the privilege of being a University Archives Diversity Research Fellow where I was able to research the history of LGBTQ student organizations on campus.

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If elected I will advocate for a free 18th credit so undergraduate students know that they will be able to graduate on time without additional financial stress, work to combat food insecurity for both graduate and undergraduate students, prioritize issues of diversity and inclusion through the creation and continuation of an SA task force, and continue and expand the SA’s sustainability initiatives.

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Outside of the SA, I am the President of the English Graduate Student Association and a Graduate Teaching Assistant currently helping organize a disability studies conference. In my free time you can find me in coffee shops catching up on reading with a mocha in hand.