The Current GCR Committee
Any member of the GCR may stand in elections to become part of the GCR Committee - a democratically elected group of individuals who foster community through a range of offerings and thus significantly shape the spirit of the College and your time at Oxford. Here you can find the current committee members!
President
Carole-Louise Ashby
MPhil in REES
Carole-Louise sits on the Governing Body of the College and is your point of contact with the administration.
Secretary
Lara Gheriani
MPhil in Development Studies
Lara is in charge of college communications and making sure students have a say in all things college related. She also keeps students updated with college life and makes sure things go according to plan.
Treasurer
Hannah Zamor
MPhil in Development Studies
Hannah manages the GCR purse, find ways to generate income and disburse funds for student project applications. Her interests are photography and music.
Chair
Anusha Wani
MPhil in Development Studies
Anusha facilitates constructive debate and ensures the GCR serves the St Antony’s community according to its constitutional mandate.
anusha.wani@sant.ox.ac.uk
President
Carole-Louise Ashby
MPhil in REES
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Secretary
Lara Gheriani
MPhil in Development Studies
Lara is in charge of college communications and making sure students have a say in all things college related. She also keeps students updated with college life and makes sure things go according to plan.
Treasurer
Hannah Zamor
MPhil in Development Studies
Hannah manages the GCR purse, find ways to generate income and disburse funds for student project applications. Her interests are photography and music.
Chair
Anusha Wani
MPhil in Development Studies
Anusha facilitates constructive debate and ensures the GCR serves the St Antony’s community according to its constitutional mandate.
Academic GCR
Vice President
Anna George
DPhil in Social Data Science
Anna's task is organizing events to allow students to showcase their academic work.
Vice President
Nico Scherer
MPhil in Development Studies
Nico is the Co-Vice President of Academic Affairs. This entails organising lectures and seminars during the term, supporting students who seek to organise conferences, and liaising between the faculty, administration and GCR community on academic matters. In his spare time, Nico enjoys hiking, playing the piano and watching movies with friends
Director of Global Languages
Valentina Zheng
MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies
Valentina is Director of Global Languages and mainly in charge of organizing the popular Language Immersion Night at St Antony's! In her free time, she loves practicing yoga, meditation and cooking.
valentina.zheng@sant.ox.ac.uk
Ambassador of Global Languages
Tom Sutton
MPhil in Japanese Studies
Tom is one of the Ambassadors for Global Languages, running the weekly Language Immersion Sessions in the buttery every Wednesday evening.
Welfare GCR
Vice President
Kasturi Misra
MPhil in Global and Area Studies
Kasturi is a Co-VP Welfare and is involved in ensuring the welfare of St. Antony's diverse student community. She organizes welfare activities together with the Women's, BME, and LGBTQ* Officers. She loves cooking, photography, and everything about the Middle East.
Vice President
Suqi Tang
DPhil in Anthropology
Suqi promotes gender, sexuality, and racial equality in the college. She believes every student should feel supported by the institution, and organises college-wide welfare services. She’s passionate about food, visual art, and anything related to corporeality.
Women's Officer
Fernanda Pérez Villarreal
MPhil in Diplomatic Studies
Fernanda assists in the planning, organizing, and implementation of women-led initiatives and events. She also manages, responds, and acts on students’ inquiries and concerns. So please feel free to reach out to her at any time! In the future, she hopes to work in a diplomatic capacity and push towards sustainable peace with human rights, equity, and disarmament as center roles. While at Oxford, you can find her studying at the Oxford Union, hanging out at the Turf Tavern or at the Oxford Retreat, or walking around Port Meadow and University Parks.
Black and Minority Ethnic Officer
Kanako Higa
MSc in Sociology
Kanako works to provide a safe space to talk about your concerns and encounters with race, diversity, inclusivity and equality. Reach out via mail or the BME facebook group about exciting events, discussions, talks you would like to organize.
Black and Minority Ethnic Officer
Anika Kabani
MSc in Anthropology
Anika is one of the BME officers and hopes to ensure that St. Antony's is a welcoming and inclusive environment for people from all walks of life. She loves to sleep, read poetry, and cook.
LGBTQ+ Officer
Ims (he/him)
DPhil in Theology and Religion
Ims coordinates Rainbow Brunches, museum visits, and general welfare support for LGBTQ+ identifying students.
LGBTQ+ Officer
Larissa König
MPhil in Economics
Larissa is one of the LGBTQ+ Officers.
Social GCR
Vice President
Róisín Neville
MPhil in Japanese Studies
Róisín hails from Ireland and her mission is to make St Antony's a warm, welcoming, and fun community for us all to enjoy. Outside of academia, Róisín is an avid fan of pastries and politics (not necessarily together). She would love to hear your feedback and suggestions for events!
Social Secretary of Events
Phillip Dietrich
MPhil in REES
Organising events and social activities in college. Get in touch with feedback and suggestions!
phillip.dietrich@sant.ox.ac.uk
Social Secretary for Formal Dinners
Miriam Pittalis
MSc in Sociology
Liam and Miri organise your wonderful formal dinners! They are working hard to make them evermore amazing! Get in touch with suggestions or questions.
Social Secretary for Formal Dinners
Liam Bekirsky
DPhil at Oxford Internet Institute
Liam and Miri organise your wonderful formal dinners! They are working hard to make them evermore amazing! Get in touch with suggestions or questions.
Disabilities Officer
David Saveliev
MPhil in REES
David is the Disability Officer. He is responsible for ensuring accessibility in college and providing for the needs of disabled Antonians. David works as a journalist and focuses on revolutions and protests. He loves reading, travelling, making art and collecting obscure memes.
Cultural Officer
Michaellah Mapotaringa
MSc in African Studies
Michaellah is a student from Zimbabwe serving as the GCR cultural officer and is responsible for ensuring that the Cultural diversity of the St Antony’s community is celebrated. She is interested in development, education, public policy, women and girls empowerment. Her hobbies include cooking,travelling and listening to music.
Sustainability GCR
Environmental and Sustainability Officer
Clement Amponsah
MPhil in Development Studies
Clement is the GCR Environment and Sustainability Officer. His role is to work with the student’s Sustainability Team and management’s Green Impact Team to implement sustainability initiatives within the College.
Environmental and Sustainability Officer
Myra Yip
MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies
Implementing sustainability across college by working with the St Antony’s Sustainability Team and College Green Impact Team. Please get in touch to join the team or offer suggestions.