UGA’s Postdoctoral Association
The purpose of the PDA is to serve the postdoctoral community at UGA, thereby promoting the university’s research and teaching missions.
Our objectives are:
- To enhance the visibility of postdocs at UGA and at the local, national, and international levels
- To foster the UGA Postdoctoral community through social interactions
- To serve as a liaison between postdocs and the university administration
- To advocate for the interests of UGA Postdocs
The University of Georgia PDA is governed by the PDA bylaws, (ratified April 2010, updated and ratified July 2024). The PDA provides a unique opportunity for leadership and service for postdocs at UGA. If you are interested in getting involved or have any questions, please contact us at pdassoc@uga.edu.
Executive Board 2024-2025
- President: Sergei Makaev (Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors)
- Vice President: Eniope Bamidele Oluwayinka (Poultry Diagnostic & Research Center)
- Secretary/Treasurer: Srinivas Kolluru (Skidaway Institute of Oceanography)
- Outreach Coordinator: Neha Thakur (Department of Plant Pathology)
- Diversity & Inclusion Representative (s): Smita Rawal (Clinical & Administrative Pharmacy) & Remigio Usai (Department of Chemistry)
- Remote Campus Representative: Althea Moore (Skidaway Institute of Oceanography)
- Tifton Representative(s): Manish Kumar (Department of Plant Pathology) and Raissa Martins Da Silva (Department of Horticulture)
- Griffin Representative: Sudeep Pandey (Department of Horticulture)
Executive Board 2023-2024
- President: Yanbing Wang
- Vice President: Sergei Vladimirovich Makaev
- Secretary/Treasurer: Tiago Pereira
- Outreach Coordinator: Eniope Bamidele Oluwayinka
- Diversity & Inclusion Representative: Raissa Brito
- Skidaway/Savannah Campus Representative: Althea Moore
- Tifton Representative: Carlos Cardon & Manish Kumar
Executive Board 2022-2023
- President: Tiago Pereira
- Vice President: Luisa Fernanda Gomez Londoño (2022), Kim Bouwman (2023)
- Secretary/Treasurer: Kim Bouwman (2022), Sergei Vladimirovich Makaev (2023)
- Outreach Coordinator: Yanbing Wang
- Diversity & Inclusion Representative: Raissa Brito
- Skidaway/Savannah Campus Representative: Althea Moore
Executive Board 2021-2022
- President: Patrick Bewg
- Vice President: Tiago Pereira
- Secretary: Luisa Gomez
- Treasurer: Beau Reneer
- Outreach Coordinator: Lauren Pepi
- Diversity & Inclusion Representative: Sampath Gamage
- Tifton Representative: Aparna Petkar
- Skidaway/Savannah Campus Representative: Althea Moore
Executive Board 2020-2021
- President: Kyle L. Bower
- Vice President: Nahal Hoghooghi
- Treasurer: Lara Pereira Garcia
- Secretary: Carolina Ballen Taborda
- Outreach Coordinator: Patrick Bewg
- Diversity & Inclusion Representative: Tiago Jose Pereira
Executive Board 2019-2020
- President: Joseph Disi
- Vice President: Kyle Bower
- Secretary – Athens Campus: Yin Wang
- Treasurer: Lara Pereira
- Human Resources/Library Council Rep: Emily Dittmar
- Public Relations: Nahal Hoghooghi
- Public Relations – Tifton Campus: Aparna Petkar
- University Council Representative: Maurice Shirley
Executive Board 2018-2019
- President: Natalia Bayona
- Vice President: Joseph Disi
- Treasurer: Jasmina Luczo
- Secretary: Dulce Minaya
- Secretary (Tifton Campus Rep): Nino Brown
- Public Relations: Hind Yahyaoui Azami
- Library Council Rep: Suxing Liu
- University Council Rep: Suxing Liu
Executive Board 2017-2018
- President: Anil Kumar
- Vice President: Varughese Mulamoottil
- Treasurer: Haris Panagos
- Secretary: Ana Bento and Sara Porfirio (co-secretaries)
- Public Relations: Christine Reitmayer
- Library Council Rep: Claire Edwards
- University Council Rep: Claire Edwards
Executive Board 2016-2017
- Carla Hadden – President 2017
- Nandakumar Venkatesan – President 2016
- Anil Kumar – Vice President
- Asif Shajahan – Secretary
- Andrew Lancaster – University Council Subcommittee on UGA Libraries Representative
Executive Board 2015-2016
- Evelina Basenko – President, Webmaster
- Nandakumar Venkatesan – Vice President
- Asif Shajahan – Secretary
- Andrew Lancaster – University Council Subcommittee on UGA Libraries Representative
- Juliet Sekandi – Treasurer
The PDA board meets once a month to discuss topics important to the UGA Postdoctoral community. PDA board meetings are open to all PDA members. These meetings will take place on the last Thursday of every month from 1-2 PM via Zoom (Passcode: 728783) . If you have any comments, suggestions or important topics, you would like us to include in the agenda, please let us know and we will do so. If you would like to join one of the meetings to present an idea yourself, please get in touch with us and we will let you know the exact date, time and venue of our next meeting. You can email the Postdoc Association at pdassoc@uga.edu.