Executive Board

Taylor Bosworth

President

Taylor is a third-year graduate student (G3) in the Tom and Anne Smith MD/PhD program in the School of Medicine. She’s passionate about primary care research, health equity, and supporting students from underrepresented or marginalized backgrounds. She grew up in Bourbon, MO, a rural community in the south-central portion of the state. Currently, her research focuses on substance use disorders, health technologies, and end-of-life care. She loves peer mentoring, especially students figuring out their path in medicine and science, and tries to make the academic world a little more welcoming. Previously, she was the GPC’s Assistant Director of Fundraising (2024-2025) and Treasurer (2025-2026).

Camdon Murphy

Vice President

Camdon Murphy is a PhD student in Civil Engineering, with a research focus on topology optimization of multi-scale structures using lattice metamaterials. Camdon also earned his BS and MS degrees at Mizzou, where his research focused on the design and analysis of full-scale blast-resistant curtain wall systems. Camdon currently serves as Vice President of GPC, after serving as CEE Department Representative and Assistant Director of Academic and Student Affairs. He also serves as President of the Mizzou Science Policy Advocacy Network.

Oluwafemi Ogunjemilua

Treasurer

Oluwafemi David Ogunjemilua is a Ph.D. student in Economics at the University of Missouri. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Master’s degree in Applied Economics. His research focuses on energy and environmental economics.
He has served in a variety of leadership roles, including Vice President and Treasurer of the Economics Graduate Student Association (EGSA), and Assistant Director of Fundraising for the Graduate Professional Council, where he led various fundraising initiatives. He currently serves as Treasurer of the Graduate Professional Council (GPC). He is passionate about peer mentoring and student advocacy.

Erandika de Silva

Secretary

Erandika de Silva is a writer and PhD student whose research focuses on decolonial studies, women’s lifewriting, narrative medicine, and disability studies. She has previously taught at the University of Peradeniya and the University of Jaffna, and she currently teaches composition at the University of Missouri, Columbia. She holds an MA in Human Rights and Democratization, and she contributes to the Kuppi column on The Island in Sri Lanka, where she writes on higher education and human rights. At Mizzou, Erandika is involved in student-led organizations serving as the current Treasurer of Women’s Economic Empowerment, the Campus Kitchen Chair of Universities Fighting World Hunger-Mizzou chapter, and the English Department representative for the Coalition of Graduate Workers. She previously served as the GPC’s Director of Programming (2025-2026).

Oluwatola Femi-Olatunji

Director of Professional Development

Oluwatola is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Translational Biosciences Program at the University of Missouri. Originally from Nigeria, she earned a bachelor’s degree in microbiology and a master’s degree in biology from Georgia State University. Her research focuses on developing and characterizing bacterial therapeutics for the treatment of ovarian cancer while investigating the underlying mechanisms of their therapeutic effects, reflecting her longstanding passion for immunology, infectious diseases, and cancer biology. As the Professional Development Director, she is committed to fostering the equipping of graduate students with the skills, resources, and opportunities needed for career success while fostering meaningful engagement within the Mizzou community. She previously served on the GPC Financial Subcommittee in 2024/2025 and the GPC Professional Development Subcommittee in 2025/2026, experiences that strengthened her commitment to supporting graduate student development. Her long-term goal is to contribute to the development of innovative vaccines, antimicrobials, and immunotherapies that improve the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and cancer while advancing equitable healthcare for people of all backgrounds.

Krishieka Jegatheesan

Director of Programming

Krishieka Jegatheesan is a Ph.D. student in Biological Engineering at the University of Missouri. Originally from Sri Lanka, she is passionate about applying engineering and scientific research to develop sustainable solutions for water resource management and environmental conservation.

Her research focuses on hydrologic monitoring, floodplain restoration, and nature-based solutions for improving flood resilience and ecosystem sustainability. To do this, her work integrates field instrumentation, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, geospatial analysis, and remote sensing to evaluate the performance of floodplain restoration projects and develop transferable frameworks for future restoration efforts.
Outside of research, Krishieka enjoys yoga, creating mandala artwork, traveling, and exploring new cultures.

Medinat Oyedele

Director of Public Relations

Medinat Oyedele is a first-generation scholar and master’s student in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Missouri, where she specializes in French. Originally from Nigeria, she holds a bachelor’s degree in French from the University of Ibadan and brings over 20 years of experience as a bilingual educator, digital media specialist, communicator, storyteller, photojournalist, and author. Her academic interests include Francophone literature, migration, identity, postcolonial studies, and communication.

Medinat served as Assistant Director of Public Relations 2024–2025 and Director, Public Relations Officer for the African Graduate and Professional Students Association AGPSA 2024–2025, as well as Publicity Volunteer for the Interdisciplinary Migration Studies Institute IMSI and Publicity Officer for Focus on Africa.

Gabe Todd

Director of Legislative Affairs

Gabriel Todd is a second-year J.D Candidate at the University of Missouri School of Law. He earned a bachelor of Agribusiness Public Policy from the University of Missouri. He has varied experience in policy making, including working for U.S. Congressman Jason Smith and is involved in multiple clubs and organizations through the Law School including the Business, Entrepreneurship, and Tax Law Review Journal, Federalist Society, and others. He is interested in practicing civil law in rural Missouri. He is currently serving as the Director of Legislative Affairs for the Graduate Professional Counsel (GPC).

Felix Oguche

GPC Immediate Past President/Ex Officio

Felix Oguche was the immediate past president of GPC.