Leadership

The Gender and Sexuality Center leadership team works alongside campus partners and student leaders to help promote a more diverse and inclusive Brandeis.

Julián Cancino
Julián Cancino
Inaugural Director
Usdan G-069
Pronouns: he/him/his
Megan Burns
Megan Burns
Department Coordinator
Pronouns: she/her
Juanica Buchanan
Juanica Buchanan
LGBTQIA+ Specialist and Community Therapist
Pronouns: she/they
Anthony P. Del Real
Anthony P. Del Real
Program Administrator
Pronouns: he/him

GSC Pride Reps Program

The Gender and Sexuality Center supports the emerging generation of women and LGBTQ+ leaders and allies. The GSC Pride Reps Program is a compensated year-long leadership development program designed to help undergraduate students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to be effective peer mentors on matters of gender and sexuality. 

Drop-in Hours

GSC Pride Reps hold peer-to-peer drop-in hours at the Gender and Sexuality Center. Stop by to connect with the community, learn about institutional resources, and discover LGBTQ+ life at Brandeis.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2-3 p.m.

 

 

Emily 

Bintou

3-4 p.m.

Keren

Brandie

Liz

Charlotte

 

4-5 p.m.

Keren  

Esha

Brandie

Kristianna

Liz

Tanner

Bintou

Tasha

Madison

Emily

Sam

Pride Reps

Bintou Baysmore
Bintou Baysmore
Pride Rep
Brandie Garcia
Brandie Garcia ’25
Pride Rep
Hometown: Chelsea, MA
Pronouns: they/them
  • Majors: Music; Latin American, Caribbean, Latinx studies; and African and African American studies

  • Ask me about: Dating and MLM relationships as a queer masculine-presenting non-binary person, being in an all male-aligned a cappella group (VoiceMale) on campus, writing poetry, discussing "RuPaul's Drag Race," living in a predominantly Latino community while queer, community organizing, enacting change through local city government, and multiracial identity!

Charlotte Li
Charlotte Li ’24
Pride Rep
Hometown: Acton, Massachusetts
Pronouns: she/her
  • Majors: Biology; health: science, society and policy

  • Ask me about: How to get involved in research on campus, how to start a new club on campus, my role in Waltham Group or intramural sports supervisor. Also, ask me about my baking and cooking skills!

Emily Braun
Emily Braun ’24
Pride Rep
Hometown: New Hope, PA
Pronouns: she/they
  • Major: Anthropology

  • Ask me about: Quadball, Stardew Valley, Bananagrams (and challenge me to play a game of Bananagrams with you).

Esha Rakesh
Esha Rakesh '25
Pride Rep
Hometown: Attleboro to Foxboro, MA
Pronouns: she/her
  • Majors: Health: science, society and policy; sociology

  • Ask me about: Questioning, South Asian-American identity, being a second-generation immigrant and only child, Brandeis figure skating club, sociology, balancing time management and self-care, navigating asexual identities.

Keren Bobilev
Keren Bobilev ’24
Pride Rep
Hometown: Newton, MA
Pronouns: they/them
  • Major: Biological Physics

  • Ask me about: Intersectionality of culture or neurodivergence and queerness, sustainability and recycling (more specifically art projects including clothing and revamping the closet using old clothing), and my adventures as a volunteer!

Kristianna Lapierre
Kristianna Lapierre ’24
Pride Rep
Hometown: Smithfield, RI
Pronouns: she/her
  • Majors: Sociology; women's, gender and sexuality studies; social justice and social policy

  • Ask me about: Self-care tips and practices, queer media (and recommendations!), and studying gender and sexuality in Amsterdam this past summer. Also, let’s chat about what we’ve been reading lately!

Liz Sandoval
Liz Sandoval ’25
Pride Rep
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Pronouns: she/they
  • Major: Business management and music composition

  • Ask me about: Being a queer woman of color at Brandeis, exploring gender identity and expression, overcoming/healing religious LGBTQ+ trauma, finding representation in queer media, and prioritizing holistic well-being in the LGBTQ+ community. Or anything else, which I will answer to the best of my ability.

Madison Williams-Casey
Madison Williams-Casey ’25
Pride Rep
Hometown: Dorchester, MA
Pronouns: she/her
  • Ask me about: The transition from high school to college, friendships, and identity development.

Sam Brower
Sam Brower ’25
Pride Rep
Hometown: Providence, RI
Pronouns: he/they
  • Ask me about: The relationship between gender nonconformity and lesbian identity, or my latest LGBTQ+ TV show obsession!

Tanner Eustace
Tanner Eustace ’24
Pride Rep
Hometown: Simsbury, CT
Pronouns: he/him
  • Majors: Biology; Health: Science, Society, & Policy; and Psychology

  • Ask me about: The coming-out experience, working as a chemistry teaching assistant, participating in three Brandeis music ensembles, and harnessing music as a means of pride.

Tasha Epstein
Tasha Epstein ’25
Pride Rep
Hometown: Los Altos, CA
Pronouns: she/her
  • Major: Social sciences (unconfirmed)

  • Ask me about: Finding queer community, LGBTQ+ history and representation, being out of the closet in the corporate sphere, and/or my cats :)

Viridia Weiss
Viridia Weiss ’25
Pride Rep
Hometown: South Orange, NJ
Pronouns: she/they
  • Major: Computer science (unconfirmed)

  • Ask me about: Seeking trans health care, transfemininity/ trans womanhood, questioning or realizing that you’re trans, queer discourse on the internet, and more.