About GSA:
Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) is a club under Santa Monica College’s Inter-Club Council (ICC) led by LGBTQIA+ student board members and advisers. GSA strives to create an inclusive environment where students of ALL sexual orientations, gender identities, ethnicities, religions, ages, and other intersectional backgrounds can come together as a community to create awareness and fight inequality at SMC. We are a family-oriented club in the sense that we are accepting-of anyone and everyone (including questioning individuals and allies) who comes through our door so come on down and join the family! For more GSA club information, please refer down below: GSA Club Constitution
GSA Meeting Times
Tuesdays at 11:15A.M. in the Student Equity Center
How to Become a Member
Simply join any of our meetings! We recommend that new members email us at smcgendersexualityalliance@gmail.com to join our email list for all future club updates and events. We hope to see new and returning students!
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GSA Board - Information about the 2023-2024 Board
- President: Maya Laaly
- Vice President: Sofia Rossignol
- Secretary: Zcjean Ollesca
- ICC Delegate: Amelia Fuchs
- Treasurer: David Wilkinson
- Social Chairs: Jacinto Diaz
- Social Media Chairs: Jorge Ramirez and Zaria Milner
Meet the GSA Advisors
Yamissette Westerband, MA, MSW, PhD (she/her)
Email: westerband_yamissette@smc.edu
A self-identified Puerto Rican femme lesbian, Dr. Westerband has been involved in LGBTQ+ community organizing for over 20+ years. Her commitment to LGBTQ+ activism began as an undergraduate student at UCSB, where she was involved in her campus “Queer Student Union” and was a member of the drag king troupe, “Disposable Boy Toys.” Since then, she has worked in community organizing in the fields of sexual assault prevention, health education, and working with LGBTQ+ youth. Prior to coming to SMC, Dr. Westerband taught at other institutions such as UCLA, Compton College, Santa Ana College, and Cal State Dominguez Hills. Additionally, she has also worked in academic programs such as the McNair Scholars Program at Cal State Fullerton. She is the lead faculty member in Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies at SMC, where she teaches courses such as “Introduction to LGBTQ Studies,” and “Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies,” and “Women, Gender and Sexuality in Popular Culture.”
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