Graduate Assistants
Graduate assistants from Harvard's professional schools support several core functions at the Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship related to alumni engagement, communications, building community partnerships, event support, along with supporting student academic and leadership development.
Tanaka Chikati
tanakachikati@gse.harvard.eduGraduate Assistant, Cross Departmental Initiatives
Tanaka Chikati is a multi-instrumentalist interested in advancing Arts Education on the African continent. She is currently pursuing a Master’s in Education Leadership, Organizations and Entrepreneurship, with a concentration in Arts Learning at HGSE. One...
emily corbiere bates
emilybates@hds.harvard.eduGraduate Assistant, Pathways to Practice
emily corbiere bates is a Master of Divinity '26 candidate at Harvard Divinity School serving as one of the Pathways to Practice Graduate Assistants for 2025-26. With a background in regenerative agriculture, public programs and climate activism, they are...
Seeda Henderson Williams
shendersonwilli@jd28.law.harvard.eduGraduate Assistant, Cross Departmental Initiatives
Seeda Henderson Williams is a JD candidate at Harvard Law School with a strong interest in policy and litigation that advances youth empowerment, equitable access to education, and justice through social and economic development. She graduated from Towson...
Cass Morales
cmorales@hds.harvard.eduGraduate Assistant, Communications and Cross-Departmental Initiatives
Perpetua Muthoni Nganga
perpetuanganga@gse.harvard.eduGraduate Assistant, Pathways to Practice
Perpetua Muthoni is pursuing her master's in education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, with a focus in Learning Design, Innovation, and Technology. She holds a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Minerva University, an innovative higher...
Maya Pasari
mayapasari@gse.harvard.eduGraduate Assistant, Certificate for Civic Engagement
Maya Pasari (she/her) is the Graduate Assistant for the Certificate in Civic Engagement program, supporting academic and co-curricular programs within the department. She is a 2025 graduate of UCLA, where she studied Education, Mathematics, and Disability...
Elizabeth Ross
elizabeth_ross@gse.harvard.eduGraduate Assistant, Alumni Engagement
Elizabeth Ross is a graduate assistant focused on alumni engagement at Harvard College. She is also a master’s student in the Human Development and Education Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Elizabeth is passionate about multimedia...
Majula Swareh
majulaswareh@g.harvard.eduGraduate Assistant, Certificate for Civic Engagement & SPARK
Theo Zhang
theozhang@hks.harvard.eduGraduate Assistant, Communications
Theo Zhang is a Master in Public Policy candidate at Harvard Kennedy School. Before HKS, Theo received a bachelor’s degree in political science and International Relations from Tufts University. He is an experienced advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, immigration...
