Staff

Suresh Subramaniam is Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs. He is also Professor and former Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has been with GW since receiving the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1997.

Dr. Subramaniam is a well-known researcher in the area of communication networks. He has published about 250 papers in prestigious journals and conferences, including several award-winning papers, and has published three books on optical networking. He has served in leadership roles for several top conferences and journals in his field.

He has received numerous awards and honors for his research. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics (IEEE) and a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association. He received the 2017 SEAS Distinguished Researcher Award from GW. He was an IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Distinguished Lecturer during 2018-2021. He is the recipient of the 2022 ComSoc Optical Networking Technical Committee Outstanding Technical Achievement Award.

Autumn Anthony is the Supervisor of the Office of Graduate Student Assistantships & Fellowships.  In her role, Autumn is responsible for the budget and fiscal management of centrally funded graduate awards as well as the operating budget for the office.  Autumn oversees staff across all administrative operations at OGSAF and works together with the Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs on strategic planning and portfolio development of OGPA initiatives. Autumn is also the Program Director of the Presidential Fellowship, which was recently reinstated after a two-year hiatus.

Prior to joining OGSAF in the spring of 2022, Autumn worked in GW’s Office for International Programs where she developed international agreements at the undergraduate level as well as served as the central point of contact for advising agreements managers within each graduate school to establish, update and maintain international contracts.

Autumn is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Middle East Studies at the Elliott School for International Affairs at GW.  Prior to that, she obtained her BA in International Relations from the University of Colorado at Boulder where she focused on the Middle East region and pursued minors in Political Science and Arabic.  A language enthusiast, Autumn speaks Spanish, French, and Arabic as a result of having an international education starting at the age of nine. In her free time she also enjoys painting, ceramics, gardening and being outdoors.

In her position as Program Associate, Megan Steiner Potier coordinates graduate award administration, advises graduate students about funding opportunities, and administers the Graduate Teaching Assistantship Program. Megan also manages the office web presence and mass communications with internal partners.

Prior to joining GW, Megan worked in municipal government and higher education in her hometown of Milwaukee, WI. She holds a BA in International Studies from St. Norbert College and is currently pursuing a MPS in Sustainable Urban Planning from GW's College of Professional Studies.

In his position as Program Associate, Conner Zelmer coordinates graduate award administration, advises graduate students about funding opportunities, manages Banner workflow as well as the faculty hire application processes.

Prior to joining GW, Conner worked in Virginia Tech University’s International Center. He was the recipient of the MEXT scholarship and was granted an M.A. in sociology from Keio University in Tokyo. He holds a B.A. in cultural anthropology from Ball State University.

Isabelle works as the administrative associate for the Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships. She advises students about funding opportunities and supports students applying for the Boren and Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. Isabelle also assists with graduate awards administration and events management.Isabelle completed her Master's in English from GW in 2024. She is from New England and prior to moving to D.C. for her M.A., she studied English and Theatre at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Hillary is the Program Associate for the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. In her role, she oversees the hiring process in PA7 and provides administrative support to campus administrators as well as postdocs. Additionally, Hillary serves as the primary event manager in OGPA for postdoctoral community events and professional development at the university, such as 3MT and Postdoc Appreciation Day. 

She has previously worked in event management, successfully planning and executing numerous community engagement events and collaborating on private events hosted by community members and dignitaries such as the Qatar Ambassador and the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Most recently, Hillary worked in non-profit administration for several organizations dedicated to violence intervention, racial justice, and supporting families of critically ill children.

A GW alumna, Hillary graduated with an MA in American History in 2017 and a bachelor's degree in History from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2012. She is originally from San Diego, CA. In her spare time, she enjoys crafting, thrifting, watering her ever-growing plant collection, and fostering kittens with help from her resident cat, Fava.