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Internal Leadership Team

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Zainib Nazir

Co-President

Discipline: MSc, eHealth

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Mahrukh Khan

Co-President

Discipline: PhD, Medical Sciences

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Hairong (Helen) Dang

VP

Discipline: Biology, Psychology, Neuroscience, & Behaviour

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Natasha Muravu

Chief Finance and Corporate Relations Officer 

Discipline: 

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Namo Shree

Finances and Relations Director

Discipline: Manufacturing Engineering 

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Mahnaz Tajik

Finances and Relations Director

Discipline: Medical Sciences 

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Mentorship Team

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Tanya

Mentor of the Month (M&M) Director

Discipline: MSc Health Research Methodology

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Maggie O'Dea

Mentorship Program Director

Discipline: MSc Global Health

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Trevor

Co-President

Discipline: eHealth

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Industry WISE Navigator (IWN) Team

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Aysha Jamal

Co-Director of IWN

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Sujana Saha

Co-Director of IWN

Discipline: Computational Science & Engineering

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Trevor

Co-President

Discipline: eHealth

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Outreach/GENSTEM Team

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Emma Hämäläinen

Outreach Co-Director

Discipline: Chemistry MSc

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Alessandra Crisante 

Outreach Co-Director

Discipline: Biodiversity & Environmental Science

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Trevor

Co-President

Discipline: eHealth

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Service Chapter: Health Equity Team

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Fajr Elbanna

Service Co-Director

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Zeynep Ruze Cetin

Service Co-Director

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Trevor

Co-President

Discipline: eHealth

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Marketing Team

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Sabrina Viloria

    Co-Chief Marketing Officer

    Discipline: Biology

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    Celine Sebastian

    Co-Chief Marketing Officer

    Discipline: Mechanical Engineering

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    Jia Dabra

    Photographer

    Discipline: Chemical Engineering

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    Ella Zegarra Brown

    Conference Graphic Designer 

    Discipline: Molecular Biology and Genetics 

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    Harleen Jaryal

    Content Creator (Newsletter)

    Discipline: Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering

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    Sarah Gamache

    Conference Graphic Designer

    Discipline: MSc Medical Science

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    Sanya Khurana

    Social Media Director

    Discipline: Engineering Physics & Management 

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    Shelby Prokop-Millar

    Content Creator

    Discipline: Neuroscience 

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    Uthsavi Jayakumar

    Programming Graphic Designer

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    Fatima Haroon

    Programming Graphic Designer

    Discipline: Master of Engineering Design, Product Design Stream 

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    Trevor

    Co-President

    Discipline: eHealth

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    Swaleha

    Graphic Design Director

    Discipline: Computer Science

      Developers & Website Leads

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      Melina Vassallo

      Director of Web Design

      Discipline: Computer Science

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      Parmida Ebrahimi

      Organizational Developer 

      Discipline: Computer Science

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      Sriya Dhanvi Mokhasunavisu

      Organizational Developer 

      Discipline: Computer Science

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      Trevor

      Co-President

      Discipline: eHealth

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      Social Events Team

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      Isabella Luebke

      Co-Director of Social Events

      Discipline: Biology

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      Sarah (Seung Ea) Min

      Co-Director of Social Events

      Discipline: M.Sc. Global Health

      Trevor

      Co-President

      Discipline: eHealth

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      WISE National Conference Team

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      Varusha Sivathasan

      Conference Outreach Co-Director

      Discipline: MSc Global Health

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      Anam Ahmed

      Conference Outreach Co-Director

      Discipline: Medical Sciences (Nutrition and Metabolism)

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      Vanessa Parise

      Conference Research Co-Director

      Discipline: Neuroscience PhD 

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      Nicole Twum-Ampofo

      Conference Director

      Discipline: MSc Neuroscience

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      Eden Daniel

      Conference Outreach Co-Director

      Discipline: PhD Rehabilitation Science 

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      Safiya Dina

      Operations Director

      Discipline: MSc in Global Health 

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      Linh Tran

      Conference Research Co-Director

      Discipline: Life Sciences 

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      Behnoosh Zamanlooy

      Conference Outreach Co-Director

      Discipline: PhD Computer Science

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      Khandra Barrett

      Mentorship and PD Co-Developer

      Discipline: Kinesiology

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      Trevor

      Co-President

      Discipline: eHealth

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      Swaleha

      Graphic Design Director

      Discipline: Computer Science

        Past Presidents & Executive Leaders

        Past Presidents

        Rani Kobayashi, Co-President 2022-2024

         

        Julie Bannon, Co-President 2017-2022​

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        Stephania Cerisano, Co-President 2017-2022

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        Past Executive Team Members

        2017-2018: 

        Rana Attalla * Alison Bayzat * Harsukh Benipal * Carla Brown * Roopali Chaudhary * Julia de Lange * Brittany Duggan * Lisa Dyce * Yasamin Fazliani * Hanna Haponenko * Rachelle Ho * Daeria Lawson * Alice Li * Celine Ling * Ritchie Ly * Stellena Mathiaparanam * Sylvia Mills * Anna Parackal * Anna Park * Molly Pottruff * Lyndsay Rayner * Tamara Rosner * Michelle Saoi * Kara Tsang

         

        2016-2017:

        Anita Acai * Rana Attalla * Carla Brown * Roopali Chaudhary * Vi Dang * Brittany Duggan * Lisa Dyce * Yasamin Fazliani * Rachelle Ho * Portia Kalun * Celine Ling * Ritchie Ly * Stellena Mathiaparanam * Adriana Nori de Macedo * Molly Pottruff * Stephanie Rathmann * Michelle Saoi * Kara Tsang * Alyssa Vito

         

        2015-2016:

        Anita Acai * Rana Attalla * Carla Brown * Avery Chakravarty * Roopali Chaudhary * Adriana Nori de Macedo * Natalie D’Silva * Brittany Duggan * Lisa Dyce * Yasamin Fazliani * Kristine Hammill * Rachelle Ho * Laura Hogg * Portia Kalun * Fran Lasowski * Doris Li * Celine Ling * Sindy Murali * Stacy Muise * Molly Pottruff * Talena Rambarran * Michelle Saoi * Lana Shaya * Daria Shkredova * Carolina Weisham

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