the minds behind
mcmaster wise.
Internal Leadership Team
Always looking for ways to inspire & make an impact.
Zainib Nazir
Co-President
Discipline: MSc, eHealth
Mahrukh Khan
Co-President
Discipline: PhD, Medical Sciences
Hairong (Helen) Dang
VP
Discipline: Biology, Psychology, Neuroscience, & Behaviour
Natasha Muravu
Chief Finance and Corporate Relations Officer
Discipline:
Namo Shree
Finances and Relations Director
Discipline: Manufacturing Engineering
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Mahnaz Tajik
Finances and Relations Director
Discipline: Medical Sciences
Mentorship Team
Tanya
Mentor of the Month (M&M) Director
Discipline: MSc Health Research Methodology
Maggie O'Dea
Mentorship Program Director
Discipline: MSc Global Health
Trevor
Co-President
Discipline: eHealth
Industry WISE Navigator (IWN) Team
Aysha Jamal
Co-Director of IWN
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Sujana Saha
Co-Director of IWN
Discipline: Computational Science & Engineering
Trevor
Co-President
Discipline: eHealth
Outreach/GENSTEM Team
Emma Hämäläinen
Outreach Co-Director
Discipline: Chemistry MSc
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Alessandra Crisante
Outreach Co-Director
Discipline: Biodiversity & Environmental Science
Trevor
Co-President
Discipline: eHealth
Service Chapter: Health Equity Team
Fajr Elbanna
Service Co-Director
Zeynep Ruze Cetin
Service Co-Director
Trevor
Co-President
Discipline: eHealth
Marketing Team
Sabrina Viloria
Co-Chief Marketing Officer
Discipline: Biology
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Celine Sebastian
Co-Chief Marketing Officer
Discipline: Mechanical Engineering
Jia Dabra
Photographer
Discipline: Chemical Engineering
Ella Zegarra Brown
Conference Graphic Designer
Discipline: Molecular Biology and Genetics
Harleen Jaryal
Content Creator (Newsletter)
Discipline: Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
Sarah Gamache
Conference Graphic Designer
Discipline: MSc Medical Science
Sanya Khurana
Social Media Director
Discipline: Engineering Physics & Management
Shelby Prokop-Millar
Content Creator
Discipline: Neuroscience
Uthsavi Jayakumar
Programming Graphic Designer
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Fatima Haroon
Programming Graphic Designer
Discipline: Master of Engineering Design, Product Design Stream
Trevor
Co-President
Discipline: eHealth
Swaleha
Graphic Design Director
Discipline: Computer Science
Developers & Website Leads
Melina Vassallo
Director of Web Design
Discipline: Computer Science
Parmida Ebrahimi
Organizational Developer
Discipline: Computer Science
Sriya Dhanvi Mokhasunavisu
Organizational Developer
Discipline: Computer Science
Trevor
Co-President
Discipline: eHealth
Social Events Team
Isabella Luebke
Co-Director of Social Events
Discipline: Biology
Sarah (Seung Ea) Min
Co-Director of Social Events
Discipline: M.Sc. Global Health
Trevor
Co-President
Discipline: eHealth
WISE National Conference Team
Varusha Sivathasan
Conference Outreach Co-Director
Discipline: MSc Global Health
Anam Ahmed
Conference Outreach Co-Director
Discipline: Medical Sciences (Nutrition and Metabolism)
Vanessa Parise
Conference Research Co-Director
Discipline: Neuroscience PhD
Nicole Twum-Ampofo
Conference Director
Discipline: MSc Neuroscience
Eden Daniel
Conference Outreach Co-Director
Discipline: PhD Rehabilitation Science
Safiya Dina
Operations Director
Discipline: MSc in Global Health
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Linh Tran
Conference Research Co-Director
Discipline: Life Sciences
Behnoosh Zamanlooy
Conference Outreach Co-Director
Discipline: PhD Computer Science
Khandra Barrett
Mentorship and PD Co-Developer
Discipline: Kinesiology
Trevor
Co-President
Discipline: eHealth
Swaleha
Graphic Design Director
Discipline: Computer Science
Past Presidents
Rani Kobayashi, Co-President 2022-2024
Julie Bannon, Co-President 2017-2022​
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Stephania Cerisano, Co-President 2017-2022
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