Meet your 2021-2022 Council!

Basma Mohamed-Saeed

Communications and Outreach

she/her

Etobicoke, Ontario

Fourth Year in Criminology, Sociology, & Equity

Favourite Part About UC: Junior Common Room

Favourite Quote: "Behind every successful person is a substantial amount of coffee"

Office Hours: Thursdays 10AM-11AM

Lucy Stark

Equity

she/her

Wilmington, Delaware

Third Year in History & Economics

Favourite Part About UC: We stick together like the vegan cheese served at Fung

Favourite Quote: "Stop making perfection your only standard of progress" - Sydney Cummings

Office Hours: Mondays 2-3PM

Chelsea Song

Off-Campus

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Office Hours: Wednesdays 11AM-12PM

Nithya Gopalakrishnan

Sustainability

she/her

Calgary, Alberta

First Year in Life Sciences

Favourite Part About UC: Sir Dans Quad and how nice the community is

Favourite Quote: "The future doesn't exist. The only thing that exists is now and our memory of what happened in the past." - David Suzuki

Office Hours: Thursdays 1-2PM

Thérèse Perucho

Literary and Creative Arts

she/her

Brampton, Ontario

Third Year in Human Geography and Political Science Major, Practical French Minor

Favourite Part About UC: The buildings and architecture

Favourite Quote: "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind" - Dr. Seuss

Office Hours: Wednesdays 1-2PM

Hannah Roberts

Athletics

she/her

Mississauga, Ontario

Fourth Year in Political Science & Sociology

Favourite Part About UC: Late nights on Back Campus

Favourite Quote: "I prefer not to speak. If I speak, I am in big trouble" - José Mourinho

Office Hours: Mondays 12-1PM

Aalina Bilal

University & Academic Affairs

she/her

Lahore, Pakistan

Fourth Year in Psychology, Cognitive Science, & Philosophy

Favourite Part About UC: Nutella Heaven :)

Favourite Quote: "Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads" - Back to the Future

Office Hours: Fridays 10AM-11AM

Divya Gupta

Mental Wellness

she/her

New Dehli, India

Second Year in Psychology, Computer Science, & Cognitive Science

Favourite Part About UC: The fact that it looks like Hogwarts (and of course, the Sir Dan's Quad!)

Favourite Quote: "O Captain! My Captain!" - Dead Poets Society

Office Hours: Thursdays 11AM-12PM

Natalia Landaverde

Formals

she/her

Vaughan, Ontario

Fourth Year in Criminology, English, & History

Favourite Part About UC: Junior Common Room

Favourite Quote: "I think it's a mistake to ever look for hope outside of one's self" - Arthur Miller

Office Hours: Mondays 11AM-12PM

Honesty Senese

Spirit and Social

she/her

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Fourth Year in Neuroscience & Psychology

Favourite Part About UC: The number of places to get coffee

Favourite Quote: "Never be so polite you forget your power" - Taylor Swift

Office Hours: Tuesdays 11AM-12PM

Tushaar Sarin

First Year Representative

he/him

Chandigarh, India

First Year in Computer Science and Cinema Studies

Favourite Part About UC: Just how big and grand and beautiful it is

Favourite Quote: "Per aspera ad astra"

Office Hours: Fridays 11AM-12PM

Elizabeth (Elzbieta) Chernyak

First Year Representative

she/her

Vilnius, Lithuania

First Year in Life Science and Drama

Favourite Part About UC: How grand and castle like it is!! (And of course, the people are AMAZING!!)

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Office Hours: Thursdays 12-1PM

Abidah Edun

First Year Representative

she/her

Brampton, Ontario

First Year in Arts and Science

Favourite Part About UC: Being at UC is like fulfilling my dreams of going to Hogwarts!

Favourite Quote: "Everything happens for a reason"

Office Hours: Tuesdays 2-3PM

Maggie Li

First Year Representative

Calgary, Alberta

First Year in Life Sciences

Favourite Part About UC: The community and the views!

Favourite Quote: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." - Oscar Wilde

Office Hours: Wednesdays 2-3PM and Fridays 1-2PM

Kelly Gong

First Year Representative

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Yashasvini Singh

Mid-Year Representative

New Delhi, India

Second Year in Economics and Sociology

Favourite Part About UC: Its incredible history

Favourite Quote: "I am ready to face any challenges that might be foolish enough to face me." - Dwight Schrute

Office Hours: Wednesdays 3-4PM

Neha Sultana

Mid-Year Representative

she/her

Toronto, Ontario

Second Year in Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology (Focus in Medical Anthropology), History, & Political Science

Favourite Part About UC: The diversity

Favourite Quote: "What we see changes according to what we look for" - E.J. Koh, The Magical Language of Others

Office Hours: Mondays 1-2PM

Sarah Chen

Mid-Year Representative

she/her

Vancouver, British Columbia

Second Year in Environmental Geography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), & Contemporary Asian Studies

Favourite Part About UC: Morrison Common Rooms

Favourite Quote: "Trust the timing of your life" - Brittany Burgunder

Office Hours: Thursdays 3-4PM

Violet Mackintosh

Mid-Year Representative

she/her

London, United Kingdom

Second Year in German & Political Science

Favourite Part About UC: Whitney Quad and how lovely everyone is

Favourite Quote: "The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why" - Mark Twain

Office Hours: Mondays 3-4PM

Kiana Ravanasa

Mid-Year Representative-

she/her

Chicago, Illinois

Second Year in Economics & Statistics

Favourite Part About UC: All the wonderful people

Favourite Quote: "Be the rainbow in someone's cloud"

Office Hours: Fridays 3-4PM

Euan Pound

Mid-Year Representative

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Office Hours: Wednesdays 10AM-11AM

Nuha Maliath

Upper-Year Representative

she/her

Scarborough, Ontario

Fourth Year in Molecular Genetics & Microbiology and Biomedical Toxicology

Favourite Part About UC: It is so easy to get lost in and discover cool new places

Favourite Quote: "Just Keep Swimming" - Finding Nemo

Office Hours: Tuesdays 1-2PM

Suleekha Hirsi

Upper-Year Representative

she/her

Brampton, Ontario

Third Year in Political Science and Peace, Conflict Justice Studies Double Major & Women and Gender Studies Minor

Favourite Part About UC: The architecture because it reminded me of Hogwarts... before the construction

Favourite Quote: "Love is the one thing that transcends time and space. Maybe we should trust that, even if we cannot understand it." - Brand, Interstellar

Office Hours: Fridays 2-3PM

Theodora Tang

Upper-Year Representative

Taipei, Taiwan / Vancouver, British Columbia

Fourth Year in Nutritional Sciences and Psychology

Favourite Part About UC: The new UC library and the LGBTout drop in centre in the Sir Dan's Arch

Favourite Quote: "Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference" - Reinhold Niebuhr

Office Hours: Fridays 12-1PM

Easha Khan

UC Director

she/her

Vaughan, Ontario

Second Year in Political Science, English, & Canadian Studies

Favourite Part About UC: The architecture, people, and the city!

Favourite Quote: "Invest in your dreams, grind now, and shine later"

Office Hours: Tuesdays 3-4PM

Muskan Nagra

UC Director

she/her

Brampton, Ontario

Second Year in Humanities

Favourite Part About UC: The architecture, the city, the opportunity to grow, and the people

Favourite Quote: "Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble. Necessary trouble." - John Lewis

Office Hours: Wednesdays 12-1PM

Nicholas Merrithew

UC Director

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Chloe Tse

Vice President Internal Deputy

she/her

Toronto, Ontario

Third Year in Neuroscience & Health Studies

Favourite Part About UC: The Quad!

Kieley Mackey

Vice-President Clubs Deputy

Barrie, Ontario

Fourth Year in Health Studies and Bioethics

Favourite Part About UC: Back Campus!

Arina Mnatsakanyan

Finance Deputy

Toronto, Ontario

Fourth Year in International Relations, Psychology, & Physiology

Favourite Part About UC: Its amazing community and the tea lattes at Diabolos'

Subhi Jha

Equity Deputy

Bihar, India

Third Year in History, Philosophy, & English

Favourite Part About UC: JCR and Rezzies!

Favourite Quote: "A word after a word / after a word is power" - Margaret Atwood

Maya Javier

Equity Deputy

Vancouver, British Columbia

Second Year in Critical Equity Studies & Political Science

Favourite Part About UC: The architecture

Favourite Quote: "I do not like to think at all" - Kanye West

Tasneem Choudhury

Off-Campus Deputy

she/her

Toronto, Ontario

Second Year in English, History, & Education and Society

Favourite Part About UC: The Building! It's so pretty

Favourite Quote: "It is our choices that show us what we truly are far more than our abilities" - Harry Potter

Erika Lindsay

Sustainability Deputy

Brampton, Ontario

Fourth Year in Human Geography, Urban Studies, & Political Science

Favourite Part About UC: The Junior Common Room & Commuter Student Centre of course!

Favourite Quote: "We need to cultivate listening, partnership, and solidarity to carve out a better collective future" - Desmond Cole

Alex Levesque

Sustainability Deputy

he/him

Toronto, Ontario

Third year in Sociology, Political Science, & Environmental Studies

Favourite Part About UC: The food at Fung

Favourite Quote: "I don't exactly know what I mean by that, but I mean it" - J.D. Salinger

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Literary and Creative Arts Deputy

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Jesse McDougall

Athletics Deputy

Vermont, United States

Third Year in Political Science & Spanish

Favourite Part About UC: Athletics!

Aws Mustafa

Athletics Deputy

Toronto, Ontario

Second Year in Human Bio & Molecular Genetics

Favourite Part About UC: UC's History

Favourite Quote: "It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable" - Socrates

Emma Caramazza

University and Academic Affairs Deputy

she/her

Washington, D.C.

Second Year in Political Science

Favourite Part About UC: Its location! So central to campus and the city

Favourite Quote: "Happiness is only real when shared" - Christopher McCandless

Fatima Abbasi

Communications and Outreach Deputy

she/her

Mississauga, Ontario

Third Year in Political Science & Islamic Studies

Favourite Part About UC: The quad, because of Frosh memories

Favourite Quote: "Where there is a will, there is a way" - Multiple people claim to have authored this quote

Chelsea Song

Communications and Outreach Deputy

she/her

Toronto, Ontario

Third Year in Human Biology & Physiology

Favourite Part About UC: Junior Common Room!

Favourite Quote: "When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind" - Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Ali Syed

Mental Wellness Deputy

he/him

Milton, Ontario

Third Year in Computer Science

Favourite Part About UC: Walking around our captivating building

Favourite Quote: "Nothing is impossible, even the word says i'm possible" - Audrey Hepburn

Kenzy El-Morsi

Formals Deputy

she/her

Cairo, Egypt

Third Year in Diaspora and Transnational Studies, Cinema Studies & Political Science

Favourite Part About UC: Rezzies Cafe

Favourite Quote: "Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night" - Edgar Allan Poe

Aiyana Harvey

Spirit and Social Deputy

she/her

Calgary, Alberta

Fourth Year in French Literature & Drama

Favourite Part About UC: The CSC!

Favourite Quote: "Synesthesia is the one where you hear sound" - Scarlett Mackay

Scarlett Mackay

Spirit and Social Deputy

she/her

London, England

Fourth Year in Human Geography & Sociology, Minor in French

Favourite Part About UC: It's so close to the brown food truck!!

Favourite Quote: "No, synesthesia is the one where you see colour" - Aiyana Harvey

Rubaina Farin

Secretary

Toronto, Ontario

Second Year in Life Sciences

Favourite Part About UC: The fact that we can still see the axe markings from the Diabolos/Reznikoff fight.

Favourite Quote: "I can do this all day" - Captain America

Jad El-Ghali

Speaker

Mississauga, Ontario

Third Year in Political Science & Sociology

Favourite Part About UC: Our long history, and status as the founding college of UofT.

Favourite Quote: "Prejudice rarely survives experience" - Eve Zibart