Meet your 2025-2026 Council!
Divi Gupta
President
she/her
Saskatoon, SK
Fourth Year, Human Biology, Immunology, & Physiology
Favourite Part About UC: The JCR and the community <3
Favourite Quote: "I am a mosaic of everyone I have ever loved, even for a heartbeat” - Hannah Hassler
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 11 am - 1 pm
Amilya Wilson
Vice President
she/her
Elmira, ON
Fourth Year, Criminology, Political Science, & Classical Studies
Favourite Part About UC: The piano in the JCR and the bookstore
Favourite Quote: "Some would say an army of cavalry, others of infantry, others of ships, is the fairest thing on the dark earth, but I say it's whatever you're in love with." - Sappho, "The Anactoria Poem"
Office Hours: Wednesday 1 - 2 and Thursday 11 - 1
Behram Hathi
Finance
he/him
Mumbai
Fifth Year
Favourite Part About UC: The community!
Favourite Quote: “Life is Either a Daring Adventure or Nothing at All” - Helen Keller
Office Hours: 12-2 Fridays
Udaya Reddy
Communications and Outreach
she/her
Lloydminster, AB
Human Biology, Psychology & History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
Favourite Part About UC: The beautiful architecture and history!
Favourite Quote: "Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it." - L. M. Montgomery
Office Hours: Fridays 2-3 pm
Nia Khan
Equity
she/her
Born in Mississauga, grew up in Saudi Arabia
Third Year
Favourite Part About UC: How supportive and active our student community is! I look forward to working with our fellow students who have ideas of better encompassing diversity, equity, and inclusion, within our university.
Favourite Quote: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" - Martin Luther King Jr.
Office Hours: Thursdays 10AM-11AM
Alicia Kalendjian
Off-Campus
Etobicoke, ON
Fourth Year, Biological Chemistry Specialist
Favourite Part About UC: The CSC
Favourite Quote: "You can't help but become the sun"
Office Hours: Wednesday 1:00 - 2:00pm
Rachel Ampong
Sustainability
she/her
Toronto, ON
Third Year
Favourite Part About UC: UC Bookstore (specifically when Louise the dog is there)
Favourite Quote: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
Office Hours: Wednesday 10 AM - 11 AM
Meekha Biju
Literary and Creative Arts
she/her
Toronto, Canada
Third Year
Favourite Part About UC: UC Library
Favourite Quote: "I've always heard every ending is also a new beginning, we just don't know it at the time"
Office Hours: Tuesdays 10am to 11am
Brendan Lin
University & Academic Affairs
any
Mississauga, ON
Third Year
Favourite Part About UC: the UC Book Shop<3
Favourite Quote: "Whoever saves one life save the world entire."
Office Hours: Tuesday, 12 AM-2 PM (subject to change)
Olivia Park
Mental Wellness
she/her
Toronto, ON
Third Year, Psychology & Cognitive Science
Favourite Part About UC: the csc
Favourite Quote: "what's meant to be will always find a way"
Office Hours: Friday 11-12
Agnesa Astvatsatryan
Formals
she/her
Yerevan, Armenia
Third Year
Favourite Part About UC: i LOVE the csc it is the light of my life
Favourite Quote: "Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you" - Taylor Swift
Office Hours: Mondays 1-2 PM
Reema Gharbiya
Athletics
she/her
Palestine
Third Year
Favourite Part About UC: The friendly community and resources for commuter students!
Favourite Quote: "Peace without justice is equivalent to institutionalizing injustice"
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2-3pm
Gillian Nestor
Spirit and Social
she/her
Etobicoke, ON
Third Year,
Favourite Part About UC: The UC Quad and the lovely people <3
Favourite Quote: "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." - Carl Sagan
Office Hours: 10-11 on Mondays
Maya Ahmed
First-Year Representative
She/her
Hamilton, ON
First Year, Social Science
Favourite Part About UC: UC Library
Favourite Quote: "To define is to limit."
Office Hours: Thursdays 12PM - 1PM
Tania Hayat
First-Year Representative
she/her
Pakistan
First Year
Favourite Part About UC: The community!!
Favourite Quote: "All’s well that ends well."
Office Hours: Wednesday 11-12
Karishma Persad
First-Year Representative
She/her
First Year
Trinidad and Tobago
Favourite Part About UC: The amazing people in it and the sense of community ( and the gorgeous building of course )
Favourite Quote: "You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take"
Office Hours: 3-4 pm Wednesdays
Yumi Yip
First-Year Representative
She/her
Markham
First year
Favourite Part About UC: The people that make UC and the mystique of UC’s beautiful architecture! (Plus point: According to Google, UC is the equivalent to Gryffindor)
Favourite Quote: “Mediocrity knows nothing greater than itself, talent instantly recognizes genius”
Office Hours: Tuesday 11am-12pm
Eamonn Sneyd
Mid-Year Representative
he/him
Etobicoke
Second Year
Favourite Part About UC: Diabolos
Favourite Quote: "Good is the enemy of a great"
Office Hours: Wednesdays 3-4
Deniz Direk
Mid-Year Representative
she/her
Turkey & Cyprus
Third Year, Biochemistry
Favourite Part About UC: The Owlery and their home-made salted caramel latte
Favourite Quote: "Fruit and mustard are two classic accompaniments to pork, and a juicy chop doesn't need much more than that for a sweet and tangy sauce" - Easy WeekNight Dinners
Office Hours: Monday 3-4pm
Angelina Leung
Mid-Year Representative
she/her
King City, ON
Third Year, Nutritional Sciences & Health and Disease
Favourite Part About UC: Greenery!!!!!!!!!(UC has the best greenery)
Favourite Quote: "It is what it is"
Office Hours: 2-4 pm on Thursdays<3
Tara Thangaraj
Mid-Year Representative
she/her
Calgary, AB
Second Year
Favourite Part About UC: All the history! I love reading up on the ghost stories or seeing it in my favourite movies (shout-out Mean Girls and Urban Legend) <3
Favourite Quote: "The worst king of person is someone who makes you feel bad, dumb, or stupid for being exicted about something"
Office Hours: tara@uclit.ca
Alan Nguyen-Bach
Mid-Year Representative
he/him
Toronto, Canada, and Saigon, Vietnam
Third Year
Favourite Part About UC: Fung's buffalo hot wings. Just kidding. All the different kinds of people you'll meet of course!!!
Favourite Quote: "Tell me, what is it you plan to do / with your one wild and precious life" ― Mary Oliver
Office Hours: Mondays 11 am to 12 pm
Danielė Chernyak
Mid-Year Representative
She/her
A tiny town in Lithuania
Third Year
Favourite Part About UC: The coziness during winter!! Especially the JCR <3
Favourite Quote: "He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time." - Picture of Dorian Grey, Oscar Wilde
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3-4pm
Sania Ahmad
Upper-Year Representative
she/her
Markham, ON
Fourth Year
Favourite Part About UC: The family I've found here! and the JCR ;)
Favourite Quote: "I love you more than yesterday, but less than tomorrow"
Office Hours: Mondays 12-1pm
Maggie Wang
Upper-Year Representative
she/her
Oakville, ON
Fourth Year
Favourite Part About UC: Our traditions (and Tradition!!!)
Favourite Quote: "But how could you live and have no story to tell?" - Dostoevsky
Office Hours: Friday 10am-11am
Eva Karulina
Upper-Year Representative
she/her
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Fourth Year,
Favourite Part About UC: Our beautiful UC building with its prime center of campus location!!
Favourite Quote: "The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss"
Office Hours: Tuesday 11-12
Özgü Gülümser
President, University College Residence Council (UCRC)
she/her
Turkiye
Second Year
Favourite Part About UC: Matcha from the Owlery
Favourite Quote: "Love is all around"
Office Hours: Monday 2-3pm
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