2022-2023 Executive
Co-President
Mostafa El Sharkawi
Year: 4
Programs: IR and Public Policy majors
Interests: the Middle East, security studies, Arsenal football club
Fun Fact: has lived in 4 countries!
Co-President
Matthew Kieffer
Year: 4
Programs: IR and Economics majors, Visual Studies minor
Interests: cooking, volleyball, sleeping
Fun Fact: has a peanut allergy
VP Student Engagement
Je Ho Cho
Year: 3
Programs: IR and Peace, Conflict, and Justice majors
Interests: kendo, movies, photography
Fun Fact: obsessed with finding the best karaoke spot in Toronto (still looking!)
VP Finance
Tyler Fu
Year: 3
Programs: IR and Economics majors
Interests: video games, surfing, cooking Korean BBQ
Fun Fact: lost elementary school spelling bee to younger brother because he misspelled "squirrel". He has since learned how to spell squirrel.
Second Year Representative
Czarina Leung
Year: 2
Programs: IR and Human Resources majors
Interests: making desserts, binge watching Netflix, hiking
Fun Fact: allergic to cats and dogs but still loves them a lot!
Second Year Representative
Hasna Hafidzah
Year: 2
Programs: IR and Public Policy majors
Interests: writing!
Fun Fact: go-to food places in Toronto are Zaad and Scotty Bon's.
VP Communications
Anna Lysenko
Year: 3
Programs: IR specialist
Interests: cybersecurity, cyberpolitics, travelling
Fun Fact: favourite book is The Martian, would definitely go to space if given the option.
VP Administration
Ali Nadhum
Year: 3
Programs: IR specialist, Political Science and History minors
Interests: political psychology, military operations, cooking (but not baking)
Fun Fact: went to his first concert this year: Roger Waters of Pink Floyd!
Communications Executive
Lauren Vieira
Year: 4
Programs: IR and History majors
Interests: the Cold War, reading, fitness, hiking
Fun Fact: did Irish dancing for 10 years and boxing for 3!
Communications Executive
Katherine Zhang
Year: 3
Programs: IR and Public Policy majors
Interests: US politics and foreign policy, violin, building houses in the Sims
Fun Fact: can label all 193 UN member states on a map in 6 minutes
Equity Commissioner
Vinay Malik
Year: 2
Programs: IR and Political Science majors
Interests: reading, watching Shockers basketball, and spending time with friends & family!
Fun Fact: family lived behind Bob Marley's house!
VP Mentorship
Aidan Thompson
Year: 2
Programs: IR and Public Policy majors, Urban Studies minor
Interests: camping, basketball, canoeing
Fun Fact: knows how to juggle!