Student Leaders

Our Executive Team

The executive team is responsible for improving CUSA services and working on the issues important to you. The CUSA President is elected at large each year, whereas the Vice Presidents are selected by CUSA Council. The VP Finance is selected by CUSA Council via recommendations from a hiring panel. Be sure to connect with them if you have any concerns, questions, or recommendations for CUSA.

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Sarah El Fitori

President

Sam Easby

Vice President Finance & Secretary Treasurer

Aiden Rohacek

Vice President Internal

Artur Estrela da Silva

Vice President Student Issues

Akua Antwi-Adjei

Vice President Student Life

Our Associate Vice Presidents

AVPs assist the executive team and full-time staff with large-scale projects and executive initatives. They are responsible for a variety of areas of work, including government relations, university affairs, our volunteer team, and more.

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Aidan Kallioinen

AVP Government Affairs

Lauren Tham

AVP Community Engagement

Ana Clara Miranda Guimaraes

AVP Research and Advocacy

Om Maradia

AVP Student Funds

Clara de Oliveira Borba

AVP Student Groups

Jahnelle Woldegiorgis

AVP Executive Relations

Our Council

CUSA Council is where decisions about the association are made. Council is composed of 35 voting members including the CUSA President, 31 Faculty representatives, a representative from the Rideau River Residence Association (RRRA), a representative from the Carleton Academic Student Government (CASG), and a student-at-large.

Many non-voting members participate in CUSA Council including the CUSA Vice-Presidents, the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA), and the Board of Governors Student Representatives.

Students are welcome to attend CUSA Council meetings. After each Council meeting, minutes are uploaded to the CUSA website and a recording of the meeting is uploaded to CUSA’s YouTube channel.

Your faculty representative is your voice for your issues. Be sure to connect with them if you have any concerns, questions, or recommendations for CUSA. Find your councillor for 2023-24 in the list below.

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Sarah El Fitori

CUSA President

Mohammed Akif

RRRA President

Allan Buri

CASG President

Yahya Al-Khateeb

Engineering & Design

Nathan Bruni

Engineering & Design

Ethan Buckarev

Engineering & Design

Marc Denault

Engineering & Design

Jaden Desveaux

Engineering & Design

Dana Sayed Ahmed

Engineering & Design

Aryan Singh

Engineering & Design

Gaurikh Appanah

Sprott

Kieran Ritchie

Sprott

Joe Sanchez

Sprott

Akua Antwi-Adjei

Public Affairs

Yafet Bizuneh

Public Affairs

Clara de Oliveira Borba

Public Affairs

Emma Girvan

Public Affairs

Mujtaba Hussain

Public Affairs

Aidan Kallioinen

Public Affairs

Miles Rowe

Public Affairs

Ali Khan

Science

Joanna Olagoke-Daniel

Science

Pelumi Olagunju

Science

Liam Orlowski

Science

Dilkusha Sakiba

Science

Maheeshan Sivanesan

Science

Maira Bilgrami

Arts & Social Sciences

Cass McIsaac

Arts & Social Sciences

Zam Onwusah

Arts & Social Sciences

Our Board of Directors

The CUSA Board is responsible for overseeing CUSA in accordance with provincial law and applicable policies. The Board is responsible for securing the long-term future of CUSA financially and legally while safeguarding CUSA’s reputation and managing resource allocation and ensuring ethical operations.

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Noah Goodgie

Board Chair

Allan Buri

Board Vice Chair

Ruth Nobossi

Director

Emma Mantler

Director

Mohamed Genidy

Director

Georgina Walsh

Director

Kathryn Jajo-Yacoub

Director

Sam Easby

Vice President Finance/Secretary Treasurer

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