Student Elections – Candidate Profiles
By Amara Janssens
Student elections take place Feb. 4-6 2013. Here is a snapshot of the candidates for the positions of Board of Governors (graduate and undergraduate), Senate (graduate and undergraduate), and SFU Community Trust.
Andrew Simard
Major: Masters of Business Administration
Year: 2nd year of graduate studies
Running for: Board of Governors (graduate)
“SFU transformed my life while doing my B.Sc and again now as an MBA. I’d like to give a little back by serving on the Board of Governors!”
Caleb Kwon
Major: Economic (Honours)
Year: 2nd
Running for: Board of Governors (undergraduate), Senate (undergraduate)
“I am a current senator with strong academic promise and social responsibility looking for re-election. I am actively involved with school affairs and possess high achievements in academic work.”
Catherine Shaffer
Major: Not stated
Year: Not stated
Running for: Senate (graduate)
Unavailable for comment.
Eshan Jozaghi
Major: Not stated
Year: Not stated
Running for: Senate (graduate)
Unavailable for comment.
Forrest Wakarchuk
Major: Political Science and French (French Cohort Programme)
Year: 1st
Running for: Board of Governors (undergraduate), Senate (undergraduate)
“I am a suitable candidate as I have debate experience on the regional, provincial, and federal level in French and English. I am also extremely involved in the SFU community as a volunteer, student, and employee.”
Fred Haiderzada
Major: Business
Year: Not stated
Running for: Board of Governors (undergraduate)
Unavailable for comment.
Harvy Jawanda
Major: Business
Year: not stated
Running for: Senate (undergraduate)
“I am a firm believer in giving back to my community and would like to take up this opportunity to get involved at SFU so I can offer my time and effort to work for the betterment of the school. I feel that I am a strong candidate for this position as I am outspoken and possess a dedicated work ethic which will enable me to successfully advocate on behalf of the students.”
Humza Kwan
Major:
Year:
Running for: Senate (undergraduate), SFU Community Trust
Unavailable for comment.
Japreet Lehal
Major: Health Sciences
Year: 2nd
Running for: Board of Governors (undergraduate), Senate (undergraduate), SFU Community Trust
“If elected, I would help contribute to making SFU even better for our students. I would especially like to see a greater focus on experiential education at the university.”
Kamaljeet Singh Aulakh
Major: Applied Sciences
Year: Not stated
Running for: Senate (undergraduate)
Unavailable for comment.
Karanvir Singh Thiara
Major: History
Year: 4th
Running for: Board of Governors (undergraduate), Senate (undergraduate), SFU Community Trust
“As a Board of Directors member on the SFSS this year, I gained a lot of experience with university policies. This, combined with my experience of being on a municipal level committee for the city of surrey and working with the federal government, makes me a candidate in this election who is experienced with policies and bylaws. I am also not afraid to speak out on topics that others often shy away from.”
Kyle Acierno
Major: International Studies
Year: 4th
Running for: Senate (undergraduate)
“Experienced, educated, and ready to go from day one.”
Moe Kopahi
Major: Mechatronic Systems Engineering
Year: 4th
Running for: Board of Governors (undergraduate), Senate (undergraduate), SFU Community Trust
“If you support me for these positions, I will put my main focus on getting more funding for our school from the federal government, transportation issues, road maintenance as well as better events within our school. I am very supportive of students and have been working very hard to improve the current and future student experience at SFU.”
Nimisha Parekh
Major: Business
Year: 3rd
Running for: Senate (undergraduate)
Unavailable for comment.
Sarah-Sophia Flodr
Major: Faculty of Arts
Year: 2nd
Running for: Senate (undergraduate)
“I would like to remain part of the Senate because I know that my devotion, dedication, as well as my positive attitude make me a perfect candidate and most importantly because it would be my honour to represent you in the decision making processes of the SFU Senate!”
Tessica Truong
Major: Environmental Science
Year: 1st
Running for: Senate (undergraduate)
“As part of the SFU Senate, I will create a greater sense of community through policy and governance.”
Yasmine Norouzi
Major: Masters of Science (Biology)
Year: Not stated
Running for: Board of Governors (graduate)
“I have been serving the SFU community since 2008 in student organizations. I will serve on the Senate of Graduate Studies Committee and I am a member of the Senate. I am passionate to present the students’ voice on the board to make sure that students’ concerns will be heard. Please see my blog for further information at http://yasamannoroozi.wordpress.com/”
Yoko Lu
Major: Environmental Science
Year: 5th
Running for: Senate (undergraduate)
“I want to be senate because I value education and students’ learning experience and I believe that by becoming a senate, it is important for the school to have a diversity of senates who have different background in order to achieve high level of education system function.”
