Our Team
2026-2027
Executive members of the ESS are elected each academic year in March. Their term begins on May 1st and ends on April 30th the subsequent year.
Managers are elected each academic year at the Annual General Meeting. Their term begins on May 1st and ends on April 30th the subsequent year.
Vice-Presidents
Cyrus Choi (he/him/il)
President
president@uottawaess.ca
Steffen Zylstra (he/him/il)
Vice President of External Affairs
external@uottawaess.ca
Ryn Basinger (they/them/il)
Vice President of Finance & Administration
vpfa@uottawaess.ca
Mehar Mohal (she/her/elle)
Vice President of Academic Affairs
academic@uottawaess.ca
Yann Giffaux (he/him/il)
Vice President of Communications
communications@uottawaess.ca
Krystian Smialkowski (he/him/il)
Vice President of Internal Affairs
internal@uottawaess.ca
Nick Mesquita (he/him/il)
Vice President of Services
merch@uottawaess.ca
Maria Hal (she/her/elle)
Vice President of Social Affairs
social@uottawaess.ca
Emily Monaghan (she/her/elle)
Vice President of Philanthropic
philanthropic@uottawaess.ca
Abby Lee (she/her/elle)
Vice President of Equity
equity@uottawaess.ca
Hayden Murphy (he/him/il)
Vice President of Francophone
francophone@uottawaess.ca
Managers
Magno Martins (he/him/il)
101 Week Coordinator
101wkcoordinator@uottawaess.ca
Brooke MacQuarrie (she/her/elle)
Manager of Information Technology
admin@uottawaess.ca
Maya Consul (she/her/elle)
Manager of Social Media
socialmedia@uottawaess.ca
Rita Roustom (she/her/elle)
Manager of Social Media
socialmedia@uottawaess.ca
Ipek Gencer (she/her/elle)
Manager of Sponsorships
sponsorship@uottawaess.ca
Gavin Kusinskis (he/him/il)
Manager of Sports
sports@uottawaess.ca
Rocco De Oliveira (he/him/il)
Manager of Student Advocacy
advocacy@uottawaess.ca
Eddy Renaud (he/him/il)
Manager of Translations
translations@uottawaess.ca
Elliot Won
Manager of Wine and Cheese
wineandcheese@uottawaess.ca
Sydney Ruberto (she/her/elle)
Manager of Sustainable Initiatives
sustainability@uottawaess.ca
Calvin Smith (he/him/il)
Office Manager
operations@uottawaess.ca
Commissioners
Ethan Zhang (he/him/il)
Finance Commissioner
financecomm@uottawaess.ca
Franco Barreto (he/him/il)
ERTW Commissioner
ertw@uottawaess.ca
Manya Kumar (she/her/elle)
uOEC Commissioner
competition@uottawaess.ca
Ava Leitman (she/her/elle)
Charity Commissioner
charity@uottawaess.ca
Maddy De Board (she/her/elle)
Media Commissioner
media@uottawaess.ca