Advocacy and Volunteering
University of Calgary Students Union
Positions currently or previously held
- (2012-2013) Board of Governors Representative: In this role I represented 30,000 students at the highest standing body of the University of Calgary: the Board of Governors, a board responsible for the health, security, and financial well being of the university. As a community member on the board I was elected by my peers with 52% of the vote (winning 1,972 votes) on a campaign based on my capability as a strong student advocate and my passion for student issues. You can see my website on my run here. You can read more on my exploits on the Board of Governors on my BoG Blog.
- (2010-2011) Arts Faculty Representative: I represented 7,200 of my fellow students at the University of Calgary after running in an election against 11 candidates. While representing my fellow students I led projects, sat on committees, raised issues to administration, lead the process to build a $100,000 Arts faculty lounge, and directly improved the lives of students.
Poli-Tech
Poli-Tech.ca is a forum for discussing the intersection of politics, government, and technology. It is lead by a non-partisan group seeking to bring numerous topics to the forefront of Canada’s political discourse, particularly in relation to E-Democracy, E-Policies, E-Government services, and E-Health.
Positions currently or previously held
- Webmaster, Editor (2011-2013)
Model United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, and diplomacy. The participants role-play as diplomats representing a nation or NGO in a simulated session of a committee of the United Nations. Participants research a country or organization, take on roles as diplomats, investigate international issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then develop solutions to world problems.
Positions currently or previously held
- (2011-2012) Vice-President Finance for the University of Calgary Model United Nations Team
- (2011) Chair for the University of Calgary Model United Nations Team’s World in Crisis Simulation
Awards
- (2010) Ingenuity Award — University of British Columbia Model United Nations. Awarded a conference-wide gavel for exemplary debate, effort, and conference-changing tactics. This was a one-time, conference-wide award for recognition of exemplary efforts at the conference.
- (2008) Honorable Delegate — High School University of Calgary World in Crisis Simulation
- (2008) Honorable Delegate — High School University of Calgary Model United Nations Conference
- (2007) Honorable Mention — High School University of Calgary Model United Nations
Attended Conferences
- (2011) University of British Columbia Model United Nations Conference
- (2010) McGill Model United Nations Conference
- (2010) University of British Columbia Model United Nations Conference
- (2009) Security Council Simulation at Yale
- (2009) McGill Model United Nations Conference
- (2008) National Collegiate Security Conference at Georgetown University
- (2008) University of Calgary World in Crisis Simulation
- (2008) University of Calgary High School Model United Nations Conference
- (2007) University of Calgary High School Model United Nations Conference
- (2006) University of Calgary High School Model United Nations Conference
