2024-25 Council
Year Reps

Introducing your

  • Neo Tiwari

    First Year
    ntiwari5@uwo.ca
    Hi my name is Neo, I play guitar and have nightly concerts with my roommates. Looking forward to serving you as your UES rep this year!

  • Amy Chen

    First Year
    achen752@uwo.ca
    I tend to run cold

  • Allan Gaikwad

    First Year
    agaikwa@uwo.ca
    Hey I’m Allan! I’ve solo travel to two countries, hitched hiked for my first time this year and ended up in someone trunk, and I am 1000+ days sober! I also still have my o-week bracelet on lol

  • Sughra Hussain

    First Year
    shuss262@uwo.ca
    I love engineering, even if it doesn't love me back just yet. While I work on earning its love, I'm here to share my passions by helping make the school year more fun and engaging.

  • Kylee Griffiths

    Second Year AISE
    She/her • Kgriff53@uwo.ca
    I like to live life like my middle name, filled with joy

  • Brooke Allen

    Second Year Chem
    she/her • ballen63@uwo.ca
    Fun Fact: I sang the periodic table song for my fifth grade talent show

  • Emely Estevez

    Second Year Civil
    She/Her • Eestevez@uwo.ca
    I love zero-force members <3

  • James Luepann

    Second Year Integrated
    He/Him • jluepann@uwo.ca
    Hi, my names is James and I am your 2nd Year Integrated Engineering Rep for this year! I really enjoy playing sports like Rugby, Ultimate Frisbee and Basketball, and I also enjoy travelling.

  • Paolo Gianfriddo

    Second Year Mechanical
    pgianfri@uwo.ca
    I am batman

  • Artemis Cherkaev

    Second Year Mechatronics
    He/Him • acherkae@uwo.ca
    Hello! I’m Artemis, a second-year Mechatronics student planning to pursue the Ivey dual HBA program with engineering. My current commitments include working on the UES, Aero Design Team, Engineering Musical, and Morrissette Innovation Ambassadors Team! I’d love to chat and connect over school, extracurriculars, or any shared interests, so feel free to reach out anytime! :)

  • Hadi Youssef

    Second Year Software
    hyousse8@uwo.ca
    I love to play volleyball, HMU if you ever need a middle

  • Raymond Tang

    Third Year AISE
    rtang225@uwo.ca
    I have been featured in an official chess.com news blog

  • Aliana Jamal

    Third Year Chem
    She/her • Ajamal66@uwo.ca
    Hello! My name is Aliana and I enjoy travelling, eating food and playing pool in the Eng lounge.

  • Grace Politano

    Third Year Civil - Enviro
    she/her • gpolitan@uwo.ca
    I have two little Boston Terriers (they are brown and not black)

  • Justin Granchelli

    Third Year Electrical
    he/him • jgranche@uwo.ca
    Hey! I'm Justin, the third-year electrical representative. A little fun fact about me is that I love plants!

  • Rachelle Darwin-Paczesny

    Third Year Integrated
    (she/her) • rdarwinp@uwo.ca
    I have a pet fish named Zuko and I love reading (don't ask me my favourite book I'll panic)

  • Nicolas Aqui

    Third Year Mechatronics
    He/Him • naqui@uwo.ca
    My sleep schedules adequately represents the average student in my program.

  • Dylen Belanger

    Third Year Software
    dbelang8@uwo.ca
    I’ve eaten a chocolate grasshopper while on vacation

  • Chris Latosinsky

    Fourth Year AISE
    clatosi2@uwo.ca
    Hi I'm Chris Lato, your 4th year AISE rep. I like autonomous robots and consuming absurd amounts of caffeine. I also think PID controllers are the solution to all of life's problems.

  • Jake Slusarczyk

    Fourth Year Civil - Enviro
    jslusarc@uwo.ca
    I spent 5 months in Tokyo for a wind engineering internship.

  • Jakob McLachlan

    Fourth Year Computer
    jmclac4@uwo.ca
    If I had to pick a movie where all but one character were made into Muppets, I'd probably pick star wars rtos but Mace Windu stays.

  • Alex Candler

    Fourth Year Electrical
    He/Him • acandle@uwo.ca
    I'm a fourth year electrical student originally from Niagara who spends way too much time in record stores. Please feel free to contact me with any ECE questions/concerns you may have

  • Lukas Adie

    Fourth Year Software
    ladie@uwo.ca
    Full-time student, part-time tinkerer with a passion for technology and photography.

  • Makena Murungi

    Internship
    She/her • Mmurungi@uwo.ca
    Fun fact : I’m a twin !

  • Vivian Oparin

    Fifth Year BME
    she/her • voparin@uwo.ca
    I’m always up for any outdoor adventure! I always thought I wanted to go be a doctor, instead I do biomechanics research with joint replacements.

What Do Year Reps Do?

  1. Attend UES Council Meetings These typically occur biweekly, and they go over any exec updates (ex. Budget changes, meetings with the Dean), changes to the UES bylaws/constitution, and are used to get a sense of the general engineering population's opinions on new ideas for the council.

  2. Communicate to Faculty When you have a question regarding academic policy, your Year Rep will likely have the answer as they can easily reach out to the VP Academic, who can direct them to the proper documentation. They may also speak to professors on the behalf of the entire class, so that the prof/TA etc. isn't bombarded with the same questions and concerns over and over again.

  3. Spread the word about UES events. If you are going to follow anyone in your class on social media, they're probably a good choice. They help let everyone know about fun events and conferences that the UES holds, which is especially helpful for those with deadlines for tickets/applications.

How Do You Become A Year Rep?
Follow the UES Instagram @westernues, where all info related to elections will be posted, likely late September. If you're in first year, you will need to nominate yourself and have a couple of other engineering students recommend you. Then all information will be sent to your email about how the campaign period + election day works. Many of the UES Exec team began their involvement as a Year Rep, as it's an easy and fun way to be introduced into the engineering community, without too much time commitment.