Student Staff & Volunteers

SSMU Student Staff & Volunteers for 2011-12

Administrative Staff
Position Portfolio Email Student Staff
Job Description
Front Desk Staff P frontctr@ssmu.mcgill.ca  Aminata, Asana, Emily, Sarah, Sydney Handle general questions, room booking requests, etc.
Secretary General P secgen@ssmu.mcgill.ca Jessica Wang Assists the President with administrative tasks and basic research.
Committee & Senate Secretary General UA uasecgen@ssmu.mcgill.ca Janina Grabs Assists the Vice-President of University Affairs to support SSMU Senators and student representatives.
Recording Secretary P recsec@ssmu.mcgill.ca Claire Michela Records minutes of SSMU Executives meetings, legislative council meetings and General Assemblies.
Commissioners and Coordinators  
Position Portfolio Email Student Staff
Job Description
Creative Marketing Manager I marketing@ssmu.mcgill.ca James Campbell Seeks sponsorship for the SSMU from major companies.
Environment Commissioner P environment@ssmu.mcgill.ca Aryeh Canter,
Cameron Butler
Chair Environment Committee. Coordinate the Environmental development of the SSMU
Francophone Commissioners P Fanny Devaux
Marie-Lise Drapeau-Bisson
Chair Francophone Affairs Committee.
Financial Ethic Research Commissioner FO ferccom@ssmu.mcgill.ca Saad Qazi Reviews SSMU’s Ethical Purchasing Policy and Investment Policy
Equity Commissioner UA equity.com@ssmu.mcgill.ca Cassandra Zawilski Chair Student Equity Committee.  Helps plan Social Justice Days. Researches and responds to equity matters.
Equity Outreach Coordinator UA Ryan Thom Facilitates outreach on equity issues.
Funding Coordinator FO fundcom@ssmu.mcgill.ca Eitan Levitt Chair Finance Committee. Handle all funding applications. Correspond with applicants about the decisions of Finance Committee.
Interest Group Coordinator CS igc@ssmu.mcgill.ca Kaitlyn O’Shaughnessy Chairs Clubs and Services Committee. Handles club applications. Handles administrative tasks for the VP Clubs and Services.
Political Campaigns Coordinator E Amber Gross, still hiring Coordinate campaign and awareness efforts regarding tuition and education policy.
Academic Research Commissioner UA  arc@ssmu.mcgill.ca Murtaza Shamboora Assists in research on academic policy and practice at McGill and at other universities.
Library Improvement Fund Coord. UA Yonatan Lipsitz Oversees projects that use the Library Improvement Fund.
Researcher VSS Survey (Quality of Education) UA STILL HIRING Compiles, analyzes, and reports on the data collected in the VULCAN survey.
 Advanced Room Booking Coordinator CS  advroombookingsccord@gmail.com  Aminata Wurie  Coordinates Advanced Room Bookings for clubs and services.
Judicial Board Justices P Charles Gallant, Jean-Philippe Herbert, James Nowlan, David Parry, Raphael Szajnfarber
Event Coordinators
Position Portfolio Email Student Staff
Job Description
Activities Night Coordinator CS activitiesnight@ssmu.mcgill.ca Andrea Settimi Assists with planning and running Activities Night.
Culture Shock Coordinator CS cultureshock@ssmu.mcgill.ca Sarah Yiu Assists with planning and running Culture Shock. Oversees the budget and advertising.
Frosh Coordinator I froshadmin@ssmu.mcgill.ca Casey Adams,
Laura D’Angelo,
Anna-Marie,
Laurent Shaker
Oversee the planning, coordination, and running of SSMU Frosh.
Green Events Coordinator P Marie-Line Sarrazin Helps groups plan environmentally-friendly events.
Green Building Coordinator P Rodrigo Jiménez Chávez Researches sustainability practices in the William Shatner University Centre.
Social Justice Days Coordinator UA Zina Mustafa Oversees the planning, coordination, and running of Social Justice Days.
Publications and Communications
Position Portfolio Email Student Staff
Job Description
Handbook Editor and Chief (Summer Position) CS Carolyn Yates (layout), Eric Wen (content) Provides the content and layout for the SSMU Handbook.
Handbook Sales Agents CS Philippe Wibaux (Summer 2011) Representatives for advertising sales in the SSMU Handbook.
Old McGill Editor-In-Chief I  yearbook@ssmu.mcgill.ca Kayce Dixon Oversees the production of the Old McGill yearbook including layout and design.
Translator I  translator@ssmu.mcgill.ca Zoe Forest-Cooter, Midori Oki Translates the SSMU listserv and other communications.
Graphic Designer I Austin Johnson Produces posters and other advertising materials for SSMU events and campaigns.
Photographer I Victor Tangermann Photographs events & activities.
 Clubs Website Designer CS  Vance Basilio Creates and designs websites for clubs.
Old McGill Section Editors I Austin Johnson, Annelise Miska, Avian Tang
Finance and Operations
Position Portfolio Email Student Staff
Job Description
Mini Courses Supervisor FO info@minicourses.ca Tanya Qiu Plans mini courses. Hires instructors.
Mini Courses Advertising & Registration Manager FO Olivia Siu Handles publicity and registration for mini courses.
Mini Courses Website & PR Manager FO Paul Col Advertises mini courses. Manages the website.
Junior Accounting Clerk FO jracct1@ssmu.mcgill.ca  Terexa Hoang Assists in the accounting department with processing.
jracct2@ssmu.mcgill.ca  Sandy Ko
Gerts Bartenders FO gerts@ssmu.mcgill.ca Gerts has many student bartenders.
Political
Position Portfolio Email Student Staff
Job Description
Speakers of Council P speaker@ssmu.mcgill.ca Nida Nizam
Michael Tong
Chair SSMU Council and the General Assemblies.
Elections McGill Staff:
Elections McGill CRO (Chief Returning Officer) P elections@ssmu.mcgill.ca Rebecca Tacoma Run all on-campus Elections, including providing information, coordinating advertising, regulating campaign violations, and managing OVS.
Elections McGill DRO (Deputy Returning Officer) P Tara Mehta Same
Elections McGill Election Coordinators P Ho Man Joanna Yung Same
 Poll Clerks (Fall 2011)  P  Devin Healy, Umaima Shamsi, Kaya Pino, Julie Garred, Malorie Moore, Emily Murdock, Robert Miesen, Joanna Zeiger-Guerra, Maeda Zia  Ensure confidentiality at polling stations for Elections McGill