Please feel free to contact us anytime.
- General Inquires for
- External communications [if you are not an SFU faculty or student], please contact the President or Director of Communications at : csss@sfu.ca
- Only Current Executive Officers : csss-exec-current@sfu.ca
- All Current and Past Executive Officer of the past 2 years : csss-exec@sfu.ca
- Computing Science Office: csdept@sfu.ca
Note: If you wish to contact an Officer directly, see their addresses as listed below.
The CSSS is run by students who are chosen every year in a Department-wide election. They ensure the business of the Society runs smoothly, and are always available to help any fellow student in need. Any CS student can run for these positions. Every station, save Exec-at-Large, serves for an entire year.
Responsibilities for each Role can be found in the CSSS Constitution under section 4.1
Officers for Fall 2023 Term
President - Justin Yan
Start Date - 29 Apr 2023
Discord Nickname: Justin Y
Discord Username: justhelizard
Favourite Courses - CMPT 363 | CMPT 354
Languages of Choice - Python | C++
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-president-current@sfu.ca
Bio -
Justin is a (technically 5th year now) Computing Science and Linguistics Joint Major who is sweating a little bit too hard on his courses so he can hopefully get into Graduate School. You may see him often at CSSS and non-CSSS events due to the nature of him tending to stay long hours on campus every day. He identifies as an Arts & Social Sciences Student due to the Linguistics side of his major and his minor in Cognitive Science too. He also lives a mere 15 minute drive or bus ride away from the Burnaby campus. If you ever run into him on campus, you might catch him trying to commit another session of CSIL isolation to push his mental limits to get the copious amounts of work done that he is required to.
Vice-President - Valerie Kistrina
Start Date - 01 May 2023
Discord Nickname: valerie (int val 👾)
Discord Username: intval
Favourite Courses - CMPT295 | CMPT300
Languages of Choice - C | Python
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-vp-current@sfu.ca
Bio -
Valerie is a something year CS major and Stats minor student. She previously served as the (first!) Director of Educational Events and had so much fun that she is back to serve as VP this term! She loves sending e-mails with lots of color and emojis so keep an eye on your inbox for those! 😆💌 If have any questions, concerns or just want to discuss anything at all, feel free to send her a message or say hi if you see her around! 👋
Treasurer - Gabriel Stang
Start Date - 01 May 2023
Discord Nickname: Gabe (geb)
Discord Username: gebdev
Favourite Courses - CMPT 379 | CMPT 295
Languages of Choice - C | Rust?
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-treasurer-current@sfu.ca
Bio -
Gabe is an nth year computing science student who currently resides inside the matrix. He likes working on way too many world changing projects at the same time & is the current president of the game dev club. Has a... 'complicated' relationship with Rust.
Director of Resources - Sean Chan
Start Date - 01 May 2023
Discord Nickname: josh (sean)
Discord Username: derpywashere
Favourite Courses - CMPT 300 | MATH 340
Languages of Choice - C | Rust
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-dor-current@sfu.ca
Bio -
Sean is a third year Computing Science major and will someday pick up an additional Math major. He can always be spotted with a latte in hand while tending to the vending machines. Feel free to approach him for anything resource-y. (pls open csil)
Director of Events - Patrick Peake
Start Date - 01 May 2023
Discord Nickname: Patrick
Discord Username: .quicksilver.
Favourite Courses - CMPT 225 | MACM 201
Languages of Choice - C | C++
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-doe-current@sfu.ca
Bio -
Patrick is a 4th year Computing Science Major. He's active on the CSSS discord so feel free to reach out if you have any questions. When not on campus he can be found watching Netflix, hiking, or driving.
Director of Education Events - Micah Baker
Start Date - 01 May 2023
Discord Nickname: Micah
Discord Username: micahdb
Favourite Courses - CMPT 225 | CMPT 295
Languages of Choice - C | Go
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-doee-current@sfu.ca
Bio -
🙃 Hello, I'm Micah.
Assistant Director of Events - Arya Faghihy
Start Date - 01 May 2023
Discord Nickname: Arya
Discord Username: the.main.man
Favourite Courses - CMPT 225 | CMPT 295
Languages of Choice - C++ | Python
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-adoe-current@sfu.ca
Bio -
Hello! I'm Arya, your ADoE for the 2023-2024 year! I'm also President at the Developers & Systems (DNS) Club!
➡️ I enjoy Comp Sci, Math, & reading!
➡️ If you've ever an announcement and thought to yourself "wait, what?", I probably wrote it.
➡️ In my free time I like to travel. Some of my favorite destinations are: Why, Arizona; Whynot, North Carolina; Best, Texas; & Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Feel free to reach out to me on Discord or via email! 😁
Director of Communications - Isabelle Kwan
Start Date - 01 May 2023
Discord Nickname: Isabelle 🥝
Discord Username: kiwi.slice
Favourite Courses - CMPT 120 | MACM 101
Languages of Choice - Python | C++
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-doc-current@sfu.ca
Bio -
Isabelle is a 2nd year computing science student who loves dance, video games, and making new friends! She spends most her time at school helping others with their assignments while being confused about her own. If you ever see her on campus, give her a wave! She would love to get you as a feature in her newest video :)).
Director of Multi-media - Yolanda Lam
Start Date - 01 May 2023
Discord Nickname: 🤝 yolanda
Discord Username: smol_lamb
Favourite Courses - CMPT 120 | LING 250
Languages of Choice - Python | N/A
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-domm-current@sfu.ca
Bio -
Yolanda is a third-year student who might be an imposter from Linguistics. She put her CSSS honorary membership to good use and became an E@L in Spring 2022, and is now the Director of Multi-Media. Not to brag, but she is also the President of the Linguistics Student Union. If you ever see her on campus, be careful not to trip over her!
Director of Archives - Dina Zeng
Start Date - 01 May 2023
Discord Nickname: dina !
Discord Username: dee.nah
Favourite Courses - CMPT 295 | MACM 201
Languages of Choice - Java | C++
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-doa-current@sfu.ca
Bio -
Dina is a fourth-year Software Systems student who got lost on her way to campus and somehow ended up at the CSSS. Recently, Dina has developed a crippling gaming addiction. However, none of her friends approve of her choice of games, namely, League of Legends and Valorant. If you ever need to find Dina for any reason, follow the "POYO!" echoing down the hallways.
Executive at Large 1 - Aiya Bowman
Start Date - 19 Sep 2023
Discord Nickname: Aiya E@L
Discord Username: aiyab
Favourite Courses - CMPT 363 | CMPT 272
Languages of Choice - Python | Javascript
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-eal-current@sfu.ca
Bio -
Aiya loiters around the Common Room regularly and is very approachable. Feel free to harass her about anything to do with the CSSS, CMPT courses, SFU, or just general stuff. Also knows an excessive amount about plants for a non-biology major
Executive at Large 2 - Jake Choi
Start Date - 19 Sep 2023
Discord Nickname: Jake Choi 🦖
Discord Username: sshmurk
Favourite Courses - CMPT 225 | STAT 270
Languages of Choice - C | Python
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-eal-current@sfu.ca
Bio -
Jake is a 2nd year Computing Science student who is also interested in Statistics. When he isn’t struggling with basic programming problems, he enjoys creating hip-hop beats using FL Studio, or sharing his extensive knowledge of dinosaurs to others. On most days, he stays in the common room until late at night to study. Jake is open to meeting new people, so feel free to say hi!
First Year Representative 1 - Emily Qin
Start Date - 19 Sep 2023
Discord Nickname: emily q
Discord Username: emilyqin
Favourite Courses - CMPT120 | MACM101
Languages of Choice - Python | HTML
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-fyr-current@sfu.ca
Bio -
Emily is a first year student in Computing Science who is aiming to minor in business. She is always looking for new music and book recommendations, so reach out if there is anything that you are currently obsessed with! On campus you can usually find her studying on the 6th floor of the library or eating, since she is always hungry.
First Year Representative 2 - Hanguang Chen
Start Date - 19 Sep 2023
Discord Nickname: Han
Discord Username: w_tzuyu
Favourite Courses - CMPT 120 | MATH 150
Languages of Choice - Python | C
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-fyr-current@sfu.ca
Bio -
Hi! My name is Han and I am a 1st year computer science student. I like to sleep, play video games, and meet new people! If you ever see me in the hallways, come and say hi!
Co-Frosh Week Chair - Isabelle Kwan
Start Date - 27 Mar 2023
Discord Nickname: Isabelle 🥝
Discord Username: kiwi.slice
Favourite Courses - CMPT 272 | MACM 101
Languages of Choice - Python | C++
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-froshchair@sfu.ca
Bio -
Isabelle is a 2nd year computing science student who is super excited to be running FROSH with her co-chair, Micah! FROSH 2023 is going to be one to remember! ;)
Co-Frosh Week Chair - Micah Baker
Start Date - 27 Mar 2023
Discord Nickname: Micah
Discord Username: micahdb
Favourite Courses - CMPT 295 | CMPT 225
Languages of Choice - C | Go
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-froshchair@sfu.ca
Bio -
Frosh, Frosh, Frosh, Frosh, Frosh, Frosh, FROSH, FROSH, FROSH, FROSH, FROSH, FROSH! FROSH! FROSH! FROSH! FROSH!
Systems Administrator - Jace Manshadi
Start Date - 01 May 2023
Discord Nickname: on app.element.io as modern_neo
Discord Username: modernneo
Favourite Courses - CMPT 433 | CMPT 471
Languages of Choice - C++ | Assembly
Contact -
SFU Email: csss-sysadmin@sfu.ca
Bio -
just here to have fun with python and jenkins.
Also reachable at app.element.io