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SFU's Computing Science Student Society

Officers for Spring 2023 Term

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President - Mitchell Gale

Start Date - 01 May 2022

Discord Nickname: Mitchell

Discord Username: Mitch

Favourite Courses - CMPT 433 | CMPT 295

Languages of Choice - C | Python

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-president-current@sfu.ca

Bio -

Mitchell is a nth year Computing Science Major who spent their past two years as treasurer for the CSSS. He's active on the CSSS discord so feel free to reach out if you have any questions. He's enjoyed school but is also looking towards the (eventual) end.

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Vice-President - Justin Yan

Start Date - 01 May 2022

Discord Nickname: Justin Y

Discord Username: justhelizard

Favourite Courses - CMPT 363 | CMPT 354

Languages of Choice - Python | C++

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-vp-current@sfu.ca

Bio -

Justin is a 4th year Computing Science and Linguistics Joint Major who sweated a little bit too hard on his courses in the last 2 semesters but ended up having it pay off in good grades. 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.

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Treasurer - Gabriel Stang

Start Date - 01 May 2022

Discord Nickname: Gabe (geb)

Discord Username: geb

Favourite Courses - CMPT 379 | CMPT 295

Languages of Choice - C# | Rust?

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-treasurer-current@sfu.ca

Bio -

Gabe is a ~~3rd~~ 4th year computing science student who 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.

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Director of Resources - Truman Bui

Start Date - 01 May 2022

Discord Nickname: Truman / Manny

Discord Username: Manny

Favourite Courses - MATH 152 | MATH 240

Languages of Choice - C++ | C

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-dor-current@sfu.ca

Bio -

"He is legally married to the Coca Cola(TM) machine, so we elected him as Director of Resources. The man with no volume control, claims that he's a ""Nth year student, transfering to a MACM Major"", but no one questions it, because he keeps supplying coke."

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Director of Events - Oliver Xie

Start Date - 01 May 2022

Discord Nickname: Oliver

Discord Username: Liversticks

Favourite Courses - CMPT 431 | CMPT 473

Languages of Choice - C# | Python

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-doe-current@sfu.ca

Bio -

Oliver is a 4th year Computing Science Major. He is focused on reasonably min-maxing total compensation and life fulfillment while sharing his knowledge with everyone else seeking to grow and prosper. Outside of CS, he likes cooking (especially curry), baking, hiking, travelling, skiing, and speedrunning Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games.

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Director of Education Events - Valerie Kistrina

Start Date - 01 May 2022

Discord Nickname: valerie (int val 👾)

Discord Username: int val 👾

Favourite Courses - CMPT295 | CMPT353

Languages of Choice - X86_64 | Python

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-doee-current@sfu.ca

Bio -

Valerie is a fourth year CS major and Stats minor student. She calls it a 'DIY Data Science degree' and will never forget to mention that. When Val is not at school (and she is usually at school) you can find her escaping reality by watching reality TV and baking. So, if you want to discuss the latest and greatest reality TV drama while indulging in a brownie, then Val is your gal... ;D

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Director of Communications - Johnson Luong

Start Date - 01 May 2022

Discord Nickname: Johnson🤝

Discord Username: Osha

Favourite Courses - CMPT 354 | CMPT 310

Languages of Choice - C# | Python

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-doc-current@sfu.ca

Bio -

Johnson is a third year CS student who also somehow wounded up minoring in philosophy. When not overdosing on coffee you can find Johnson waging a total war against the onslaught of ants that have invaded his home. That being said, he is always willing to lend a helping hand or will gladly be confused with you — mostly the latter.

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Director of Multi-media - Yolanda Lam

Start Date - 01 May 2022

Discord Nickname: 🤝 yolanda

Discord Username: smol_lamb

Favourite Courses - CMPT 120 | LING 309W

Languages of Choice - Python | N/A

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-domm-current@sfu.ca

Bio -

Yolanda is a second-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 VP of the Linguistics Student Union. If you ever see her on campus, be careful not to trip over her!

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Director of Archives - Jared Murphy

Start Date - 01 May 2022

Discord Nickname: NA

Discord Username: yoyofella

Favourite Courses - PHYS 190 | CMPT 300

Languages of Choice - C++ | Rust

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-doa-current@sfu.ca

Bio -

Jared is a Nth year Computing Science student, a transfer from Langara and a Steveston local. In computing, he enjoys learning about cyber security DevOps and distributed computation. Outside of computers, Jared enjoys reading and writing non-fiction, mountain biking on the North Shore, and drinking sour cocktails. Generally available on Discord or in the Common Room, reach out for help, archive related or otherwise!

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Executive at Large 1 - Sean Chan

Start Date - 18 Jan 2023

Discord Nickname: josh (sean)

Discord Username: DerpyWasHere

Favourite Courses - CMPT 295 | MATH 340

Languages of Choice - C | Rust

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-eal-current@sfu.ca

Bio -

Sean is a 2nd year~~3rdyear~~ Computing Science major and still intends to pick up an additional Math major. He can almost always be spotted with a latte in hand. He is always willing to give a hand to anyone who asks, (pls open csil) (pls give snack machine ideas)

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Executive at Large 2 - Mabel Ling

Start Date - 18 Jan 2023

Discord Nickname: Mabel

Discord Username: endizen

Favourite Courses - CMPT295 | TEKX101

Languages of Choice - Java | C

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-eal-current@sfu.ca

Bio -

Mabel is a 2nd year Computing Science student. When she isn't busy, she might be reading mystery novels, designing stickers, or coming up with terrible puns. Outside of school, she can be found on the water with her dragon boat team but hopes that she makes a splash here as well!

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First Year Representative 1 - Micah Baker

Start Date - 26 Sep 2022

Discord Nickname: Micah

Discord Username: micah

Favourite Courses - CMPT 125 | CMPT 295 (Prospective)

Languages of Choice - C | C++

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-fyr-current@sfu.ca

Bio -

Micah is fresh off of the boat of first-year students in Computing Science. He's friendly, so say hi! He can be found in the CSSS common room every now and then.

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First Year Representative 2 - Isabelle Kwan

Start Date - 26 Sep 2022

Discord Nickname: Isabelle 🥝

Discord Username: kiwiii

Favourite Courses - CMPT 120 | MACM 101

Languages of Choice - Python | HTML

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-fyr-current@sfu.ca

Bio -

Isabelle is a 1st year student in Computing Science who loves making friends and playing roblox horror games. When she's not doing homework, you can usually find her at dance rehearsals, but no matter where she is, she'd love to meet you!

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General Election Officer - Shariq Ahsan

Start Date - 27 Feb 2023

Discord Nickname: Miracle Jan Doh (Shariq)

Discord Username: Aslla Piscu

Favourite Courses - CMPT 295 | CMPT 419

Languages of Choice - C++ | Python

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-elections@sfu.ca

Bio -

Shariq is a 4th year math phys major who is also doing a comp sci minor. Whilst he was President of the physics student association he got a chance to work with the CSSS. He enjoyed working with them so much that he decided to get involved in the CSSS. One day he hopes to be working in academia teaching quantum computing like his favorite professor Brad Bart.

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SFSS Council Representative - Shariq Ahsan

Start Date - 01 May 2022

Discord Nickname: Miracle Jan Doh (Shariq)

Discord Username: Aslla Piscu

Favourite Courses - CMPT 295 | CMPT 419

Languages of Choice - C++ | Python

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-councilrep@sfu.ca

Bio -

Hi All,

My name is Shariq Ahsan and I am the CS Council Representative for the 2022/2023 term. Many of you may wonder why if I enjoy sitting through 8 hour meetings every 2 weeks and all I can say is, I don't ,but, I hope to continue advocating for CS students on council in the upcoming year.

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Frosh Week Chair - Micah Baker

Start Date - 27 Mar 2023

Discord Nickname: Micah

Discord Username: micah

Favourite Courses - CMPT 225 | CMPT 295

Languages of Choice - C | go

Contact -
SFU Email: csss-froshchair@sfu.ca

Bio -

Hi there! My name is Micah, and I'm super passionate about all things in CS.

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Systems Administrator - Jace Manshadi

Start Date - 01 Jul 2017

Discord Nickname: https://youtu.be/FvPbxZmZxZ8

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