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CORS Administration

The council consists of the elected officers of the society, four elected councillors, the immediate past president, the student councillor, and the chairs of the standing committees.

Elected Officers 

President
Anjali Awasthi
Concordia University
president@cors.ca
Vice President
Marco Bijvank
University of Calgary
vicepresident@cors.ca
Secretary
Majid Taghavi
Saint Mary's University
secretary@cors.ca
Treasurer
Kent Kostuk
Engcomp
treasurer@cors.ca
Immediate Past President
Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi
McGill University
pastpresident@cors.ca
Councillor 2023-2025
Saied Samiedaluie
University of Alberta
samiedal@ualberta.ca
Councillor 2024-2025
Salimur Choudhury
Queen's University
s.choudhury@queensu.ca
Councillor 2024-2026
Eman Almehdawe
University of Regina
eman.almehdawe@uregina.ca
Councillor 2024-2026
Ana María Anaya-Arenas
UQAM
Anaya-Arenas.Ana_Maria@uqam.ca
Student Councillor
Danielle Ripsman
University of Toronto
danielle.ripsman@rotman.utoronto.ca

Standing Committees

Education & Student Affairs
Nadia Lahrichi (Education Chair), Eman Almehdawe (Student Affairs Chair)
nadia.lahrichi@polymtl.ca
Membership
Saied Samiedaluie
samiedal@ualberta.ca
Program
Marco Bijvank
vicepresident@cors.ca
Public Relations
Amir Ardestani-Jaafari
amir.ardestani@ubc.ca
Publications
Joe Naoum-Sawaya
jnaoum-sawaya@ivey.ca

 

Ad Hoc Committees

Award of Merit
Samira Rahimi
pastpresident@cors.ca
Financial Planning
Kent Kostuk
treasurer@cors.ca
Nominating
Samira Rahimi
pastpresident@cors.ca
Bulletin Editor
Andrea Friars
andreafriars@gmail.com
IFORS Representative
Majid Taghavi
secretary@cors.ca
Micro Events
Majid Taghavi
secretary@cors.ca
Traveling Speaker Program
Samira Rahimi
pastpresident@cors.ca
SIG Relations
Ana María Anaya-Arenas
Anaya-Arenas.Ana_Maria@uqam.ca
Awards
Marco Bijvank
vicepresident@cors.ca
Past Presidents Advisory Board
Samira Rahimi
pastpresident@cors.ca
INFOR Editor
Joe Naoum-Sawaya
jnaoum-sawaya@ivey.ca
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Samira Rahimi and Anjali Awasthi (co-chairs)
pastpresident@cors.ca

 

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