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Tazrian Alam

Tazrian is Senior Manager at Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) Financial Crime Team where she leads and manages quarterly reports to RBC’s Board of Directors and Risk Committees. She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and a graduate of the Queen’s University (BAH’13, PolSci) and University of Western Ontario (MA’14, International Relations ). During her time at Queen’s she was a member of the Queen’s Model United Nations Team and Model Parliament Team. She also worked at Stauffer Library while studying at Queen’s. Tazrian remains an active community member through her volunteering. Former Board of Director, Canadian Association of Urban Financial Professionals 2020-2022; Former Financial Coach for Human Trafficking Survivors 2020-2022; Former member of Halton Audit Committee 2018-2020. Tazrian is a current volunteer with Ascend Canada and Sanctuary Toronto. Current term to 2027.

Councillor Profile - Get to know Tazrian Alam (PDF, 609KB)

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Nonyelum Pamela Anoliefo

MMIE'20, Hannon, ON. Scrum Master at TD Bank. Certified Cards and Payments Professional (CCPP), Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP), Professional Scrum Master. During her time at Queen's, she was elected a Member of the MMIE Alumni Leadership Advisory Committee and she volunteers as an Alumni Ambassador of Acces Employment Canada. Current term to 2025.

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Leo Bailey

MBA '17, Vaughan, ON, Member of the Scarborough Business Association Advisory Committee; Sick Kids Community Mental Health Board Trustee. Former member of the Ontario Trillium Fund Grant Committee and Queen's Black Alumni Chapter. Active community volunteer and co-founder of Success with Age and Guidance. Current term to 2028.

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Nirosha Balakumar

BA(H)' 19, Oshawa, ON. MPhil'21, University of Cambridge. Manager of EDI & Anti-Racism in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University. Content Specialist at Queen's Human Rights and Equity Office. International Development Consultant. City of Toronto Tamil Youth Fellow 2021. BISC alumni volunteer. Member of the BISC Strategic Planning Group 2019-2020. President of the African and Caribbean Students' Association 2018-2019 and executive member since 2016. Residence Don 2018-2019. Co-Chair of the ASUS Research and Recommendation Committee 2017-2018. Co-Chair of the Committee Against Racial and Ethnic Discrimination 2016-2017. Next Generation Leader with U.S. Consulate. TEDxCambridge Speaker and Spoken Word Artist. Current term to 2025.

Councillor Profile - Get to Know Nirosha Balakumar (PDF, 226KB)

Samantha Cheung

B.Sc. Eng (Sc.’92), M.Sc.Eng (Queen’s ’95), MBA (Rotman 2000), and ICD.D. (Rotman, 2018). Oakville, Ontario. Former EVP of Investor Relations at Sagicor Financial, with similar roles held at Intact Financial and Genworth Canada. She also held various senior roles at CIBC World Markets. At Queen’s, member of the Orientation Program as FREC leader in '89, Women in Science and Engineering, and helped establish an ethanol pilot plant at Dupuis Hall in Chemical Engineering. Past Chair and Director of the Oakville Symphony Youth Orchestra Board and Director of Oakville Symphony Board. Other past volunteer boards include Women in Capital Markets and the Canadian Institute of Investor Relations. Current term to 2028.

Elena Christopoulos

BA ‘10, Santa Monica, California + Toronto, Ontario. Starting a new vintage business, Platinum Blonde Vintage IG: BeingElenaLA Commissioner for the City of Santa Monica. Founder of ECMC management-consulting firm which has created 500,000+ green jobs, 60% have gone to women and BIPOC, implemented first urban wind turbine in North America in 2000, successfully managed over 40 political and environmental campaigns worldwide, named Toronto’s Woman of the Year in 2018, Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate – Denim Day 2019, Member of the Queen’s University Alumni Association Board, and Queen’s University Southern California Branch President. Current term to 2026.

Councillor Profile - Get to know Elena Christopoulos (PDF, 211KB)

Gregory Galligan

BA Hons [Political Studies and History], ���˴�Ƭ, 2002; M.A. [International Relations], King's College, London, 2004). Former Castle Kid, QMP and Queen's Model U.N. participant. He joined Global Affairs Canada in 2005 and is currently the Executive Coordinator for Middle East Relations. Overseas, he participated in the evacuation of Canadians from Lebanon in 2006, served at the Canadian Embassy of Canada to Israel (2007 to 2010), was Deputy Director with the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (2010 to 2011), worked alongside U.S. colleagues as Canada's exchange officer to the Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research (2011 to- 2013, as Canada's Executive Coordinator for Syria based in Beirut (2019-21). He recently returned to Canada after completing two years as Canada's Ambassador to Iraq (2021-23). Current term to 2028.

Councillor Profile - Get to know Greg Galligan (PDF, 167KB)

Letitia Golubitsky

Letitia Golubitsky is an experienced professional in the banking industry who has worked for more than a decade in Capital Markets Risk Management and Enterprise Risk across four Canadian banks. Letitia is currently Senior Manager at Scotiabank. Dr. Letitia Golubitsky is a mathematician by training holding a PhD in Mathematics from Western University, a Master of Science in Mathematics from ���˴�Ƭ and a Master of Science in Financial Mathematics from McMaster University. Letitia started her career as a quantitative developer in Model Development at TD bank working on mathematical models for counterparty credit risk. She moved to a more senior role in Capital Markets Risk Management at CIBC working as a senior commodity developer for market risk and counterparty credit risk. Letitia has worked for the past six years in Model Validation at Bank of Montreal and she recently joined Scotiabank as a Senior Manager in Model Risk. Dr. Letitia Golubitsky is the Chair of the Canadian Artificial Intelligence 2022 conference leading the Industry track.
Letitia is a member of Global Risk Institute and Women in Capital Markets non profit organizations. Letitia is a lifelong advocate for cutting edge education and a strong advocate for women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Elected to the University Council Executive Committee. Current term to 2027.

Councillor Profile - Get to Know Letitia Golubitsky (618KB)

Jeremy Gooden

BSc(Eng.) '16, Toronto, ON, Consultant at Boston Consulting Group. QUEEN’S AFFILIATIONS: Queen's Innovation Centre Start-up Advisor (2020-Present); Queen's Young Engineering Alumni Co-Chair (2018-19) and Alumni Relations Lead (2017-18); Mentor, First Year Transitions - QSuccess Program (2015-16); Videography Manager, Engineering Society (2015-16); Ambassador, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science (2013-16); Director, Engineers Without Borders (2013-14). VOLUNTEER AFFILIATIONS: Fellow, Black Wealth Club—education on wealth building for Canada's top 50 emerging Black leaders to reinvest in their communities (2020-Present); non-profit Advisor with University Consulting Group (2018-Present). Current term to 2025.

Councillor Profile - Get to know Jeremy Gooden (PDF, 132KB)

Kieva Hranchuk

BAH’09, Kingston, ON. Assistant Professor of Applied Disability Studies at Brock University. Former President, ASUS ’09. Former member, Queen’s University Orchestra 2007-2009. Volunteer Program Board member, Association of Behaviour Analysis International in the area of Behavioural Development. President-Elect for the Ontario Association of Behaviour Analysis. Current term to 2026.

Councillor Profile - Get to know Kieva Hranchuk (PDF, 220KB)

Chessa Jope

COMM’09, LLM’19 (Osgoode), Toronto, ON. Finance Professional. Chartered Accountant, Chartered Professional Accountant (Ontario and Alberta). Vice Chair, Finance & Accounting Committee, Electricity Canada (2022-Present). Director, Business Planning & Reporting, Ontario Power Generation (2018-Present). 2022 CPA Ontario Emerging Leader Award Recipient. Previously, Dominion Diamond Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. VOLUNTEER: Mentor, Smith EDI3 Program (2023-Present). Mentor, CPA Canada (2012-Present). Member, Queen’s University Commerce Alumni Admissions Committee (2015-19). AT QUEEN’S: Co-Chair (2008-09) and Sponsorship Coordinator (2007-08), Queen’s Women in Leadership. Co-Chair (2007-08) and Sponsorship Coordinator (2006-07), Queen’s Accounting Association. Current term to 2026.

Councillor Profile - Get to know Chessa Jope (PDF 204KB)

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Jennifer McMaster

M.Ed.04, Gananoque, Ontario, Principal, member of the Ontario College of Teachers and the Ontario Principals' Council. Instructor for Queen's Faculty of Education. Avid spectator of Queen's sports and activities. Former undergraduate student of the University of Waterloo. Former educator with the Ontario College of Teachers, the Ontario Principals' Council and the University of Calgary. Current volunteer on the Board of Directors for Children and Family Services of Lanark, Leeds & Grenville, RNJ Youth Services, the Municipal Drug Strategy Committee for the Town of Gananoque and the Professional Learning Committee with the Ontario Principals' Council. Current term to 2028.

Councillor Profile - Get to know Jennifer McMaster (PDF 126KB)

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Colby Pereira

BAH, Sociology, ���˴�Ƭ (2013); MA, Sociology, ���˴�Ƭ (2015); PhD, Sociology, McGill University (ex: 2023). Proud member of the Canadian Sociological Association. Served as an intern in the Alma Mater Society (Commission of Internal Affairs) 2009-2010, Graduate Ambassador in 2013, and as a research co-ordinator on the Queen's Ethics Committee from 2014-2015. Proud former teaching assistant from 2013-2015 in the department of Sociology. Former policy chair for local associations and currently an active volunteer on various local campaigns. Acted as a peer mentor to undergraduate students during my graduate studies, the president of my graduate society, and as a peer-reviewer of academic articles. Current member of a women's association. As an alumni, participated in letter writing to new graduates and attended convocation as the alumni representative. Spend my free time tutoring and supply teaching. Hobbies include reading, painting, and baking. Current term to 2027.

Councillor Profile - Get to know Colby Pereira (PDF, 626KB)

Alan Prendergast

Class of '90  Richmond Hill, ON, IT and Classroom Support Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto. After transferring to  Queen's, I studied Economics. I was an orientation leader and also involved in the Science '44 Student Housing Co-op.  After Queen’s I worked for a defense contractor before starting at U of T in 2002 as a technician in the Physiology labs. Since that time, I have held a wide range of positions across campus including Libraries, Information Security, and a long stretch as Senior Network Administrator in UofT  Central IT services, integrating administrative systems between the federated colleges.  In 2022 I returned to my preferred role as IT support for the academic and administrative functions. Current term to 2028.

Councillor Profile - Get to know Alan Prendergast (PDF, 167KB)

Noor Rahemtulla

B.COMM’20, Nanyang Technological University Singapore (2019), New York, NY. New Ventures, ODDITY. Senior Strategy Analyst, Accenture. Sales and Merchandising, Pearl Global Industries Ltd. Investments, Cameron Development Management Inc. Growth, STING Stockholm Innovation, and Growth. Founder and Co-Chair, Reform Smith 2020. Co-Chair, Queen’s Women in Leadership 2017-20. Advisory Board Director, Commerce Society 2019-20. Sponsorship Director, Vogue Charity Fashion Show 2019-20. Internal Affairs Director, Queen’s Commerce Corporate Competition 2018-19. Current term to 2025.

Saara Romu

BScH’98, MBA’07 (UW), Independent Consultant 2018-present, Senior Program Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where my focus included university partnerships 2009-18. ���˴�Ƭ Council 2015-19, QUAA Branch President Washington 2009-present, Residence Don 1997-99, Queen’s ArtSci Review Contributor 1997-98, Special Needs Note Taker 1996-97, Orientation Planning Committee 1995-96, Residence Floor Representative 1994-95, Student Researcher in biosciences 1995-99. Past Board President of CASS Foundation provides scholarships for US students to study in Canada. Past Board Member: University of Washington Alumni Association, Building Changes, Women’s Funding Alliance Young Professional Board, EarthCorps, and JoeInk Dance Company. Multiple leadership roles with Junior League of Seattle 2009-2015 and extensive community volunteering. Current term to 2026.