FASS Mentorship in Burnaby

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Criminology

  • Herjot Anhad (she/her)

    Major: Criminology
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: Reading
    Club/Group: N/A
    Favourite Song: "To the East" by Electrelane

  • Annika Carroll (she/her)

    Major: Criminology
    Minor: Forensics Studies & Police Studies Certificates
    Hobby: Working out, trying new restaurants, photography, crime/law tv shows
    Club/Group: SFU Recreation
    Favourite Song: "Revival" by Zach Bryan

  • Jin Cho (she/her)

    Major: Criminology, Psychology
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: Hiking, watching movies and shows, playing piano, skiing, jewelry making, rock climbing, and biking.
    Club/Group: I am in the SFU hiking club and music for memory club. I don't volunteer, but I work part time as a receptionist. I will be starting another job for the summer as a park ranger!
    Favourite Song: "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd

  • Ekam Kochhar (she/her)

    Major: Criminology
    Minor: Business
    Hobby: Painting, exploring new cafés around Vancouver, and spending time with friends.
    Club/Group: I am currently working as a Community Advisor at SFU Residence & Housing. I am also volunteering at a Criminology lab with one of my professors.
    Favourite Song: "God's Plan" by Drake

  • William La (he/him)

    Major: Criminology
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: MMA, gym, boxing, muay thai, running, video games, volunteering, favourite show: Suits
    Club/Group: Pathway to Education volunteer tutor, used to be part of Criminology Student Union and UNICEF SFU
    Favourite Song: "Fearless" by Taylor Swift

  • Saniya Mann (she/her)

    Major: Psychology, GSWS
    Minor: English
    Hobby: Sports (soccer, basketball, and badminton), traveling, watching TV
    Club/Group: Criminology Student Association (CSA) and Psychology Student Union (PSU)
    Favourite Song: "On the Floor" by Pitbull and JLo

  • Travs Nguyen (he/him)

    Major: Criminology
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: Photography, videography, film, cars, guitar, rap, R&B, comedy sitcoms, crime shows
    Club/Group:
    Favourite Song: "Best I Ever Had" by Drake

  • Alicia Zhan (she/her)

    Major: Criminology
    Minor: Psychology
    Hobby: Hockey, biking, watching sunsets, long walks, dogs, romantic movies, listening to Arctic Monkeys and Hozier
    Club/Group: N/A
    Favourite Song: "What Once Was" by Her's

  • Jennifer Zhang (she/her)

    Major: Criminology
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: Listening to music, watching movies and tv shows, hiking with family.
    Club/Group: SFU Women's Center, SLC EAL Peer
    Favourite Song: "Love Die Young" by Eric Nam

Economics

  • Amirul Anirban (he/him)

    Major: Economics
    Minor: Climate Change and Society
    Hobby: I am into mobile photography. Whenever I get the opportunity, I try to capture it.
    Club/Group: SFU Fair Trade and HIVE Welcoming Leader
    Favourite Song: "Whatever It Takes" by Imagine Dragons

  • Christina Chin (she/her)

    Major: Political Science (French Cohort Program)
    Minor: Indigenous Studies & French
    Hobby: Video games
    Club/Group: N/A
    Favourite Song: "All Too Well (10 minute version)" by Taylor Swift

  • Bradley Hansen (he/him)

    Major: Economics
    Minor:
    Hobby: Sports (basketball, snowboarding), being outdoors, watching Netflix, cooking
    Club/Group: N/A
    Favourite Song: "Yes Indeed" by lil baby and Drake

  • Yolanda Setiawan (she/her)

    Major: Economics
    Minor:
    Hobby: Trying new coffee shops and watching k-dramas.
    Club/Group: n/a
    Favourite Song: "Anti-hero" by Taylor Swift

  • Nikita Zhdanov (he/him)

    Major: Economics
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: Soccer
    Club/Group: None, I'm an alumni
    Favourite Song: "Africa" by Toto

English

  • Angela Francisco (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: English
    Hobby: Listening to music (Taylor Swift, kpop, rnb, and pop), volunteering, playing video games
    Club/Group: English Student Union, volunteer at Holy Cross High School and Pathways to Education, member of SFU K.Storm
    Favourite Song: "Used to Be Young" by Miley Cyrus

  • Jessica Jandu (she/they)

    Major: English, Philosophy
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: Anime/manga, games (Osu! or Zelda), drawing, reading and listening to music!
    Club/Group: English Student Union, Student Energy, Women's Centre, Embark Food Rescue program
    Favourite Song: "Francesca" by Hozier

  • Nava Karimi (she/her)

    Major: English and Philosophy (Joint Major)
    Minor: Social Data Analytics
    Hobby: Reading, writing, listening to music (Radiohead, Fiona Apple, boygenius, and more!).
    Club/Group: English Student Union, Philosophy Student Union, Amnesty SFU, SLC Writing and Learning Peer
    Favourite Song: "Lotus Flower" by Radiohead

  • Maya Mohan (she/her)

    Major: English
    Minor: Resource Environment Management
    Hobby: listening to music, fashion; researching fabric composition, upcycling clothes, thrifting, craft projects like making jewelry or watercolor painting, watching movies released before 2010~ , going for walks/hikes
    Club/Group: World Literature Student Conference executive committee, Lyre associate editor
    Favourite Song: "Changer" by Bar Italia

  • Mackenzie Morrow (she/her)

    Major: Psychology, GSWS
    Minor: English
    Hobby: Hiking, kayaking, crocheting, acting, doing puzzles, reading, listening to indie music, learning to sew, and watching soccer.
    Club/Group: Vice president of GSWSSU and RA in the Close Relationships Lab. I'm a USES student, so I'll have the answers to a lot of scholarship-related questions. This is my third year as a mentor (on the social media committee)!
    Favourite Song: "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone

  • Purnit Saini (she/her)

    Major: English, Education
    Minor: Curriculum and Instruction
    Hobby: Hiking, scrapbooking, journalling, exploring the food and scenery of Vancouver, playing volleyball, eating (birthday cake) ice cream.
    Club/Group: I used to be part of the SFSS events committee and FOS (Friends of Simon).
    Favourite Song: "The Way Life Goes" by Lil Uzi

French

  • Annika Clark (she/her)

    Major: Political Science (French Cohort Program)
    Minor: Indigenous Studies & French
    Hobby: Taylor Swift fan, outdoor activities (swimming in the ocean, hiking, biking, camping etc), reading, and crocheting.
    Club/Group: SFU Concert Orchestra and I've volunteered for SFU BAFF
    Favourite Song: "Paper Rings" by Taylor Swift

  • Brie Fillippe (they/them)

    Major: Political Science & French (French Cohort Program)
    Minor: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
    Hobby: Reading, listening to and making music, dungeons & dragons, hermitcraft and the life series (youtube series about a group of youtubers' minecraft servers) and softball.
    Club/Group: I'm currently in Switzerland on exchange. But usually I am on the executive teams for the French Student Union, French Conversation Club, and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Student Union.
    Favourite Song: "The Calling" by The Amazing Devil

Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies

  • Lilly Battiste-Todds

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
    Hobby: Learning to play piano, skating, singing, dancing, going for walks, trying new restaurants, attending events, playing beach volleyball.
    Club/Group: Love Your Neighbour club, Music for Memory, Variety for Tomorrow, UNICEF
    Favourite Song: "Somebody To You" by The Vamps feat Demi Lovato

  • Jasleen Dhami (she/her)

    Major: Political Science
    Minor: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
    Hobby: Watching TV shows, Alpha Pi Phi sorority events, going to the gym, going for walks
    Club/Group: I am Co-President of the SFU NDP Club, Treasurer of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Student Union, and I am an Active Bystander Peer Mentor for the SVSPO.
    Favourite Song: "Gimme More" by Britney Spears

  • Mackenzie Morrow (she/her)

    Major: Psychology, GSWS
    Minor: English
    Hobby: Hiking, kayaking, crocheting, acting, doing puzzles, reading, listening to indie music, learning to sew, and watching soccer.
    Club/Group: Vice president of GSWSSU and RA in the Close Relationships Lab. I'm a USES student, so I'll have the answers to a lot of scholarship-related questions. This is my third year as a mentor (on the social media committee)!
    Favourite Song: "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone

  • Julia Mosi (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Sociology, Gender, Sexuaility, & Women's Studies
    Hobby: Favourite artist: Taylor Swift, favourite show: How I Met Your Mother, I also love reading and travelling!
    Club/Group: President of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women Studies Student Union, VP Finance of Psychology Student Union, RA at All Families Lab and Intergroup Relations and Social Justice Lab
    Favourite Song: "All Too Well (10 minute version)" by Taylor Swift

History

  • David Tu (he/him)

    Major: History
    Minor:
    Hobby: Boxing, bodybuilding, reading, religious studies
    Club/Group: SFU Muslim Students Association, Muslim Food Bank, Chinese Community Policing Centre
    Favourite Song: N/A

Indigenous Studies

  • Annika Clark (she/her)

    Major: Political Science (French Cohort Program)
    Minor: Indigenous Studies & French
    Hobby: Taylor Swift fan, outdoor activities (swimming in the ocean, hiking, biking, camping etc), reading, and crocheting.
    Club/Group: SFU Concert Orchestra and I've volunteered for SFU BAFF
    Favourite Song: "Paper Rings" by Taylor Swift

International Studies

  • Eshana Baran (she/her)

    Major: International Studies
    Minor:
    Hobby: Running, swimming, video games
    Club/Group: Previously part of Simon Fraser Student Society
    Favourite Song: "Fountains (with Tems)" by Drake and Tems

  • Maiya Morancie (she/her)

    Major: International Studies
    Minor: Communications
    Hobby: Going to the beach, trying new food, walking, swimming, and volunteer/leadership (such as being a lifeguard and swim instructor!)
    Club/Group: International Studies Student Association (DSU rep + comms), SFU Recreation (former)
    Favourite Song: "Jamming" by Bob Marley

Linguistics

  • Sydney Winkler (she/her)

    Major: Lingusitics
    Minor: Psychology
    Hobby: Singing in a community choir, embroidery, video games, being outdoors.
    Club/Group: LSU executive team, Disability and Neurodiversity Alliance (DNA), Women’s Center
    Favourite Song: "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey

  • Melissa Wong (she/her)

    Major: Linguistics
    Minor: Philosophy, Print and Digital Publishing
    Hobby: Reading, travelling, and listening to Taylor Swift!
    Club/Group: Linguistics Student Union, Philosophy Student Union
    Favourite Song: "Enchanted (Taylor's Version)" by Taylor Swift

Philosophy

  • Jessica Jandu (she/they)

    Major: English, Philosophy
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: Anime/manga, games (Osu! or Zelda), drawing, reading and listening to music!
    Club/Group: English Student Union, Student Energy, Women's Centre, Embark Food Rescue program
    Favourite Song: "Francesca" by Hozier

  • Naiha Kaba (she/her)

    Major: Political Science
    Minor: Philosophy
    Hobby: Playing viola, listening to music, painting, chill video games like Animal Crossing, hiking/walking, photography
    Club/Group: CJSF
    Favourite Song: "Corazón" by Maluma

  • Nava Karimi (she/her)

    Major: English and Philosophy (Joint Major)
    Minor: Social Data Analytics
    Hobby: Reading, writing, listening to music (Radiohead, Fiona Apple, boygenius, and more!).
    Club/Group: English Student Union, Philosophy Student Union, Amnesty SFU, SLC Writing and Learning Peer
    Favourite Song: "Lotus Flower" by Radiohead

  • Fatma Omer (she/her)

    Major: Business, Philosophy and Law
    Minor:
    Hobby: Playing guitar, crocheting, F1 and tennis, reading, listening to R&B, soul, prog rock, and indie pop
    Club/Group: SFU Pakistani Students Association, SFU Team Phantom, SFU Amnesty, SFU Pre-Law Society, SFU Debate Society
    Favourite Song: "Persian Girl" by Bayou and "Lovers Rock" by Sade

  • Manolo (Max) Paez (he/him)

    Major: Philosophy
    Minor: Communications
    Hobby: Listening to music (Hiphop, jazz hiphop, Afrobeats, R&B, alternative rock, and classical), playing piano and ukulele, Fashion, Fitness(gym and sports), books, plants, gaming, thrifting, and socializing.
    Club/Group: Events Director at Filipino Students Association
    Favourite Song: "Luv(sic) pt 2" by Nujabes and Shing02

  • Melissa Wong (she/her)

    Major: Linguistics
    Minor: Philosophy, Print and Digital Publishing
    Hobby: Reading, travelling, and listening to Taylor Swift!
    Club/Group: Linguistics Student Union, Philosophy Student Union
    Favourite Song: "Enchanted (Taylor's Version)" by Taylor Swift

Political Science

  • Annika Clark (she/her)

    Major: Political Science (French Cohort Program)
    Minor: Indigenous Studies & French
    Hobby: Taylor Swift fan, outdoor activities (swimming in the ocean, hiking, biking, camping etc), reading, and crocheting.
    Club/Group: SFU Concert Orchestra and I've volunteered for SFU BAFF
    Favourite Song: "Paper Rings" by Taylor Swift

  • Jasleen Dhami (she/her)

    Major: Political Science
    Minor: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
    Hobby: Watching TV shows, Alpha Pi Phi sorority events, going to the gym, going for walks
    Club/Group: I am Co-President of the SFU NDP Club, Treasurer of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Student Union, and I am an Active Bystander Peer Mentor for the SVSPO.
    Favourite Song: "Gimme More" by Britney Spears

  • Brie Fillippe (they/them)

    Major: Political Science & French (French Cohort Program)
    Minor: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
    Hobby: Reading, listening to and making music, dungeons & dragons, hermitcraft and the life series (youtube series about a group of youtubers' minecraft servers) and softball.
    Club/Group: I'm currently in Switzerland on exchange. But usually I am on the executive teams for the French Student Union, French Conversation Club, and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Student Union.
    Favourite Song: "The Calling" by The Amazing Devil

  • Naiha Kaba (she/her)

    Major: Political Science
    Minor: Philosophy
    Hobby: Playing viola, listening to music, painting, chill video games like Animal Crossing, hiking/walking, photography
    Club/Group: CJSF
    Favourite Song: "Corazón" by Maluma

Psychology

  • Priansh A (he/him)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Music
    Hobby: Musicking (vocals, guitar, piano, composition, production, audio engineering, etc.), reading, swimming, cooking, photography, theatre, wine, animals
    Club/Group: SFU Choir (exec), SFU Peak Frequency
    Favourite Song: "The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson, "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder

  • Samreen Ahuja (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor:
    Hobby: Music, binge watching shows and acting
    Club/Group: SFU Acapella
    Favourite Song: "Sugar" by Maroon 5

  • Joanna Alcantara (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Learning and Developmental Disabilities
    Hobby: Watching rom coms and k-dramas, listening to R&B and hip hop music, playing volleyball, playing ukulele, playing Minecraft and Valorant with friends.
    Club/Group: I am a member of the French Student Union, and I volunteer at the games lounge, and I've volunteered as a HIVE mentor.
    Favourite Song: "Love" by Keyshia Cole

  • Lilly Battiste-Todds

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
    Hobby: Learning to play piano, skating, singing, dancing, going for walks, trying new restaurants, attending events, playing beach volleyball.
    Club/Group: Love Your Neighbour club, Music for Memory, Variety for Tomorrow, UNICEF
    Favourite Song: "Somebody To You" by The Vamps feat Demi Lovato

  • Jin Cho (she/her)

    Major: Criminology, Psychology
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: Hiking, watching movies and shows, playing piano, skiing, jewelry making, rock climbing, and biking.
    Club/Group: I am in the SFU hiking club and music for memory club. I don't volunteer, but I work part time as a receptionist. I will be starting another job for the summer as a park ranger!
    Favourite Song: "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd

  • Angela Francisco (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: English
    Hobby: Listening to music (Taylor Swift, kpop, rnb, and pop), volunteering, playing video games
    Club/Group: English Student Union, volunteer at Holy Cross High School and Pathways to Education, member of SFU K.Storm
    Favourite Song: "Used to Be Young" by Miley Cyrus

  • Amirlan Khosbayar (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor:
    Hobby: Journaling, swimming, crafting, painting, reading, baking, skateboarding, and going to the gym.
    Club/Group: I am a FASS peer mentor and I volunteer on campus most of the time.
    Favourite Song: "Riptide" by Vance Joy

  • Rowen Mack (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor:
    Hobby: Dancing, film photography, being outdoors, going on hikes, playing spike ball or volleyball at the beach, traveling, and listening to music.
    Club/Group: I have been a general member of the UNICEF SFU club for two years now, and am planning to apply for an executive role in the fall.
    Favourite Song: "Get By" by Still Woozy

  • Saniya Mann (she/her)

    Major: Psychology, GSWS
    Minor: English
    Hobby: Sports (soccer, basketball, and badminton), traveling, watching TV
    Club/Group: Criminology Student Association (CSA) and Psychology Student Union (PSU)
    Favourite Song: "On the Floor" by Pitbull and JLo

  • Unique Mariano (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Counselling and Human Development
    Hobby: Art, crafts, crocheting, film photography, collecting cameras, reading, thrifting, trying new coffee shops
    Club/Group: Executive member of the Filipino Student Association and an active volunteer at SFU Surrey Games Lounge
    Favourite Song: "Happiness" by Rex Orange County

  • Mackenzie Morrow (she/her)

    Major: Psychology, GSWS
    Minor: English
    Hobby: Hiking, kayaking, crocheting, acting, doing puzzles, reading, listening to indie music, learning to sew, and watching soccer.
    Club/Group: Vice president of GSWSSU and RA in the Close Relationships Lab. I'm a USES student, so I'll have the answers to a lot of scholarship-related questions. This is my third year as a mentor (on the social media committee)!
    Favourite Song: "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone

  • Julia Mosi (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Sociology, Gender, Sexuaility, & Women's Studies
    Hobby: Favourite artist: Taylor Swift, favourite show: How I Met Your Mother, I also love reading and travelling!
    Club/Group: President of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women Studies Student Union, VP Finance of Psychology Student Union, RA at All Families Lab and Intergroup Relations and Social Justice Lab
    Favourite Song: "All Too Well (10 minute version)" by Taylor Swift

  • Diana Negrabee

    Major: Psychology
    Minor:
    Hobby: Favourite shows: the office, seinfeld
    Club/Group: I volunteer at different psychology labs (Helping and Happiness Lab, and Children's Memory Research Group)
    Favourite Song: "Take My Breath" by The Weeknd

  • Rachel Nguyen (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Counselling and Human Development
    Hobby: Video games (PC & Nintendo Games), crocheting, knitting, cats & dogs
    Club/Group: HIVE Welcome Leader, Global Student Center
    Favourite Song: "Mr Loverman" by Ricky Montgomery

  • Michael Owers (he/him)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Counseling & Human Development, Art Performance and Cinema Studies
    Hobby: Drawing, singing, writing comedy, improv, film-making, hiking, cooking/baking, mentoring/ responding to people in crisis, frisbee, golf, mini golf, river rafting, rock climbing
    Club/Group: I am an event planner executive at the SFU Dodo club, and a regular member in the following clubs: SFU Anime, SFU Tea, K-Storm, SFU Hiking, Japanese Network, and SFU Artists
    Favourite Song: "Beautiful Times" by Owl City feat Lindsey Stirling

  • Muskaan Sardana (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Education
    Hobby: I love art, going out, trying new food, exploring diverse cultural activities, sitting at coffee places, drinking matcha
    Club/Group: SFU Residence Hall Association
    Favourite Song: "Teeth" by 5 Seconds of Summer

  • Simran Sekhon (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Public Policy
    Hobby: Photography, travel, baking, volleyball, hiking, visiting art galleries/museums, finding local cafes and bookstores, concerts and discovering new music
    Club/Group: SFU Pre-Law Society
    Favourite Song: "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane

  • Diksha Sharma (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Counselling and Human Development
    Hobby: Volunteer work, trying new restaurants and cuisines, watching movies and shows, cooking, travelling
    Club/Group: RA at the Helping and Happiness Lab
    Favourite Song: "The Night We Met" by Lord Huron

  • Aditi Sharma (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Counselling
    Hobby: Writing, reading novels, and watching crime documentaries
    Club/Group: SFU ambassador, RA for Helping and Happiness Social Psychology Lab and for inclusive education work in the Faculty of Education.
    Favourite Song: "You're Losing Me" by Taylor Swift

  • Sydney Winkler (she/her)

    Major: Lingusitics
    Minor: Psychology
    Hobby: Singing in a community choir, embroidery, video games, being outdoors.
    Club/Group: LSU executive team, Disability and Neurodiversity Alliance (DNA), Women’s Center
    Favourite Song: "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey

  • Alicia Zhan (she/her)

    Major: Criminology
    Minor: Psychology
    Hobby: Hockey, biking, watching sunsets, long walks, dogs, romantic movies, listening to Arctic Monkeys and Hozier
    Club/Group: N/A
    Favourite Song: "What Once Was" by Her's

Sociology

  • Julia Mosi (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Sociology, Gender, Sexuaility, & Women's Studies
    Hobby: Favourite artist: Taylor Swift, favourite show: How I Met Your Mother, I also love reading and travelling!
    Club/Group: President of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women Studies Student Union, VP Finance of Psychology Student Union, RA at All Families Lab and Intergroup Relations and Social Justice Lab
    Favourite Song: "All Too Well (10 minute version)" by Taylor Swift

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