Zavier Aguila is a Computer Engineering student at Simon Fraser University and is currently a Software Developer at Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology. Also the Director of Diversity for the Engineering Science Student Society, he hopes his work with WWEST will foster and promote a diverse and inclusive environment in the STEM fields. Often found in kitchen cooking up a storm, he is also an avid fan and ex-participant of theatre and is currently learning how to figure skate by repeatedly falling.

Ardalan is a computer scientist who has recently received his Masters degree in Computer Science at Simon Fraser University. His main area of research is 3D, 2D, and medical image processing. He received the Albert Kingman Young Investigator award at the 23rd World Congress of Dermatology for his research in dermoscopy image processing. Ardalan is a nature enthusiast and that is where he spends most of his free time.

Aaron Cheung is a Software Developer at Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, currently working on an app for manipulating audio files. Aaron is a third-year computing science student at Simon Fraser University. In his spare time he likes to eat delicious food, play with his dog, and work on developing his hobby project games.

Odilia works as a research consultant at Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology. Her focus is research design, survey and method development, and data analysis. Odilia is a PhD student in social psychology at Simon Fraser University. Her main research interests are positive intergroup relations, poverty reduction and gender equality.

Vanessa Reich-Shackelford is the Assistant Coordinator at Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology. Vanessa is the main point of contact for the WWEST Partners Program and also assists in various capacities with the many fun projects WWEST has in the works. She is currently pursuing a post-baccalaureate in Communication at Simon Fraser University, co-hosts/produces a podcast on "the X-Files" (her favourite character is, of course, Dana Scully), and has 2 cats and a dog that she is crazy about.

Alicen Ricard is a Communications Coordinator at Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology. She runs the WWEST social media accounts, generates original content for the WWEST blog, and produces WWEST’s biweekly newsletter. In her spare time she watches far too much television and then cosplays the characters.

Jaime recently obtained his Masters of Science in Computing Science from SFU, where he conducted research on Computer Graphics and Machine Learning at the Graphics and Vision Lab under the supervision of Prof. Hao Zhang. As a developer, his main areas of interest are interactive media, computer graphics, and visualization techniques. Jaime is a choir nerd, in his free time he sings with the SFU Chamber Choir, and with Vandeca Voices.

Tim is a 3rd year engineering student at SFU, but has no idea what kind of engineering student yet. He likes to break devices and technology down and learn how they work, which is why he likes engineering. When he is not working with WWEST, he swims for the SFU swim team which competes in the NCAA D2. On the weekends he enjoys hiking, camping, or biking when it's not raining; in the winter he also likes to ski.