Fall 2022 Election Candidates

Representative-at-large

Treasurer

Event Coordinator

Technology Officer

International Student Representative

Social Representative


Ethan Denny

Why are you interested in becoming an executive?

I enjoy being a part of the administrative process; I want to be more involved with my major and with my fellow students; I want to build my leadership and organizational skills; and I want to be a part of making the CS Society better, especially during the transition back to in-person learning and events.

How long have you been in CS? What about CS interests you?

I've been programming for a decade, with lots of experience in game dev and modding. I'm most fluent in Python, but I've also used Lua extensively, and I have some experience with most C-family languages. CS is my passion, my pride, and my joy: I am lucky to be able to pursue a field that I love. I find problem solving deeply satisfying, and computer science quenches that thirst so well.

Have you had any preexisting experience that would assist you in the roles you are applying for?

I was the First Year Rep for MUNSU (acclaimed) during the Winter 2022 semester. My full work experience (including my time on MUNSU) can be found on my LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-denny-709/.

Which positions are you interested in?

Representative-at-large, Treasurer, Event Coordinator

Kanika Mathur (Current executive, up for re-election)

Which positions are you interested in?

Representative-at-large

Ellodie Ha Soon

Why are you interested in becoming an executive?

I aspire to become an executive for I would love to get more involved with the Computer Science society before graduating. In addition to participating in CompSci meetings and events, I want to contribute and help in achieving the society's objectives. Moreover, volunteering has motivated me to look for opportunities like this one to maximize my potential. I believe that it also aligns with my own personal values and interests as occupying an executive position will promote my learning as well as my personal and professional growth. It would be an honor for me to make a positive impact alongside people passionate about leading, fostering a sense of belonging and ensuring that the community has a good time and amazing university experience.

How long have you been in CS? What about CS interests you?

I have been in CS since four years ago. Keen on mathematics, I enjoy the intellectual and logical aspect of CS (e.g the computational power to overcome challenges with lines of code). The CS thinking process such as breaking down a problem into steps and coming up with solutions is satisfying and rewarding to me. Additionally, it is an innovative space where I can bring my vision to life while applying my creativity as well as collaborate with others to work on fun ideas.

Have you had any preexisting experience that would assist you in the roles you are applying for?

I strongly believe that my experience as President of Student Council and Sports House Captain in college will assist me in planning and organizing meetings and events. Having managed the financial activities of my family business, I have shouldered responsibilities and duties which relate to those of the Treasurer. An example of my accountability is when I was in charge of custom clothing orders with manufacturing companies for "school leavers hoodies" for about 300 persons as well as sportswear (T-shirts) for the entire school (~ 2000 count). With respect to the Technology Officer position, my internship at a start-up has provided me with much experience and technical skills in software and full-stack development (app implementation - web & native). Teaming up and co-working with other developers and engineers on side projects has helped me learn different technological infrastructures. My personal project of hosting websites might also be useful.

Which positions are you interested in?

Treasurer, Technology Officer

Emily Dormody (Current executive, up for re-election)

Which positions are you interested in?

Representative-at-large

Rishi Gandhi (Current executive, up for re-election)

Which positions are you interested in?

International Student Representative

Zac Batten (Current executive, up for re-election)

Which positions are you interested in?

Event Coordinator

Mohammed Balfaqih (Current executive, up for re-election)

Which positions are you interested in?

Event Coordinator

Ripudaman Singh (Current executive, up for re-election)

Which positions are you interested in?

Treasurer

Parsa Esmkhani

Why are you interested in becoming an executive?

I think I am involved with various activities and clubs enough to be able to help MUN CS students and meet their needs that I once had in my first year for example.

How long have you been in CS? What about CS interests you?

I am in my second year of CS. my interests vary from logic to artificial intelligence as well as databases.

Have you had any preexisting experience that would assist you in the roles you are applying for?

I currently am the sponsorships lead of hack frost NL, and I think that could assist me in this position.

Which positions are you interested in?

Representative-at-large, Treasurer, Event Coordinator, Social Representative, International Student Representative, Technology Officer

Zach Vaters (Current executive, up for re-election)

Which positions are you interested in?

Technology Officer

Jeff Anga

Why are you interested in becoming an executive?

I would like to be more involved in the MUN CS Society. I also think I have some interesting ideas for the society that I would love to see implemented.

How long have you been in CS? What about CS interests you?

been in the department for 3 years. really interested in the problem-solving nature of CS and programming as a whole. fascinated with all the really cool things you can do and create with different softwares.

Have you had any preexisting experience that would assist you in the roles you are applying for?

I am on the exec team for the NSBE and I have volunteered with the BSA before.

Which positions are you interested in?

Representative-at-large, International Student Representative, Technology Officer

Gizem Ensari (Current executive, up for re-election)

Which positions are you interested in?

International Student Representative

Pratham

Why are you interested in becoming an executive?

I've been fairly active on the MUNCSS discord since I started university in 2020. I've asked my fair share of questions that get asked daily and now I also help in answering them. I want to be an executive to go beyond just answering questions in #mun-questions as I know enough about CS at MUN now to do that.

How long have you been in CS? What about CS interests you?

I've been in CS for 2 years now, I'm a 3rd year CS student prepping for my CICS. Currently in Comp 3200, 3201 and 3401. CS is a broad field and while data crunching and visual computing is interesting to me, nothing tops my curiosity like AI does. The fact that we can type in letters to program behaviors that are as binary as "0 or 1" to as complex as humans is very intriguing.

Have you had any preexisting experience that would assist you in the roles you are applying for?

I was an event manager/staff volunteer and graphics designer at an NGO in Bangladesh. I'm also the current mental health committee representative for Curtis House at Paton but it hasn't even been a month since I got elected. I'm acquainted with handling events onsite, helping plan events, and designing posters, certificates etc.

Which positions are you interested in?

Representative-at-large, Treasurer, International Student Representative

Amelie Butler

Why are you interested in becoming an executive?

I've been kicking around here for just short of a year at this point, and I'd like to help keep the place running with more on-campus involvement.

How long have you been in CS? What about CS interests you?

I've tinkered with programming since about 2019. I've been doing a lot of reading about game design and the like, and I'm hoping to keep chunking away at a game design project I've been playing with on and off for a while, but I'll try anything from web dev to data analysis at least once.

Have you had any preexisting experience that would assist you in the roles you are applying for?

I used to help run events at my high school, and that involved working with (some, we didn't have many resources) money that we'd budgeted. More generally, I think I've taken enough courses and been in contact with enough of my peers to have a pretty good sense for what does and doesn't work in the CS program from a student's perspective.

Which positions are you interested in?

Representative-at-large, Treasurer

Muhammed Patel

Why are you interested in becoming an executive?

I am passionate about doing something outside my studies. I want to get more connected and gain more experience. Being an executive in my field of study and working with seniors, learn from them and help new students and juniors that's what am interested in.

How long have you been in CS? What about CS interests you?

I am in my 2nd year of CS, but i've been playing arround with computers and programming languages when i was in 9th grade. My major crush in CS is Cyber-security, i am playing ctf (capture the flag for cybersec) challenges since i was in 10th grade. What interests me about CS is solving problems. i play ctfs and Hackathon and fun of solving those challenges and coding problems give me kicks and i enjoy that alot. You will literally see yourself evaluating. I am persuing CS because this field is what am passionate about.

Have you had any preexisting experience that would assist you in the roles you are applying for?

Yes, i am currently a VP Webmaster of MSA MUN, i handle the website and social media platforms, i deal with finance as well, i do help in organising events at MSA and with other clubs as well and you will always find me giving my full potential there. I believe i have that experience that i can carry out here at MUN CS society and ofcourse learn more from my senior executives here.

Which positions are you interested in?

Event Coordinator, Social Representative, International Student Representative, Technology Officer

Leah Murphy (Current executive, up for re-election)

Which positions are you interested in?

Social Representative