Leadership & Community Involvement

“This project is unique because we’re tackling an issue that the courts and policymakers are still trying to unpack. The work that the ISO Environmental Youth Leadership Group is doing on equity and justice in the energy transition is vital. They are looking at equity and justice across countries. You are looking at equity and justice across generations.”

- Zakiah Kassam, Chair of ISO Environmental Management Technical Committee (ISO/TC 207)

“In his honour, Hydro One sponsors annual awards for outstanding Black undergraduate students attending an Ontario college or university studying energy industry related disciplines. In addition to a cash award, recipients will be offered a paid work term with Hydro One.”

- Hydro One, One Awards

“The 1834 Fellowship seeks out 20 high-potential Black youth every year who wish to enter or increase their capacity for civic leadership roles. The 1834 Foundation is dedicated to connecting young Black Canadians with the notion that public policy is a noble vehicle for public service.”

- 1834 Foundation

2023 Director of University Operations, PennyDrops

“A program tailored for students who are entering university or the professional job market, looking to achieve their financial goals and interested in having an in-depth look at personal finance.”

- PennyDrops

“Working with the Hack the Hill has been a fantastic experience. The team has been so organized, hard-working, and professional”

- Elmira Khani, Kinaxis

“The Conference on Sustainability in Engineering (CSE) was a three-day, national conference that gathered 82 of the top engineering students from across Canada to learn about sustainability and discuss its applicability to their engineering career and everyday life. It was a stage for student leaders to share their passion and ideas of sustainability to like-minded peers and professionals.”

- Anna Vu and Laura Fredrickson, University of British Columbia

“The primary roles of The Vice President of Equity on the ESS team are to organize anti-oppression training, host mental health and diversity events, advocate for equitable rights and lead an equity committee whose purpose is to maintain good relations with marginalized groups in the engineering community.”

- uOttawa Engineering Student Society

“Thank you for your hard work, service and dedication to ESS”

- AJ Ekwueme, uOttawa ESS Vice President of Internal Affairs

“Every year, the Engineering Students’ Society of the University of Ottawa holds its Engineering Charity Ball: an event where undergraduate engineering students get the chance to get together and dress up for a night while raising money for a local cause. This year, all proceeds go to the Actua, a national welfare organization whose goal it is to offer young Canadians practical and positive experiences in the fields of sciences, technology and engineering.”

- uOttawa Engineering Student Society (ESS)

“This is an opportunity to hear some of the most inspiring and accomplished women speak about their experiences and their journey to success along with some great career advice for students! This is an opportunity to build meaningful connections with the panellists and other industry professionals who are all very excited to meet uOttawa students.”

- UOttawa IEEE Women In Engineering (WIE)

“IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists and inspiring girls around the world to follow their academic interests to a career in engineering. The mission of IEEE WIE is to facilitate the global recruitment and retention of women in technical disciplines. IEEE WIE envisions a vibrant community of IEEE women and men collectively using their diverse talents to innovate for the benefit of humanity”

- UOttawa IEEE Women In Engineering (WIE)

“The Student Advancement Research (StAR) program provides provides Black, Filipino, and Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis) high school students with a first-hand perspective of the research underway at SickKids. Students work full-time as part of this paid research internship program, and (…) share what they have learned by presenting their projects at the Research Showcase at SickKids.”

- Laurel McGillis, Mentor at the StAR Program

“While coding and 21st century skills are necessary, our program also goes beyond code by incorporating robotics and technology with collaborative STEM activities, nurturing students’ imaginations in ways no other education program can.”

– Patrick Monize, Program Director

“Everyone at French for the Future is happy to have experienced the evolution of these young people with them; to have witnessed their confidence and awareness of the Francophonie, leadership and project management. We know that they now feel more agile and ready to start projects in their schools and communities.”

– Geneviève Gobeil, Program Coordinator at French for the Future

“Our goal is to teach kids in our community game design, web design, app design and development to equip them with skills to build stuff they’re actually interested in and stuff they could get jobs doing.””

– Sam Allemang, Techsdale’s co-founder