The board of directors of the TRU Students’ Union is made up of twenty representatives selected in an election each year. These representatives each serve a one-year term from May 1st to April 30th. There are five executive members, six constituency representatives, and eight committee representatives. These representatives are responsible for overseeing the Students’ Union and its operations. They make decisions on behalf of the entire membership and manage the organisation in between annual general meetings.
Campaigns Committee
Faizal Bukhari
Campaigns Committee Executive
The Campaigns Committee Executive’s primary responsibility is chairing, overseeing, and reporting on the work of the Campaigns Committee. The Campaigns Committee Executive can expect to work with the Campaigns Coordinator to provide leadership for a team of students to plan weekly committee meetings, respond to media requests, and engage in extensive campus outreach. The Campaigns Committee is responsible for planning and implementing the campaigns and government relations of the Students’ Union at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels. This has included campaigns to improve government funding to TRU, improve transit service, and lobby to create a need-based grants system. They also serve as the provincial executive representative to the BC Federation of Students.
Jade Hannah Prabhakar
Campaigns Committee Representative
The Campaigns Committee Representative’s primary responsibility is to assist the Campaigns Committee with the implementation of its work. During their term, this will include attending weekly meetings, contributing to planning, and participating in extensive campus outreach on issues the committee is addressing. The Campaigns Committee is responsible for planning and implementing the campaigns and government relations of the Students’ Union at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels. In the past this has included campaigns to improve provincial government funding to TRU, improve transit service for students, and lobby to create a provincial need-based grants system.
Sukaran Singh
Campaigns Committee Representative
The Campaigns Committee Representative’s primary responsibility is to assist the Campaigns Committee with the implementation of its work. During their term, this will include attending weekly meetings, contributing to planning, and participating in extensive campus outreach on issues the committee is addressing. The Campaigns Committee is responsible for planning and implementing the campaigns and government relations of the Students’ Union at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels. In the past this has included campaigns to improve provincial government funding to TRU, improve transit service for students, and lobby to create a provincial need-based grants system.
Entertainment Committee
Kudakwashe Mutizhe
Entertainment Committee Executive
The Entertainment Committee Executive’s primary responsibility is chairing, overseeing, and reporting on the work of the Entertainment Committee. During their term, the Entertainment Committee Executive can expect to work with the Entertainment Coordinator staff person to provide leadership for a team of students to plan weekly committee meetings, respond to media requests, and engage in extensive campus outreach throughout the fall and winter semesters. The Entertainment Committee is responsible for planning and implementing all of the entertainment that the Students’ Union offers. This includes the Back to School BBQ, the Common Voices annual lecture series, the Last Class Bash, and other events throughout the year.
Mugesh Narayanasamy
Entertainment Committee Representative
The Entertainment Committee Representative’s primary responsibility is to assist the Entertainment Committee with the implementation of its work. During their term, this will include attending weekly meetings, contributing to planning, and participating in extensive campus outreach on issues the committee is addressing. The Entertainment Committee is responsible for planning and implementing all of the entertainment that the Students’ Union offers. This includes the Back to School BBQ, the Common Voices annual lecture series, the Last Class Bash, and other events throughout the year.
Simran Saigal
Entertainment Committee Representative
The Entertainment Committee Representative’s primary responsibility is to assist the Entertainment Committee with the implementation of its work. During their term this will include attending weekly meetings, contributing to planning, and participating in extensive campus outreach on issues the committee is addressing. The Entertainment Committee is responsible for planning and implementing all of the entertainment that the Students’ Union offers. This includes the Back to School BBQ, the Common Voices annual lecture series, the Last Class Bash, and other events throughout the year.
Equity Committee
Gopi Yerraguntla
Equity Committee Executive
The Equity Committee Executive’s primary responsibility is chairing, overseeing, and reporting on the work of the Equity Committee. During their term the Equity Committee Executive can expect to work with the Equity Coordinator to provide leadership for a team of students to plan weekly committee meetings, respond to media requests, and engage in extensive campus outreach throughout the fall and winter semesters. The Equity Committee is responsible for planning and implementing the equity based events and campaigns that the Students’ Union organizes. This includes events to end systems and structures of oppression that are faced by Indigenous peoples, the LGBTQ community, women, and racialized persons, in addition to other equity issues.
Keegan Buckley-Boyer
Accessibility Representative
The Accessibility Representative ensures that the valuable perspective and interests of persons with accessibility issues are represented in the Board of Directors. They are a member of the Equity Committee and are responsible for planning and implementing equity initiatives to end systems and structures of oppression that are faced by Indigenous peoples, the LGBTQ community, women, and racialized persons.
Cicyetkwu Bennett-Dunstan
Indigenous Representative
The Indigenous Representative ensures that the valuable perspective and interests of the Aboriginal, First Nations, and Métis constituency are represented in the Board of Directors. They are a member of the Equity Committee and are responsible for planning and implementing equity initiatives to end systems and structures of oppression that are faced by Indigenous peoples, the LGBTQ community, women, and racialized persons.
Lalitha Dharmapuri
LGBTQ+ Representative
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, and Queer (LGBTQ) Students’ Representative ensures that the valuable perspectives and interests of the LGBTQ community are represented in the Board of Directors. They are a member of the Equity Committee and are responsible for planning and implementing equity initiatives to end systems and structures of oppression that are faced by Indigenous peoples, the LGBTQ+ community, women, and racialized persons.
Norri Arora
Racialized Persons Representative
The Racialized Persons Representative ensures that the valuable perspectives and interests of racialized persons are represented in the Board of Directors. They are a member of the Equity Committee and are responsible for planning and implementing equity initiatives to end systems and structures of oppression that are faced by Indigenous peoples, the LGBTQ+ community, women, and racialized persons.
Fahina Afrin
Women’s Representative
The Women’s Representative ensures that the valuable perspectives and interests of women are represented in the Board of Directors. They are a member of the Equity Committee and are responsible for planning and implementing equity initiatives to end systems and structures of oppression that are faced by Indigenous peoples, the LGBTQ+ community, women, and racialized persons.
Services Committee
Christopher Pidlisecky
Services Committee Executive
The Services Committee Executive’s primary responsibility is chairing, overseeing, and reporting on the work of the Services Committee. During their term, the Services Committee Executive can expect to work with the Services Coordinator to provide leadership for a team of students to plan weekly committee meetings, respond to media requests, and engage in extensive campus outreach throughout the fall and winter semesters. The Services Committee is responsible for planning and implementing all of the services that the Students’ Union offers. This includes management and promotion of existing services such as the Health and Dental Plan and the UPASS, as well and development, implementation, and promotion of new services.
Deeparsh Singh Dang
Services Committee Representative
The Services Committee Representative’s primary responsibility is to assist the Services Committee with the implementation of its work. During their term, this will include attending weekly meetings, contributing to planning, and participating in extensive campus outreach on issues the committee is addressing. The Services Committee is responsible for planning and implementing all of the services that the Students’ Union offers. This includes management and promotion of existing services such as the Health and Dental Plan and the UPASS, as well and development, implementation, and promotion of new services
Ayomide Maxwell
Services Committee Representative
The Services Committee Representative’s primary responsibility is to assist the Services Committee with the implementation of its work. During their term, this will include attending weekly meetings, contributing to planning, and participating in extensive campus outreach on issues the committee is addressing. The Services Committee is responsible for planning and implementing all of the services that the Students’ Union offers. This includes management and promotion of existing services such as the Health and Dental Plan and the UPASS, as well and development, implementation, and promotion of new services
University Affairs Committee
Jannat Bhullar
University Affairs Committee Executive
The University Affairs Committee Executive’s primary responsibility is chairing, overseeing, and reporting on the work of the Student Caucus. During their term the University Affairs Committee Executive will be working with the University Affairs Coordinator staff person to provide leadership for a team of students to plan weekly committee meetings, respond to media requests, and engage in extensive campus outreach throughout the fall and winter semesters. The Student Caucus recruits and resources student representatives on TRU committees, and plans and implements campaigns seeking changes in the university. In the past this has included campaigns on food service, parking, and open copyright textbooks. In addition, the President chairs board meetings and serves as the staff relations officer for the organization
Waqar UI Mulk
Graduate Students’ Representative
The Graduate Students’ Representative ensures that the valuable perspective and interests of graduate students are represented in the Board of Directors. They are a member of the Student Caucus Steering Committee and work to advance the interests of graduate students through institutional governance and campaigns of the Student Caucus.
Loshima Shongo
International Students’ Representative
The International Students’ Representative ensures that the valuable perspectives and interests of international students are represented in the Board of Directors. They are a member of the Student Caucus Steering Committee and work to advance the interests of international students on campus through institutional governance and campaigns for the Student Caucus.
Jaekyeong Park
University Affairs Committee Representative
The University Affairs Committee Representative’s primary responsibility is to assist the university Affairs Community with the implementation of its work. During their term, this will include attending weekly meetings, contributing to planning, and participating in extensive campus outreach on issues the committee is addressing. The University Affairs Committee provides leadership to the Student Caucus in recruiting and resourcing student representatives on TRU committees, and in planning and implementing campaigns seeking changes in the university. In the past, this has included campaigns on food service, parking, and open copyright textbooks.
Amun Sareen
University Affairs Committee Representative
The University Affairs Committee Representative’s primary responsibility is to assist the university Affairs Community with the implementation of its work. During their term, this will include attending weekly meetings, contributing to planning, and participating in extensive campus outreach on issues the committee is addressing. The University Affairs Committee provides leadership to the Student Caucus in recruiting and resourcing student representatives on TRU committees, and in planning and implementing campaigns seeking changes in the university. In the past, this has included campaigns on food service, parking, and open copyright textbooks.