Meet the KPEUA EXECUTIVEs!

President: Emma karamanlian

Year: 4
Favourite KPE Course: KPE307: Olympic and Paralympic Studies
Favourite KPE Professor: David Frost
Favourite KPE Memory: Reffing dodgeball at PHE4ALL
Favourite Sport/Hobby: Dance
Best Part About Being a Student in KPE: Taking really interesting courses!
Career Goals and Aspirations: Being a professor in kinesiology
Fun Fact: I love going to concerts!

Vice President: Dveeta Lal

Year:
Favourite KPE Course: KPE369, KPE291
Favourite KPE Professor: Dr. Timothy Burkhart
Favourite KPE Memory: O-Week!!
Favourite Sport/Hobby: Soccer
Best Part About Being a Student in KPE: The tight-knit community
Career Goals and Aspirations: Medicine
Fun Fact: I have a black belt in taekwondo

Academic Commissioner: ANdrew alvarez

Year: 2
Favourite KPE Course: ANA 126
Favourite KPE Professor: Dr. Ashley Stirling and Dr. Douglas Richards
Favourite KPE Memory: I remember during our first exam season, a bunch of us brought sleeping bags to robarts commons and pulled all-nighters in the study rooms while occasionally going a bit insane 🤪
Favourite Sport/Hobby: Soccer & Cooking
Best Part About Being a Student in KPE: I love how tight-knit we are as a faculty and how open and welcome most people are to making new friends and making everlasting memories together!
Career Goals and Aspirations: Either sports medicine with a professional team or open up my own practice for physiotherapy
Fun Fact: I'm half-Togolese 🇹🇬 and half-Canadian 🇨🇦, then I was adopted into a Peruvian family 🇵🇪!! They call me Mr. Worldwide 😎
Feel free to reach out if you ever need advice on courses or life in general. I'm here to help!
IG: i.am.andrewalvarez

External Commissioner: neveen shnoudeh

Year: 2
Favourite KPE Course: KPE 120 with Professor Linda Trinh!
Favourite KPE Professor: Dr. Simon Darnell and Dr. Trinh (and can’t forget about Dr. Doug Richards)
Favourite KPE Memory: First-year O-week and Messy Olympics
Favourite Sport/Hobby: Going for outdoor runs and reading!
Best Part About Being a Student in KPE: It feels like a family of like-minded individuals! And everyone is so willing to lend a helping hand <3
Career Goals and Aspirations: NICU Nurse Practitioner and future professor of nursing!
Fun Fact: I have a Maltese pup named Lola

Communications Commissioner: Fatima zahra

Year: 2
Favourite KPE Course: KPE 182, KPE 162, ANA 126
Favourite KPE Professor: Dr. Doug & Dr. Simon Darnell
Favourite KPE Memory: ODP! & Every day on campus
Favourite Sport/Hobby: Volleyball, reading, and exploring new places
Best Part About Being a Student in KPE: All the people in KPE, and the close family of KPE. Also, how willing everyone is willing to help and answer all your questions. How easy it is to make friends and get to know everyone. Lastly, how much you learn in just the first year is mind-blowing!
Career Goals and Aspirations: Sports Medicine
Fun Fact: I was born in the middle east, Kuwait.

Finance Commissioner: Mayuran sriharen

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Favourite KPE Course: KPE, KPE, KPE, and KPE
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Graduates Commissioner: Jadyn brooks

Year: 3
Favourite KPE Course: KPE 182
Favourite KPE Professor: Doug of course (Dr. Douglas Richards)
Favourite KPE Memory: Coordinating the Outdoor Projects with my partner in crime, Melina!
Favourite Sport/Hobby: Dancing and drawing 💅
Best Part About Being a Student in KPE: Being part of such a close-knit community of people who share one common interest is amazing! Coming into Benson and always being able to see a familiar face Is such a great feeling.
Career Goals and Aspirations: I want to visually communicate for textbooks, patient brochures, etc.
Fun Fact: I can wiggle my ears

Equity Commissioner: lucy tempest

Year:
Favourite KPE Course: KPE162
Favourite KPE Professor: Timothy Burkhart
Favourite KPE Memory: ODP!!
Favourite Sport/Hobby: Synchro swimming
Best Part About Being a Student in KPE: The KPE community
Career Goals and Aspirations: Medicine
Fun Fact: I lifeguard at the beach

social Commissioner: bea calista chua

Athletic Commissioner/President: reem ibrahim

Year:
Favourite KPE Course: KPE372, KPE360
Favourite KPE Professor: Tim Burkhart & Robert Bentley!!
Favourite KPE Memory: KPEAA shenanigans with Megan
Favourite Sport/Hobby: Basketball all the way
Best Part About Being a Student in KPE: Gym facilities connected to Benson
Career Goals and Aspirations: Not sure yet, but I love helping people so whatever I end up doing, I want to make sure that I'm helping people in some way
Fun Fact: I'm from Egypt

Athletic Commissioner/President: megan christoforidis

Year:
Favourite KPE Course: KPE421
Favourite KPE Professor: Sarah Gairdner and Dave Frost
Favourite KPE Memory: Running PHE4ALL ‘23 with my KPEAA family ❤️
Favourite Sport/Hobby: Volleyball, ultimate frisbee, and badminton. I also like reading and drawing :)
Best Part About Being a Student in KPE: All the fun events throughout the year
Career Goals and Aspirations: I’d love to be a physiotherapist or occupational therapist!
Fun Fact: I’ve seen New Girl at least 3 times (comfort show)