CO-President
Catherine (Mogyi) Kirschner
Mogyi is in their fifth year of studies majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Immunology & Disease. As a Co-President this year, they hope to bring the students and the faculty of the department closer together with informative events and initiatives. In their free time they love doing sudoku, reading, painting, crafting and more. They love to connect with students and answer all sorts of questions.
Feel free to contact Mogyi at president@myepsa.ca!
CO-President
Jawaad Khan
Jawaad is in his fourth year of studies specializing in Global Environmental Change, which is one of the environmental science programs at UTSC. As a Co-President this year, Jawaad hopes to continue working to bridge the gap between faculty and students in the department by overseeing the execution of events and services meant to improve the undergraduate student experience and foster students’ success. In his spare time, he loves to run, work out, and spend time with his friends and family.
Feel free to contact Jawaad anytime at president@myepsa.ca!
VP Academics
Shreya Sarma
Shreya loves going by nicknames her friends give her. She is in her 5th and final year, specializing in Environmental Chemistry. She was actually specializing in another program where she assisted in agroecology research before switching programs in her 3rd year. The change was scary but she got to explore different research topics. Recently, She worked on a project at the intersection of environmental science and organic chemistry. With this experience, she wants to encourage her peers to find out-of-classroom opportunities whenever they can (this year she went on a field trip to Iceland!) When she is not drowning in coursework, you can find her hiking up mountain trails, reading sci-fi novels, bingeing action-themed movie franchises, and listening to K-pop!
Feel free to reach out at vpacademics@myepsa.ca :)
VP marketing
Kaaviya Kanagalingam
Kaaviya is in her third year double majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Immunology and Disease. In her free time, she love to explore the city and try every cafe and restaurant the city has to offer and going on walks to see the sunset. As VP marketing she hope to engage more students in attending our awesome events :) She looking forward to seeing more of you at the events we have planned
Contact Kaaviya at vpmarketingcomm@myepsa.ca
VP Operations
Mehreen Maleeha
Mehreen is a fifth-year student pursuing a double major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with a Minor in Applied Statistics. In her spare time, she enjoys going on long walks, journaling, and exploring new TV shows (pls send any recommendations! ). As a VP of Operations for EPSA this year, she hopes to expand the scope of events at EPSA and strengthen relations with other DSA’s on campus! She is looking forward to collaborating with her amazing fellow team members at EPSA.
Feel free to contact Maleeha at vpoperations@myepsa.ca
VP Finance
Rachel Ye
Rachel is a fourth year student double majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Immunology and Disease. She loves listening to R&B music and exploring the city in her free time. As the VP Finance, Rachel hopes to contribute to memorable events through directing EPSA’s budgets behind the scenes.
Feel free to reach out to Rachel at vpfinance@myepsa.ca
Chemistry Director
Kimia Karim Koshteh
Kimia is a second-year student pursuing a double major in Biochemistry and Human Biology at the University of Toronto Scarborough. She is thrilled to serve as this year’s Director of Chemistry and Biochemistry for EPSA. In this role, she am committed to advocating for chemistry and biochemistry students by fostering stronger connections, academic support, and meaningful representation within our community. Her focus is on creating an engaging and inclusive experience for students within the department, both inside and outside the classroom.nOutside of academics, she enjoys outdoor running, reading, working out, playing the piano, and journaling. These habits keeps her focused, grounded, and motivated in both her personal and academic life. She believes in showing up with purpose, building strong routines, and continuously striving to grow.
Reach out at chemistry@myepsa.ca
Physics Director
Aishani CHAUDHURI
Aishani is a third year student specialising in Physics and Astrophysics, and she is so excited to be your Physics Director for the upcoming year! She hopes to see the Physics community at UTSC knit closer together and flourish, through EPSA events aimed to bring students together and encourage the sharing of ideas. When not otherwise occupied, Aishani loves a good book, or poem, or movie, or show, and she can and will talk for hours about her favourites if given the opportunity! (Any recommendations?)
Feel free to reach Aishani at physics@myepsa.ca
Food Studies Director
Komitha Sivanathan
Komitha is going into her third year majoring in Human Biology with a double minor in Environmental Science and Food Studies. This is her first year as the Food Studies Director with EPSA and she is super excited to take on the role! Komitha is looking forward to bringing meaningful conversations and engaging events to campus throughout the year. Outside of school, she loves painting, especially realism, and finds it to be one of her favourite ways to relax and express creativity. Feel free to reach out to Komitha if you are interested in learning more about Food Studies or want to connect about upcoming events and initiatives!
Feel free to contact Komitha at foodstudies@myepsa.ca
Environmental Science DirectoR
Yu Ya Kyaw
Yu Ya is a fourth-year student specializing in Environmental Chemistry. She loves cooking, movies, and dancing. She looks forward to working with the amazing team and being closer to the student body!
GeoScience DirectoR
Fiona Palma
Fiona is a third-year student doing a specialist in Evironmental Geoscience and a minor in GIS. When she’s not planning on world domination, you could probably find her either creative writing, drawing, scrolling through recipes on Youtube Shorts she’ll never make, or hanging out with friends. And contrary to popular belief, no, she does not lick rocks.
As Geoscience Director, Fiona takes pride in helping others reach their academic goals and navigate the world of oppertunities that the geoscience stream has to offer. If you see her out and about, feel free to say hi (Please do, she’s blind as a bat and will not see you otherwise)
Feel free to contact Fiona geosci@myepsa.ca
Graphic Designer
BUMI Naraputri
Nara is a third-year student majoring in Molecular Biology and Environmental Science. She’s passionate about design and cant wait to bring bold, vibrant, and fun visuals to EPSA! When she is not glued to her laptop fighting through a mountain of assignments, you’ll find her cafe hopping in search of the best iced latte in town. Shes also a sparkling (carbonated) coffee enthusiast though no one ever seems to understand her obsession.
Do you also like sparkling coffee? well, lets be friends! contact me at designer2@myepsa.ca :D
Graphic Designer
Alyssa Baichulall
Alyssa is in her 2nd year, double majoring in Biochemistry & Psychology, with plans to become a teacher! She loves doodling, gaming, fashion, blasting music, hanging out with people, exploring with her bike, and pretending she is a sporty person (she will say yes to trying any sport, though being good at them is another story…). She also enjoys watching Netflix, but rarely watch shows because when she does start one, she fighting her headache in front of the TV thinking “just one more episode”. She looks forward to working with EPSA and our amazing team!!!
I’m also a good listener! Feel free to reach out at designer@myepsa.ca
Social Media Manager
Dana Abughaduma
Dana is currently double majoring in Human Biology and Molecular Biology, with a minor in French. Passionate about community involvement, she’s found a home in EPSA—now in her third year with the club, it truly feels like family to her. When she’s not in the lab or the library, Dana enjoys reading fiction and watching comedy or action movies (feel free to send recs!).
Please don’t hesitate to reach out, she is willing to talk to anyone about anything!!
Feel free to contact Dana at socialmedia@myepsa.ca
Webmaster
VIDHI GANDHI
Vidhi is a third-year majoring in physics and astrophysics and minoring in Computer science & Stats. As the webmaster of EPSA, she wants to make the opportunities more accessible to the students. She hopes to make the website a helpful resource for students to stay up-to-date with EPSA’s activities and services. She is a bona fide night owl and is usually the first to respond to messages sent through the contact form on the website. Feedbacks are always welcomed!
Vidhi loves playing her guitar and performs in university events with her band called NotABand. She also loves playing basketball (so if you ever wanna do a 1v1, you know who to contact!) and loves exploring new places.
Contact her at webmaster@myepsa.ca
Videographer
AANYA SHARMA
Events Coordinator
Vishniha Vijayanathan
Vishniha is going into her final year at UTSC, pursuing a double major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Disease. In her free time, she enjoys reading, going on long walks, and exploring new cafes! As one of the Events Coordinators for EPSA this year, she’s excited to plan engaging and inclusive events that bring the student community together and help everyone make the most of their time at UTSC (:
Feel free to contact Vishniha at eventscoordinator1@myepsa.ca
EVENTS COORDInATOR
Amanda Muthalakuzhiyil
Amanda is a third year Chemistry and English major, and this year she is thrilled to join EPSA as one of the Event Coordinators! Her goal is to support UTSC students by bringing meaningful events and resources to help students thrive at UTSC and beyond. When she isn’t drowning in essays or lab reports, you’ll probably find her bingeing Gilmore Girls (Team Jess forever), reading a book, or patiently waiting in line at Tims for her 7th iced coffee of the week.
Feel free to contact Amanda at eventscoordinator2@myepsa.ca
Events Coordinator
Zync Infante
Zync Infante (yes, like the element). is a second-year student specializing in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry with a minor in Applied Statistics. He loves listening to Korean and Filipino R&B, exploring Toronto’s hidden gems, and romanticizing student life one Iced Capp at a time. Get ready for events that go harder than your CHMB41 midterms (but with snacks).
Feel free to reach out to Zync at eventscoordinator3@myepsa.ca
Outreach Coordinator
Marin Suzuki
Marin is in her 2nd year at UTSC. She is double majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology, immunology and disease as well as a minor in applied statistics. This is her first time as part of EPSA, but she volunteered as a ChemAid tutor for CHMA10 last year and fell in love with the EPSA team so it is a dream to be a part of it this year. In her free time she loves playing volleyball so I am always at Pan Am during drop in hours!
Feel free to reach out to Marin at outreach@myepsa.ca
Finance Manager
Mathumai Patkunaranjan
Mathumai is a second year student doing a double major in Human Biology and Psychology. In her free time she loves listening to music, talking to her friends, and playing Roblox with them. As she enters her second year apart of EPSA, she hopes to encourage a tight knit bond between all science students across all years
Feel free to reach out to her at financialmanager1@myepsa.ca
cONTENT cREATOR
Praditi Singh
Praditi is a fourth year student doing a specialist in physics and astrophysics. She has professionally learnt Indian classical music, she loves to read, sketch and cook in her free time. She is kind of a traveler who loves solo trips. She is also a photographer and if you feel like you can check out her page @pix.xelated.
Feel free to reach out to her at contentcreator@myepsa.ca
