Fiona studies anthropology at the University of Ottawa, where she also works as the vice-president of university affairs for the sociology and anthropology student’s association, supporting students through complaints and navigating the university’s systems and services, running a scholarship program, as well as running the department’s flagship week of events. During her public policy summer as a junior analyst at the Office of Public Service Accessibility, she collated best practices from accessibility experts from across Canada to create a guide to accessible events for the federal public service. During her community development summer, she worked as an engagement assistant at the Canadian Rare Disease Network, supporting work on patient organization connections, social media posts, as well as the planning for a patient opportunities board.

Aishwarya is pursuing a B.Sc. in neuroscience at McGill University with a minor in gender, sexuality, feminist, and social justice studies. She is passionate about health justice and is involved in public health research. Through her Loran summers, she explored topics such as the intersections of gender and chronic pain, as well as reproductive healthcare access for those experiencing incarceration. Aishwarya is also a Bharatanatyam dancer and is the founder of a student-led collective working to build community through dance.

Kai is enrolled in the BA program at McGill University, majoring in political science with minor concentrations in economics and management. Throughout his studies, Kai has volunteered as a Japanese teacher, completed four mandates as a consultant and project manager at Canada’s largest student-run consulting firm, JED Consulting, and driven community-impact initiatives as the director of JED For the Community. His passion for environmentalism has led to his work in clean energy policy development at the Clean Foundation and the Government of Nova Scotia, as well as his role as sustainability commissioner at the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU). Kai is involved with a Montreal-based charity, 60 Million Girls, working to deliver one of the world’s first climate education games to a global network of 700,000+ students with limited access to high quality educational content.

Campus ambassador, cross-country runner, and an environmental studies student, Anna is known on campus for her many roles, for being a community-engaged learner, and for her ability to converse with everyone she meets. Anna’s network spans the globe thanks to the many and varied conversations she has, and a semester on exchange in Tasmania, Australia. At the University of Tasmania, she had the opportunity to learn about oceans, geoheritage, and Antarctica, while also exploring and having adventures with new friends. Anna’s passion for the outdoors and community never falters. Whether hanging out in her hammock on campus, building fires with Scouts, or coaching kids on the ski trail, she always has a smile on her face regardless of the weather.

Sarah is pursuing a B.Sc. in psychology at Memorial University, Grenfell Campus. She is an active member of her university community by being an RA, a student assistant at the library, and the chairperson of the student union. She is also a member of the psychology society, where she plans and hosts a semesterly “students versus professors” trivia game. She is always happy to help prospective students by giving tours of the campus and providing information about her program. Sarah has also done a lot of research on elder abuse and is creating tools to raise awareness and encourage interventions.

Wadii is a commerce student at Queen’s University. As a portfolio manager in a student investment club, he develops investment theses and explores market dynamics. He is committed to financial literacy, serving as a mentor for a university finance network. In his role as a loan committee member of a sustainable finance fund, Wadii also assesses loan applications from social-impact businesses. Beyond finance, he is a licensed parachutist, and enjoys playing badminton and taking on new athletic challenges.

Ravneet is pursuing a BA (Honours) in sociology at Queen’s University. She is a youth advisor with Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario and a member of Children’s Mental Health Ontario’s Youth Action Committee, where she supports projects aimed at improving youth engagement experiences within the child and youth mental health system across the province. Ravneet has presented at the International Conference on Youth Mental Health, the Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Care Conference, and the Children’s Mental Health Ontario Conference, sharing insights on lived experience, systems change, and youth-driven solutions in mental health care. She also coordinates identity-affirming artistic programming for youth in community spaces, including a summer DJ camp and public gallery initiatives. On campus, she is the outreach manager at the peer support centre, where she builds partnerships and delivers training to student leaders.

Hilus is pursuing a B.Sc. in computer engineering at the University of Waterloo. He has served as vice president of finance for the Waterloo Engineering Society and is an undergraduate lead of the powertrain and controls sub-team of the University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels team, which competes in the advanced vehicle technology competition EcoCAR challenge to re-engineer an electric vehicle. Hilus has gained diverse experience through co-op positions in the tech industry, specializing in software development, consulting, and product management.

Mahum is the co-founder of Agora, a student organization hosting co-working sessions for creators and makers. She also volunteers at a robotics lab and helps first-year students as a resident advisor. One of her Loran summers was at the Rehab Robotics Lab in Edmonton, where she and her team developed a diagnostic tool for shoulder cuff tears to be used in rural communities. She spent another Loran summer as a clinical research assistant at Toronto General Hospital, where she worked on organ transplantation research. She is a biomedical and electrical engineering student at McMaster University and enjoys competing in hackathons and engineering competitions over the weekends.

Atlas is pursuing a B.Sc. in cognitive science at McGill University. Committed to the integration of arts and sciences in all they do, they serve as musical director for on-campus a cappella ensemble Effusion and volunteer as a piano teacher for elementary school students from low-income families, while also embracing their more technologically inclined side with former work as a software developer with Agora Board Games. Atlas spent their first Loran summer as a public policy advisor and AI impact researcher at Imagine Canada, and their second in San Diego formatting a toolkit of resources for intentional game facilitation in educational spaces. Atlas volunteers on the board of TBG Canada, a non-profit dedicated to the use of tabletop games for social impact and therapeutic treatment.