Kate tutors younger students, is the captain of her volleyball team, and a chair of her MP’s youth advisory committee. She works as a lifeguard/swim instructor and on a local farm, and is a founding coach of her local, competitive Lifesaving Sport club. Kate is also passionate about honouring Canadian soldiers; she participated in an educational program in France and Belgium commemorating the First and Second World Wars and helped repatriate the story of a soldier from her hometown.

Lauren is a two-term member of the Minister’s Youth Council in Alberta, advocating for rural education needs like mental health supports and extracurricular opportunities. As student council president, she fosters leadership and engagement for more than 20 members. Lauren was chair of her school’s first student-organized leadership conference, uniting 200 students across Northern Alberta. She also completed an out-of-province French immersion program to expand her language skills and cultural understanding.

Lubna is always looking for ways to spend time with her community. While studying inquiry-based learning in the McMaster health sciences program, she always finds time to join a new organization or try a new activity. During her time as chair of the university’s first-year council and as a McMaster residence ambassador, Lubna gained valuable insights on post secondary student government and continued supporting her passion for youth engagement with students in her community. If she’s not in a meeting or at an event, she’s probably at a cafe with an iced strawberry matcha latte.

Julien is studying mathematical physics at the University of Waterloo. A Franco-Albertan, he is involved in student leadership through the University of Waterloo residence council and contributes to research and innovation initiatives, including Waterloo iGEM and a student group exploring space radiation shielding. For his 2025 Loran summer, Julien worked as a policy analyst intern at the Canada West Foundation, a public policy think tank. Outside of academics, Julien enjoys skiing and playing piano.

Burhanuddin has spent the last two years discovering what makes him tick as a person. By pursuing various types of projects and chasing many flavours of experiences, such as working for an affordable housing construction company in Kenya, he has found his love in life: using his engineering skills to build communities. which he has been actively doing within his own life. He continues to provide programs in his mosque, taking on executive roles. He also advocates for safe sleeping spaces on campus and has joined affordable housing committees.

Steven is a software engineering student at the University of Waterloo. His hands-on experience includes building AI agent systems in San Francisco. He has also worked at a sports-tech startup, contributed to applied AI projects in Toronto, and led sports analytics for Waterloo’s varsity basketball team. Much of his work focuses on exploring how machines can help us remember better, connect deeper, and live more intentionally.

Tumi is pursuing a bachelor of applied science in engineering physics. She is the vice-president, external, of both the UBC Women in Data Science and the UBC African Awareness Initiative. She also works part time at a non-profit that provides STEAM education to youth from the perspective of Black and African history. Tumi worked as a research and development intern at an agriculture technology startup using optical technology and AI to detect defects in seeds. She also represented 2000+ students as the president of her residence’s area council, and advanced connections between Black engineers and students as the partnerships chair of the National Society of Black Engineers. In her free time, Tumi loves singing, sprinting, and exploring new corners of Vancouver.

Garvit is pursuing a degree in electrical engineering at the University of Waterloo. He is a member of the engineering society, representing his cohort and communicating relevant issues to his peers. He has completed two internships in different industries to explore various fields of technology and develop his interests. On top of his studies, Garvit continues to volunteer at local conservatories and zoos.

Hannah is pursuing a BCom in business, economics, and law with a biology minor at the University of Alberta. She completed her community development summer at Windmill Microlending, where she researched different career pathways for internationally trained professionals to achieve accreditation in Canada, and developed strategies to optimize engagement from currently inactive partners. Hannah also interned with the City of Edmonton’s Data Science and Research team; she researched and operationalized data related to technology solutions. Hannah currently serves on the board of Music Unbounded—a local non-profit she co-founded in 2021, mentors a group of Grade 9 girls at her church, and leads the executive team as president of the Stollery for Youth Committee at the University of Alberta.

Maryam was the President of her high school’s Student Council and founder of the Social Justice and Student Involvement Club. She also interned at a research lab at the University of Alberta. Maryam is a volleyball player, an avid volunteer, and a tutor/mentor within her Somali community.