As a law student at McGill, Cathy takes on leadership roles, serving on the executive team for the Environmental Law Association and the board of an organization guiding schools toward socio-ecological transitions. She is an active member of the youth wing of a political party, contributes to her electoral district association, and acts as head of the G7 youth delegation. She completed her public policy summer in the office of Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. In her spare time, Cathy enjoys dancing and playing violin.

As a software engineering student at McGill, Gracie acts an outreach coordinator for the Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering club, encouraging girls in high school and CEGEP to pursue engineering through workshops, tours, and events. She’s a member of the McGill Rocket Team, and has volunteered at the McGill Tech Fair, McGill Powwow, the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal, and hosted guided tours at McGill Open House. Recently, she was invited to sit on panels: Indigenous Perspectives in STEM and Missing Voices in Climate Change & the Role of Education in Sustainability.

Mariana is pursuing a Bachelor of Laws at Université de Montréal. She is a legal volunteer for Pro Bono Students Canada, working on legal workshops for people living with HIV. She is the director of social media for the Creative Collective for Change, an initiative she co-founded with her college professors. In her free time, she enjoys playing guitar and connecting with people in her communities.

Wadii is a licensed parachutist who enjoys playing badminton, creating investment theses as an analyst at Queen’s Capital, and spreading financial literacy through Queen’s University Finance Network as a market research analyst. Wadii is also a loan committee member of the Fair Finance Fund, where he evaluates loan applications of social-impact-focused businesses.

Luka mentors students who are new to Quebec and is also involved as a mentor and tutor teaching debate skills to students of all university levels, while participating in several championships. He also organizes a plethora of art therapy activities for the community of Québec City in his role as VP for Arts & Crafts Université Laval.

Émilia is a computer engineering student with a minor in biomedical engineering at McGill University. As a member of the “Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering” club, she organized a conference introducing 200 young women from high school and CÉGEP to engineering. Émilia is an assistant professor for a robotics course, in which she helps teams plan their projects. Last summer, as part of her internship, she organized a five-day training and competition event for 200 French-speaking youth from all across Canada.

Rafael is an undergraduate law student at Université de Montréal. He has worked as a research assistant for professors in Indigenous law, constitutional law, and public international law. Last summer, he worked with the NGO Lawyers Without Borders, where he conducted research in international human rights law. Rafael is involved with Université de Montréal’s Legal Clinic, offering free legal services to the population. Within the Faculty of Law, he is a mentor and tutor for students in specific subjects. Rafael plays the saxophone and has a keen interest in music of all kinds, literature, film, and running.