Sarah is a medical student at Université de Montréal. She is a research assistant in children’s mental health at a hospital and helps with emergency medicine projects. She sits on student committees, namely for the Canadian Medical Association. She tutors science, philosophy, and French. She was involved with her CEGEP’s student association and volunteers in hospitals and at sports events. As an active member of the Conseil Jeunesse de Saint-Léonard, her work focuses on youth engagement projects.

Valérie is studying biomedical sciences at the Université de Montréal. In her new community in Montréal, she volunteers at a family center for their homework assistance program. She is also involved in a university committee raising funds for children’s palliative care homes. In her free time, you can find her in a small café, on a running track, or at a thrift store.

Mbarouk’s passion for youth education and development runs deep, leading him to study Education, specifically Secondary Social Sciences, at Université de Montréal. His captivating poetry slams, which he has performed at school, on Télé-Québec, and in Théâtre Outremont, have featured on the social media page of Quebec’s former education minister. Mbarouk became a soccer camp manager at just 17 years of age and uses his lived experience to propose concrete solutions, namely to combat racism within the school system.

An industrial relations student with a thirst for inclusive employment practices, Anne-Èva sits on her program’s equity, diversity, and inclusion committee. During her first Loran summer experience, she worked as a literacy officer with Réseau réussite Montréal. She drew on her extensive background in day camps to incorporate literacy activities into Montreal-based day camps’ summer programming. But her youth engagement work doesn’t end there: She also coordinates a homework club at a high school. Anne-Èva loves to learn new languages and is always looking to apply her newly acquired skills and discover new cultures through her travels.

An International Studies student, Mishka is the President of Citoyenneté jeunesse and a member of Lab22’s Jeunesse22 advisory committee. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Comité d’action politique franco-québécois and participates in the Parlement jeunesse du Québec. She also represented Université de Montréal at the Jeux de la science politique as the international cooperation delegate and took part in COP15 (biodiversity) and COP28 (climate). Mishka is passionate about political issues surrounding justice, equity, and representation at all levels.

Rosalie is starting a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy at Université de Montréal. Over the last five years, she has worked as a caregiver for an elderly person. She promotes cross-cultural connection in her workplace in the form of Spanish translation. As a member of Université de Montréal’s theatre troupe, Rosalie took part in a play reading project. She also completed a three-month community internship in Guatemala, where she focused on the needs of the elderly, facilitated and organized group activities.

Mariana is pursuing a Bachelor of Laws at Université de Montréal. She is the events coordinator for the Comité Diversité at her faculty, as well as a founding member and future co-president of the Association d’étudiant.e.s latino-américain.e.s en droit. She is the director of social media for the Creative Collective for Change, an initiative she co-founded with her college professors. She spent her first Loran summer working as a policy and research officer in a non-profit in Ottawa that works with women’s shelters throughout Canada. In her free time, she enjoys playing guitar, baking sweet treats, and walking around Montréal.

Rafael is pursuing the joint Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor program at Université de Montréal. The highlights of his academic career include an internship at the Superior Court of Québec as a research assistant and at Université de Montréal’s Legal Clinic. Rafael also offered free legal services through his involvement with the aforementioned clinic, on top of his role as coordinator of the Law Students’ Association’s Mentorship Program. This summer, Rafael will complete an internship with the International Bar Association in London and, for the Barreau du Québec, with law firm Gowling WLG, which sparked his keen interest in civil litigation and Indigenous law. Beyond his career, Rafael is passionate about playing the saxophone, running, and film.