Joesh is a mental health & diversity advocate and public speaker. As the youth ambassador for the Stigma Free Society, Joesh has reached thousands of students in 500+ schools across Canada. He is also a TEDx speaker, athlete, school president, and co-investigator for a national health research grant.

Graeme is a bilingual student and Co-Founder of his high school chamber choir. He is Co-President of the Environmental Club and an elected member of the Principal’s Council. He is a volunteer judo instructor and was involved in restarting the junior program at his club. Graeme enjoys playing the piano, ultimate frisbee, and soccer.

While completing her first year of engineering, Tumi promoted diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives as a senator on the University of British Columbia’s National Society of Black Engineers, and as the coordinator of a remembrance ceremony for the L’Ecole de Polytechnique Massacre. She volunteered as an advisor for an organization promoting youth civic engagement and represented African students in UBC’s African Awareness Initiative. She was the vice president of her house council and a member of a design team creating sustainable housing for remote communities. For her enterprise summer, she completed a software development internship at Amazon.

Brynna is pursuing a B.Sc. at the University of British Columbia. She is involved with the university newspaper, which creates a platform for student voices. She also volunteers with a local animal rescue, where she works on animal care and community outreach.

Ellen is pursuing a B.Sc. in engineering at the University of British Columbia. She is an active member of the aerodynamics subteam of the Formula UBC Design Team, where she integrates designs to create a fully functioning formula car. She is also a member of the UBC Choir, singing contemporary classical music. She completed her summer experience at the TRIUMF particle accelerator centre, working on the TITAN experiment to explore the nuclear structure.

Ridhwanlai is the Founder of Wake-Up Mental Health, a non-profit organization offering workshops in support of mental well-being. He is also Co-Chair of his school’s Student Council and Founder of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council. He competes in volleyball, basketball, badminton, and track. Ridhwanlai volunteers in his community and is a Kumon tutor.

Kaia is studying health and society with a concentration in economics at the University of Calgary, where she serves as treasurer of the Health and Society Scholars Club. She also remains the chairperson of the KidSport chapter she founded in her hometown. Kaia volunteers as a horseback riding assistant to individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities at Prairie Sky Equine Assisted Therapy. She has also worked as a research assistant for the Science and Practice in Psychology Research Lab at McGill University.

Lucas joined Engineers without Borders Canada, contributing to engineering projects empowering communities worldwide to innovate and develop new infrastructure. He has been an online volunteer tutor for high school students in physics and math and also volunteers for a non-profit golf course in his home community. Lucas is pursuing a BASc in Integrated Engineering at the University of British Columbia.

James is currently pursuing a B.Sc. in neuroscience and a minor in biochemistry at the University of British Columbia. He is the assistant director of Ensure Hive Future, an apiary research and education non-profit, where he spent his community development summer advocating for pollinator health and creating stronger honeybees. For his public policy summer, he worked at Vancouver General Hospital researching multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries. James has also worked on multiple committees to execute events related to bees, neuroscience, and literacy.

While pursuing his degree in Computer Engineering, Martin has held roles as a Professional Development Director with the Engineering Undergraduate Society and a Full Stack Developer at UBC Launch Pad which aims to build software applications for different stakeholders and organizations. For his Loran Summers, Martin has worked with Bombardier as a Product Management Intern, leading new software applications for the company’s private jet fleet, and with SAP as a Software Engineer. He’s excited to explore ways to apply his technical skills to community-oriented and high-impact initiatives like The Graphix Project and The Propel Impact Fellowship.