MEET THE TEAM
MEET THE TEAM
Meet our phenomenal PNB Society team for the 2024-25 school year.
THE EXECUTIVE TEAM
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TARA NICHOLS
CO-PRESIDENT
Hi everyone! My name is Tara (she/her) and I am in my fourth year of BioPNB! I am so excited about being one of this years Co-Presidents as I love the PNB community and being able to connect with and support students in the program! My favourite part about PNB is all of the amazing opportunities that there are within the different programs to find something that you are truly interested in! In my free time I love dancing, running, reading, and spending time with my friends! I am so excited about all of the amazing events we have planned this year! If you have any questions at all please feel free to reach out at any time <3
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ELLEN TROYER-O'CONNOR
CO-PRESIDENT
Hi! I'm Ellen (she/her) and I'm in my fourth year of the General PNB program. I'm one of the society's co-presidents this year. This is my third year on the society and I'm so glad to be back to help make the PNB student experience the best it can be. I'm interested in learning about mental health, social cognition, memory, and personality. I'd love to talk with you about opportunities to get involved in the society, society events, research at Mac, or psych course recs. Feel free to reach out anytime on our instagram, gmail, or around campus :)
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ROZHIN GAROUSI
CO-VP SOCIAL
My name is Rozhin (she/her) and I’m in my third year of PNB mental health. I am so excited to be one of your VP socials this year! love this program with all my heart and the amazing community that comes with it. I enjoy reading, taking care of my plants, pilates and in my free time, you’ll often catch me rewatching Grey’s Anatomy or Gilmore Girls for 8th time. I’m looking forward to meeting you all and seeing you at our events :)
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BELLA CRESCENZI
CO-VP SOCIAL
Hi everyone! My name is Bella (she/her) and I am going into my fourth year of General PNB! I am very excited to be one of the VP Socials for PNB Society this year! I have had an amazing experience in PNB, from interesting classes, to a welcoming community, and I hope to help provide the same experience for all of you! A little bit about me is that I love music and movies and spending time with my friends and family! I look forward to meeting all of you at our events this year! :)
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KARINA DI PIETRO
VP MARKETING
Hey everyone : ) My name is Karina (she/her) and I am in my 4th year of Biology and PNB. I am so grateful to be this year’s VP Marketing for the PNB Society and can’t wait to connect with more students in our department and contribute to the vibrant and welcoming community that PNB is. Over the past two years, the PNB program has offered so many incredible opportunities, engaging courses, and the chance to meet amazing people. I’m excited to help you experience the same by promoting our events and sharing valuable advice and resources through our website and Instagram. Outside of academics, I enjoy reading, graphic design, photography, kickboxing, and spending time with friends and family. Looking forward to a lovely year ahead full of interactions with you all on social media and at our various social and academic events!! <3
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ABBEY FERGUSON-DONALDSON
CO-VP ACADEMIC
Hi everyone! My name is Abigail (she/her), and I am one of the VP Academics for PNB Society this year. I am going into my third year of BioPNB, and have always been interested in both mental and physical health. As of right now I am aspiring to be an optometrist, but ask me again in a week and my answer will probably be different :) I'm very excited to be a part of this society, and I can't wait to share more about the events we have planned for you guys!
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TARA ESBATI
CO-VP ACADEMIC
My name is Tara (she/her) and I am going into my third year of general PNB. I am one of the VP Academics this year and I’m super excited for this year! My favourite part of PNB is the tight knit community and the room for fun electives in third and fourth year. Some of my hobbies include curating spotify playlists, doing gymnastics, and going to cafes! I’m super excited to meet new people in PNB and help plan out fun events for everyone!
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SAHEJPREET DILLON
VP FINANCE
Hi! My name is Sahejpreet (she/her) and I am VP Finance for the 2024-2025 year, I'm so excited to be a part of the team! I love the sense of community in the PNB department and am thrilled to be able to help foster that through working with the PNB society this year. I love how the PNB program caters to a wide variety of topics in the fields of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour and also focuses on the development of research skills. My hobbies include reading (especially contemporary and women's fiction), watching a wide variety of sitcoms and TV shows, and trying new restaurants. Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or just to chat, I can't wait to meet everyone this year!
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ARNAV MAHAJAN
VP LEADERSHIP
My name is Arnav (he/him), I'm in fourth year General PNB and I'm the VP leadership this year. This year I'm looking forward to planning fun events and making everyone feel like a welcome part of the PNB community. My hobbies are playing video games, reading and dungeons and dragons, I am big into sci-fi stuff like Dune & Star Trek. Come talk to me anytime you see me!
OUR 2024-2025 PNB AMBASSADORS
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Adjoda Archer
Hallo! I'm Adjoda (she/her), but you can call me Jo! I use she/her pronouns. I’m currently in my third year of General PNB and I'm thrilled to be one of the society ambassadors this year. I can’t wait to contribute even more to this amazing community and to meet so many more wonderful people. When I’m not worrying over school, you’ll find me lost in a good (or not so good) fantasy book or you might see me around taking pictures (I love photography)—whether it’s with my digital camera or my phone!
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Dhwani Bhavsar
Hi! I’m Dhwani (she/her), and I’m in my second year specializing in BioPNB. One of the best parts of this program is definitely the supportive community - I’ve met some amazing friends here, and it definitely makes the 7-10 classes so much more bearable. When I’m not in class, I enjoy going on hikes, reading or thrifting. I’m excited for all the upcoming events and looking forward to meeting everyone!
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Katerine Bilous
Hey everyone! My name is Katerine (she/her). I'm in my second year of BioPNB. A fun fact about me is that my favourite animals are otters 🦦
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Ahmad Mahmoud
Hey y'all! I'm Ahmad (he/him), and I'm a 4th year in BioPsych! I like to study a bit of everything in PNB, but I'm especially interested in child development and neuroscience. I love working with kids and am hoping to become a paediatrician in the future. Outside of uni, I'm a preschool to grade 12 tutor, avid rock climber, and fighting game nerd. I'm also a huge yapper, so I'm happy to stop for a chat if you ever see me on campus :)
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Jess Mou
Hi everyone! My name's Jess (she/her), I'm in my second year of general PNB and I'm so excited to be one of your ambassadors this year! In my free time I love singing along to music, listening to story podcasts and birdwatching. Fun fact: I had a musical theatre phase in middle school and now I have memorized just about every song in 11 different musicals. I have loved everything about this program so far, especially the people in it, so I'm very excited to meet you all :) Don't hesitate to come chat if you see me!
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Marie Wyszkowska
My name is Marie (she/her) and I'm in third year BioPNB. I am so excited to be a part of the society this year as a PNBassador! PNB has an incredible community and I'm so happy to be able to work with some fantastic people to foster this community. Aside from school, I enjoy listening to music and collect records. If you have any song recommendations, I'd love to hear them!