STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Council is the democratic governing body or “House of Commons” of the Society. 

SOGS Council is comprised of:

    • The Speaker who administers and governs Council;
    • The Deputy Speaker who assists the Speaker and is the liaison of the Policy Committee;
    • Councillors who represent their departments and faculties (have voting rights);
    • The SOGS Executive (only the President has voting rights);
    • Ex-officio members (SOGS Commissioners, Committee Chairs, SOGS members who serve as graduate student representatives to the UWO Senate, Board of Governors, or PSAC 610; no voting rights);
    • The SOGS Staff hold “Observership” at Council (no voting rights, but can speak and bring forth reports); and,
    • Other observerships may be established by Council.

Administration and Governance:

  • SOGS Council is held monthly, January through December each year (no Council in December, we are going through these changes in 2026)
  • Councillors are elected in January by their departments if their respected department has a graduate student association.
  • SOGS issues “Departmental Grants” to reward departments for councillor participation each year ($4 per enrolled student per term for 100% attendance; pro-rated)
  • The SOGS Speaker and Deputy Speaker are elected each April by SOGS Council, taking office May 1 for 12 months
  • The Speaker governs and administers Council; the Deputy Speaker is the recording Secretary

Please contact the SOGS Speaker if you’re interested in:

  • Becoming a councillor;
  • Taking a leave of absence as a councillor; or,
  • Resigning from your role as elected councillor.

Please direct all administrative council queries to the SOGS Speaker (speaker@sogs.ca) or Deputy Speaker (deputy.speaker@sogs.ca).

How: Complete a Councillor Nomination form found here and submit to the SOGS Office (MC, Rm 8) or SOGS Speaker (speaker@sogs.ca) via email.

When: Usually the last Thursday of every month at 6:30 pm (with Zoom sign-in starting at 6:00 pm).

Where: Middlesex College, Room 105B

What: Councillors should arrive to the meeting prepared, having read the council package. Councillors should share each month’s council summary with their department and bring forward concerns from their department to Council/Executive.

Why: In addition to advocating on behalf of your department’s interests and keeping informed about campus-wide information that impacts all graduate students, SOGS issues Departmental Grants ($4 per full-time equivalent student times 3 terms per year, which is pro-rated to departmental Councillor attendance) to each graduate department. The amount of the grant reflects how many meetings each department’s Councillors attend.

The Council year begins with the January meeting as of 2027.

Please submit a Councillor Nomination Form (2025-26) to the SOGS Speaker (via email — speaker@sogs.ca.)

Check your department, program, or faculty’s council seat roster below.  

To learn what happened at SOGS council each month (i.e., what motions were passes, Executive reports, and more), read our council summary here.

The below Councillor Seat Chart will be updated once all Councillor Nomination forms are submitted to the SOGS Office.

SOGS members in good standing can run for any SOGS position. 

SOGS will calculate how many seats each department has based on SOGS membership numbers given to us by the Registrar’s Office. 

The allocation of Council seats for the 2026 year is detailed below:

Constituency Councillor Name
Advanced Health Care Practice
Advanced Health Care Practice
Anatomy & Cell Biology Urvi Patel
Anatomy & Cell Biology Justin Carmichael
Anthropology Rory Succee
Anthropology Rojah Hajimirzakhani
Applied Health Sciences (Diploma)
Astronomy & Physics Samuel Barber
Astronomy & Physics Nicholas Clark
Biochemistry Bushra Kabbani
Biochemistry Sugitha Janarthanan
Biology Emily Laver-Shareski
Biology Justin To
Biology Reza Ataeijaliseh
Biophysics (Medical and Clinical) Yuki Bao
Biophysics (Medical and Clinical) Tori Chen
Business (PhD) Fatemeh Tehranikia
Business (PhD) Anthony McCreery
Chemistry Claire Hendrikx
Chemistry Julia Barker
Classical Studies Nicole Surette-Bourque
Communication Sciences & Disorders Sanjanaa Arunagiri
Communication Sciences & Disorders Andy Mishra
Communication Sciences & Disorders Karina Correia
Communication Sciences & Disorders Mackenzie McRae
Comparative Literature Silva Baiton
Computer Science Paul Francis Jarabek Moore
Computer Science Ramtin Sirjani
Computer Science Ismail Fakhr
Computer Science Ehsan Ur Rahman Mohammed
Data Analytics
Economics Allan Allemand
Education / Professional Education Carlos Eduardo Barzotto
Education / Professional Education Valentina Wang
Education / Professional Education Haiyi Yan
Education / Professional Education Cheyenne Richards-Anthony
Education / Professional Education
Education / Professional Education Kelly Wang
Education / Professional Education Halle Guigue-Glaspell
Education / Professional Education Antonia Yip
Education / Professional Education Yutong Gao
Education / Professional Education Sarah Sullivan
Education / Professional Education Victoria Elizabeth Pawson
Education / Professional Education Omotoyosi Ogunbanwo
Education / Professional Education #REF!
Education / Professional Education Dhipthi Dona Jesuraj
Education / Professional Education
Education / Professional Education Marie Ritchie
Education / Professional Education Richard Martinez Loyola
Education / Professional Education Emma Vittoria Turola
Education / Professional Education Sana Asim
Education / Professional Education Ana Maria Perdomo Labrada
Education / Professional Education John Tolentino
Engineering Vahid Shahedgharahshiran
Engineering Dongjie Pang
Engineering Nazanin Alidoustsalimi
Engineering
Engineering
Engineering JYOTHIS ARUMUGH
Engineering
Engineering Ala Amin
Engineering
Engineering Reem Shomal
Engineering
Engineering Marie Le
Engineering James Cameron-Hamilton
English Tatiana Jahromi
English
Environment & Sustainability
EPI & Biostats
EPI & Biostats Aisha Hamzat
Family Medicine
Financial Economics
Food & Nutrition
French Habiba
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Geography John Patrick Hutchenreuther
Geography Lina Adeetuk
Geosciences Sorcha Rountree
Global Health Systems
Health & Information Sciences Lucas Riboli Besen
Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Paul Ongboche
Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Anthony Colonello
Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Kayla Gauthier
Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Emmanuel Abaya-Kotey
Hispanic Studies
History Priya Flynn
Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences
Journalism & Communication
Kinesiology
Kinesiology Alexandra Kitzan
Kinesiology Brandon Benjaminson
Law + Legal Studies + Diploma in Mining Law
Library & Information Science Asher Gris
Library & Information Science
Library & Information Science
Library & Information Science (PhD) Jordan Sellers
Linguistics Audrey Moore
Mgmt of Applied Science
Management (Business – MSc) Matthew Joesphson
Management (Business – MSc)
Management (Business – MSc)
Management (Business – MSc)
Management (Business – MSc)
Management (Business – MSc)
Management (Business – MSc)
Management (Business – MSc)
Mathematics Bhargavi Ramanathan
Mathematics
Media Studies Anastazia Csegeny
Microbiology & Immunology
Microbiology & Immunology Alexandra Glennie
Music McKenna Sheeley-Jennings
Music Selin Uctu Atiseri
Music Melissa Spraggs
Neuroscience Erfan Zarenia
Neuroscience Abdul Moiz Naqvi
Neuroscience
Nursing Shahnaz Shahid Ali
Nursing Karan Bhasin
Nursing
Nursing
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy Sarah Park
Occupational Therapy Marthangi Vicknarajah
Orthodontics
Pathology Andy Zhang
Pathology Jessie Liu
Philosophy & Ancient Philosophy Zahra Noormohamed
Philosophy & Ancient Philosophy Henry Platt
Physical Therapy Tyler O’Neil
Physical Therapy Thomas Roach
Physical Therapy Erica Lo
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy
Physiology and Pharmacology Garth Blackler
Physiology and Pharmacology
Political Science
Psychology Sarah Cappellaro
Psychology Beatrix Culligan
Psychology Rafaela Platkin
Public Administration
Public Health Fafali Ahadzi
Public Health Katya Baldwin
Social Work
Social Work
Sociology JEN SEVER
Statistical & Actuarial Sciences
Statistical & Actuarial Sciences
Surgery
Theology
Theory & Criticism Joseph Palmeri
Theory & Criticism
Visual Arts

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