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2011-2012 Hippo Council


Honorary President



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Dr. Shannon Venance

Council President




The President acts as the representative of all UWO medical students. While being a member on various committees such as the Student Affairs Committee, Faculty Council, and the Canadian Federation of Medical Students, the President makes sure that Hippo best meets the needs of medical students.

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Rob Moreland
Meds 2013

Past President




The Hippo Past President ensures that council transactions are constitutionally correct, organizes Hippo Elections in the spring, and is responsible for the constitutional review.

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Mike Verbora
Meds 2013

Vice-President, Internal




The Internal VP is known as the "unofficial problem solver", and works on many activities such as chairing the Student Affairs Committee and assisting in the President's duties.

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Christine Nicholas
Meds 2014

Vice-Presidents, External




The External VPs are our representatives provincially and nationally on the student section of the Ontario Medical Association and the CFMS. They also chair the Committee on External Affairs to keep students informed of external issues.

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David Mikhail
Meds 2013

VP External Sr.

Adam Papini
Meds 2014

VP External Jr.

Vice-President, Finance




The Finance VP is involved in keeping detailed accounts of all financial transactions, preparing Hippo budgets, managing the Partners in Excellence fundraising program, and reviewing the finances of all student clubs.

VP Finance

Shemer Ratner
Meds 2014

Vice-President, Academic




The Academic VP is responsible for all matters concerning curriculum. Duties include reporting students' ideas about the curriculum to faculty and various committees, and being responsible for BCOE (Best Curriculum On Earth).

VP Academic

Dale Edwards
Meds 2014

Vice-President, Communications




The Communications VP keeps students and alumni informed about all Hippo activities, while producing our tri-annual newsletter. Other duties include keeping Hippo organized, recording minutes of meetings, and keeping members up to date.

VP Communications

Amanda Wilhelm
Meds 2014

Directors of Community Relations




The Community Relations Directors act as liaisons between Hippo and student clubs and inform students of community events. They link students to the community through fundraising events and volunteer opportunities.

Community Relations Director, Sr Community Relations Director, Jr

Adrienne Elbert
Meds 2014

Community Relations Director, Sr.

Community Relations Director, Jr.

Directors of Information Technology




The DITs act as the webmasters for UWOMeds.com and the medical school forums. They are also available to answer any technical questions you have.

IT Director, Sr IT Director, Jr

Rob Moreland
Meds 2013

IT Director, Sr.

Michael Pace
Meds 2014

IT Director, Jr.

Director of Fundraising




The Fundraising Director plans, coordinates and executes fundraising initiatives aimed at maintenance and growth of the Hippo Council funding pool, which in turn will benefit the medical student body overall.

Fundraising Director Sr. Fundraising Director, Jr.

Elliot Nguyen
Meds 2013

Fundraising Director, Sr.

Michelle Edwards
Meds 2015

Fundraising Director, Jr.

Social Director




The Social Director coordinates the various social functions for the society, such as the Medical School Formal, pub crawls, movie nights, etc.

social director

Maria Khami
Meds 2015

Director of Athletics




The Athletic Director organizes sporting events such as the Annual Meds Relay, Intramurals, and assists the class Sports Reps in various activities.

Athletics director

Troy Ng
Meds 2014

Global Health Liasons




The GHLs, our representatives to the CFMS Global Health Program, coordinates the program's initiatives at UWO while keeping students informed of global health news and opportunities.

IHL, Sr IHL, Jr.

Ammara Ghumman
Meds 2014

GHL, Sr.

Ben Langer
Meds 2015

GHL, Jr.

USC Representative




The USC Rep sits on the USC (University Students Council) and informs Hippo of USC activities.

USC rep

Christine Nicholas
Meds 2014

VPs Windsor




(coming soon)

VP Windsor, Sr VP Windsor, Jr.

Rahul Sharma
Meds 2014

VP, Windsor

Andrea Lo
Meds 2013

Past VP, Windsor

Orientation Week Coordinators




The O-Week Coordinators are in charge of organizing and running the Orientation Week for the incoming class.

O-week coordinator O-week coordinator

Rob Mckeoough
Meds 2014

O-Week Coordinator

Robyn Sambrook
Meds 2014

O-Week Coordinator

O-week coordinator, Windsor

Abhishek Jariwala
Meds 2014

O-Week Coordinator

Tachycardia Producers




The Tachycardia Producers coordinate the always-entertaining annual student production, "Tachycardia." They spearhead the production and fundraising, working with the Class Council Merrymakers.

Tachy producer, Sr. Tachy producer. Middle

Maeghan Keddy
Meds 2012

Tachy Producer, Sr.

Brieanna Livingston
Meds 2013

Tachy Producer, Mid.

Tachy producer. Jr

Sarah O'Connor
Meds 2014

Tachy Producer, Jr.

2012 Class President




2012 President

Caitlin Symonette

2013 Class President




2013  President

Rob Moreland

2014 Class President




2014  President

Colin Mascaro

2015 Class President




2012 President

Erica Lee