SAC Members

Who are the members of the Student Administrative Commission and what do they do?

Caroline Wong, Vice President Administration (Chair)

• vpadmin@ams.ubc.ca
• Acts as signing officer of the AMS;
• Reports the activities of the Commission to the AMS Student Council.

Adam Melhem, Vice Chair

• sacvc@ams.ubc.ca
• Chairs meetings, acts as signing officer of the Commission, and reports directly to the VP admin;
• Informs and communicates to the AMS’ membership the activities of the Commission;
• Coordinates and supervises the activities of the Commission;
• Prepares agendas and takes minutes of the meetings;
• Arranges meetings of the Commission;
• Handles correspondence for the Commission;
• Convenes Grad Class Council;
• Troubleshooting and conflict-resolution management for club-related issues.

Alishia Adams, Clubs Administrator

• sacadmin@ams.ubc.ca
• Assist with club administration and the implementation of policies of the Commission;
• Facilitate inter-club relationships through the organization of club forums and the SAC Wyne and Cheese;
• Implement SAC sponsorship agreements to the benefit of clubs and constituencies;
• Co-organize Colour Bash/Diversity Fair bi-annually with international commissioner;
• Organize club constitution presentations, club de-constitution documents at SAC meetings;
• Assisting the vice chair with organizing Clubs Days and executive orientations.
• Enforces SAC policies in regards to the SUB;
• Manages and updates newspaper labels and newspaper boxes in the SUB;
• Handles allocation of lockers and parking space allocations with SAC vice chair;
• Handles allocation of club offices and organizes office interviews with SAC vice chair;
• Organizes monthly safety audits for the club offices;
• Organizes weekly office usage checks to ensure proper usage of club offices;
• Works closely with Bookings Commissioner in regards to the SUB.

Kathleen Handfield, Art Gallery Commissioner

• sacart@ams.ubc.ca
• Implement the policies of the Commission with respect to the Art Gallery;
• Maintain the AMS Art Collection;
• Organize shows of the AMS’ Art Collection;
• Act as a liaison between the Bookings Office, the Commission, and any working group formed to deal with the Art Gallery.

Maria Cirstea, Science Representative

Elaine Kuo, Member at Large

Jeffrey Smith, Facilities and Retail Services Manager