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AMS Leadership

AMS Leadership

AMS Leadership

Who are the students that run this whole thing? Meet the six students—elected by you, for you—who aspire to make a positive impact to your life at UBC.

Riley Huntley

AMS President | presidents.office@ams.ubc.ca

BSN (UBC), BA (Justice), Dip. EM

1st Year, Masters of Science in Nursing

Ask me about:

  • Holding UBC and the AMS accountable to students
  • How to write a policy that doesn’t suck (and actually gets implemented)
  • Building systems that last beyond one year
  • What skydiving taught me about making decisions when there’s no time to hesitate
  • The weirdest problem I’ve had to solve as President (yes, it involved a Peacock)

Zarifa Nawar

VP Academic & University Affairs | vpacademic@ams.ubc.ca

4th Year, Maj. Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, Min. Political Science

Ask me about:

  • Academic Experience (Open Educational Resources, Recorded Lectures, Exam Hardship, etc.)
  • Student Affordability (Housing, Food Insecurity, Tuition, etc.)
  • Campaigns like Textbook Broke, and any other Student Concerns
  • Why Blue Chip Iced Matcha Lattes and Rosemary Bagels are the BEST
  • Why You Should Totally Get a Tattoo (if you want)

Solomon Xingtian Yi-Kieran

VP External Affairs | vpexternal@ams.ubc.ca

2nd Year, BA in History Student

Ask me about:

  • Transit (UPass, Translink funding, and Skytrain to UBC)
  • Affordability (Housing, Student Loans, Food Bank Funding)
  • Government Advocacy (BC Ferries, Student Supports, Job Programs)
  • Learning to play the banjo
  • Creating a language

Gagan Parmar

VP Finance | vpfinance@ams.ubc.ca

Bachelor of Commerce

Ask me about:

  • AMS Finances
  • Your Health & Dental Plan
  • Navigating Club and Constituency Finances
  • Greek Mythology
  • Donair Spots in Vancouver

Dylan Evans

VP Administration | vpadmin@ams.ubc.ca

4th Year, Forestry – Natural Resources Conservation

Ask me about:

  • Environmental Sustainability Practices
  • Art (especially photography)
  • Definitely printers
  • Gardening
  • Biking or running

Kevin Heieis

VP Student Life (Interim) | vpstudentlife@ams.ubc.ca

Final Year, Applied Science in Integrated Engineering – Chemical and Environmental Focus

Ask me about:

  • Running great events and how to get people to attend them
  • Branding your organization and designing merchandise
  • Utilizing social media
  • Working through social anxiety and finding friendships
  • A detailed analysis on the emotional story of your favourite movie