ULPA Executive Team

Current ULPA Executive

Dr. Melissa Chelak (she/her)

  • President
  • Department: Biological Sciences

Dr. Haben Gabir (she/her)

  • Interim VP Internal Affairs (Dec 2025 – Present)
  • Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry

Dr. Paula Olivares Guzmán (she/her)

  • Interim VP Finance
  • Department: Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience

Dr. Shaylyn Kress (she/her)

  • Interim VP Communications
  • Department: Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience
Dr. Kress stands in front of a modern building. She is wearing a black jacket and has curly dark blonde hair.

Former Executive Council Members

  • Dr. Andreas N.M. Eriksson; Former VP Internal Affairs (Mar – May 2022, June 2024 – Dec 2025), Former President (May 2022 – Jan 2024), Former VP External Affairs (Jan – June 2024), Biological Sciences
  • Dr. Michael Kyweriga; Former President (2016 – 2017); Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience
  • Dr. Senthilkumar Kailasam; Former VP Academic (2016 – 2017); ARRTI, Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Dr.Samsoon Inayat; Former VP Operations (2016 – 2017); Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Dr. Alia Hamieh; Former VP Social (2016 – 2017); Mathematics & Computer Science
  • Dr. Rajasekar Kamalampeta; Former VP Finance (2016 – 2017); Mathematics & Computer Science
  • Dr. Ayanda Ngwenya; Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (2015 – 2016)
  • Dr. Laura Albrecht; Chemistry & Biochemistry (2015 – 2016)
  • Dr. Binod Pageni; Chemistry & Biochemistry (2015 – 2016)
  • Dr. Andy Hudson; Chemistry & Biochemistry (2015 – 2016)

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