Meet the 2026/27 Executive Team
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Keisha Allones
Co-President
Fav PHYSL Area: Reproductive/Endocrine
Keisha spent her summer doing diabetes research in the Kolic lab, looking at a sugar alternative and its effects on human islets. She also road-tripped to BC and hung out with friends!
Keisha loves anything creative -- drawing, designing, or painting! She's a big fan of movies, sweet treats, a good sunset walk, and hiking. She is always down to try new food spots, do cafe crawls, or go on a good side quest!
Michaela Drops
Co-VP Academic
Fav PHYSL Area: Homeostatic
Michaela spent her summer studying for the MCAT and working as a research student in the Baker lab at the Cross Cancer Institute. When she wasn't in the lab, Michaela also obsessively watched the FIFA World Cup (Haaland fans unite!!) and went on many late-night side quests with her friends.
In her free time, Michaela enjoys staying active by going to the gym, bouldering, and playing sports. She also likes to play instruments, read, and learn new country swing moves with her friends.
Faith DiNicola
VP Social
Fav PHYSL Area: Sensory/Reproductive
Over the summer, Faith worked as a technician at an optometry clinic and as a receptionist at a senior home. She also went on several camping trips, took tons of walks with my dog, and visited Vancouver and Calgary.
Faith really enjoys playing team sports in her free time, as she finds it's a great way to get out, be active and have fun with friends. She plays on both indoor and outdoor soccer teams and plays slow-pitch. During the winter, Faith loves to snowboard in the mountains and play hockey recreationally. She also likes to travel, go camping, and even take the time to stay in and chill out with a good show.
Celine Hatoum
VP Finance
Fav PHYSL Area: Cardiovascular
Celine spent her summer studying for the MCAT, but between all the study sessions were pockets of joy spent with her friends and family and typically involved a sweet treat! She spent her weekends working or volunteering at the Stollery hospital, and she also went hiking in Jasper!
Celine chooses to spend her free time in the presence of people who recharge her battery. She loves a good book, staying active at the gym, baking, and gardening when the Summer rolls around. More recently Celine has found joy in tutoring younger kids in Arabic.
Tia San Agustin
VP Internal
Fav PHYSL Area: Neurophysiology
Over the summer, Tia got to travel lots, going to Mexico, BC, and her cabin with friends. Apart from that, she took some summer classes in between working three jobs.
In her free time, Tia enjoys painting, drawing, and the outdoors. She also loves volunteering or hitting the town to spend some quality time with friends!
Molly Penn
3rd Year Representative
Fav PHYSL Area: Reproductive
This summer, Molly spent 12 weeks in Leeds, England, working in a research lab where she studied diabetic patients' smooth muscle cells. After travelling around the UK, Molly returned home to Calgary, where she worked as a lifeguard and swim instructor.
Outside of school, Molly loves spending time in the mountains skiing and hiking. She also loves exploring new cafes and pilates studios with her friends around Edmonton. After a hard day of school, you can definitely find Molly enjoying some menchies.
Ivanna Sumka
Co-President
Fav PHYSL Area: Cardiovascular
This summer, Ivanna worked in a lab at UAlberta conducting cardiovascular research, and then she spent two months abroad doing a research internship in England!
In her free time, Ivanna spends many evenings in the dance studio, in board meetings, or working away in a cafe. In the summer, she enjoys gardening, dirt biking, or reading outside. Ivanna is also a queen of going on a side quest: any free time is filled with a project or new endeavour (currently, the quest is learning German)!
Joy Cao
Co-VP Academic
Fav PHYSL Area: Metabolic Physiology
Over the summer Joy travelled to the UK for some cool stem cell research! She also did more diabetes research here on campus and spent lots of quality time with her family and friends.
In her free time, Joy enjoys listening to music, drawing, playing board games, and bouldering! She’s always down to try a new game, discover new music, or tackle a new climbing route.
Madi Edgar
VP Communications
Fav PHYSL Area: Reproductive/Endocrine
Madi spent her summer back home in BC working at a winery! When she wasn't working she volunteered at the hospital, hung out with her family & friend, and organized a mental heath initiative for kids in her town. She also ran her first Half Marathon with her sister and her mom in Vancouver!
In her free time, you can find Madi running, teaching dance, or hanging out with her friends. She also loves hiking, and is always down for anything outdoors. Sweet treats & movie nights with friends are also some of the things that make Madi the most happy.
Carter Holloway
VP Fundraising
Fav PHYSL Area: Cardiovascular
Carter spent most of his time this summer studying for the MCAT. Outside of that, he spent his free time seeing friends and trying to go to as many summer events and festivals as possible.
Carter really enjoys being active and playing sports. He’s played soccer all his life, loves going to the gym, and recently started playing squash. He also loves travelling ever since he went on a study abroad trip to France the summer after his second year. Carter is heading on a trip to Spain and Morocco this year which he is really excited about.
Ashley Trudeau
VP External
Fav PHYSL Area: Neurophysiology
Over the summer, Ashley worked in a cardio metabolic lab and bartended at a golf course while seeing all of her friends. She also got to try skydiving for the first time, which was so much fun, and she also travelled to Italy and Greece!
In her free time Ashley likes to hang out with friends, play the electric guitar, and she plays the flute in a local concert band. Ashley also really enjoys doing physical activities such as rock climbing, swimming, and hiking. She thinks the people who know her best would describe her as someone who is constantly busy!
Ella Lafrance
2nd Year Representative
Fav PHYSL Area: Reproductive
This summer, Ella travelled to Toronto and Ireland, with one of her highlights being getting to watch the Dance World Cup in Dublin! She also spent a lot of time with her friends, worked as a nanny, and did a lot of thrifting!
In her free time, Ella loves to go thrifting and antiquing, read new books, and spend time with her friends and family. She also loves listening to music and going to concerts!
Nyore Greg-Amaihwe
1st Year Representative
Favourite PHYSL Area: Reproductive/Cardiovascular
Nyore packed this summer with a lot of notable moments, soaking up the last stretch before heading off to the UofA. Much of it revolved around being with friends: days at the lake, camping trips, catching the new Spider‑Man movie, shopping, late night drives and following the World Cup. Most importantly, she spent the summer mentally preparing for the first year of uni in a new city!
Nyore spends her free-time enjoying a mix of interests. She likes to read across genres, from rom‑coms to historical fiction, and she’s always up for a quick watch or rewatch, whether it’s a movie or a TV show. She also loves listening to music, with artists like SZA, Blood Orange, The Neighbourhood, and Lana Del Rey in the rotation.