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President's Message

Thank you for exploring the Simon Fraser University Chapter website!

EWB-SFU exists for many reasons. It provides a venue in which university students from any discipline can engage themselves in issues of international development. It spreads awareness among engineering professionals and contributing members of society about the importance of being globally and socially conscious. It exposes high school students to issues of food security and safe water. Most importantly, it provides a proactive vision where tangible steps can be taken to address the problems of the world.

Now in its fourth year, EWB-SFU is continuing to grow and expand. Last year, we experienced an unprecedented amount of growth, literally doubling everything we did. Our executives expanded from a team of eight to twenty dedicated people. We had great success with our High School Outreach Program, reaching 150 students in four months. We provided three lectures in two first year engineering courses, exposing every single first year student to EWB and issues of doing development work overseas. And once again, we have made a direct impact in a developing community by sending a student volunteer to work on a development project overseas. Combined with our past involvement in the Scala Program, a computer literacy and education program in the Philippines, and our past contribution with Light up the World Foundation, we are on track to another great year.

Extreme poverty and hunger is a form of social injustice, not a social norm. I urge you to learn about issues related to poverty eradication, and what governments and organizations are doing to better the lives of people suffering from hunger or easily preventable diseases. It is only with an informed and educated public that change can take place, and I hope you will be part of this change - a global movement to eliminate the injustices of this world.

Tommy Chiu
President, Engineers Without Borders - SFU

The Chapter Executives

The executives for 2005-2006:

Tommy Chiu	President
Tracey Mann	Vice President
Randy Wenas	VP Administration
Poonphas Leenutaphong	VP Finance
Akshay Gattani	VP Communications
Sam Hoque	VP Member Services
Jerry Wong	VP University Relations
George Ma	VP Corporate Relations
Paul Carriere	VP Service Clubs
Gi-Hoon Nam and Agustian Hermanto	VP Event Fundraising
Ayaka Yoshimizu	VP Outreach
Sieun Lee	VP Curriculum Enhancement
Helia Sharif	High School Outreach Director
Yasmine Khater	International Development Cafe Director
Joel Zylberberg	CLEO Director

 

And our dedicated team of volunteers:

 

Communications Team (led by VP Communications)

Kristina Han and Siyong Zhu	Director of Advertising
Daniel Goundar	Director of Written Communications
Micky Pun	Director of Promotional Material
Jack Qiao	Webmaster
Marwan Zars and Merle	Photographer

 

Event Fundraising Team (led by VP Event Fundraising)

Jeff Cao	Event Fundraising Coordinator
Simon Chan	Event Fundraising Coordinator
Phoebe Liu	Event Fundraising Coordinator
Andrew Wong	Event Fundraising Coordinator
Claire Wu	Event Fundraising Coordinator

 

Outreach Team (led by VP Outreach)

Jennifer Cheng	Outreach Coordinator
Mike Cochrane	Outreach Coordinator
Jennifer Tse	Outreach Coordinator
Peter Wang	Outreach Coordinator
April Youn	Outreach Coordinator

 

High School Outreach Team (led by High School Outreach Director)

Irene Cui	High School Outreach Volunteer
Sean Edmond	High School Outreach Volunteer
Silvester Law	High School Outreach Volunteer
Derek Sahota	High School Outreach Volunteer

 

ID Cafe Team (led by ID Cafe Director)

Dan Edmond	ID Cafe Coordinator
Marina Kamalova	ID Cafe Coordinator

 

CLEO Team (led by CLEO Director)

Nathan Chan	CLEO Volunteer Instructor
Florence Lee	CLEO Volunteer Instructor
Brian Nelson	CLEO Volunteer Instructor
VANCANT	CLEO Volunteer Instructor
VANCANT	CLEO Volunteer Instructor

Executive Position Descriptions

Chapter executives play one of the most important roles in Engineers Without Borders. They are members of EWB who are willing to do more than just attend meetings and workshops. They are committed volunteers who are willing to use their skills and knowledge to contribute in a meaningful way.

The newest position descriptions can be downloaded here.

Interested in becoming an exec? Contact us to find out how you can become part of the team.