Council & Procedures

The SUS Council is the highest governing body in SUS. The purpose of Council is to provide a platform for the science community to engage with the Science Undergraduate Society’s initiatives throughout the year. It allows students hold executives accountable for their work, and ensures that the voices of Science students are represented in their government.

Council Meeting Minutes

The following document outlines how the SUS is organized, how the student fees are used, how decisions are made on behalf of Science Students and the responsibilities of elected officials. For any questions regarding our code or procedures, please contact the VP Administration, Alan Wei at vpadministration@sus.ubc.ca!

Last Updated: August 31st, 2025

SUS Code of Procedures Document

Council Meetings

Council meetings are held monthly. Our next council meeting will be February 12th, 2026 and March 12th, 2026 from 5 - 7pm in the Micheal Kingsmill Forum.

Councilors meet additionally with SUS Executives in 5 council committees: Academic Affairs, External Relations, Student Life & Events, President’s Advisory, and the Joint Policy and Advocacy.

All UBC science students are welcome to attend these monthly Council Meetings as members at large. Please email our AVP Administrations, Gloria and Alyssa, through avp.administration@sus.ubc.ca to notify us of your intent to attend. For any additional questions, feel free to also contact our AVP Administrations!

Who Can Vote?

Voting members of council include the SUS Executives (President and Vice-Presidents), and elected councilors from each department/program. Non-voting members include the Speaker of Council, AVP Administrations (as Clerks of Council), AMS Representatives, the Science Senator, and the representatives from SUS Program Clubs.

Councilors

The Council is comprised of both elected members and appointed roles. The councilors provide insight for student advocacy or SUS initiatives and receive updates for SUS portfolios. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email your respective representative!

The Executives

Rachel Dong

President

president@sus.ubc.ca

Anika Lee

VP Academic

vpacademic@sus.ubc.ca

Alan Wei

VP Administration

vpadministration@sus.ubc.ca

Carmen Choo

VP Communications

vpcommunications@sus.ubc.ca

Catherine Jiang

VP External

vpexternal@sus.ubc.ca

Judy Kim

VP Finance

vpfinance@sus.ubc.ca

Jenevieve Lee

VP Student Life

vpstudentlife@sus.ubc.ca

Speaker

Conrad Chiu

Speaker

Clerks

Alyssa Wong

Associate Vice President, Administration

avp.administration@sus.ubc.ca

Gloria Zhuo

Associate Vice President, Administration

avp.administration@sus.ubc.ca

AMS Representatives and Senator

Bardia Mohammadizadeh

AMS Representative

amsrep@sus.ubc.ca

Yolanda Yang

AMS Representative

amsrep@sus.ubc.ca

Abby Sun

AMS Representative

amsrep@sus.ubc.ca

Alex Chui

Science Student Senator

senator@sus.ubc.ca

Department Representatives

Janet Zhao

First Year Rep

Daniel Tong

First Year Rep

Rachel Kim

Biochemistry Rep

Muntaqim Syed

Biotechnology Rep

James Wu

CAPS Rep

Amir Teimour Zadeh

Chemistry Rep

Cindy Wu

Computer Science Rep

Allan Yao

Intergrated Science Rep

Sophia Park

Microbiology & Immunology Rep

Simren Ahuja

Neuroscience Rep

Anita Tang

Pharmacology Rep

Benjamin Bradley

Physics & Astronomy Rep

Rain Zhong

Science One Rep

Yusuke Takami

Vantage Rep

Club Representatives

Vlad Grecu

Astronomy Club

Amira Kadri

Bachelors of Computer Science (BCS) Student Association

Madeleine Huson

Biochemistry Student Association (BSA)

Alyssa Kunkel

Biological Sciences Society (BIOSOC)

Annie Wang

CAPS Student Association (CAPSSA)

Emily Chen

Cognitive Systems Society (CSS)

Cindy Wu

Computer Science Student Society (CSSS)

Carolina Sousa

Combined Major in Science Student Association (CMSSA)

Ishika Devjani

Data Science Club @ UBC

Mina Lander

Environmental Sciences Student Association (ESSA)

Keiran Hoang

Geography Student Association (GSA)

Alan Deng

Integrated Sciences Student Association (ISSA)

Sophia Park

Microbiology & Immunology Student Association (MISA)

Anita Tang

Pharmacology Student Association (PSA)

Benjamin Bradley

Physics Society (PHYSSOC)

Rain Zhong

Science One Survivors (SOS)

Sophie Thanasack

UBC-BCIT Biotechnology Club

Chelsea Kim

UBC Neuroscience Association

Amir Zadeh

Undergraduate Chemistry Society (UCS)

Vanya Sharma

Undergraduate Statistics Society (USS)