Get to Know SFU WiCS

WiCS team celebrating 20th anniversary

Established in 2003, SFU Women in Computing Science (SFU WiCS) is a student-led society at SFU dedicated to empowering women in tech. We provide a supportive community where members can connect, grow, and thrive in computing science. Our mission is to promote our community, build lasting connections, support academic and professional journeys, and challenge biases to create a more equitable and inclusive tech world.

Executive Profiles

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Felicia Jiang

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Co-President

Hey hey! I’m Felicia, a 3rd-year CS student and one of your Co-Presidents for the 2025–2026 year. I’m incredibly passionate about community and continuous learning and love how WiCS is such a wonderful mix of both. As Co-President, I’m extremely excited to be leading such a passionate and dedicated group to bring all the very best for YOU! Strike up a conversation with me by asking about my step count, matcha and really anything creative!

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Mara Liwayway David

LinkedIn

Co-President

Hey everyone! I’m Mara, a third-year Computing Science student and one of your WiCS Co-Presidents for the 2025–2026 term. I love that WiCS is a space to grow both technical and social skills while uplifting women and non-binary individuals in CS. As Co-President, I’m excited to support members and help foster a welcoming, empowering community. In my free time, I enjoy singing, playing guitar, and creating multimedia like graphic design and video edits.

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Maria León Campos

LinkedIn

Secretary

Hello !! I'm Maria, a second year SoSy student :)) In my spare time, I love to read, go on nature walks, and occasionally bake when the mood strikes. I'm SO excited to be a joining this year's exec team as Secretary !! I can't wait to flex my typing skills by taking meeting minutes, while keeping all WiCS members in the loop :D

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Emmy Fong

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Treasurer

Hi! I'm Emmy, a second year student at SFU studying CS. I'm really excited to be the new treasurer of WiCS. In my free time, you can probably find me playing games with my friends, trying new foods, or exploring new places. I can't wait to start working with our amazing team!

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Aniyah Bohnen

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Director of Sponsorships

Hi! I’m Aniyah, a 4th year Computer Science and Math student and I’m so excited to be joining the WiCS team as Director of Sponsorships. When I’m not studying, I like to play games, read books, and go on picnics. I can’t wait to make amazing memories with the WiCS community and for what we’ll achieve! <3

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Sydney Komanac

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Director of Communications

Hi! I'm Sydney, an upcoming 2nd year Computing Science student. I'm super excited to be your Director of Communications this year, where I'm hoping to help grow and support our community with resources and lasting memories! In my free time I like making jewelry, playing guitar, and working with clay. I'm shy at first, but love getting to know fellow WiCS members <3

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Gloria Mo

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Director of Graduate Events

Hi! I’m Gloria, a grad student in the MPCS Big Data program. I love trying new restaurants/coffee shops around the city and playing board games, feel free to message me if you have any recommendations! Super excited to be a part of the WiCS team :)

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Jaycie Say

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Director of Events

Hi! I’m Jaycie — a third-year Software Systems student! You’ll usually find me cafe hopping around the city with Jennifer or binge-watching sitcoms 😍 I’m also the co-president of SSSS this year, and hoping to do more Surrey Girlies collabs! I’m super excited to plan lots of fun events for WiCS this year!!!

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Jennifer Huang

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Director of Events

HEYYY! My name is Jennifer — a third-year Software Systems student! You’ll usually find me cafe hopping around the city with Jaycie or slowly sipping on an iced coffee around campus. ☕️ Catch me in the WiCS CR in your free time or at the fun upcoming events that we will plan! Stayyyy tuuuuned! 🤍 :D

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Emily Quan

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Director of Technical Events

Hi! I’m Emily, an upcoming third-year Computing Science student minoring in Interactive Arts and Technology, and I’m super excited to be one of your Co-Technical Coordinators this year! I love exploring the creative side of tech, and in my free time, you’ll probably find me reading, painting, or watching movies. I can’t wait to meet everyone, make some fun memories, and help run some techy events along the way!

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Bhakti Bhanushali

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Director of Technical Events

Hi, I’m Bhakti Bhanushali, Co-Director of Technical Events at SFU WiCS! Strangely, I actually hated computers growing up. It wasn’t until a random computing course in my first year that I realized how much I love problem-solving. Outside of tech, I’m big on puzzles and cooking (mostly because I love eating). As an executive, I’m hoping to host events that spark curiosity, build skills, and leave people excited to dive deeper into tech.

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Bianca Dimaano

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Director of Visual Design

Hi, I'm Bianca but you can also call me Yonka! I'm a 3rd year CS major and SIAT minor 💪 I love to play video games, listening to music, and being part of WiCS!!😼✨I’m super excited to bring my creativity and passion for design to the WiCS team as the next Director of Visual Design! Looking forward to meeting everyone :D

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Audrey Safikhani

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Director of Marketing

Hi! I'm Audrey, an upcoming third-year Computing Science student. When I’m not glued to my laptop, I’m probably out taking photos, listening to music, or going for a late-night drive. I'm super excited to create some fun content for you all!

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Maria Kapitaneko

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Director of Mentorship

Hi there! My name is Maria, and I am a third year mbb and cs joint major. Super excited to join the bright WICs community as Director of Mentorship. In my free time, you can find me always searching for new music and curating playlists ranging from classic rock to fast techno. Feel free to reach out if you have fun music recommendations ;)

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Grace Li

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Executive at Large

Hi, I'm Grace, an upcoming 4th-year computing science major! Outside of school I enjoy drawing, scrapbooking, and thrifting. I'm very excited to be joining as the Executive at Large, and I can't wait to work with our incredible team! :>

Past Executives

    • Mantaj Dhillon, President
    • Gahee Kim, President
    • Sophia Don Tranho, Secretary
    • Mabel Ling, Treasurer
    • Bavneet Kaur Hothi, Communications Coordinator
    • Mara Liwayway David, Events Coordinator
    • Felicia Jiang, Events Coordinator
    • Avni Kapoor, Technical Coordinator
    • Lauren Yip, Technical Coordinator
    • Gahee Kim (previously Angela Kim), Marketing Coordinator
    • Anne Jiao, Visual Design Coordinator
    • Emily Qin, Mentorship Program Coordinator
    • Vidhi Aggarwal, Executive at Large
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    • Harpreet Dubb, President
    • Denise Siu, President
    • Rachel Seong, Secretary
    • Mabel Ling, Treasurer
    • Mantaj Dhillon, Communications Coordinator
    • Kimia Hashemi, Graduate Coordinator
    • Sophia Don Tranho, Events Coordinator
    • Ayana Hussain, Events Coordinator
    • Archita Srivastava, Technical Coordinator
    • Katie Sun, Technical Coordinator
    • Jasmine Basi, Social Media and Marketing Coordinator
    • Gahee Kim, Social Media and Marketing Coordinator
    • Kaitlynn Chan, Mentorship Program Coordinator
    • 2023 - 2024 Executive Team thumbnail
    • Harpreet Dubb, President
    • Denise Siu , President
    • Rachel Seong, Secretary
    • Katie Sun, Communications Coordinator
    • Vishakha Verma, Graduate Coordinator
    • Kaitlynn Chan, Events Coordinator
    • Clare Provenzano, Events Coordinator
    • Anagha M Anil Kumar, Technical Coordinator
    • Mehreen Uzma, Technical Coordinator
    • Angela Kim, Social Media and Marketing Coordinator
    • Noble Tan, President
    • Dina Zeng, President
    • Anna Tang, Secretary
    • Harpreet Dubb, Treasurer
    • Katie Sun, Communications Coordinator
    • Atia Hamidizadeh, Graduate Coordinator
    • Mehreen Uzma, Events Coordinator
    • Arpit Kaur, Technical Coordinator
    • Helen Pham, Social Media and Marketing Coordinator
    • Denise Siu, Social Media and Marketing Coordinator
    • Jennifer Dai , President
    • Noble Tan, President
    • Anna Tang, Secretary
    • Shiva Sanei, Treasurer
    • Doris Chang, Communications Coordinator
    • Atia Hamidizadeh, Graduate Coordinator
    • Harpreet Dubb, Events Coordinator
    • Raksha Harish, Technical Coordinator
    • Lina Dang-Nguyen, Social Media and Marketing Coordinator
    • Denise Siu, Social Media and Marketing Coordinator
    • Spring Semester
    • Toria Kindersley, President
    • Emma Gollner, Secretary
    • Lucia Schmidt, Treasurer
    • Jennifer Dai, Communications Coordinator
    • Nora Mohadjel, Events Coordinator
    • Dawn Chandler, Technical Coordinator
    • Raquel Aoki, Graduate Coordinator
    • Summer Semester
    • Mahtab Rae, President
    • Fatemeh Kiannejad, Secretary
    • Jennifer Dai, Treasurer
    • Jennifer Dai, Communications Coordinator
    • Nora Mohadjel, Events Coordinator
    • Dawn Chandler, Technical Coordinator
    • Fall Semester
    • Jennifer Dai, President
    • Ghazal Jam, Secretary
    • Carmen Riddel, Treasurer
    • Dhivya Manohar, Communications Coordinator
    • Raquel Aoki, Graduate Coordinator
    • Dawn Chandler, Technical Coordinator
    • Spring Semester
    • Dhivya Manohar, President
    • Ushma Kapure, President
    • Angelina Xia, Secretary
    • Anna Rabatich, Treasurer
    • Courtenay Huffman, Communications Coordinator
    • Maddy Soleimanian, Events Coordinator
    • Ushma Kapure, Technical Coordinator
    • Yunduz Rakhmangulova, Graduate Coordinator
    • Summer Semester
    • Dhivya Manohar, President
    • Angelina Xia, Secretary
    • Anna Rabatich, Treasurer
    • Laura Wilby, Communications Coordinator
    • Maddy Soleimanian, Events Coordinator
    • Dawn Chandler, Technical Coordinator
    • Yunduz Rakhmangulova, Graduate Coordinator
    • Fall Semester
    • Toria Kindersley, President
    • Emma Gollner, Secretary
    • Lucia Schmidt, Treasurer
    • Jennifer Dai, Communications Coordinator
    • Anna Rabatich, Events Coordinator
    • Dawn Chandler, Technical Coordinator
    • Raquel Aoki, Graduate Coordinator
    • January 10, 2017
    • Dawn Chandler, President
    • Maddy Soleimanian, President
    • Diana Koval, Secretary
    • Sophie Angus, Treasurer
    • Camille Janicki, Communications Coordinator
    • Aakriti Arora, Events Coordinator
    • Yejia Liu, Graduate Coordinator
    • September 25, 2017
    • Dawn Chandler, President
    • Angelina Xia, Secretary
    • Anna Rabatich, Treasurer
    • Courtenay Huffman, Communications Coordinator
    • Maddy Soleimanian, Events Coordinator
    • Dhivya Manohar, Technical Coordinator
    • Yunduz Rakhmangulova, Graduate Coordinator
    • November 27, 2017
    • Dhivya Manohar, President
    • Angelina Xia, Secretary
    • Anna Rabatich, Treasurer
    • Courtenay Huffman, Communications Coordinator
    • Maddy Soleimanian, Events Coordinator
    • Yunduz Rakhmangulova, Graduate Coordinator
    • Dawn Chandler, President
    • Maddy Soleimanian, Secretary
    • Sophie Angus, Treasurer
    • Camille Janicki, Communications Coordinator
    • Aakriti Arora, Events Coordinator
    • Yejia Liu, Graduate Coordinator
    • Dawn Chandler, Mentorship Program Chair
    • Samantha Yu, Website Manager
    • January 30, 2015
    • Tina Tran, President
    • Bria Kindersley, President
    • Noura Seifeinasr, Secretary
    • Bria Kindersley, Treasurer
    • Tina Tran, Communications Coordinator
    • Kathy Cheng, Events Coordinator
    • Priscila Skylar Lee, Graphic Designer
    • October 13, 2015
    • Tina Tran, President
    • Sophie Angus, Treasurer
    • Heather Li, Secretary
    • Daniela Pena, Communications Coordinator
    • Kathy Cheng, Events Coordinator
    • Vasundhara Gautam, Website Designer
    • Samantha Yu, Website Designer
    • July 8, 2014
    • Tina Tran, President
    • Bria Kindersley, President
    • Yasaman Sefidgar, Treasurer
    • Noura Seifeinasr, Communications Coordinator
    • Kathy Cheng, Events Coordinator
    • Bria Kindersley, Graphic Designer
    • July 22, 2024
    • Shokoofeh Pourmehr, President
    • Kathy Cheng and Noura Seifeinasr, Secretary
    • Bria Kindersley, Treasurer
    • Tina Tran, Communications Coordinator
    • Bria Kindersley and Priscila Skylar Lee, Graphic Designer
    • Shokoofeh Pourmehr, President
    • Kathy Cheng, Secretary
    • Nazli Jelveh (June 25), Yasaman Sefidgar (October 10), Treasurer
    • Yasaman Sefidgar (June 25), Noura Seifeinasr (October 10), Communications Coordinator
    • Marjan Roohipour, Events Coordinator
    • Yujie Zeng, Graphic Designer
    • Queen Wang, President
    • Carmen Tang, Yasaman Sefidgar (May 19), Secretary
    • Zahra Vaseqi, Marzieh Razavi (June 6), Treasurer
    • Maryan Hamidirad, Shokoofeh Pourmehr (May 19), Communications Coordinator
    • Sara Adineh, Sarah Luo (September 21), Events Coordinator
    • November 11, 2012
    • Shokoofeh Pourmehr, President
    • Nazli Jelveh, Treasurer
    • Yasaman Sefidgar, Communications Coordinator
    • Sarah Luo, Events Coordinator
    • Marjan Roohipour, Graduate Coordinator
    • Yujie Zeng, Graphic Designer
    • Ouldooz Baghban Karimi, President
    • Queena Wang, Secretary
    • Caty Liu, Treasurer
    • Maryan Hamidirad, Communications Coordinator
    • Jasleen Singh, Events Coordinator
    • July 27, 2011
    • Queena Wang, President
    • Carmen Tang, Secretary
    • Zahra Vaseqi, Treasurer
    • Maryan Hamidirad, Communications Coordinator
    • Jasleen Singh, Events Coordinator
    • Vivian Xu, President
    • Berfu Durak-Sen, Secretary
    • Caty Liu, Treasurer
    • Liyang Zhang, Communications Coordinator
    • Youna Chung, Events Coordinator
    • November 17, 2010
    • Ouldooz Baghban Karimi, President
    • Queena Wang, Secretary
    • Caty Liu, Treasurer
    • Nazanin Bakhshi, Communications Coordinator
    • Youna Chung, Events Coordinator
    • Winona Wu, President
    • Harman Sidhu, Secretary
    • Ashley Thomas, Treasurer
    • Longlong Zhu, Communications Coordinator
    • Winona Wu, Event Coordinator
    • Cathrine Zhu, Event Coordinator
    • September 22, 2009
    • Vivian Xu, President
    • Shaya Zahabioun, Secretary
    • Caty Liu, Treasurer
    • Liyang Zhang, Communications Coordinator
    • Cathrine Zhu, Events Coordinator
    • Kate Tsoukalas, President
    • Ming Hua, Harman Sidhu (October 10), Secretary
    • Brittany Nielson, Treasurer
    • Santi Santi, Communications Coordinator
    • Winona Wu, Event Coordinator
    • Crystal Xing, Cathrine Zhu (October 10), Event Coordinator
    • Kerry Penner, President
    • Sarah Wong, Treasurer
    • Amy Olesh, President
    • Brittany Zenger, Secretary
    • Teresa Sanchez, Treasurer
    • Jennifer Fernquist Seth, Communications Coordinator
    • Sera Igglesden, Event Coordinator
    • July 19, 2004
    • Jennifer Fernquist Seth, President
    • Joanne Chen, Secretary
    • Amy Olesh, Treasurer
    • Alison Meynert, Communications Coordinator
    • Mona Vajihollahi, Events Coordinator
    • November 29, 2004
    • Caroline Liu, President
    • Michele Lee, Treasurer
    • Angelica Lim, President (Founder)
    • Parmit Chilana, Treasurer (Founder)
    • Helen Kestury, Secretary
    • Elissa Tong, Communications Coordinator
    • Jennifer Fernquist Seth, Communications Coordinator
    • Amy Olesh, Event Coordinator
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