Elana Brief, 2010-2011 President

Elana Brief works as a Research Scholar with the National Core for Neuroethics at the University of British Columbia. She is interested in First Nation perspectives on aging, brain health, and cognitive decline.

Occupation: Research Scholar

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Naomi Fast, 2010-2011 VP Programs

Naomi is an Assistant Professor in the Botany Department at the University of British Columbia, where she is also a member of the Biodiversity Research Centre and the Centre for Microbial Diversity and Evolution. Her research focuses on cellular evolution, understanding what effects genome reduction has had on the complex cellular machinery of unicellular eukaryotes.

Occupation: Assistant Professor

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Anna Stukas, 2010-2011 VP Grants

Anna Stukas is the Director of Intellectual Property and Regulatory Affairs at Angstrom Power Incorporated, a privately funded R&D start-up focused on developing micro fuel cells for portable power applications. Her responsibilities at Angstrom include patent portfolio management, technology licensing, standards development and creation of international regulations.

Occupation: Director of Intellectual Property and Regulatory Affairs

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Zoe Adrian, 2010-2011 Secretary

Zoe is an Associate Investment Advisor at BMO Nesbitt Burns. She builds and manages her clients’ wealth by creating customized portfolios which reflect the needs and investment philosophy of each client.

Occupation: Associate Investment Advisor

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Halyna Shribak, 2010-2011 Treasurer

Halyna is currently a Manager in the Transaction Services group of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Vancouver. She assists corporate and private equity clients with financial due diligence investigations in M&A transactions.

Occupation: Manager, Transaction Services

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Shelley Fedigan, 2010-2011 Director

Shelley Fedigan is a principal of Advanced Technologies Experts Inc. she specializes in all facets of the IT department from the Management through to the Technical development. She specializes in working with Clients to either create or improve IT solutions. She consults and works with and within the organizations to reach their IT Solutions through strategizing, goal setting and objectives.

Occupation: Principal, IT Solutions

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Linda Lanyon, 2010-2011 Director

Originally from England, Linda moved to Canada in August 2006 and is a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia. Her research in the field of cognitive neuroscience focuses on understanding brain function and neuronal processes related to vision.

Occupation: Post-doctoral Research Fellow

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Gordana Pejic, 2010-2011 Director

Gordana Pejic received B.Sc in Electrical Engineering from University of Novi Sad, Serbia and M.S.S. in Software Systems from UBC. She works as an Embedded Electrical Engineer for Océ Display Graphics Systems where she enjoys using her hardware experience and knowledge in software systems to design embedded software for the large format, flat-bed printers.

Occupation: Embedded Electrical Engineer

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Cara Startek, 2010-2011 Director

Cara Startek is a senior fuel cell engineer at Ballard Power Systems.

Occupation: Engineer

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Julia White, 2010-2011 Director

Julia a seasoned communications professional with experience in both the public and private sectors. Currently she is the Communications Officer for Genome British Columbia, a non-profit research organization based in Vancouver.

Occupation: Communications Officer

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