University of Ottawa Chapter - Members
2009-2010 Executive
Freda Carmack – President. Freda is a second year student in the Joint LL.B./J.D. program. Having earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science, she retains a strong interest in War and Conflict studies and the impact of war on the individual. She is the co-founder of the Daughters of Vietnam Veterans, a support group for the children of servicemen, and she joined CLAIHR as an additional way to satisfy her interest in international human rights.
Teresa Mateus – Treasurer - Teresa is a second year student in the Common Law program. She got involved with CLAIHR to meet new people and learn about ways to get involved in human rights at a community level. Ideally, she would like to specialize in international law and use her degree to benefit others.
Natalia Werhun – Secretary - Natalia is a second year law student in the Common Law program. Her areas of interest in law include international human rights law and immigration/refugee law. She has co-authored an article entitled “Realism, Cosmology and Small Arms: Beyond Theory in Arms Control,” and has been selected as a Dean’s Research and Writing Fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.
Meredith MacDonald – English Public Relations Officer - Meredith is a third year Common Law student. She is interested in many different areas of law including international human rights law, international law, and business corporate and trade law. She became more interested in the area of international human rights law after a volunteer trip she took to Cuernavaca, Mexico, during her undergraduate degree. She also recently participated in an internship with the Federal Department of Justice in their Human Rights Law section.
Alycia Shaw – Development Officer - Alycia is a second year student in the Common Law program and she is interested in international human rights law and labour law. She has been a member of Amnesty International for several years, and she hopes to pursue work in the area of human rights
Lester Ramirez – Internal Communication Officer - As a former Salvadoran national, Lester has witnessed first hand the depravities one experiences when governments refuse to acknowledge Human Rights, or worse, when they blatantly violate them. From these past experiences sprang his devotion to ensuring that he would contribute, both professionally and personally, to the promotion and diffusion of Human Rights discourse. As a member of CLAIHR, be is hoping to continue to meet this objective.
Amelie Larocque – National Program Representative - Amelie is working at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre of the University of Ottawa. Last January, she had an internship with the Romanian National Council for Refugees. She developed an interest for human rights law through her research on different humanitarian issues, and she is also interested in several international law areas. This coming January, she will work on the CARICOM-Canada agreement in international trade law in Barbados.
Anne-Marie Guindon – French Public Relations Officer - Anne-Marie is a second year law student in the Common Law program. She is interested in international law, and more specifically international human rights and international business. This is her first time participating in a human rights group or project.
Christie Conway – First Year Representative - Christie is in her first year of law school. She is interested in immigration law, refugee law and advocacy for women and girls who have been the victims of violence. Over the past year, she has worked closely with newcomer families in Halifax and she plans to continue that work in Ottawa.
Agnieszka J. Sulikowska – First Year Representative - Agnieszka is a first year student. She is interested in human rights law and international law despite her post-secondary work in business when she earned a Bachelor of Management degree and an Asia-Pacific Management diploma. From living and working overseas, traveling extensively to over 20 countries, and volunteering with local and international organizations, Agnieszka acquired a practical background that supports her interest in international law and human rights. She hopes to pursue these areas of law in the future.
Sinziana Gutiu – First Year Representative - Sinzi is a first year student in the Common Law program. She is interested in the interaction between Intellectual Property and Human Rights issues in the International Law field. She assisted with publications on the International Criminal Court, violence against women and law reform in Sudan.
Sharan Dhami – First Year Representative - Sharan is a first year student in the Common Law program. She has always had an interest in international human rights, having grown up in India and observing the life around her. During her undergraduate career, she was involved with several student groups (including FAIR and Engineers Without Borders) and she has completed projects on Rwanda, Haiti, and the AIDS pandemic in South Africa and India. In May 2008, she traveled to South Africa and created and implemented the Golden Future program with ten colleagues from different academic backgrounds. The project has an overall aim to help foster and promote sustainable change in Cape Town along with increasing social responsibility and awareness.
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2008-2009 Executive
Sophie Zahariadakis, President
2007-2008 Executive
Indira Stewart, President
Anne Cobbett, Secretary
Sophie Zahariadakis, English Public Relations Director, Conference Co-Chair
Émilie Champagne, French Public Relations Director, Conference Co-Chair
Olivia Balanga-Santos, Internal Communications Coordinator
Ernesto Cáceres, Treasurer
Torwoli Dzuali, Internal Operations Director
2007-2008 First Year Representatives
Jacqueline Bonisteel, Meagan Lepage, Yinka Olusoga, Sarah Sproule, Dorota Turlejski
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2006-2007 Executive
Caroline Schulz, Global Generations Conference Co-Chair
Natalie Senst, Global Generations Conference Co-Chair
2005-2006 Executive
Melanie Chenier, Co-President
Becca Murtha, Co-President
Kristal Low, Internal Logistics Coordinator, Conference Co-Chair
Tim Brown, Treasurer, Conference Co-Chair
Dereck Eby, English External Communications Coordinator
Natalie Viau, French External Communications Coordinator
Chanda Tannis, Civil Law Communications Coordinator
Chloe Houle, Civil Law Communications Coordinator
Sophie Zahariadakis, Human Rights Arts Exposition