Meet the Team
Executive Leaders
Joseph Nina
President
Program: 4th-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment:
Eder's Winner in the Euro 2016 Final for Portugal
"Fear is a choice" - James Conner
Tristan St-Amour
Vice President
Program: 4th-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment:
Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors, Game 1, 2016 Semis
"Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a mystery, but Today is a gift, that's why they call it present" -Master Oogway
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Directors
Ryuya Tanida
Director of Corporate Relations
Program: 4th-year Kinesiology
Most memorable sports moment:
Klay Thompson's 37 Points in a Quarter (01/23/15)
"It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela
Director of Corporate Relations
Jordan Stewart-Kuppek
Program: 4th-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment:
Raptors Championship- the aura in the city was unforgettable
"If what you did yesterday seems big; you haven't done anything today" - Lou Holtz
Dumebi Iheanacho
Director of Speaker Relations
Program: 4th-year Kinesiology
Most memorable sports moment:
Kawhi Leonard sinking the shot to lead us to our first CHIP!
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - MJ
Alec McGregor
Director of Speaker Relations
Program: 3rd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment:
Trey Burke 3 pointer final 4 Michigan vs Kansas
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"
- MJ
Hannah Roberts
Director of Social Media
Program: 4th-year Political Science & Sociology
Most memorable sports moment:
Didier Drogba's Champions League winning penalty
“The journey is part of the experience - an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca.”
- Anthony Bourdain
Puneet Parhar
Director of Marketing
Program: 2nd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment: Diana Matheson's Bronze medal match-winner at London 2012
"The most essential quality in the game is passion"-Philipp Lahm
Aadam Dadhiwala
Director of Events
Program: 4th-year Human Geography & History
Most memorable sports moment: Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar war at TUF Finale 1
"Rejection is merely a redirection; a course correction to your destiny"
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Vick Gu
Director of Events
Program: 2nd-year Political Science/International Relations Double Major
Most memorable sports moment: Tiger Woods 2019 Masters Win
"Never Backwards, Always Forward"
Reyanna Lambie
Director of Programming
Program: 4th-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment: Team Canada's Men's hockey team's gold medal victory in the 2010 Winter Olympics
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
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Arnav Gupta
Director of Finance
Program: 3rd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment: Arsenal’s Invincible Season, winning the league with zero losses (only team to do that till date).
"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago" - Warren Buffett​
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Managers
Nathan Hadlow
Corporate Relations Manager
Program: 4th-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment: The Patriots' 25 point comeback in the Super Bowl against the Falcons winning in overtime and cementing Tom Brady's GOAT status.
"The best view comes after the hardest climb"
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Blake Song
Corporate Relations Manager
Program: 2nd-year Economics & Statistics
Most memorable sports moment: Lebron chase down block in 2016 NBA Finals
"Opportunities present themselves to those who have prepared for it"
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Liam Irwin
Corporate Relations Manager
Program: 2nd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment: Kawhi Leonard's game 7 shot against Philly
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying." - Michael Jordan
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Sharon Luk
Corporate Relations Manager
Program: 3rd-year Life Science
Most memorable sports moment: Kobe's last game scoring 60 points
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."
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Michael Deluca
Speaker Relations Manager
Program: 4th-year Criminology/Philosophy/Political Science
Most memorable sports moment: Jose Bautista’s go-ahead three-run shot in ALDS Game 5
“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.” - Robin Williams
Jonathan Chen
Speaker Relations Manager
Program: 3rd-year Computer Science
Most memorable sports moment: The Kawhi shot in Game 7
"Be Legendary" - Kobe Bryant
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Youssef Sada
Speaker Relations Manager
Program: 3rd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment: Robin Van Persie scoring that volley against Aston Villa to secure the premier league title for Manchester United.
There is no talent here, this is hard work. This is an obsession."
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Vlada Taits
Social Media Manager
Program: 3rd-year Public Policy & Political Science
Most memorable sports moment: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir winning gold at the 2018 Olympics
"Never Doubt That A Small Group Of Thoughtful Individuals Can Change The World."
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Codi Shang
Social Media Manager
Program: 2nd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment: Lebron James dunking on Jason Terry
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
- Muhammad Ali
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Parsa Amin
Marketing Manager
Program: 2nd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment:
When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships"- Michael Jordan
Marta Sellaroli
Events Manager
Program: 2nd-year Industrial Engineering
Most memorable sports moment:
Carolina Kostner getting her bronze Olympic medal skating almost clean programs in Sochi 2014
"You are never a loser until you quit trying" -Mike Ditka
Noémie Duchemin Stevens
Events Manager
Program: 2nd-year Life Sciences
Most memorable sports moment:
Kobe Bryant's 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors.
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing"
Alessia Cusimano
Programming Manager
Program: 4th-year Kinesiology
Most memorable sports moment:
Italy winning EURO 2020
"Bet on yourself" - Fred Vanvleet
Gianpaolo Sellito
Program: 2nd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment: Gianluigi Donnarumma saves England’s penalty to win the Euro Cup for Italy
“Talent without working hard is nothing”
-Cristiano Ronaldo
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Social Media Manager
Kareem Zohdy
Marketing Manager
Program: 3rd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment:
Kobe Bryant 60 points in the final game vs Utah Jazz
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.” - Bil Keane
Events Manager
Program: 2nd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment:
Final Inning of World Series Game 6 as Dodgers try to win 2020 World Series
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." - Jackie Robinson
Jamie Shin
Programming Manager
Program: 2nd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment:
KD's MVP Speech
"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the further you get."
- Michael Phelps
Kit Cheung
Media Department
Jessica Han
Journalist
Program: 2nd-year Political Science & Environmental Studies
Most memorable sports moment:
Billie Jean King vs Bobby Riggs - Battle of the Sexes in 1973
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken" - Oscar Wilde
Emmy Curtis
Journalist
Program: 2nd-year Journalism
Most memorable sports moment:
So many. But Chase Claypool being drafted to the NFL was so memorable for me.
"There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish" - Michelle Obama
Associates
Michael Winther
Corporate Relations Associate
Program: 2nd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment:
When Klay Thompson scored 37 points in a quarter
"Just win baby" - Al Davis
Jake Timmins
Speaker Relations Associate
Program: 1st-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment: Montreal Canadiens beating out Vegas to advance to finally get back to the Stanley Cup Finals
"Work hard it pays off" - Nicki Minaj
Talal Abuosbeh
Speaker Relations Associate
Program: 2nd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment:
Raptors winning the championship
"Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just illusions" - Michael Jordan
Kaan Durmus
Social Media Associate
Program: 2nd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment:
Tyson Fury getting up from 12th round knockdown by Deontay Wilder
"We didn't come to take part, we came to take over" - Conor McGregor
Julia Cautisanu
Marketing Associate
Program: 1st-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment:
The Jose Bautista bat flip in the 2015 ALDS
"What is essential is invisible to the eye" -the Little Prince
Peter Chen
Events Associate
Program: 2nd-year Economics & International Relations
Most memorable sports moment:
Kyrie Irving's dagger 3 in the 2016 NBA Finals.
"Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you."
Dheeman Shahri
Programming Associate
Program: 2nd-year Rotman Commerce
Most memorable sports moment:Dhoni leading India to a win after 28 years by finishing off in style with a six in the 2011 ODI Cricket World Cup Final
“If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, then I can achieve it”- Muhammad Ali
Program: 2nd-year Health, Disease & Biology
Most memorable sports moment:
Travelling with my tennis team to compete in Indonesia & Thailand
"You have to believe in a long term plan you have, but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you"
- Roger Federer
Carmen Nahat
Programming Associate
Audrey Miatello
Program: 2nd-year Religion & Book and Media Studies
Most memorable sports moment:
Toronto FC’s 5-2 win against Montreal in the 2016 Eastern Conference Finals
“It’s not so much what we have in this life that matters. It's what we do with what we have.”
- Fred Rogers
Journalism Associate