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CORS Administration

The council consists of the elected officers of the society, four elected councillors, the immediate past president, the student councillor, and the chairs of the standing committees.

Elected Officers 

President
Houra Mahmoudzadeh
University of Waterloo
president@cors.ca
Vice President
Majid Taghavi
Saint Mary's University
vicepresident@cors.ca
Secretary
Tiffany Bayley
Western Unversity
secretary@cors.ca
Treasurer
Kent Kostuk
Engcomp
treasurer@cors.ca
Immediate Past President
Marco Bijvank
University of Calgary
marco.bijvank@haskayne.ucalgary.ca
Councillor 2025-2027
Salimur Choudhury
Queen's University
s.choudhury@queensu.ca
Councillor 2025-2027
Amir Ardestani-Jaafari
UBC Okanagan
amir.ardestani@ubc.ca
Councillor 2026-2028
Amir Raspour
Ontario Tech University
amir.rastpour@ontariotechu.ca
Councillor 2026-2028
Kimia Ghobadi
Johns Hopkins University
kimia@jhu.edu
Student Councillor
Camille Pinçon
Polytechnique Montréal
camille.pincon@etud.polymtl.ca

Standing Committees

Education & Student Affairs
Eman Almehdawe
eman.almehdawe@uregina.ca
Membership
Amir Ardestani-Jaafari
amir.ardestani@ubc.ca
Program
Majid Taghavi
vicepresident@cors.ca
Public Relations
Kimia Ghobadi
kimia@jhu.edu
Publications
Joe Naoum-Sawaya
jnaoum-sawaya@ivey.ca

 

Ad Hoc Committees

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Salimur Choudhury
s.choudhury@queensu.ca
Award of Merit
Marco Bijvank
marco.bijvank@haskayne.ucalgary.ca
Financial Planning
Houra Mahmoudzadeh
president@cors.ca
Industry
Amir Rastpour
amir.ardestani@ubc.ca
Nominating
Marco Bijvank
marco.bijvank@haskayne.ucalgary.ca
Bulletin Editor
Niloofar Akbarian-Saravi
Niloofar.akbarian@ubc.ca
IFORS Representative
Tiffany Bayley
secretary@cors.ca
Micro Events
Camille Pinçon
camille.pincon@etud.polymtl.ca
Traveling Speakers Program
Marco Bijvank
marco.bijvank@haskayne.ucalgary.ca
SIG Relations
Majid Taghavi
vicepresident@cors.ca
Awards
Majid Taghavi
vicepresident@cors.ca
Past Presidents Advisory Board
Marco Bijvank
marco.bijvank@haskayne.ucalgary.ca
INFOR Editor
Joe Naoum-Sawaya
jnaoum-sawaya@ivey.ca

 

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