Physical and Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Society
Meet the Executive and Legislative Council
2022-2023
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions, concerns, or feedback!
Presidents
Alison Stoopler and Aviva Wiseman
president.potus@mail.mcgill.ca
-Chair of POTUS’ Executive Committee
To oversee all POTUS activities including financial, social, philanthropic, as well as academic events and ensure that the events run smoothly and respect McGill and SSMU by-laws and codes of conduct.
-Liaison between SPOT faculty and POTUS
-Organize annual POTUS elections and the annual QY/U3
-Wine and Cheese
-To attend President’s Roundtable Meetings hosted by the President of SSMU, MASH meetings
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VP Communications
Malina Moskun
-To overlook all the logistics regarding the running of the
POTUS Legislative Council.
-Sits on the communications and development SPOT committee.
-A part of the Medicine Faculty Council and attend their meetings.
-Ensure the proper running of the POTUS’ social media outlets, bi-weekly newsletters and the POTUS website.
VP Finance
Kasra Borjian
vpfinance.potus@mail.mcgill.ca
-To undertake all the operation and management of all the
monetary and budgeting needs of POTUS, ensuring our
accounts are in order
-Responsible for sponsorship packages
VP Internal Affairs
Lea Minogue and Vicky Leclerc
vpinternal.potus@mail.mcgill.ca
-Organize and promote POTUS extra-curricular activities
and events including the end of semester parties.
-Take on the role of frosh director
VP External
Elisa D’Amore
vpexternal.potus@mail.mcgill.ca
-Sit on the legislative council of SSMU as the Physical and Occupational Therapy Representative.
-Attend SSMU legislative council meetings, SSMU general assemblies, submit a councilor report every second Sunday following the council, attend councilor retreat, submit document x1 a semester explaining what
POTUS is doing.
-Be a member of at least one sub-committee of SSMU
VP Occupational Therapy
Alexa Long-Metcalfe
-Liaison between the OT students, the OT faculty and administration members.
-Attend the OT Student-Faculty Liaison meetings and the OT Faculty Liaison meetings
-Collect the names of all OT U3/QY students to order clinical name tags.
-Organize OT Week
-Acting as CAOT/OEQ representative is the liaison between POTUS and the CAOT/OEQ.
VP PT
Katrina Desabrais
-Liaison between the physical therapy undergraduate students, the PT faculty and administration members.
-Attend the PT Student-Faculty Liaison meetings and the
PT Faculty Liaison meetings
-Collect the names of all PT U3/QY students to order clinical name tags.
-Organize PT Day at the end of September
-Act as CPA/OPPQ representative, the liaison between POTUS and the CPA/OPPQ.
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VP Equity
Stacey Han
-Organize and coordinate events and activities to celebrate diversity
-Act as liaison between marginalized students, POTUS and SPOT
-Work with all members of POTUS to ensure that their events and practices are as inclusive, accessible, equitable
and sustainable as possible
-Member of PT ideal and OT repair
VP Wellness
Eloise Belanger
-Organize and coordinate events and activities to promote student health & well-being as well as to celebrate diversity and participate in SSMU mental health advocacy events
-Liaise regularly with the WELL Office
-Sits on sub-committees of the WELL office (not finalized; new this year)
POTUS Senator
Coming Soon!
-To represent SPOT and POTUS in university affairs.
-In some cases, this includes being a member of the McGill Senate as the Physical and Occupational Therapy
Senator. This includes attending a senate meeting, having
voting rights, being a member of a MINIMUM of two university committees, having voting rights both at the
SSMU Senate Caucus and the McGill University Senate and attending a Councilor Retreat
U1 PT Rep
Dana-Maria Panfilii and
Nathanel Harell
-To act as a liaison between the POTUS
members of the PT and OT undergraduate
student body and the POTUS Legislative
Council.
-Attend student-faculty liaison meetings.
-To organize class activities or events
customized for their respective years.
U1 OT Rep
Zacharia Esfandiari and
Yekaterina Bakhantsova
-To act as a liaison between the POTUSmembers of the PT and OT undergraduatestudent body and the POTUS LegislativeCouncil.-Attend student-faculty liaison meetings.-To organize class activities or eventscustomized for their respective years.
U2 PT Rep
Jennifer Boulais
-To act as a liaison between the POTUS
members of the PT and OT undergraduate
student body and the POTUS Legislative Council.
-Attend student-faculty liaison meetings.
-To organize class activities or events customized for their respective years.
-U2 Reps work together in
creating the Complementary Course Handbook
U2 OT Rep
Laura Hassan
-To act as a liaison between the POTUS
members of the PT and OT undergraduate
student body and the POTUS Legislative Council.
-Attend student-faculty liaison meetings.
-To organize class activities or events customized for their respective years.
-U2 Reps work together in
creating the Complementary Course Handbook
U3 PT Rep
Juan
Pueyo
-To act as a liaison between the POTUS members of the PT and OT undergraduate
student body and the POTUS Legislative Council.
-Attend student-faculty liaison meetings.
-To organize class activities or events customized for their respective years.
-U3/QY reps are responsible for organizing the stethoscope orders for their cohort during
fall semester. They are also responsible for organizing CPR certification/recertification
for their respective cohorts.
U3 OT Rep
Sara-Maude Robert
-To act as a liaison between the POTUS members of the PT and OT undergraduate
student body and the POTUS Legislative Council.
-Attend student-faculty liaison meetings.
-To organize class activities or events customized for their respective years.
-U3/QY reps are responsible for organizing the stethoscope orders for their cohort during
fall semester. They are also responsible for organizing CPR certification/recertification
for their respective cohorts.
QY PT Rep
Coming soon!
-To act as a liaison between the POTUS members of the PT and OT undergraduatestudent body and the POTUS Legislative Council.-Attend student-faculty liaison meetings.-To organize class activities or events customized for their respective years.-U3/QY reps are responsible for organizing the stethoscope orders for their cohort duringfall semester. They are also responsible for organizing CPR certification/recertificationfor their respective cohorts.
QY OT Rep
Sophie Beazley-Wright
otu3.potus@mail.mcgill.ca
-To act as a liaison between the POTUS members of the PT and OT undergraduatestudent body and the POTUS Legislative Council.-Attend student-faculty liaison meetings.-To organize class activities or events customized for their respective years.-U3/QY reps are responsible for organizing the stethoscope orders for their cohort duringfall semester. They are also responsible for organizing CPR certification/recertificationfor their respective cohorts.
Internal Athletics Rep
Josh Azancot
athletics.potus@mail.mcgill.ca
-Responsible for all athletic activities including OTPT games and recreational
games
External Athletics Rep
Fady Alkot
athletics.potus@mail.mcgill.ca
-Responsible for all athletic activities including OTPT games and recreational
games
Philanthropy Representatives
Raquel Lazarowitz and
Chloe Fellen
potuscharity@gmail.com &
philanthropy.potus@mail.mcgill.ca
-Responsible for organizing POTUS’ annual charity event and other charity events throughout the year.
-Presidents of POTUS’ philanthropy
committee
Graduation committee
representatives
Melissa Odabassian and
Giovanna Rizzuto
ptot.graduationcommittee@gmail.com &
grad.potus@mail.mcgill.ca
-Responsible for organizing the Undergraduate
Graduation Ball held in May.
-Organize fundraisers and PT/OT merchandise sales.
Global Health Rehabilitation
Initiative Representative
Coming soon!
-Responsible for promoting global health
awareness and initiatives at SPOT.
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