2001 - current: The University of Western Ontario, CANADA Graduate Student Representative GEC: Graduate Executive Committee Tenure: July 2007 - July 2008 Elected by Graduate Students to sit on a committee consisting of the Graduate Program Chair, three faculty members, and the Graduate Secretary. The GEC deals with the day-to-day running of the Graduate Program and meets when program changes are proposed, when graduate applications are being considered, and to conduct Annual Progress Reviews. Chair DiGS: Distributed and Grid Systems Research Group Tenure: September 2005 - January 2008 A research group consisting of faculty, post-doctorate, Ph.D., and M.Sc. students. As the chair, I was responsible for overseeing the overall running of DiGS, including organizing weekly discussions and scheduling presentations, maintaining the group's website, as well as organizing social events. Language Instructor MedOutreach: Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Tenure: September 2003 - June 2008 MedOutreach provides opportunities for medicine, nursing, and dentistry students to spend four months in Tanzania every summer promoting health care principles through education, advocacy, and humanitarian work. Taught an introductory Swahili course to prepare students travelling to Tanzania. Committee Chair IGSIC: International Graduate Student Issues Committee Tenure: July 2006 - April 2008 A graduate students organization, sponsored by the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS), aspiring to promote international understanding through the shared experience of culture between Canadian and International Students. As the IGSIC chair, I was responsible for organizing social events, facilitating committee meetings, preparing yearly budget proposals, updating IGSIC website, and recruiting new members to serve on the committee. Conference Chair UWORCS'07: Western Research in Computer Science Date: April 2, 2007 An annual forum for students, faculty, and staff to exchange idea and learn about the state of research activities within the Department of Computer Science. As the conference chair, I was responsible for the overall running of the conference, including but not limited to: determining the conference venue; designing, developing, and maintaining the conference's website; advertising and managing conference registrations; designing, producing, and distributing conference proceedings; managing the scheduling as well as overseeing the running of the conference - including assigning session chairs and judges. Session Judge UWORCS'09: Western Research in Computer Science Date: April 16, 2009 An annual forum for students, faculty, and staff to exchange idea and learn about the state of research activities within the Department of Computer Science. As the session (Computer Algebra) judge , my primary responsibility included evaluating and grading individual presentations based primarily on the content and the delivery of the presentation. 1997 - 2001: Trent University, CANADA Student Member TISA: Trent International Student's Association Tenure: September 1998 - December 1999 A student body with the aim of helping international students share their culture with the rest of the Trent community. As a member of the TISA choir, I took part in performances at cultural outreach and other community events. Community Organizer KWIC: Kawartha World Issues Centre Tenure: Summer 1998, Summer 1999 A community-based, non-profit, charitable global education and resource centre aimed at promoting understanding of global issues among individuals and groups within the Kawartha region.