BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors is composed of two representatives nominated by each member association and elected by the voting representatives at the Annual General Meeting. Each member association nominates one junior representative and one senior representative, each of whom is enrolled in an undergraduate dentistry program. Normally, a junior representative will progress to the role of senior representative. Representatives should be in different years. To learn more about the role and responsibilities of the Board of Directors, review section 10 of the FCDSA General Bylaw No. 1.

Current Board of Directors (2024-2025)

Member Association: Senior Representative*, Junior Representative

  • Western University:

    Celina Tang (Western ‘26)*, Muntdr (Moony) Madlol (Western ‘28)

  • University of Alberta:

    Mustafa Janoowalla (Alberta '26)*, Paniz Ataei (Alberta '27)

  • University of British Columbia:

    Ella Schmidtz (UBC '26)*, Marcelina Radecka (UBC '27)

  • Dalhousie University:

    Grace Heukshorst (Dalhousie '26)*, Mahta Olang (Dalhousie ‘27)

  • Université Laval:

    Julie-Pierre Simard (Laval '26)*, Xavier Ouellet (Laval '27)

  • University of Manitoba:

    Costa Papasotiriou (Manitoba '26)*, Mahan Sadeghian Manitoba ‘27)

  • McGill University:

    Philip Lu (McGill '27)*, Isha Trivedi (McGill '27)

  • Université de Montréal:

    Karimen Khedara (Montréal ‘27)*, Celina Abdulrahim (Montréal '29)

  • University of Saskatchewan:

    Trevor Couch (Saskatchewan '26)*, Nami Marashli (Saskatchewan '27)

  • University of Toronto:

    Dursa Koshkebaghi (UofT '26)*, Salma Al Ghazaly (UofT '27)

Executive

The Executive of the federation reports to the Board of Directors and is elected by the voting representatives at the Annual General Members from those serving on the Board. The Executive includes the president; vice president, finance; vice president, research, and three regional Executive members representing their schools in western, central and eastern Canada. Serving members of the Executive are currently enrolled in an undergraduate dentistry program. Regional councillors are currently enrolled in an undergraduate dentistry program in their designated region. Members of the Executive hold office for a one-year term, from the conclusion of one AGM to the conclusion of the next AGM. To learn more about the role and responsibilities of the Board of Directors, review section 12 of the FCDSA General Bylaw No. 1.

Learn more about the current Executive here.