Anoop has been involved with SIFE since 2008 and has covered a wide variety of roles: Project Manager, Nationals Presenter, Director of Micro Business, and currently as President. SIFE has a been a major part of his University career and he believes the entrepreneurial mindset encouraged within the group is necessary more than ever in today's business environment. He is inspired by his teammates and believes personal development is integral to the SIFE experience. Anoop is looking forward to a year filled with innovative ideas, leadership opportunities for the SIFE team, and daring projects that will impact communities in Metro Vancouver.
E-mail: president [at] sifesimonfraser.com
Adeelah is in her 2nd year at Simon Fraser University. She is looking into majoring in Accounting and MIS. Ever since she was introduced to SIFE as a member, she has had a passion for promoting entrpreneurship in the three campuses and the community. Also, she has passion for helping people and finds SIFE to be an excellent opportunity for anyone to take on who is looking to gain some business skills while giving back to the community. Her goal for SIFE Simon Fraser is for it to expand internationally so members can help people in third world countries.
E-mail: internal.bby [at] sifesimonfraser.com
Steffi Chua is a 3rd year student planning to major in Business and minor in Interactive Arts and Technology. Though she only joined SIFE during the last year, she became heavily involved managing the organization’s high school projects such as LIFE and Banner Bags. She is a very passionate and dedicated person who immerses herself in projects that help those in need. As the Director of Internal Relations in the Surrey campus this year, Steffi aims to bring out the best in SIFE’s members by finding the right people for the right projects and getting them all involved. She hopes that by the end of the year, SIFE’s impact will stretch not only throughout SFU’s three campuses but across the province as well.
E-mail: internal.sry [at] sifesimonfraser.com
Returning for a second year, Katherine will bring her past experience as the Director of External Relations to the Entrepreneurship table. Studying Business and Criminology, her passion resides in developing social enterprises to address the problems experienced by marginalized groups. In her free time Katherine likes to pursue different activities that may or may not help her prove that she is the epitome of Murphy's law. This includes getting tickets for J-walking or landing herself in the hospital the night before a final exam. She also works part-time at a financial brokerage as an assistant and hopes to help students from all different faculties discover their entrepreneurial side.
E-mail: entrepreneurship [at] sifesimonfraser.com
Kyle is a second year business student looking to concentrate in entrepreneurship and management of innovation. He joined SIFE when he started at SFU in September 2008 and has loved every minute of being involved. He has been project manager of two projects (LIFE and SIFE Kids) and presented at both the regional and national competitions last year. He has a passion for helping the community around him and having a positive impact on the world. This year, Kyle is looking forward to expanding SIFE’s large portfolio of current projects and developing projects that can be expanded on a larger scale. Aside from SIFE, Kyle works as a Lifeguard and swimming instructor at the North Surrey Indoor Pool. He also enjoys watching and participating in a variety of sports and hanging out at SFU Surrey as if it was his second home. If you have any project ideas or just want to say hello, don’t be afraid to when you see him around campus!
E-mail: community.dev [at] sifesimonfraser.com
Michelle is an Interactive Arts and Technology student, majoring in Interaction Design with a minor in Communication. Design is her biggest passion and if she has spare time, she likes going to concerts and spontaneously running half-marathons. She did 4 semesters of Co-op and currently works part time as a web designer. She started with SIFE in 2008 as the Creative Director and is excited to be the Director of Marketing this year.
E-mail: marketing [at] sifesimonfraser.com
Aman is a Business Major concentrating in accounting. He is extremely impressed with SIFE’s impact on SFU and the local community through real world initiatives. Aman started out with SIFE in 2008 by working on Financial Literacy Week and decided to play a greater role by taking on the position of Director of Business Development. He hopes to empower the SIFE team by expanding existing entrepreneurial ventures as well as launching new ones.
E-mail: business.dev [at] sifesimonfraser.com
Pong is a 3rd year Business Major in Accounting & Finance with a Criminology Minor in Police Studies. He has a passion for being an accountant, financial analyst and/or law enforcement officer. More importantly, he has a passion for helping others achieve their fullest potential. He has completed two Co-Op terms with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a Client Services Agent. He enjoys taking dance lessons, playing golf, going to the gym and playing badminton at SFU. On the weekend, he works at SilverCity Metropolis as a Treasurer and loves to watch movies! Please don’t hesitate to email him or wave or smile at him if you see him at school. It is guaranteed that he’ll smile and wave back at you and maybe chant “SIFE”! (with the fist pump).
E-mail: finance.admin [at] sifesimonfraser.com
Silkie is starting her fourth year at SFU in pursuit of a double major between Business and Communications with an unknown Business concentration and Media Studies as her concentration for Communications. When Silkie heard of SIFE’s Community Development program, she was reminded of her roots in event planning with the South Burnaby Neighborhood house and realized what her university experience was missing: a connection with her community. In between school, working at The Bank of Montreal, and general SIFE-ness, Silkie always takes time-outs to catch up on her favorite fashion blogs, shop online and check out the latest fashion happenings within Vancouver! She recommends www.lookbook.nu for fellow fashion lovers and procrastinators! Stepping into the role of Director of External Relations for the 2009-2010 year, Silkie hopes to raise SIFE Simon Fraser’s profile within Metro-Vancouver as the hub for student entrepreneurs while recognising their contribution to the local community.
E-mail: external.relations [at] sifesimonfraser.com
Don joined SIFE when he became a designer for MADrenegade, one of SIFE's projects. Don's creative experience spans from web-development, music engineering, to even the production of full-blown plays. As such, the Creative Director position was perfect for him. He aims to share his creativity with the endeavors and projects of SIFE Simon Fraser. Don is currently a third year student majoring in the Interactive Arts and Technology program. Besides school, he does freelance design and co-founded JBD Hut Music Co., a music production group.
E-mail: creative.director [at] sifesimonfraser.com
As one of the first few members since SIFE was reborn in 2006, Ashish has watched SIFE grow into an organization that truly embodies entrepreneurial values and creates positive change in the world. As President of the 2008/2009 year, Ashish feels proud to have created a solid foundation for the 2009/2010 year to grow and be a top SIFE team in Canada. Ashish will be advising the executive team, with a focus on organizational sustainability and member relations. Aside from SIFE, he is finishing his last semester at SFU and is co-founder & CEO of Nu Experience Design, an interaction design firm.
E-mail: ashish.gurung [at] sifesimonfraser.com