President – Jennifer Morrison

Jenn is currently working on a joint graduate degree: MBA/MEng. She started scuba diving in 2006 when she completed her open water in Maui, Hawaii through the Grant U-21 Grant. Her love of scuba diving continued growing and in Summer 2010, Jenn became certifed as a Divemaster while diving in Malta and Cozumel. Jenn became involved in the club in 2008 as VP Marketing and has since then stepped into the role as President. Apart from scuba diving, Jenn enjoys instructing and practicing Moksha Yoga.

Contact Jenn at jenn@uofascuba.com.

Dive Coordinator – Thomas Berner

Thomas is currently working though an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering. After participating in the Club’s Cozumel trip he became interested in joining the executive team and has held the position of dive coordinator since the spring of 2011.   In Cozumel, Thomas completed his advanced open water course and he intends to take include deep specialty, wreck diving, and eventually divemaster.  Apart from scuba diving, Thomas also enjoys rock climbing and hiking.

Contact Thomas at thomas@uofascuba.ca.

Dive Coordinator – Kyle Boender

Contact Kyle at kyle@uofascuba.com.

VP Environment – Jessica Cahyadi

My name is Jessica and I’m the VP Environment for this year (2011/20112). My duty is basically to raise awareness regarding the environment, especially water areas. I just got myself certified this summer in Alberta and judging by the excitement that I got when I got certified, I think it’s really fun to be able to dive, so I look forward to diving this year with the club.

Contact Jessica at jessica@uofascuba.com.

VP External – Amanda Lai

Amanda is in her 2^nd year undergraduate studies in Animal Biology.  She is interested in the program’s Marine Biology stream and aims to have a future career related with zoos, aquariums or conservation organizations.  Since Amanda is aiming for careers that require scuba diving, she started taking diving courses and was amazed by the underwater wildlife.  She got her Open Water, Advanced Open Water, and Rescue Diver certifications from her hometown, Hong Kong.

She holds this year’s VP External position and hopes to connect external organizations with the club to provide our members with more information on scuba diving related events.  This year, Amanda is looking forward to advance our club’s relationship with others to an international level.

VP Finance – Christine Johnston

Christine graduated in 2006 from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology/Psychology. In 2010 she obtained a certificate in Occupational Health and Safety from the U of A Faculty of extension. She is now starting a Master’s of Occupational Health and Safety at Columbia Southern University. She is a new addition to the executive this year, occupying the position of VP Finance.

Christine has had a long-term interest in SCUBA, she has obtained her open water certification, her advanced open water and her most recent accomplishment has been the Rescue Diver certification. She plans to get her Nitrox certification in October and hopes to make some great use of her recently acquired dry-suit. She attended the club’s trip to Cozumel Mexico in early 2011 and loved it so much she’ll be attending again in 2012!

Contact Christine at christine@uofascuba.com.

VP Marketing – Amanda Croy

Contact Amanda at amandac@uofascuba.com.

VP Operations – Lester Tugung Michael

VP Social – Eric Walper

I am a fourth year Science student with a focus in Immunology and Infection and would like to someday pursue a degree in either physiotherapy or Medicine. I am passionate about physical health and wellness and as a result spend too much time hitting the gym or working out with friends. Ironically, my biggest weakness in life is food and a good movie. I dont believe any real meal is complete without either bacon, cream or butter, so the fastest way to my heart is via Eggs Benedict. I love to be a complete child all the time and therefore I volunteer with Children with Autism; nothing better then rocking out Tae Kwon Do to kids.

Contact Eric at eric@uofascuba.com.

Past Exec – Ross Lockwood

Ross is a graduate student working on his PhD in Condensed Matter Physics. He was involved in the scuba club as a dive coordinator in the 2010/2011 academic year, where he planned the Cozumel 2011 trip. He currently holds a PADI Assistant Instructor rating and he is planning the Cozumel 2012 trip.

Contact Ross at ross@uofascuba.com.

Past Exec – Mark Faas

Mark Faas recently graduated from the University of Alberta with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and now works in Hanna, Alberta.  However, he cannot stay away from diving.  His involvement in diving goes back many years, his parents were certified when we was weeks old, he became certified in 2000, became an instructor in 2006, and then joined the U of A Scuba Club.  He was a Dive Coordinator for several years, and was involved in the pool sessions and promoting local diving.  He was President for the 2010-2011 school year before he graduated.

Mark enjoy’s introducing people to all the local diving we have around Alberta at lakes such as Twin Lakes, Narrow Lake, and Clear Lake.  Additionally, Mark indulges in the sport of triathlon.

Contact Mark at mark@uofascuba.com.

Past Executives

Dan Moore (my husband now, previous VP
Information from 2007-2009) and myself (I held many positions (sometimes
multiple) from 2006-2009 including President, VP Operations, VP Finance, VP
Social and Past Chair)

• Danielle Vallee (2006-2009)
• Dan Moore (2007-2009)
• Rafal Rak (2006-2010)
• Amanda Vavrek (2009/2010)
• Jamie-Linn Fowler (2007-2010)
• Cassidy van Rensen (2009/2010)
• Erem Altunbulakli (2008-2010)
• Jenn Morrison (2008/2009)
• Damon Larson (2008/2009)
• Anita Fung (2007 – 2009)
• Andrew Gregory (2007 – 2009)
• Randy Lim (2006 – 2009)
• Margarita Orlov (2007 – 2008)
• Thye Sing Wong (2006 – 2008)
• Robyn Yamamoto (2007/2008)
• Tom Hamilton (2006/2007)
• Joel Nystrom (2006/2007)
• Angelica Szkultecki (2006/2007)

Executive Duties

President

• Act as the Chief Executive Member of the club.
• Preside over all club activities, assisting and advising other executive members in performing their duties.
• Represent the club in all matters.
• Elect another Executive member to represent him/herself in his/her absence in general/executive meetings, and dealings with the University, its affiliated departments, and any other agencies, organizations or associations.
• Share signing authority with the Vice President Finance on any and all club bank accounts.
• Network divers within the club with dive trips and dive courses both on and off-campus.
• Be a registered student at the University of Alberta
• Contact non-university-affiliated clubs, agencies and organizations regarding his/her start of term and the term of his/her executive team in the club and maintain good relations with affiliations and sponsors.

VP Operations

• Record and maintain the minutes of the club’s general meeting and club’s executive meeting and distribute the minutes to executives.
• Keep records of all important correspondence between the club members, its’ executive members and the University of Alberta and university-affiliated organizations and departments, to be presented during executive meetings.
• Contact all executive members by e-mail of executive meeting.

VP Finance

• Keep a record of all expenditures disbursed and revenues received by the club.
• Share signing authority with the President on any and all club bank accounts.
• Propose a budget for the upcoming fiscal year in his/her month in term in an executive meeting closest to date of completion of proposal.
• Present a financial summary at all general/executive meetings.
• Discuss with each executive member regarding the costs of each event he/she organizes, and come up with a budget for each event at the next executive meeting.

VP External

• Correspond with all non-university-affiliated organizations, agencies and clubs and reply.
• Distribute information regarding all non-university affiliated clubs, agencies and organizations to club members via e-mail.
• Organize the club members’ involvement with all non-university affiliated clubs, agencies and organizations.

VP Marketing

• Recruit new members by organizing events such as Clubs Fair and table sign-ups.
• Organize a publicity campaign in the first two weeks of each semester to recruit new members and increase awareness of the club’s existence, its services and programs offered on campus.
• Design and distribute posters on campus promoting club events.

VP Fundraising

• Organize fundraising events on and off-campus such as BBQs.

VP Informations

• Manage and update the club’s website with information such as upcoming events and current activities.
• Distribute newsletter.
• Manage club’s data, email accounts, and mailing lists.

VP Social

• Organize social events such as pub nights and intramurals.
• Engage club members to attend events.

VP Environment

• Promote environmental awareness on campus through activities such as Lake-Clean ups.
• Research and discuss current marine environmental concerns with the executive and suggest contributions that can be made by the club.

Dive Coordinators (2 positions)

• Act as a club advisor on dive events and training courses.
• Enforce safety regulations for all dive events and training courses.
• Book and run pool sessions.

Past Chair

• Act as the club advisor and help with transition of the executive team.
• Offer advice on organizing events and executive processes.
• Be a previous executive member of the club.