The leadership team guides the advocacy and operational arms of the organization under the guidance of OSTA’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer.
Advocacy Leaders
OSTA-AECO’s advocacy leaders are elected by their student trustee peers to advocate for and represent the interests of Ontario’s students.
Tristan Kim
President
Savrup Saran
Vice-President, Public Education
David Beshai
Vice-President, Catholic Education
Ben Cameron
Chair, Indigenous Student Trustees' Council
Advocacy Interest Chairs
OSTA-AECO’s advocacy interest chairs are elected by their student trustee peers to advance specific pillars of the organization’s vision.
JoyGold Goodluck
Advocacy Chair, Curriculum & School Community
Ava Beggs
Advocacy Chair, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Sarim Muhammad
Advocacy Chair, Student Well-Being
Sir Frederick Nicholas
Advocacy Chair, Truth & Reconciliation
Operations Leaders
OSTA-AECO’s operations leaders manage the daily functioning of OSTA-AECO and support the advocacy arm of the organization in fulfilling their mandates.
Jeleina Rasiah
Vice-President, Communications
Afaq Virk
Vice-President, Events
Aalia Majid
Vice-President, Operations
Julianna Marcel
Vice-President, Policy & Research
Operations Support
OSTA-AECO’s operations support team enables the operations arm of OSTA to fulfill their mandate.
Anita Vasserman
Creative Services Coordinator