Anyone who enrolls in at least one course at Lakehead is automatically a member of LUSU. This makes all students (our members) entitled to an equal say in how your student union represents you and spends your union fees.
As an incorporated non-profit organization, we are guided by legislative documents such as the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act to ensure that we operate with accountability, transparency, and good governance.
LUSU Chairperson
Lahama Naeem
Term: May 2026 - April 2027 (non-voting)
Internal Relations Committee Chair
LUSU Board Secretary
Brandon Rhéal Amyot
Governance & Advocacy (non-voting)
Governance Committee
LUSU President
Aliss Chavarri
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
Governance Committee Chair / Executive Committee
LUSU Vice-President Operations & Finance
Felix Ikokwu
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
Finance & Operations Committee Chair / Executive Committee
LUSU Executive Director
Farhan Yousaf
Staff Position(ex-officio, non-voting)
Finance & Operations Committee
LUSU Vice-President Orillia
Faisal Al-Saati
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
Executive Committee
Vice-President Advocacy
Matthew Emmanuel
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
Executive Committee
Thunder Bay Director
Mirabel Mordi
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
Internal Relations Committee
Thunder Bay Director
Omolayo Adepoju
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
Finance & Operations Committee
Thunder Bay Director
Laura Pazos
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
Internal Relations Committee
Thunder Bay Director
Laura Oranwusi
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
Governance Committee
Thunder Bay Director
Kamakshi Borgohain
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
Finance & Operations Committee
Thunder Bay Director
Tacymel Parnell
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
Orillia Director
Isadora Barber
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
Internal Relations Committee
Orillia Director
Julianne Ford
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
Orillia Director
Hafiz Rahman
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
Finance & Operations Committee / Governance Committee
Argus Editor
Fisher Monahan
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
(ex-officio, non-voting)
LUSU Centres’ Representative
VACANT
Term: May 2026 - April 2027
(ex-officio, non-voting)
Member-at-Large
VACANT
Term: Fall 2026 - April 2027
(ex-officio, non-voting)
Graduate Students' Representative
Subas Bhugai
Term: Fall 2026 - April 2027
(non-voting) (LUGSA President)