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.
Chairperson
Lahama Naeem
Term: May 2025 - April 2026
(Non-Voting)
President
Aliss Chavarri
Term: May 2025 - April 2026
Executive Committee
VP Orillia
Dhanvi Gahlawat
Term: May 2025 - April 2026
Executive Committee
VP Operations & Finance
Felix Ikokwu
Term: May 2025 - April 2026
Finance & Operations Committee / Executive Committee
VP Advocacy
VACANT
Term: TBD - April 2026
Executive Committee
Thunder Bay Director
Idongesit Usua
Term: May 2025 - April 2026
Finance & Operations Committee
Thunder Bay Director
Sarwat Aijaz
Term: May 2025 - April 2026
Finance & Operations Committee
Thunder Bay Director
Vish Ishwarsinh Chauhan
Term: May 2025 - April 2026
Internal Relations Committee
Thunder Bay Director
Yamandeep Malhi
Term: May 2025 - April 2026
Thunder Bay Director
Twesa Chihana
Term: May 2025 - April 2026
Internal Relations Committee / Governance Committee
Thunder Bay Director
Emily Disimone
Term: May 2025 - April 2026
Thunder Bay Director
Omolayo Oluwakorede Adepoju
Term: December 2025 - April 2026
(filled by appointment)
Orillia Director
Julianne Ford
Term: May 2025 - April 2026
Finance & Operations Committee
Orillia Director
Mary Feltham
Term: December 2025 - April 2026
(filled by appointment)
Orillia Director
Alex Ballagh
Term: December 2025 - April 2026
(filled by appointment)
Argus Editor
Armaan Mohammed Basheer
Term: May 2025 - April 2026
(ex-officio, non-voting)
LUSU Centres’ Representative
Alyssa Lentz
Term: May 2025 - April 2026
(ex-officio, non-voting)
Member-at-Large
Maya Graham
Term: December 2025 - April 2026 (non-voting, filled by appointment)
Board Secretary
Brandon Rhéal Amyot
LUSU Staff Support (non-voting)
governance@lusu.ca