Meet Our Team

RUUN DIRIE
Program Director
York University, Sociology

HEBA ROBLE
Tutoring Director
University of Toronto, Biomedical Toxicology

SHAIMAA HELAL
Research Director & Co-Founder
Queens’ University, School of Medicine

PRECIOUS AKINDELE
Program Developer
Simon Fraser University, Health Science (Life Sciences)

BRENDA NKONGE
Mentor & Core Team Volunteer
McMaster University, Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization

BREONA MARTIN
Mentor & Community Outreach Worker
Smith College, Neuroscience

JAHSSME GUILLAUME
Research Assistant & Community Outreach Worker
University of Toronto, Immunology

MAHA MOHAMED
Mentor
McMaster University, Biochemistry

LILY FRIMPONG
Mentor
University of Toronto, Political Science

LEILA MKUHAMAMBA
Mentor
University of Toronto, Equity and Solidarity, Buddhism, Psychology, Mental Health, & Indigenous Studies

SARA ALI
Mentor
Western University, Health Science

SAPPHIRE DAVIS
Mentor
University of Toronto, French & Linguistics

RACHIEL CHIRARA
Mentor
McGill University, Pharmacology

SHIANNA CAMPBELL
Mentor
University of Toronto Mississauga, Biology & Psychology

EZY NDUKWE
Mentor
Western University, Medical Sciences

MASOZI PALATA
Mentor
University of Manitoba, Human Anatomy & Cell Science

JOSHUA ONASANYA
Mentor
University of Saskatchewan, Medicine

SAMANTHA MONDESIRE
Former Mentor
University of Guelph, Marketing Management

DEBBIE DUROSHOLA
Former Mentor
Western University, Biology

GRACE GUILLAUME
Former Mentor
University of Guelph, Biomedical Science, Neuroscience & Sociology

KYANA FLETCHER
Former Mentor
University of Toronto, Psychology

SEIN
Former Mentor
University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, PhD

MATTHEW FERGUSON
Former Mentor
McMaster University, Chemical Engineering

VICTORIA (TOBI) DADA
Former Mentor
University of Ottawa, School of Law

SAWDAH ISMAIL
Former Mentor
University of Toronto, Master of Science in Planning

HASNA BESHER
Former Mentor
University of Waterloo, Biomedical Sciences with a minor in Psychology

ISMAIL AHMED
Former Mentor
University of Guelph-Humber, Business Administration

ADAMS AGHIMIEN
Former Mentor
University of Toronto, International Relations

SANYU GALABUZI-KASSAM
Former Mentor
Ryerson, Nursing

KELLY AGHAYERE
Former Mentor
Yale University, Jackson Institute of Global Affairs