upei engineering society members (2024-25)
Meet your 2024-2025 UPEI Engineering Society! Our society is structured with a team of executives who are supported by a dedicated board of directors. The directors assist their respective executive counterparts by overseeing delegated tasks. The executives, in turn, uphold their responsibilities and collaborate closely with the directors to effectively distribute work and responsibilities.
our executive members
President
Berry Genge - (she/they)
Hello hello! My name is Berry Genge, and I’m in my final year here in the Engineering program at UPEI. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, listening to music, and designing new frog-related merchandise (@poorlydrawnproclivity shameless plug). This is my fourth year on the Engineering Society and I am so excited to lead the Society in this new role. I am also an active member of the UPEI Ultimate (Frisbee) club and work in the Engineering Success Centre on campus. I look forward to representing and advocating for UPEI FSDE students in this role, so if you see me around, feel free to come by and say hello! I’ll be more than happy to answer any questions or address any concerns you may have!
VICE PRESIDENT EXTERNAL
JIMMY HULTON - (HE/HIM)
Hey everyone, my name is Jimmy Hulton, and I'm elated to be VP External for the upcoming academic year. I first got involved in the society as a first-year rep, served a year as VP Finance, and now will be a member of the executive team once again in my third year of engineering. My focus as VP External will be to represent UPEI on a national scale as well as preparing students for both conferences and competitions. I am also an Associate in the Engineering Success Centre, a Tutorial Instructor for Calculus and play on the UPEI Men’s Rugby team. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions, society related or for anything else!
VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNICATIONS
KHIYM MACEWEN - (HE/HIM)
Hey all, my name is Khiym MacEwen, and I’m in my final year here in this funny-looking building we call home. This year, I really want to make the most of every moment I have, not just for myself but also for everyone who finds themselves lucky enough to be a part of the FSDE. This is my first year in the Engineering Society and I am super excited to be part of the team that hopefully delivers some of your most memorable experiences throughout your degree. I love spending time with my friends and family, listening to all kinds of music, and playing and watching basketball. You’ll hear a lot from me over the next year through emails, social media posts, and maybe even advertising atop the academic stairs with a megaphone. Don’t hesitate to reach out for questions, concerns, queries, or qualms if you feel the need. I am more than willing to provide help and answers!
✉ blgenge@upei.ca
VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE
MYAH VAN’T VELD - (SHE/HER)
Hi everyone! My name is Myah Van’t Veld and I am in my fourth year out of five here at the FSDE. During the summer I work, run my own small business and spend my free time traveling across PEI. I have visited (almost) every lighthouse on PEI, only three left to go! In my free time I enjoy playing ringette and doing anything that lets me be a little creative. Last year I had the opportunity to volunteer with the society as the finance commissioner and I am happy to be your VP Finance this year! I also had the opportunity to attend the ACES AGM and the Atlantic Engineering Competition. My goal as VP Finance is to continue to make opportunities like these conferences and competitions, as well as our engineering events, as affordable for students as possible so everyone can enjoy these wonderful experiences. Please reach out if you have any questions, or if you want to hear some random lighthouse facts!
✉ jhulton13469@upei.ca
VICE PRESIDENT SERVICES
CLARA GRANT - (SHE/HER)
Hi! My name is Clara Grant, and I’m in my final year at the FSDE and my fourth year of volunteering with the UPEI Engineering Society. I’m super excited about my new role this year and hope to use this platform to help make everyone’s experiences around the FSDE, which can sometimes be stressful, just a bit more fun! In the past, I’ve also been involved around the school as an FSDE Student Ambassador and volunteering with the UPEI Engineering Brigades Club. Outside of school, I enjoy travelling, hiking, and spending time with friends and family, and I’ve been working in electrical engineering for the past 3 years. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or ideas you’d like to share, I’m always open to chat!
✉ kmacewen8217@upei.ca
VICE PRESIDENT ADVOCACY
ETHAN DRAKE - (THEY/THEM)
Hey, I’m Ethan Drake! I’ll be going into my second year at the FSDE and my fourth year at UPEI. I was originally in Psychology, but switched and found Engineering is what I’m truly passionate about! I’m almost always in a yellow sweater with a rainbow bandana, so if you see me around the building, feel free to come say hi! I love the colour yellow, trains, reading theory on a variety of topics, and playing Dungeons & Dragons with my friends. This will be my second year volunteering with the UPEI Engineering Society and I’m honoured to have worked last year with now-President Berry Genge to create our new Engineering Society Mascot, LONG PANTHER! I’ll also be this year’s Engineering Representative for the UPEI Student Union; I'm excited to leverage these roles to help foster a deeper community among the earlier years in the FSDE, and work to bring Canadian engineering culture and traditions to our faculty. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any thoughts or ideas for our campus community, or are facing issues around academic regulations or student advocacy and I will work to ensure your voice is heard!
✉ mlvantveld@upei.ca
VICE PRESIDENT events
Kaitlyn smith - (SHE/HER)
Hey everyone!! My name is Kaitlyn Smith and I am entering my third out of four years of engineering at UPEI. This is my second year volunteering with the Engineering Society and I am very excited to be able to plan events to create memories for us engineering students! I was on the organizing committee for the Annual General Meeting held by ACES and am on the organizing committee for another ACES’s conference called ELS- last year I was lucky enough to attend all three ACES’s conferences and competitions. I have also been a student ambassador for the past two years. When not at school- where I spend most of my time- I coach figure and power skating. Please reach out if you have any questions, always happy to chat!
✉ ksmith14441@upei.ca
✉ cagrant@upei.ca
✉ egdrake@upei.ca
our board of directors
Marketing Director
maddy cronin - (she/her)
Hey everyone, my name is Maddy Cronin, and I am in my final year of engineering at UPEI. I am interested in all things bioscience and bioresource related, and plan to continue work and research in the field when I graduate. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in engineering so far, and even more since getting involved with different clubs and societies. I especially love the opportunities that engineering has given me to travel for things like conferences, competitions, and volunteer work. This will be my second year on the society, and I also volunteer with the Engineering Brigades Club, UPEI Gives Blood, and the UPEI Ultimate team. Outside of school and work, I enjoy camping, traveling, music, and spending time with my friends and family. I look forward to spending my last year at UPEI as a part of the society. Say hello if you see me around, and feel free to reach out if you ever have any questions!
Logistics Director
Temiloluwa (Rosetta) Shokunbi - (she/her)
Hi everyone. My name is Temiloluwa Rosetta Shokunbi, and I am going into my third year out of four years of engineering at UPEI. This is my first time on the society as the logistics director, and I am super excited to engage in my role. I am part of the UPEI Ultimate Frisbee team outside of school, and I enjoy horror movies, games, spending time with friends, and playing volleyball in my free time. I look forward to engaging with other students, so please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns.
board of directors Chair
Brian Macdonald - (he/him)
Hello, everyone! My name is Brian MacDonald, and I am originally from Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia. I am in my final year of the engineering program. In my spare time, I enjoy rock climbing, research, and Ultimate (Frisbee ©). In fact, I am also heavily involved with organizing UPEI’s Ultimate team (you should also check us out!). My time at the FSDE has been nothing short of a blast, and I look forward to helping make your time here memorable. If you have any questions on how to get involved within clubs and societies in the FSDE or in general at UPEI, I’d be more than happy to chat.
✉ mmcronin@upei.ca
Sponsorship Director
chase macmillan - (he/him)
Hi! My name is Chase MacMillan, and I am in year four of five of the Sustainable Design Engineering Program here at UPEI. This is my first year as part of the Engineering Society, and I am excited to help provide the resources that the Society needs to carry out its plans through my role as Sponsorship Director. I also serve on the board of directors of the Cornwall Curling Club, and I volunteer throughout the year on different committees and at different events for the sport of Curling. My true passion is learning, and I love expanding my breadth of knowledge by reading in my free time. I can’t wait to become more involved in engineering culture and be able to do my part in building the UPEI engineering community. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns not only regarding the engineering society but also with the engineering program at large. I’m always happy to help!
✉ tshokunbi@upei.ca
Sponsorship Director
Keegan McCardle - (he/him)
Hi everyone, my name is Keegan McCardle I’m from Emyvale P.E.I, and this is my fourth year of engineering. This is my first year on the society and I can’t wait to help improve the student experience. I’m looking forward to getting our message out to sponsors so we can do more fun things around the building. During the summer, I help run a small community museum, and I spend my free time hanging out with friends, watching F1, driving to random corners of the island, and golfing (please don’t ask my handicap). If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to reach out. I would love to procrastinate my schoolwork.
✉ bgmacdonald8162@upei.ca
✉ kcmacmillan@upei.ca
✉ kmccardle3@upei.ca