Meet the Team!
Student Union Executives
OLIVIA PISACRETA
Olivia Pisacreta
Co-President
Olivia is in her fourth year of the Environmental Earth Systems concentration and is honoured to serve as Co-president. She is currently spending her semester on exchange at the University of Glasgow in Scotland and is looking forward to exploring all that the United Kingdom has to offer! Like most of the other members she loves spending time outdoors, and as a Guider to Pathfinders it's definitely her second home. Besides outdoor activities, Olivia enjoys doing anything crafty and spending time with her dog. Over the summer she worked for the City of Port Moody’s Environment Team where she assisted in conducting research and improving community outreach.
Rhea Taylor
Rhea Taylor
Co-President
Rhea moved from Zambia to Canada for university a year ago and has been enjoying the beauty of British Columbia since. In terms of interests, she is a huge Potterhead, is obsessed with the band Queen, and hounds anybody with the slightest interest in science to listen to the Ologies podcast. She spent the fall of 2023 on a co-op working at Inlailawatash as a GIS Technician and is exploring the different career options available to an EVSC degree holder.
Brianna Schiavone
Brianna Schiavone
Co-Event Coordinator
Although she's a Biology major, Brianna is excited to start her minor in Environmental Science and her involvement in the EVSCSU! A lover of animals, 70s music and nerd culture, she hopes to expand her interests by taking up bird watching and volunteering with local nature societies. Brianna hopes to pursue a career in either education or ecology, and hopes to get field experience working directly with wildlife. She is super excited to meet new people and enjoy all the new experiences coming her way!
Chloe Ross
Chloe Ross
Co-Interdepartmental Representative
Chloe is in her 4th year of the Environmental Earth Systems Stream, and is also working on an honors thesis studying sediment dynamics in bedrock canyons of the Fraser River. Passionate about environmental education and communication, she often works with high-school age students on topics such as climate change and ecological grief. In her free time Chloe enjoys climbing and reading fantasy books. After completing three co-op terms working in the Faculty of Environment’s Dean’s Office, Chloe often applies what she learnt to her role as Interdepartmental rep!
Ilyssa Shulman
Ilyssa Shulman
Webmaster
Ilyssa is in her second year of her major in environmental science and is thrilled to begin her first semester as an EVSCSU executive! She hopes to enter the applied biology stream and is especially interested in aquatic ecosystems. She enjoys running, skiing and anything to do with being outside. Ilyssa spends her summers back home in Ontario working as an outdoor educator and canoe tripping guide, both of which fuel her passion for environmental stewardship.
Grayson Barke
Grayson Barke
Council Representative
Grayson is enrolled in Environmental Science’s Applied Biology program and hopes to join the College of Applied Biologists after graduating. As EVSCSU’s representative on the SFSS Council, Grayson sits on the Equity and Sustainability Committee where he works to improve student experience and environmental policy at SFU. He also volunteers with the City of Coquitlam’s Sustainability and Environmental Advisory Committee and helps to organize forums on urban forestry and workshops on climate adaptation in the Tri-Cities. When he’s not on campus, Grayson enjoys spending time with his family in the many parks and natural spaces our region is blessed with.
Samuel Lee
Samuel Lee
Co-Event Coordinator/Co-Interdepartmental Representative
Samuel is in his second year at SFU and is in the Environmental Earth Systems Concentration. Passionate in politics, transit, and urban planning, Samuel takes a keen involvement in them. Outside of SFU and the EVSCSU, Samuel is a long-time member of the British Columbia Youth Parliament where he seeks to mentor young leaders across the province and teach the necessity of collaborative debate within legislative bodies and policymaking. In his free time, Samuel likes to bird watch and play strategy and simulation video games.
KATHERINE WAGNER
Katherine Wagner
Co-Interdepartmental Representative
Katherine is in her third year of Environmental Science in the Applied Biology stream. When she isn’t studying for her many exams, Katherine enjoys spending her time hiking, traveling, and cuddling with her cat, Bean. She is passionate about environmental education and spent the last summer traveling around the lower mainland and the interior of BC teaching people all about fishing.
MEGHAN SMITH
Meghan Smith
Co-Event Coordinator
Meghan is in her third year of Environmental Science in the Applied Biology Stream. Meghan enjoys hiking and paddleboarding during the summer and skiing during the winter. She also enjoys photography and reading when she’s not completing assignments or studying. Meghan spent the past summer on a co-op with the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (FFSBC) as an outreach instructor and hopes to continue expanding her opportunities in environmental science through future co-ops.
Want to join our team?
If you’re enrolled in an EVSC course, or are in the EVSC program, all you have to do is show up to one of our meetings to be involved! If you’d like to become an executive team member and play a key roll in our student union, we hold elections for executive roles at our first meeting of the Fall and Spring semester.