President - James Li                                                                                                                                               

As president, my role is to be the official representative and official spokesperson of ACES to all other engineering students, professional, and industry associations. I am eager to work with the engineering schools in Atlantic Canada to exchange ideas that will help improve the undergraduate engineering experience for students through their respective engineering societies. I hope to establish communication throughout the maritime engineering schools and to organize fun events to bring the region together. The 2011-2012 ACES Board of Directors are full of motivated students and I am looking forward to working with them over the next year.

School: Dalhousie University

Discipline: Civil Engineering

Future Goal: To become a professional engineer and create innovative structures and buildings
Random Fact: I drove across Canada on my 600 cc sportbike in under 7 days!

Email: jamesycli@gmail.com

VP Communications - Michael Matthews                                                                                                                              

As VP Communications I am responsible for all communication between the Atlantic Council of Engineering Students Board of Directors and the member schools. As the VP Communications of the ACES I am also the Atlantic Ambassador for the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students.

My goals this year include continuing to increase the involvement of Atlantic schools at ACES events and continue to improve our relationship with the CFES. I will also be striving to improve Atlantic student involvement within the ACES and the CFES. The ACES and the CFES have very strong officer teams this year and I look forward to working together with them in the coming year!

 

School: Dalhousie University

Discipline: Mechanical Engineering

Future Goal: Have fun in everything I do

Random Fact:  I am currently in the process of designing a smartphone app!

Email: Michael.Matthews@dal.ca

VP Finance - Whitney Hurlbut                                                                                                                                             

As VP Finance, my role is the create short term and long term budget goals and to properly allocate funds in order to maintain transparency. I hope to set ACES up in a financial state that allows for maximum growth, opportunity and potential. 

Director of Corporate Relations - Justin Cooke                                                                                                                     

As Director of Corporate Relations, my role is to create new sponsorship opportunities for ACES and be the primary contact with the engineering industry as it relates to these opportunities. As this is a new position, my role will continue to be defined over the course of the year. I believe that this position has the opportunity to play a vital role in increasing the awareness of ACES and improving the council for years to come.

School

Handbook Director - Brian Aylward                                                                                                                                     

As ACES Handbook Director I am responsible for creating and designing ACES annual Handbook. I remain in contact with the advertising and printing company to ensure deadlines are met and the Handbook is delivered on time.

The ACES is very strong this year and I look forward to working with all of them!

School: Memorial University
Future Goal: Visit every country in the world
Random Fact: I love to read!

Professional Development Director, New Brunswick- Pierre Gautreau                                                                                     

Professional Development Director, Nova Scotia - Hannah Maynard                                                                                         

My role is to act as a liaison between ACES and Professional Associations, University Deans and Organizations within the engineering community in Nova Scotia.

School: Dalhousie
Discipline: Chemical Engineering
Future Goal: To have lived in/visited every continent!!! 3 down, 4 to go!
Random Fact: I am a palindrome.

Email: hn457890@dal.ca

Professional Development Director, Newfoundland - Laura Pittman                                                                                        

As Professional Development Director, Newfoundland my role is to act as a liaison between ACES, Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador (PEG NL), Memorial University and organizations within the engineering community in Newfoundland.  My goal is to bring these organizations together to increase professional development opportunities for students in engineering.

Sans mon rôle, n'apparaîtrait malheureusement aucun document dans la langue de Molière.

As VP Official Languages, it is my responsibility to ensure that all the official ACES documents be translated to both official languages of our province.

École: Université de Moncton
Volet: Génie Mécanique
Objectifs antérieurs: Devenir ingénieur en aérodynamique
Langues parlées: Français (langue maternelle), Anglais (quite fluent), Allemand (bißchen weniger als flüssig)
Fait intéressant: Déteste la tarte à la viande

Email: benoist.leblanc@gmail.com