Ink Movement Edmonton
Executive
Ellie Simonot - Co-President
Hi! My name is Ellie (she/her) and I’m an English major with a biology minor. This will be my third year on the exec team and I’m super excited to promote youth creativity in YEG and surrounding areas! In my free time I love to read, write, and hang out with my cats <3
Kym Bahandi - Co-President
Hello! I am a 2nd year psychology student at the UofA but I’ve been with Ink Movement since high school. I love all types of art and consuming it so I want to help the arts community in Edmonton flourish! A fun fact is that this is my first year as co-president!
Maya Nagorski - VP Media
Hi, I’m Maya! I’m a fourth year Immunology & Infection student at the University of Alberta. This is my fourth year with Ink Movement! I love reading, podcasts, science, poetry, and you!
Charlayne Augustin - VP Finance
Hello world, I’m Charlayne! I’m glad to be rejoining Ink Movement Edmonton as this year’s VP Finance. FUN FACT: If I could choose between the ability to communicate with any animal on the planet or play every instrument in the world, I would probably pick the instruments (even though the animal one is probably more practical)!
Rein Pascual - VP Finance
Hello, my name is Rein and I am a second year accounting major! One random fact about me is that I have been to 11 countries so far! As a returning member of Ink Movement, I’m excited to again be surrounded by likeminded individuals passionate, not only about creative writing/arts but also being able to amplify the voices of our youth.
Jasleen Mahindru - VP Creative
Hello! Namaste! Bonjour! I am Jasleen (she/her) and I am in my second year of a Bachelors of Arts degree majoring in Mathematics and minoring in Economics and Creative Writing. I will be serving as Ink Movement's Vice President Creative this academic year and I am super excited to be a part of an amazing team and an inspiring community!
Feven Woede - VP Outreach
Katelyn Ly - VP Secretary
I am a second year biology major. Although I am mainly studying sciences, I have an art minor. I was drawn to Ink Movement by their creative community and a desire to spend more time helping with a club that is dedicated to everyone's unique styles and art. A fun fact about me is that I used to play full contact rugby in high school :D
Tejas Sofat - Marketing Director
Hello, My name is Tejas and I’m in my second year pursuing Business, majoring in finance.
The platform that Ink Movement provides to creative minds is what was super enticing for me and drew me to Ink!
Fun fact- I have a chocolate brown lab named Coco!
Aira Mehta - VP Creative
I am a first year student pursuing a major in Accounting. The fact that I would get the chance to expand my horizon of learning and build my network inspired me to join Ink Movement. It gives me a platform to build my skills and be creative ;)
Fun fact: I am a fun loving extrovert who loves to talk to new people!
Konsoler Mandah - Outreach Director
Hi, my name is Konsoler Mandah and I’m a first year Nursing student.
I joined Ink Movement because I want to expose more youth to literature and help them channel their creative energy. A fun fact about me is that I’ve had my poetry published 4 times!
Iris Wang - VP Outreach
Hello! I'm a student at Old Scona, and was drawn into Ink Movement because of the lack of funding and attention to art communities in Edmonton. As a fun fact, I ate paint once- that was my worst experience with art.
Himanshu Surukanti - Finance Director
CREATIVE TEAM
Summer Lyons - Graphic Designer, Photographer, Videographer
I’m a fourth year psychology major! Fun Fact: I like art.
Trystan John - Graphic Designer, Photographer
Hello, I'm in my fourth year of bachelor of design at MacEwan University. I chose to join Ink Movement because I want to use my design knowledge in the real world and I feel like this is a good start! I actually had one of my artworks featured in the first Edmonton Youth Anthology and ever since then I've been following Ink Movement. My favourite animal is a Pallas's cat!
Dash Zhong - Photographer
I am a 4th year Biology student doing plant research. I joined Ink Movement because I know some existing members, and would like to help out!
ambassadors
Natalia Litvak - University Ambassador
Hi! I'm a 4th year ualberta mathematical physics student. This is my second year with Ink Movement and I joined from hearing about it from my friends <3
Sarah Rabby - University Ambassador
Hi! I'm a second year biomedical engineering student at the UofA and I've been volunteering with Ink Movement for three years now. I was first drawn to Ink Movement because I wanted to get more involved in the arts community in Edmonton.
Adorra Sergios - High School Ambassador
Hi! My name is Adorra and I'm currently a grade 12 student at Old Scona Academic, but I'll be attending UofA next year as a BA psychology major. I love art and just about anything creative, and that's what drew me to Ink Movement! A fun fact about me is that my pet dog named cookie is the cutest dog in the entire world (scientific fact).