DMSS 2024-2025

Executive Council

President
Benjamin Peterson
Responsibilities: 
  • Direct the activities of the DMSS, oversee responsibilities outlined in the constitution and parliamentary procedure at council meetings.
  • Ex-officio member of all DMSS committees, the DMAA Board of Governors, and Faculty Council.
VP Medical Education
Maggie Pickard
Responsibilities: 
  • First assistant to the President 
  • Chair of the DMSS Medical Education Working Group
  • Represent the DMSS at all Faculty of Medicine medical education meetings
VP External Affairs
​Cyril O'Brien
Responsibilities: 
  • DMSS representative for Canadian Federation of Medical Students
  • Liaison between the DMSS and external agencies
  • Chief Returning Officer for all DMSS elections
VP Internal Affairs NS
Katelyn Libbus
VP Internal Affairs NB
Chantal MacLean
Responsibilities: 
  • Responsible for all aspects of DMSS-led social activities including the annual Medical Student Ball and Banquet and EUPHORIA!
  • Chair the Student Interest Group Committees (NS & NB, respectively) and oversee the approval of Interest Groups
VP Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility
Shahrzad Rahmanian
Responsibilities: 
  • Shall represent the interests of Dalhousie medical students as they pertain to issues of diversity and inclusiveness.
  • Co-Chair of the Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee (SDIC)
VP Finance
Sunny Fang
Responsibilities:  
  • Create the DMSS budget alongside the President
  • Chair the finance committee which allocates DMAA funds to students for student-led initiatives and projects.
  • Manage the general account, write cheques, maintain a well-ordered record of all accounts, and keep accounts balanced.
  • Two other responsibilities of the treasurer include locker allocation and maintenance of the clerkship non-metro funding program.
VP Communications
Alex Marshall
Responsibilities: 
  • Manage the email and social media accounts
  • Arrange bookings of the medical student lounge.
  • Organize the annual lab coat and name tag sale.
  • Make regular updates to the DMSS website.
Past President
Kenisse Trotman
Responsibilities: 
  • Attends monthly DMSS meetings to provide continuity between years.
  • Supports the current President as needed​​