MEET THE TEAM
Maira Shaath
Associate Communications Officer
Maira Shaath is a third year marketing student minoring in HR. She's really involved by being a part of multiple associations: the VP of marketing for the Human Resources Association, the Chair of Events for the Marketing Association, and the Associate Communications Officer for BITSoc!
She's an ambassador and a TA as well! Additionally, she's a varsity rower with the university.
For fun, she loves to spend any free time she has watching Korean and Turkish dramas!! She also loves reading in general, especially graphic novels.
Jaired Sides
Co-President
Krupa Shah
Vice President of Commerce
Michael Wilson
Chief Technology Officer
John Davis
Director of Student Affairs
Amy Lee
Co-President
Khalid Mazhar
Chief Communications Officer
Zamir Akhtari
Chief Financial Officer
Kobi Williams
Director of External Affairs
Chris Niemela
Vice President of IT
Nikki Bhalla
Chief Operations Officer
Abu George Kuttenchirayil
Director of Internal Affairs
Aarzoo Singh
Associate Communications Officer
Fatima Khan
Associate Operations Officer
Laura Costantini-Pare
Commerce Coordinator
Connor Hume
Commerce Coordinator
Vinosha Srikugananthan
IT Coordinator
John McBride
Advisor
William Thurber
Faculty Advisor
Nakul Jain
Chief Technology Officer
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Nakul is currently in his 4th year in the Networking and I.T Security Program. Nakul is also associated with Netsoc as Deputy of Communication. Nakul manages this website you are currently browsing and updates all the latest events and news. Nakul works as a Networking Lab Technician in SIRC and manages and maintains all Network Devices.
Nakul loves to play and watch basketball, workout in the gym and mix music at parties. Nakul is going to work for Cisco Meraki in San Francisco as a Network Engineer after graduating.
Nakul loves giving advice to any students who need an extra hand or encouragement and loves talking to people in general about anything.
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William Blake Pezzarello
Director of Sponsorships
Blake is in his second year of the Commerce program. He is Majoring in Accounting and Minoring in Marketing. Blake is a new member of the Business and IT Society this year, serving as Director of Sponsorships. He is also new to the Ontario Tech Accounting Association as a Financial Officer. Blake has been a member of the Ontario Tech Racing team since last year and now serves as Sponsorship and Finance Director, where he spends the most of his time. Blake's life revolves around Motorsports. In his spare time, he enjoys racing, track days, tinkering and building one wild project per year, depending on budget restraints. He claims the fumes from working on his car enhance his ability to study and stay focused on his studies. He does not recommend anyone test this theory before a proper study is conducted. Blake loves to meet new people and is always available for a chat. He can be reached through LinkedIn and encourages everyone to spark up a conversation.
William Thurber
Faculty Advisor
Will Thurber joined the Faculty of Business and Information Technology (FBIT) in 2009. He teaches Critical Thinking and Ethics (BUSI 1010), Business Communications (BUSI 1020) and Marketing Communications (BUSI 3200). He joined FBIT after spending 10 years as a faculty member at Brock University. He earned his BA from Eisenhower College and his MBA from Clarkson University.
He has worked in the private sector as an entrepreneur and served on national trade associations where he led a national anti-impaired driving partnership between private industry and the federal government. Active on and off campus, he currently serves on the Board of the Oshawa Kicks Soccer Club and is a member of 100 Men of Oshawa. He is the Faculty Advisor to the FBIT Students' Society (BITSoc). When he is not in class, he can often be found riding his bike on the many trails in Oshawa or in his seat at Scotia Bank Centre cheering for the Toronto Raptors.