SUMMER BY-ELECTIONS 2026

The LSA is currently holding a by-election to fill three vacant positions: Vice-President of Communications (1 seat) and Graduation Committee Members (Class of 2028) (2 seats). Nominations are open to incoming 2L and 3L students.

Nominations are now closed. For any questions, contact Mahnoor Khan at lsapres@ualberta.ca.


Congratulations to the newly elected LSA Executive and Faculty Committee members for the 2026-27 year. Below are the names of the successful candidates for each role. Thank you to everyone who voted and participated in this year’s elections.

Faculty Committee Positions

Curriculum Committee: Nicholas Mackiewicz

Admissions Committee: Mahnoor Khan

Student Appeals Committee: Dalena Nguyen and Ansh Gulati elected. Dhisara Liyange elected as an alternate.

Alumni & Friends Committee: Ansh Gulati

Advisory Selection Committee: Efrain Vasquez

LSA Executive Team 2026 - 27

President: Mahnoor Khan

VP Governance: Julnar Jaber

VP Finance: Geethma Jayathilake

VP Academic: Stephen Cook

VP Events: Alisha Dhanani

VP Community: Robyn Starko

VP Sports & Wellness: Siobhan Scantland Heartt

VP Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion: Armann Singh


Thank you to everyone who participated in the Fall 2025 Elections. We appreciate the time, effort, and enthusiasm shown by all nominees and voters throughout this process. The elections have now concluded, and we are excited to share that all elected positions have been filled.

Below you will find the names of the successful candidates for each role:

LSA Cohort Representatives

  • Samantha Kiezik (Cohort 1 Rep) 

  • Omar Khan (Cohort 2 Rep)

  • Abdullah Khan (Cohort 3 Rep)

Student Articling Committee

  • Zaid Meqdadi

  • Collin Horn

  • Alex Persoon

  • Arman Dhillon

Graduation Committee, Class of 2028

  • Ti-Amo DeRuz

  • Alex Persoon

  • Joey Lau

  • Siobhan Scantland

Faculty Recruitment Committee: Samantha Kiezik

Faculty Health and Safety Committee: Collin Horn

Faculty Alumni & Friends Committee: Samantha Kiezik

Faculty Indigenous & Aboriginal Law Committee: Corey Hironaka