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Who are we?

The Media and Communication Studies Students’ Council (MACSSC) is a student-run organisation at Western University that works to enhance the FIMS undergraduate student experience. We work towards providing a variety of opportunities by which students can become involved in the faculty, as well as aiding students academically and socially.

 

MACSSC is comprised of over twenty eager and passionate student leaders that have either been elected or appointed to their role. Through MACSSC, students can get involved in a number of different ways: applying for executive roles in early fall, and mid spring, working on and being published in the alternative publication OPENWIDE, Mediations and attending MACSSC events, general meetings and initiatives.

 

MACSSC runs events and programming throughout the year, including our formal, workshops, the Toronto Trip, and more. We work to connect students with opportunities within the faculty and externally in the Western and London community. MACSSC represents all students in the undergraduate program in FIMS and, as such, lobbies to the Faculty and represents them on University Students’ Council on behalf of student interests in order to ensure that the needs of all students are adequately met.

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Our Executive Team

Presidential Portfolio

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Macey Whiteside

President 

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Malaak Hamadeh

Chairperson

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Harrison Powell

Councillor

Academics Portfolio

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Emilia Sferrazza

VP Academics

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Rhea George

AVP Academics

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Brady Barkin

CAP Representative

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Communications Portfolio

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Ella Schoep

VP Communications

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Ava Bisby

AVP Communications

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Kathleen Guansing

Production Coordinator

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Aliza Lakhani

Production Coordinator

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Jessica Ernst

Production Coordinator

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Hunter Thompson

Production Coordinator 

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Orla Hawthorne

VP Finance & Governance 

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Rachel Zhang

AVP Finance & Governance

Finance Portfolio

Student Support Portfolio

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Aria Noronha

VP Student Support & Programming

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Abhishek Shirke

AVP Student Support & Programming

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Sam Thorne

First Year Representative 

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Tessa Denton

Programming Coordinator

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Lily Kastelic

Programming Coordinator

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Mia Cameron

Head Soph

Meeting Minutes & Constitution

View our Constitution - the guiding document for the 2025-2026 MACSSC here

General Meeting 1 - Meeting Minutes

General Meeting 2 - Meeting Minutes

General Meeting 3 - Meeting Minutes

General Meeting 4 - Meeting Minutes

Media and Communication Studies
Students' Council

1151 Richmond Street

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7

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