Leadership Team • Young Energy Infrastructure Professionals

Central Executives (Directors)

Mandate: To provide executive oversight and lead strategic direction of the organization.

President: Ishrat Oishee
Treasurer & Secretary: Saharsh Shah
Vice President (Served by Chair, Strategy Committee): Joel Biftu

Strategy Committee

Mandate: To lead the organization’s strategy development, strategy implementation, advisory board engagement, and technology management.

Chair & Vice President: Joel Biftu
Lead, Strategy & Organizational Excellence: Amanda Chan

Membership Growth & Development Committee

Mandate: To grow and develop membership.

Chair: Ryan Stewart
Lead, Outreach: Mady Mojarad
Lead, Mentorship Programs: Jeffery Jen
Lead, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Gabriela Urrego
Volunteer, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Souvik Neogi

External Relations Committee

Mandate: To develop and maintain relationships with external partners including sponsors, industry associations, governments & regulatory bodies, and educational institutions to represent YEIP and young professionals.

Chair: Hannah Koenig
Director, YEIP Outreach Initiative: Shristi Ghosh
Lead, Government Relations & Engagement: Mustafa Al-Asadi

Marketing & Communications Committee

Mandate: To manage our digital communications channels including social media, email, and website to promote YEIP and support dissemination efforts.

Chair: Kale Starnino
Lead, Social Media: Alan Zhu
Lead, Marketing & Communications: Taylor Cameron

Regional Representatives

Mandate: To attract young energy infrastructure professionals in respective regions, provide input from regional perspective to ‘YEIP Listens’ process, and lead dissemination efforts

Lead, Alberta: Derek McLean

Volunteers: Itati Fleites Cordova, Amanda Bai

Lead, British Columbia: Graham Pavlik & Jolly Sun
Lead, Saskatchewan: Lincoln Sekkappan
Lead, Ontario: Haley Forth
Lead, Quebec: Mathieu Lambert
Lead, Atlantic: Robert LeBlanc

Student Representatives

Mandate: To attract students interested in the energy infrastructure industry, provide input from student perspective to ‘YEIP Listens’ process, and participate in dissemination efforts

University of Calgary

Yaser Arafath Gulam Dhasthagir (President, YEIP University of Calgary)
Shannon Wong
Jwalin Jwalin
Jahanzeb Zoaib
Denise Ante
Adeel Ahmed
Bose Shakkyadeep
Adeeba Chowdhury
Diya Hossain
Farbod Khayami

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Soroush Sattari (President, YEIP Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Fereshteh Yahyayie
Fatemeh Reisi
Pouria Yavari
Bahareh Hashemibeni
Farzam Farahmand

Indigenous Inclusion Council

Mandate: To respond to the call for inclusion and reconciliation by developing meaningful dialogue and formal programs within YEIP.

Purpose: To create a framework to guide action and accountability for YEIP’s commitment to Indigenous truth and reconciliation.

Want to learn more? The IIC recommends the following materials to get started:

Indigenous Canada is a free online course from the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta
21 Things you May Not Know About the Indian Act is a guide to understanding the legal repercussions on generations of Indigenous Peoples
Think Indigenous is a podcast featuring presentations that highlight Indigenous perspectives on education and knowledge

Indigenous Inclusion Co-Chairs: Christa Wheat, Aaron Monti

Advisor: Annie Korver