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Jeffrey Baer

I am a 3B Act Sci student who has completed work terms with Manulife Financial and Towers Watson. I have tutored over 25 university courses, and I am especially passionate about Statistics and Act Sci!

Lauren Carinci

Hi, I'm Lauren! I am in my 5th year Global Studies at WLU. I went on the volunteer trip to Nicaragua in August, 2010! What an experience!

Mark McLean

Mark is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University's Honours Business Administration program where he also discovered a passion for international development and the role Students Offering Support plays in stopping the cycle of poverty. He has most recently served as one of SOS' National Outreach Directors.

Permpreet Soomal

My two goals in life are to travel as much of this world as I can and to make a lasting impression in the places I visit. When I took part in the SOS National Outreach Trip this August, these two goals couldn’t have aligned together more perfectly. In 2006, I graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University from the Economics and Financial Managemen...

Cole Handsaeme

I am in my 3rd year in political science and have just recently been to Nicaragua on the last SOS trip. It was absolutely amazing and I hope I can help bring the same kind of experience to everyone who goes on trips with Laurier SOS.

Anonymous Volunteer

This is a collection of thoughts, stories, ideas, and experiences of SOS volunteers who wanted to share but prefer to stay anonymous.

Brittany Shaw

I will be entering my third year of Biochemistry at Laurier in the fall. I am on the varsity swim team and love staying involved in the Laurier community. I'm excited to help tutor gr. 11 physics this spring!

Lindsay Seegmiller

SOS becomes more and more of my life each day that I work as the Director of International Outreach here. As I learn, grow and adventure with SOS, I'll do my best to share the different facets through (coherent) ramblings on this blog. Hopefully, my pass

Greg Overholt

For the last 7 years, SOS has a been a big part of my life. From starting a small campus club at Wilfrid Laurier University when I was 19 to now running Students Offering Support as my full-time job. It has been quite the ride, but a ride which I am ecstatic.

Paul Vice

Paul Vice, Emerging Technology Evangelist, Focused on helping emerging technology companies engage customers, develop product strategy, and secure funding. Paul holds a bachelors degree in Business from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Masters in Business Entrepreneurship and Technology from the University of Waterloo. He has worked for severa...

Kevin Andrew

National Outreach Program Director

Melana Roberts

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Sarah Harwood

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Amanda Culver

Arts&Science student (French major/Math minor) I like to read, draw, paint, write, and I want to teach grade 3 once I'm done with school. But for now, I love being a student and working part-time jobs as a tutor and research assistant.

Samantha Perrotta

I have been involved with SOS for the past year, and am very happy that this organization has entered my life. My experience as a volunteer/trip leader was beyond enriching, and was just the start to my relationship with SOS. I am currently working on a leadership training module, and am excited for it to begin running!

Juyoung Amy Kim

I'm a third year Biology student! I have been involved with UBC SOS as VP Outreach since the UBC chapter opened, and took a part in the outreach trip to Nicaragua in May 2011! Some random facts about me: summer is my favorite season, I dislike breakfast food, and I want to travel the world!

Meagan McKeen

I am a third year UBC student, currently studying Environmental Science and Human Health. I've done quite a bit of work on climate change and sustainability in the education system. In my spare time I love to run, swim and ski!

Amy Fan

Amy is a 4th Commerce student at Queen's University. She has been a part of SOS since 2008, and is excited to be a part of SOS again this year. She enjoys travelling and is very excited to go on the Queen's SOS Guatemala trip in summer 2011! After graduation, she hopes to pursue a career in consulting.

Kafia Barkat

My name is Kafia Barkat, I am a third year student in biomedical sciences at the university of Ottawa. As finance and Outreach VP this year, I will make sure that we stand out throught out Ottawa and that many know how great an organization SOS really is!

Stephanie Charron

Hello all! My name is Stephanie Charron. I am a second year nursing student at the university of Ottawa collaborative with Algonquin. I have done a couple of other humanitarian trips in the past and have fallen in love with it! I speak english, french and hope to learn spanish in summer school before the trip and an interesting fact about me is ...

Sebastian Szczachor

Senior Researcher at SOS Head Office in Toronto. I like loud music, movies, the Blue Jays, and anthropological theory.

Mandey Moote

Quarry Integrated Communication's Outreach Trip.

Amanda Sharples

After tutoring Psychology at York SOS, I had the pleasure of visiting our partnering community in Honduras. I hope you enjoy my reflections!

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