Board of Directors Board of Directors Board of Directors Youth Science Canada is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors elected by the members at the Special General Meeting, held annually in May. Jamie Parsons Chair Assistant Principal, Holy Spirit High School, St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador Austin Sawyer Vice-Chair Chief Operating Officer, Tidal Medical Najib Hayat Treasurer Founder & CEO of NHK Consultants Inc. Nika Elmi Secretary Executive Research Coordinator, Rocket Doctor Linda Guo Board Member Amgen Scholars Research Student at the University of Toronto Varsha Jayasankar Board Member University of Guelph Graduate Student Dawn Pratt Board Member Founder askenootow STEM Christian Theriault Board Member Serial entrepreneur Dick Wilson Board Member Retired