VP Communications - Candidates​

Erin Vink

Tell us about yourself:

My name is Erin and I am very excited about potentially representing the class of 2023! I will (eventually) be at the Hamilton campus but grew up in Waterloo region so I am excited to be pretty close to home! I recently graduated from Life Science at Queen's and during my time there I held multiple positions on the Department Student Council. I absolutely loved being able to connect with members of my class and contribute to the academic community and would love to be able to do the same at Mac! While I haven’t been able to meet everyone yet, I am excited to get the opportunity to do so soon and hopefully be able to make this year the best experience possible for us all! Fun fact(s): I love hiking and travelling and lived in Scotland for a year!

What is your Platform? 

​As VP Communications, I would prioritize timely communication to minimize both stress and miscommunication for everyone! This is vital, especially in a virtual environment, when individuals and groups are more isolated, and communication is essential. I want to focus on the newsletter, making it easier to navigate and creating a graphic as a header, with key takeaways from new items. The newsletter should also be used to connect the MacMed community further, with a section for submitted recommendations, sharing restaurants, recipes, pictures, and more! Furthermore, I want to update the website with the preferred method of contact for every Interest Group. I have strong organizational skills from various past student council positions, where I successfully facilitated communication between hundreds of students, administration, and student groups, and marketed events to my class through email and Facebook. I am very excited to work alongside the MMSC and represent MacMed!

Rachel Liu

Tell us about yourself: 

Hey c2023!

My name is Rachel Liu and I’m running for VP Communications.

I graduated in April from an undergrad in Microbiology and Immunology at McGill. I’ll be in Hamilton eventually (fingers crossed!) but am currently in my hometown Ottawa. Most of my experience in leadership positions comes from various clubs across my time at McGill, from VP Administration in my sorority (fun fact, yes ask me about stories) to directing a committee on my former science council. VP Communications focuses on ensuring that students receive information and news about opportunities. Given that we’ve been thrown into these “unprecedented/uncertain times” (my favourite words), I have a huge appreciation for the importance of staying connected and up-to-date, especially when things feel so isolating. I hope that my experience in a variety of roles will provide me with the tools to help make our experience as immersive as possible (accompanied by memes).


What is your Platform?

1. Transparency – feedback is incredibly important but only select people end up seeing it. I’d like to use a platform where everyone can provide and read the feedback (Mentimeter??) MMSC receives in order to increase transparency and encourage participating, whether through writing or upvoting.
2. Social calendar – we currently have an IG calendar but since everyone has been sharing so many events, I’d love to start another calendar to centralize all this information. I hope this can help keep people track of everything happening
3. Human of c2023 – it can feel isolating to only know those you’ve somehow met on Zoom. As such, I’d love to launch a project similar to Human of New York and introduce everyone with a fun profile/story so we can learn more about each other. I hope this also encourages people to reach out (slide into those DMs) to those with similar interests or experiences!