Meet MUSSA!

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 

​PRESIDENT/
FACULTY COUNCIL REP
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​Natalie Scola

VICE PRESIDENT/
​CRO/UTGSU REP/FACULTY COUNCIL REP

Rebecca Ford
Rebecca is a second-year Master of Museum Studies student at the iSchool. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), with joint majors in History and Classics. At MUN, she spent her time serving as VP of the MUN History Society, and taking as many ancient history courses as she could get her hands on. Her museum passions focus on education & public programming, event planning, and interpretation, and she has a self-confessed love of proofreading. Rebecca also has a passion for accessibility, inclusion, and improving readability, particularly when it comes to making museums more accessible and enjoyable for children.
 

SECRETARY

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To Be Elected Fall 2021

TREASURER
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To Be Elected Fall 2021

SOCIAL CHAIR
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To Be Elected Fall 2021

SOCIAL ASSISTANT
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To Be Elected Fall 2021

SOCIAL MEDIA
​MANAGER

Sarah Cavaliere

Sarah is a second-year Master of Museum Studies student. Before coming to the iSchool, Sarah completed her undergrad at the University of Toronto. She has a Bachelor of Arts in French Linguistics and Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations, with a focus on Egyptology. Because of her studies in Egyptology, her favourite part of any museum is the Ancient Egyptian gallery! Sarah volunteers at the Royal Ontario Museum’s Hands-On Biodiversity Gallery. She loves to talk to people about the bees that live in the gallery’s live beehive. While she loves living in the heart of the city, one of Sarah’s dreams is to be a beekeeper someday. When she isn’t in class or talking about bees, Sarah spends her free time reading (and she’s always looking for new recommendations!) and hanging out with her cat, Leo. ​

SOCIAL MEDIA
​ASSISTANT

To Be Elected Fall 2021

SECOND-YEAR
​REPRESENTATIVE

Annabelle Kolomeisky

FIRST-YEAR
​REPRESENTATIVE

To Be Elected Fall 2021

MISC-MUSSA ​LIAISON
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Sarah Cozzarin

Sarah Cozzarin is a third year CDP student concentrating in Archives and Records Management. She joined MISC in 2021 to represent CDP students. Sarah plans on expanding CDP student engagement and events for the coming year. Academically, Sarah is interested in various topics from museum and archive management, public programing, collection management, repatriation, and digitization. She hopes to expand her knowledge of data management and digital interfaces.

Outside of school, Sarah is a mother to a hilarious and beautiful 3 year old. During her summers, Sarah spends her time mostly outside enjoying the beautiful weather. In the winter, she is cuddled up with one of her 5 dogs or trying to perfect another soup or chili recipe. Sarah is also an avid tv and movie watcher, watching almost anything and everything in her spare time usually with a glass of wine or tea in her hands. Her top favourite movies are Jurassic Park and Bridget Jones' Diary.

MUSINGS ​

MUSINGS
​ADMINISTRATIVE EDITOR

Molly Gosewich

Molly is a second-year Master of Museum Studies student with a Jewish Studies Collaborative Specialization. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communication and Music & Culture from Ryerson University, with a specific focus on visual culture, musicology, and image-based art.

She is passionate about the intersection of Jewish, European, and Photographic Studies — and hopes to address the capabilities of memory and museality regarding portrait photography in Jewish visual culture. Outside of school, Molly enjoys drinking chai lattes in parks and thrifting. She is excited to travel to her favorite museums and galleries abroad, but in the meantime, she is looking forward to working with Musings for the 2021-2022 year.

MUSINGS
​COPY EDITOR​

Jefimija "Mia" Vujcic

MUSINGS COMMUNICATION OFFICER

To Be Elected Fall 2021

COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES

SECOND-YEAR TECH FUND REPRESENTATIVE

To Be Elected Fall 2021

FIRST-YEAR TECH FUND REPRESENTATIVE

To Be Elected Fall 2021

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE

To Be Elected Fall 2021

RECRUITMENT & ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE

Sarah Cavaliere

Sarah is a second-year Master of Museum Studies student. Before coming to the iSchool, Sarah completed her undergrad at the University of Toronto. She has a Bachelor of Arts in French Linguistics and Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations, with a focus on Egyptology. Because of her studies in Egyptology, her favourite part of any museum is the Ancient Egyptian gallery! Sarah volunteers at the Royal Ontario Museum’s Hands-On Biodiversity Gallery. She loves to talk to people about the bees that live in the gallery’s live beehive. While she loves living in the heart of the city, one of Sarah’s dreams is to be a beekeeper someday. When she isn’t in class or talking about bees, Sarah spends her free time reading (and she’s always looking for new recommendations!) and hanging out with her cat, Leo. ​​

PROGRAMS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE
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Jessica Parsons

Jessica is a second-year Masters of Museum Studies student. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History with a minor in Canadian Studies from Trent University. After graduating in 2019, Jessica took on an internship at the Canadian War Museum as well as a volunteer position at the Nepean Museum in Ottawa where she worked with collections. Jessica is fascinated by the idea of collective memory and the politics of commemoration and is hoping to pursue a career that combines her love for event planning, programming, and collections management. 
Last year, Jessica served as MUSSA’s treasurer, where she learned a lot of valuable information about how to best use excel. When not in school, Jessica works for the nonprofit Dragon Boat Foundation as an event assistant and a social media assistant. In her spare time, Jessica loves to play golf, go thrifting, and explore new places in Toronto with friends. She is very excited to be working with MUSSA this year! 

COMMITTEE ON STANDING REPRESENTATIVE

Louisa Simmons
​Hi! I’m MUSSA’s Committee on Standing Representative and a second year MMSt student with a collaborative specialization in book history and print culture. My path to museum studies has
been a little winding – I completed a Bachelor of Journalism and an MA in English Literature
before beginning this program at U of T. I’ve always loved storytelling and what are museums if
not sites of storytelling? I hope to integrate that love into interpretative planning for museum
and heritage spaces.

​In my free time I like to cycle around Toronto, weave textiles, and read good books -
recommendations are always welcome!
Position descriptions can be found in MUSSA's Constitution.

View past MUSSA Council members here.
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MUSSA acknowledges the past and ongoing role of museums in colonialism and are committed to overcoming and reforming oppressive practices within the iSchool and larger museum community. MUSSA operates on the traditional lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, Wendat peoples, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinaabe. We are thankful to be situated on Turtle Island and for the opportunity to learn and work on the land.
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