EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 

​PRESIDENT
​

Melissa Mertsis

Melissa is a second-year Master of Museum Studies student, with a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology from Trent University. Melissa has an interest in children’s programming, and wants to work with kids to prove that science and education are cool! Melissa volunteers at the Royal Ontario Museum in the Discovery Gallery, where her favourite activity is the Dinosaur Dig (did you know the Argentinosaurus was the biggest dinosaur in the world?)

​Melissa served last term as the Social Media Manager, and gained lots of valuable insight into what students like to see on Instagram (hint: it’s memes). In her spare time, Melissa loves to explore, drink good coffee, and thrift shop, as well as other grandma-inspired activities like knitting and embroidery. As President, Melissa wants to make Museum Studies students feel heard and represented. Communication, collaboration, and community-building are Melissa’s goals for this year’s council, and she can’t wait to see what’s in store! 

VICE PRESIDENT/
​CRO/GSU REPRESENTATIVE

Jordan Vetter

Jordan is a second year MMSt student and served as MUSSA's Treasurer in her first year. Prior to coming to the iSchool, Jordan received a Bachelor of Environmental Studies in International Development and a Minor in French from the University of Waterloo. After an overseas placement, she started her career working for an international development charity based in Toronto, where she worked with events, volunteers, communications and fundraising. Passionate about stakeholder experiences, Jordan is keen to create meaningful engagement for visitors in museums. Outside of school and work, Jordan loves to travel, pursue photography and visual arts, play the ukulele and sing in a choir. She is excited to use her passion for the program, and organization and communication skills to contribute to MUSSA as VP!

SOCIAL
​CHAIR

Chantelle Perreault

SOCIAL
​ASSISTANT

To Be Elected Fall 2020

FIRST-YEAR REPRESENTATIVE

To Be Elected Fall 2020

SECOND-YEAR REPRESENTATIVE

Lindsay Chisholm

Lindsay is an Albertan, just a country mouse who moved to the big city! She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double Major in Anthropology and Classics, specializing in Archaeology. When not living inside the library, Lindsay can be found cooking like Julia Child or dreaming of edible archaeology. She is passionate about bridging the gap between science and art museums through public programming.
 
Last year Lindsay was First Year Representative for MUSSA, in her new position she will continue to be honored to be an advocate for her cohort. She will ensure to promote an inclusive environment for all and have the voices of the students heard in their final year.

TREASURER

To Be Elected Fall 2020

SECRETARY

To Be Elected Fall 2020

MISC-MUSSA LIAISON

Sara Fontes

Sara is a second-year Combined Degree Program (CDP) student concentrating in User Experience Design and Museum Studies. She has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo in Classical Studies. She joins MUSSA in 2020 to help engage with iSchool students and represent CDP students. Academically she is interested in museums, user experience/service design in museums, digital preservation and VR/AR capabilities in museums. She is grateful to be awarded a CGS-M SSHRC award for the 2020/21 academic year.

A fun fact about her is that she can speak three languages and read and write eight! Her interests are swimming, soccer, cats and food. She spends time in the Inforum so feel free to strike up a conversation about food or cats at any time.

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

Hanna Schacter

Hannah is a second-year Master of Museum Studies student. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from Queen's University. After graduating from Queen's in 2018, Hanna worked for the charitable organization Kids Up Front Toronto, where she got to help improve access to cultural and sporting events in Toronto for children and youth 18 and under. When not in the Inforum or iSchool student lounge, Hanna can be found doing yoga, hanging with her dogs or eating dumplings!

MUSINGS ​

MUSINGS
​ADMINISTRATIVE EDITOR

Jaime Meier

Jaime is a second year MMSt student at the University of Toronto. Originally from Treaty 6, more specifically Saskatoon, Jaime completed her Bachelor of Arts (double honours) in History and Art History. Her museological interests include breaking down the formal atmosphere of art institutions to create welcoming and accessible environments. Jaime also aims to use her position in museums to critically recognize intercultural narratives and Indigenize institutions. Outside of school, Jaime enjoys being with her friends, checking out new restaurants, and taking care of her plant children.

MUSINGS
​COPY EDITOR

Erika Serodio

Erika grew up in fields of flowers. Fast forward ten years and she is handing a professor a bouquet in place of an essay. She likes to communicate visually and in other languages like French and Spanish. Erika is currently in her second year of the Master of Museum Studies program. Before that, she studied ethnography and comparative literature at Quest University in British Columbia. She is interested in outdoor exhibitions and alternative museum spaces. Erika is a reluctant rock climber. She enjoys eavesdropping in coffee shops. She thrives in the depths of jumbled word documents. Her favourite YouTube celebrity is a copy editor known as the Comma Queen. As the Musings Copy Editor, she aims to facilitate excellent writing that connects our program with the museum field beyond it.

MUSINGS COMMUNICATION OFFICER

To Be Elected Fall 2020

COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES

SECOND-YEAR TECH FUND REPRESENTATIVE

To Be Elected Fall 2020

FIRST-YEAR TECH FUND REPRESENTATIVE

To Be Elected Fall 2020

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE

Chantelle Perreault

ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE

Madison Carmichael

PROGRAMS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE

To Be Elected Fall 2020

COMMITTEE ON STANDING REPRESENTATIVE

To Be Elected Fall 2020
Position descriptions can be found in MUSSA's Constitution.

View past MUSSA Council members here.