Meet the Team!

Currently, ARTeries executive team is made out of six hardworking and ambitious Ryerson students. You can read a little bit about each member in order to get an idea of who we are. You can always shoot us an email if you'd like to know more about us or if you are interested in joining ARTeries for next year.

Brook Pickering | Chair

Brook Pickering has served on the Arteries committee since 2014, taking on the roles such as Internal Communications Director and Finance Manager. As the Chair of AURC 2017 Brook oversees all operational activity and student engagement of the conference.

Brook has also served as the VP of Operations for the Ryerson Arts Society and assisted in multiple events hosted by The Ryerson Career Centre. Brook’s passion to get other students involved with the Ryerson community has always been the goal in all projects she has been part of.

The focus for AURC 2017 is to build a platform for students to engage with the research and share their ideas with their Professors, peers and the Ryerson community. The goal set for this year’s conference is to explore opportunities for the student presenters to take their skills developed through AURC and apply them for other academic endeavors. The committee is working to build the relationships with other conferences on Ryerson campus and other student led initiatives to bring forward the innovative creativity developed by the student body.

Gabriela Skwarko | Internal Communications Director

Gabriela is a second year Arts and Contemporary Studies student at Ryerson. This is her first time working with ARTeries, and she is very excited to be apart of such a great team. Her main goal for ARTeries is to promote the social sciences and humanities because she feels that the two do not get enough exposure. When not helping out with ARTeries, Gabriela is one of many hosts of FemRadio, a feminist radio show at Ryerson.

Emily Guhl | Graduate Advisor

Emily is a student in the Masters of Public Policy and Administration Program. She is proud to be a Ryerson Student, and loves being a part of ARTeries because it allows her to meet other students, and learn about their work. Emily supports ARTeries, because it offers students with an interest in the social sciences and humanities a platform to present their work, which is highly important, as these studies play a large role in generating positive growth in our society. Emily loves that ARTeries allows students to practice their presentation skills, and learn from each other, as personal development is something she is very passionate about, and loves to help others achieve.

Serena Mola | Media Production Manager

Serena is a fourth year Arts and Contemporary Studies student. As her second year in the position of the Media Production Manager, Serena has created all the promotional materials and graphics for ARTeries since 2015. She strives for maximum exposure as she believes AURC is a great opportunity for students to share their ideas and have them heard in a respectful environment. Serena feels that the conference helps the growth and exposure of Ryerson's academic community. In addition to graphic designing, she is an up-and-coming photographer and website designer. Serena has provided her talents to not only ARTeries, but also the Ryerson Arts Society and the Faculty of Arts on many occasions.

You can follow Serena on her Instagram account at @serenamola and visit her work on her website at www.mirakistudios.ca.

Hannah Reaburn | Events Director

Hannah is in her second year as the Events Director for the ARTeries Undergraduate Research Conference. She is in her third year of the Honours Arts and Contemporary Studies program. She is majoring in Diversity and Equity and has a double minor in Sociology and Acting/Dance Studies.
Through the Arts and Contemporary Studies program, Hannah recently took part in a study abroad program in Florence, Italy where she completed courses on the art, politics, and architecture of Renaissance Italy
Hannah works as a research assistant for the Faculty of Arts at Ryerson University, where her work focuses on gender and queer theory. She also works at the Ryerson Students’ Union Equity Service Centres as a coordinator at the Centre for Women and Trans People.
Hannah loves to see students engage with social issues through research and presentation. She is glad to be a part of a group so dedicated to promoting the work of undergraduate students and is excited to be working with such a great executive team!

Alana DelZotto | Marketing Director

Alana previously joined ARTeries last year as the Internal Communications Director. This year, Alana joins the executive team as the Marketing Director and develops all marketing strategies, as well as runs all ARTeries social media accounts.
Alana is in her third year at Ryerson University in the Arts and Contemporary Studies program with a major in Global Studies, and two minors in Business and Acting/Dance. Through ACS Alana participated in the Liberal Studies Abroad Program in Italy, and she will also be going on exchange at the University of South Australia.
Alana’s passion for marketing and school involvement has allowed her to have a variety of experience. Alana previously ran social media accounts for the Ryerson Arts Society and Arts and Contemporary Studies Course Union. She also performed with the Ryerson Musical Theatre Company, and paddled with the Ryerson Dragon Boat Team. Alana also volunteered as an Arts Ambassador for this years Arts Orientation, and received the award for ‘Most Spirited Leader’.

You can follow Alana of her twitter account @AlanaDelZotto and her Instagram account at @Alanadelz.