XLerate - Executives

Alex Di Lello

President

Year and Program: 3rd year BBA
Hometown: Guelph, Ontario
Favourite TV Show: Entourage
Favourite Movies: Wedding Crashers, The Hangover
Favoutie Music: Anything
Hobbies and Activities: Baseball, hockey, and golf
Coolest thing you have ever done: Toured San Francisco and Boston on Segways
One thing you want to do before you die: Travel all of Italy
One thing you can't live without: BlackBerry
If you could have a magic power, what would it be and why: To be able to fly so I could travel anywhere at anytime
A little about yourself and your ambition: I am a very hardworking, active man, working towards achieving my CA or CMA designation. One day I hope to travel and/or work in Italy, as well as start my own company.

Heather Mitchell

Co-President

Year and Program: 3rd Year, BBA
Hometown: Kingston, ON
Favourite TV Shows: Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill
Favourite Movies: A Walk to Remember and Remember the Titans
Favourite Music: Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, and Avril Lavigne
Hobbies and Activities: Shopping, Hanging out with my friends, and Going out for dinner
Coolest thing you have ever done: Went to Italy!
One thing you want to do before you die: Go for a ride in a hot air balloon, skydive
One thing you can't live without: Cellphone
If you could have a magic power, what would it be and why?: Invisible so I could know what people talk about when I'm not in the room
A little about yourself and your ambitions: I always strive to do well in school, I've always loved school and working hard. I'm not sure what I intend to do yet so I'm just going to enjoy university and discover the different parts of business. I look forward to being a member of the executive for Xlerate!

April Cockshutt

Chief Financial Officer

Year and Program: 2012, BBA
Hometown: Aurora, Ontario
Favourite TV Shows: LOST, One Tree Hill, Grey's Anatomy
Favourite Movies: Bourne series, Lord of the Rings, Ten Things I hate about you, Lion King
Favourite Music: I love all music
Hobbies and Activities: Ultimate Frisbee, Snowboarding, Traveling, and spending time with friends and family
Coolest thing you have every done: Skydiving
One thing you want to do before you die: One Thing......how about everything :D
One thing you can't live without: Apples
If you could have a magic power, what would it be and why?: Teleportation, so I could see the world and go anywhere I want

Rishi Aggarwal

Vice President of Marketing

Year and Program: 3rd Year, BBA
Hometown: Toronto
Favourite TV Shows: Entourage, Community, Mad Men, 24, 30 Rock, Lost, HIMYM, Big Bang Theory, The Office, Heroes, House, Hell's Kitchen, NBA.. and the list goes on
Favourite Movies: Good Will Hunting, In Bruges, The Wrestler, Poolhall Junkies, American Gangster, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Superbad, Saw Series, The Bourne Series, Pirates Series... just to name a few
Favourite Music: Pop/RnB/Hip Hop/Techno/Trance/Rap/Rock - pretty much anything except metal/punk and country
Hobbies and Activities: Billiards, Social Life, TV/Movies, Music, Cooking, Designing, Marketing, Entrepreneurship
Coolest thing you have every done: Went up to Inuvik/Aklavik (North West Territories) to Volunteer - 300 km away from the Arctic Circle
One thing you want to do before you die: Meet the largest unsatisfied need through an infamous business venture
One thing you can't live without: Family/Friends
If you could have a magic power, what would it be and why?: To be invincible, so I could continue contributing to the world, and be worry-free. 
A little about yourself and your ambitions: I believe I am a multifaceted individual who is easy to get along with. I am an excellent team player and enjoy socializing. My ambitions include starting my own businesses, taking over my family business, and eventually becoming a CEO of a leading-company.

Nicole Grbic

Director of External Affairs

Year and Program: Second Year, BBA
Hometown: Aurora
Favourite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother, Dexter, Friends
Favourite Movies: Batman Begins and the Darknight, X-Men movies, Star Trek, American History X, V for Vendetta, Finding Nemo, The Lion King, and I enjoy a good chick flick.
Favoutie Music: a little bit of everything
Hobbies and Activities:  volunteering, playing the piano, playing volleyball and travelling
Coolest thing you have ever done: Went white water rafting in west Virginia, on class 5 rapids
One thing you want to do before you die: Sky dive
One thing you can't live without: my family
If you could have a magic power, what would it be and why: The Riposter: When someone insulted me or issued a cutting remark, this power would enable me to instantly come back with the perfect rejoinder, instead of saying "Oh yeah?" and then getting in my car and thinking of what I shoud've said twenty minutes later.
A little about yourself and your ambitions: hope to one day travel all over the world, and start my own business

Deanna Leung

Director of Membership, HR and Volunteer

Year and Program: 2nd Year, BBA
Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
Favourite TV Shows: Grey’s, OTH, Gossip Girl, Canucks hockey!
Favourite Movies: She’s the Man, Coach Carter, Enchanted
Favourite Music: The Fray, Switchfoot, Damien Rice, City and Colour
Hobbies and Activities: Watching hockey, shopping
Coolest thing you have ever done: Met Jon from Switchfoot which included a 30 minute conversation
One thing you want to do before you die: Travel to Australia and hold a kangaroo
One thing you can't live without: Hockey, Family & Friends, Bubble Tea
If you could have a magic power, what would it be and why?: To fly, so I could go on overnight vacations.
A little about yourself and your ambitions: I came out East to pursue a degree in Marketing or Accounting. After spending one year in Ontario, I still haven’t adjusted to the freezing winters and humid summers. By the end of my schooling, I hope to also achieve a minor in Statistics. I love a good laugh and I’m always up for a good movie or hockey game.

Michael Onabolu

Director of Intramurals

Year and Program: 2nd, BBA
Hometown: Brampton
Favourite TV Show: Lost/24/Supernatural
Favourite Movies: Fight Club/The Usual Suspects/The Matrix/Watchmen
Favoutie Music: Rap: Lupe Fiasco, Joe Budden, XV, Drake, Kanye West; Rock: OneRepublic; R&B: Robin Thicke, Mario
Hobbies and Activities: Video Games, Football, Computers, Music, Movies
Coolest thing you have ever done: Bareback horseback riding through the villages in the Dominican Republic
One thing you want to do before you die: Change the World for the better.
One thing you can't live without: My family and close friends.
If you could have a magic power, what would it be and why?: Telekinesis - moving things with my mind is so necessary.
A little about yourself and your ambitions: Hope to become a CA, and do work on an international relations level.

Laura McMillan

Director of Design

Year and Program: 3rd year, Communication Studies with Admin Option
Hometown: Richmond Hill
Favourite TV Show: Gossip Girl
Favourite Movies: Finding Nemo
Favoutie Music: Top 40
Hobbies and Activities: Dance, travel
Coolest thing you have ever done: JDC West competition on the social team
One thing you want to do before you die: Travel the world
One thing you can't live without: chapstick
If you could have a magic power, what would it be and why: Invisibility
A little about yourself and your ambitions: Hope to one day work in film production and editing

Jess Kuik

Vice President of Finance

Year and Program: 2nd Year, Econ
Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario
Favourite T.V. Shows: Grey’s Anatomy, Gossip Girl, Dancing with the Stars
Favourite Movies: Superbad, Anchorman
Favourite Music: T.I., Lil’ Wayne, Switchfoot
Hobbies and Interests: Shopping, eating, sleeping AND learning :)
Coolest thing you’ve ever done: drove to Atlanta for a Braves game!
One thing you want to do before you die: be frozen and preserved til the year 3000
One thing you can’t live without: oxygen and kittens
If you could have a magic power, what would it be and why: the ability to freeze time, so I can slack as much as I want but still get everything done
A little about yourself and your ambitions: I love a good time and a good laugh. I have a lot of diverse ambitions, from career-wise to philanthropic, and still am not sure about everything. I dream of world peace.

Eileen Devlin

Vice President of Conference

Year and Program: 2nd year, BBA
Hometown: Guelph, Ontario
Favourite TV Shows: One Tree Hill, Prison Break, Gossip Girl, The Amazing Race
Favourite Movies: The Wedding Planner, The Parent Trap
Favourite Music: Everything BUT country
Hobbies and Activities: Basketball, Rugby, Dodgeball, Innertube Waterpolo, Shopping,
Coolest thing you have ever done: Met Screech from Saved by the Bell
One thing you want to do before you die: Climb Mount Everest
One thing you can’t live without: Facebook
If you could have a magic power, what would it be and why?: The ability to stop time, go forward, and backward. If you could stop time, you could preserve moments for as long as you like. If you go forward, you could skip over the things you don’t like, and if you go backward, you could experience things from before you were born!
A little about yourself and ambitions: Having just entered first year, I don’t really know what it is that I want to do, but I enjoy being a leader and I am very excited to pursue a career in the business world.

Jenny Gnanasabesan

Human Resources
Vice President of Volunteer

Year and Program: 2nd year, BBA
Hometown: Brampton, Ontario
Favourite TV Shows: The Office, House, Arrested Development, Scrubs, the OC
Favourite Music: Motion City Soundtrack, Joseph Arthur, The Beatles, Belle & Sebastian, and Flight of the Conchords, just to name a few!
Hobbies and Activities: Video games, music, shopping, racket sports, hanging with friends, sleep.
One thing you want to do before you die: Spontaneously join a NGO and travel the world!
One thing you can’t live without: iPod.
If you could have a magic power, what would it be and why?: I’d want super speed. I could just run everywhere and procrastination would be a thing of the past!
A little about yourself and ambitions: I love getting involved! Volunteering has always been a passion of mine and I can’t imagine my life without it! I’ve met so many amazing individuals along the way who have taught me so much. One day I hope to incorporate my business degree into a career in global development in third world countries.

Iordanka Irinkova

Vice President of Conference

Year and Program: 2nd year, BBA
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Favourite TV Shows: Friends, The Hills, The Office
Favourite Movies: Step up 2, Blow, 40 year old virgin
Favourite Music: Anything House and pretty much everything except country
Hobbies and Activities: Travelling, sports (especially tennis), my friends
Coolest thing you have ever done: Snorkeling in the Dominican Republic sooo beautiful
One thing you want to do before you die: I would like to travel to as many places as possible, around Europe and to many exotic places
One thing you can’t live without: CHOCOLATE!!!
If you could have a magic power, what would it be and why?: X-ray vision… for minds
A little about yourself and ambitions: I’m a business person and I would like to pursue a career in management in the future, if I don’t change my mind in the next 4 years. It would definitely be cool if I can have a business of my own one day. About myself, I came to Canada about 6 years ago from Bulgaria and I definitely have a lot of ambitions with so many opportunities around me. I would like to further pursue a masters degree in business and I will go on from there. I would definitely like to travel around a bit and visit different place. Time will tell but for now I’m just looking forward to an awesome year as part of Xlerate!!!