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President Hello! My name is Carmela Reina and I am the Secretary, Chair of the Bake Sale, and Artistic Director for the Students Association for Single Parents. I record all of the concerns and idea’s that are addressed during meetings in order for us to organize a means to create change that will assist single parents within our school. I also create tabling boards, banners and organize the Bake Sales not only to catch single parents attention and provide essential information about S.A.S.P to people on campus but also to raise financial proceeds that will assist the S.A.S.P scholarship program. This year our goal is to raise $12, 500. My interest and dedication to S.A.S.P lies in the fact that the majority of single parents on campus are invisible and unrecognized. As a result single parents in the York campus community are not receiving the resources that should be available. My goal as a S.A.S.P executive is to make resources available and accessible to every single parent at York University and all those who are products of one. In terms of my academic career, I am currently a fourth year double hons. major of Sociology and Women’s Studies at York University. I enjoy doing work in both fields and hope to pursue graduate studies in the future. |
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Co-Vice President
Nicole Jackson 
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Co-Vice President
Cylinta  Hi! My name is Cylinta Hasfal and I am a Council Member for SASP. My responsibilities include fundraising, organizing events, creating community partnerships, promoting activities and coming up with ideas to enhance the lives of single parents here at York University. I am a 4th year Sociology major and have experience that includes facilitating workshops and working with clients for organizations such as the Mississauga YMCA Employment Resource Center, Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre and after school programs in the Jane/Finch area. The reason I chose to be part of this organization is because I know the struggles that single parents go through in order to juggle school, work, volunteer activities along with all the other responsibilities that come along with being a parent. I loved the idea of having a space on campus devoted to the purpose of helping student parents achieve their social, academic and professional goals and look forward to being of assistance now and in the future! |
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Founder Mary El'Bably  elbabm1@yorku.ca My name is Mary El’Bably....I am a fourth year B.A., Spec. Hons. Sociology student at York University. My interest research are, although not limited to, Socio-legal theories of human reproduction, specifically, gestational surrogacy. The gestational bond I formed with my daughter has complemented my interests in this area of research. My long term goal is to work within the legal stream with policy and regulation. I am the Founder and President of the Student Association for Single Parents at York University. I wanted to form an association geared towards the betterment of the student-parent experience, academically and socially, within the York University community. Additionally, I have been an executive member of the Sociology Undergraduate Student Association (SUSA) for three years. Currently, I serve am a Council Member on SUSA. Further, I am the VP of Research for M.A.T.A. (Mentoring Arts Tutoring Athletics) at York. My responsibilities include accomplishing the research goals of the themes produced by the organization. Moreover, I am a Peer Mentor for the Fundamental of Learning Program at York Univerity. I believe that although children are the future, they require a solid foundation beginning within their home, to fulfill their life’s potentials. Thus, post-secondary educations and society must assist parents achieve their goals and potentials, as they are the biggest role models in their children’s lives. Returning to academia after full-time employment and experiencing life as a single parent is challenging and requires dedication and commitment. My desire is to build a supportive community that provides parents with the necessary mentoring and counselling, as well as the adequate resources to fulfil their potential and successful obtain a post secondary education. This will be accomplished by helping one parent at a time, one step at a time. |
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Director of Editorial
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Treasurer
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Council Member Hello my name is Amma Ofori, As VP of SASP, I assist the President by Carrying out Presidential duties in her absence and assume Presidential duties to all other council members open requests, while also ensuring that council activities are successfully achieved without conflict. I am currently a third year Women’s studies student and will pursue another post-degree in BSW. |
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Council Member Howdy! As director of public relations I assist in updating the website and designing flyers for our events. I am proud to be working with great executives, council members and faculty for SASP and value the opportunities I've been given to contribute to a club that assists those in need. I am currently a fourth year Sociology undergraduate student who will (hopefully) be pursuing a post-degree BSW upon graduation with the aim of becoming a social worker. |
