Meet the Team
A message from TimberFever®’s student planning committee at Ryerson University:
As former participants, volunteers, and organizers, we are honoured to help lead this fantastic event for civil engineering and architecture students. TimberFever has continuously been committed to helping shape the next generation of professionals in building sustainable infrastructure. We want to express our sincerest gratitude to all of our dedicated sponsors, mentors, guests, and judges for their continued support. This event could not have been possible without your help!
If you’re interested in joining the 2021 executive team, you can apply here!

Tazrian Hassan
Civil Engineering Co-Chair
Nickname: Taz
Program: Civil Engineering
Favourite Building: CN Tower
Favourite Food: Hazelnut Iced Coffee or Nestea
Hobbies: Watching Tasty Videos & Cooking

Claudia Li
Civil Engineering Co-Chair
Nickname: Clauds
Program: Civil Engineering
Favourite Building: Brookfield Place
Favourite Food: Burritos
Hobbies: Basketball, Baking

Chris Cleland
Architecture Chair
Program: Architecture
Favourite Building: Massey College
Favourite Food: Grilled Cheese
Hobbies: Baseball, Cooking, and Watching Youtube

Maya Higeli
Advisor
Program: Architecture
Favourite Building: AGO
Favourite Food: Bubble tea
Hobbies: Hugging cats

Andrea Kwan
VP Operations
Nickname: Kwan
Program: Civil Engineering
Favourite Building: Casa Loma
Favourite Food: Costco fries
Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee, spikeball

Vanessa Paningbatan-Cerezo
VP Finance
Nickname: Vana
Program: Architecture
Favourite Building: Palais Garnier
Favourite Food: Ramen or Mac n’ Cheese
Hobbies: Sketching, reading, shopping and going on adventures

Sarah Tyl
VP Administration
Program: Architecture
Favourite Building: St. Benedict Chapel by Peter Zumthor
Favourite Food: Peanut Butter
Hobbies: Painting

Treya Vyas
VP Communications
Program: Architecture
Favourite Building: Trick question, all buildings are my favourite
Favourite Food: Pizza
Hobbies: Studying buildings

Mevandie Abegunawardana
Registration Coordinator
Program: Civil Engineering
Favourite Building: Art Gallery of Ontario
Favourite Food: Chocolate
Hobbies: Drawing and watching tv shows

Olivia Kalad
Registration Coordinator
Nickname: Liv
Program: Civil Engineering
Favourite Building: The Pyramids
Favourite Food: Spaghetti
Hobbies: Drawing and Design Work

Dewmi Seneviratna
External University Coordinator
Nickname: Dewms
Program: Civil Engineering
Favourite Building: SLC
Favourite Food: Sushi
Hobbies: Painting, sketching, die hard leafs fan and hiking

Namra Zahid
Registration Coordinator
Program: Civil Engineering
Favourite Building: Engineering building
Favourite Food: Chocolate lava cake
Hobbies: Reading

Nicole Burdynewicz
Special Guest Coordinator
Program: Architecture
Favourite Building: 168 Upper Street, London, UK
Favourite Food: Cheesecake
Hobbies: Robotics

Caleb Culmone
Trophy Designer
Program: Architecture
Favourite Building: If I had to choose, it would be the Arbour
Favourite Food: Chicken wings
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Music, Travel

Ely Torrenueva
Media Coordinator
Program: Architecture
Favourite Building: Sagrada familia… and the architecture building
Favourite Food: I love a nice home cooked meal, Arroz Caldo 🇵🇭!
Hobbies: Drawing, cooking and going on adventures with friends!

Steven Cheung
Social Media Coordinator
Nickname: Tak
Program: Architecture
Favourite Food: Noodles
Hobbies: Photography, fashion, drawing

Afiat Khan
Sponsorship Coordinator
Program: Civil Engineering
Favourite Building: Machu Picchu
Favourite Food: Everything and anything
Hobbies: Try new food and watch Tiktoks

Jano Salib
Catering Coordinator
Program: Civil Engineering
Favourite Building: Student Learning Centre
Favourite Food: Lasagna
Hobbies: Making fashion designs

Menaka Wijayanayagam
Catering Coordinator
Program: Architecture
Favourite Building: Hill of the Buddha by Tadao Ando
Favourite Food: Tiramisu
Hobbies: Travelling and photography!

Jay Modi
Facilities Coordinator
Program: Civil Engineering
Favourite Building: Marina Bay Sands Hotel
Favourite Food: Anything my mom makes
Hobbies: Basketball, Rating movies /10, Schleeping

Manal Kazi
Facility Coordinator
Program: Civil Engineering
Favourite Building: Architecture Building
Favourite Food: Shawarma
Hobbies: Swimming, debating, MCing and teaching!

Lina Mohamed
Facilities Coordinator
Program: Civil Engineering
Favourite Building: Eng building
Favourite Food: Pizza
Hobbies: Painting