Section Executives

Thompson Okanagan Section

Executive Officers:

 Chair

Youry Khmelevsky (youry at ieee.org)

 Secretary

Ghazanfar Latif (glatif at tru.ca); Mohamad Khajezade (MKhajezade at okanagan.bc.ca)

 Treasurer

Chaoping Guo (CGuo@okanagan.bc.ca)

 Secretary/Treasurer

Technical Chapters (https://www.ieee.org/communities/societies/index.html):

04 April 2025: IEEE Thompson Okanagan Section Microwave Theory and Technology Society Chapter — Chair: Vishal Balasubramanian (TOK Microwave Theory and Technology Society Chapter, MTT17)

03 April 2025: IEEE Thompson Okanagan Section Systems Council Chapter — Chair: Youry Khmelevsky, Secretary: Chaoping Guo, Vice Chair: Ghazanfar Latif (Welcome_Letter_Systems Council_Chapters Thompson Okanagan.docx, Thompson Okanagan Section Chapter, SYS45)

New petitions: 

Thompson Okanagan Section Joint Chapter:
MEMCT008 — IEEE Consumer Technology Society (CTSoc, 3 members), MEMCOM019 MEMCOM019 — IEEE Communications Society (13 members)
Endorsements: 1/1
Approvals: 0/3
Signatures: 3/12
Submitted on 11/10/2025 03:23:19
Chapter/Joint Chapter Thompson Okanagan Section Joint Chapter: MEMCIS011 — IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (11 members), MEMIA034 — IEEE Industry Applications Society (21 members) Endorsements: 1/1
Approvals: 0/3
Signatures: 5/12
Submitted on 11/08/2025 20:07:31
Thompson Okanagan Section Joint Chapter: MEMC016 — IEEE Computer Society (13 members), MEME025 — IEEE Education Society (7 members) Endorsements: 1/1
Approvals: 0/3
Signatures: 6/12
Submitted on 11/08/2025 19:34:31

Notes:

  1. MEMIA034 — IEEE Industry Applications Society (21 members)
  2. MEMC016 — IEEE Computer Society (13 members)
  3. MEMCIS011 — IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (11 members)
  4. MEMGRS029 — IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (2 members)
  5. MEMSMC028 — IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (3 members)
  6. MEME025 — IEEE Education Society (7 members)
  7. MEMCOM019 — IEEE Communications Society (13 members)
  8. MEMSPS001 — IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems Technical Community (3 members)
  9. MEMAP003 — IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Membership (10 members)
  10. MEMCAS004 — IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Membership (4 members)
  11. MEMCT008 — IEEE Consumer Technology Society (CTSoc, 3 members)
  12. MEMIT012 — IEEE Information Theory Society (ITSoc, 4 members)
  13. MEMED015 — 2 members
  14. MEMEMB018 — IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS, 6 members)
  15. MEMCS023 — IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society (7 members)
  16. MEMDEI032 — IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS, 3 members)

Affinity Groups:

05/11/2025: Women in Engineering (organizing) — Dr. Nisha Puthiyedth, Chair (nputhiyedth[at]tru.ca); Dr. Zeinab Teimoori, Vice Chair (zteimoori[at]tru.ca) — Congratulations!!! (http://www.okanagan.ieee.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Thompson-Okanagan-Section-Affinity-GroupWIE.pdf)

07/25/2025: Consultant Networks. (2025-05-07TOKConsultantsNetworkAffGroup.pdf)

03/30/2025: Joint Life Members with V. Section — S. Carl Zanon, Chair (Thompson Okanagan Section Affinity Group, LM-1)

2025-05-06: IEEE Thompson Okanagan Section Young Professionals (YP) Affinity Group — Ghazanfar Latif (Thompson Okanagan Section Affinity Group, YP (confirmation letter)

Student Branches:

STB60099029 – Thompson Rivers University Student Branch

Executive Officers

 Chair

 Kenji Kimura Lopez
Other

 Counsellor

 Joseph Brown

 Secretary

Position Vacant

 Treasurer

Logan Hendry

 Vice Chair

Position Vacant

 Webmaster

Position Vacant

STB05251 – University of British Columbia – Okanagan Student Branch

Executive Officers

 Chair

 Charlotte Ford (charlotte.ford@ieee.org)
Other

 Counsellor

 Jonathan Holzman

 Secretary

Christina Yee

 Treasurer

Richard Lessan

 Vice Chair

Position Vacant

 Webmaster

Position Vacant

STB18661 – Okanagan College Student Branch

Executive Officers

 Chair

Kristina Cormier (kristina.cormier [at] myokanagan.bc.ca)
Other

 Counsellor

Chaoping Guo (CGuo [at] okanagan.bc.ca) and Youry Khmelevsky (youry [at] ieee.org)

 Secretary

James Midtdal

 Treasurer

Brandon Hay

 Vice Chair

 Webmaster

Committees:

Advertising & Publicity Vacant
Archivist Vacant
Awards Motasem
Communications Officer Vacant
Conferences Matthew Fritter &
Youry Khmelevsky
MFritter [at] okanagan.bc.ca
Educational Activities Vacant
History Vacant
Humanitarian Initiatives Vacant
IEEE Industry (ICF) Liaison Youry Khmelevsky youry [at] ieee.org
Membership Vacant
Multimedia Team Vacant
Newsletter Editor Vacant
Nominations and Appointments Vacant
Professional Activities Vacant
Student Activities Mohamad Khajezade MKhajezade [at] okanagan.bc.ca
STEM Vacant
Webmaster Ajitesh Parihar
IEEE Western Region Student Representative Kristina Cormier kristina.cormier [at] myokanagan.bc.ca
Section Liaison of the IEEE Canadian Foundation Youry Khmelevsky youry [at] ieee.org