IRSAM - The International Relations Students' Association of McGill

IRSAM VP Events and coordinator applications are officially out! Interested in becoming a part of one of McGill’s largest independent student groups? Check the link in our bio. Applications are due May 16th.

Congratulations to the IRSAM Board of Directors for 2026-2027! We’re so excited to see what this incredible group accomplishes. Here are the results:

IRSAM President & CEO
85.0 votes tallied and 5 abstentions

Cole Herman 56.00 votes 65.88%
Noosha Aval 29.00 votes 34.12%

Cole Herman wins with 65.88% of the votes which meets the requirement of the most votes.

VP Finance

87.0 votes tallied and 3 abstentions
Joshua Farmer 87.00 votes 100.00%
No 0.00 votes 0%

Joshua Farmer wins with 100.00% of the votes which meets the requirement of the most votes.

VP Internal (not pictured)
80.0 votes tallied and 10 abstentions

Riccardo Cianciaruso 75.00 votes 93.75%
No 5.00 votes 6.25%

Riccardo Cianciaruso wins with 93.75% of the votes which meets the requirement of the most votes.

VP External (Director of MYAD)

87.0 votes tallied and 3 abstentions
Rio Justice 87.00 votes 100.00%
No 0.00 votes 0%

Rio Justice wins with 100.00% of the votes which meets the requirement of the most votes.

VP Delegation Affairs (Head Delegate of the McGill Delegation Team)
75.0 votes tallied and 15 abstentions

Brianne Bower 41.00 votes 54.67%
Francesca Hayes 34.00 votes 45.33%

Brianne Bower wins with 54.67% of the votes which meets the requirement of the most votes.

VP Junior Peacemakers
80.0 votes tallied and 10 abstentions

Forest Jones 63.00 votes 78.75%
No 17.00 votes 21.25%

Forest Jones wins with 78.75% of the votes which meets the requirement of the most votes.

Congratulations to all the candidates. To see the full results, go to the link in our bio. (special shoutout to for technical support)

ELECTIONS PERIOD COMING RIGHT UP 🗣️🗣️

use your vote to make things count !
after a wonderful year, 2026/2027 elections for your new executives !

• Campaign Q&A (know the candidate you are voting for!) - April 15th, 2026 : 6pm SSMU 4th FLOOR LOUNGE
• Voting Period - From April 16th to 17th

It’s our favorite time of year! Grab your tickets at the link in our bio.

Congratulations to our newly elected Secretary-General of McMUN 2027, Tanguy Lacroix! Tanguy has been the Director of Finance at McMUN for the past two years, and we are so excited to see him step into the position. Congratulations and a huge thank you for all the candidates!

📢 MCMUN ELECTIONS

time to vote for McMun 2026 Board members !!

Key dates:
• Monday February 16th, 7:00pm in Redpath Innovations Common Room: Candidates Q&A

• From February 20th to February 21st: Election Period

Meet the IRSAM 2025/2026 Board !
We present you:

• President - Maria Zen-Baxter
• Vice-President Internal - Pablo Puerto Villegas
• Vice-President Finance - Eliza Hamilton
• Vice-President Events - Thomas Mursumeci
• SSUNS 2025 Secretary General - Fantine Gouillard
• SSUNS 2026 Secretary General - Marcus Kelly
• MCMUN 2026 Secretary General - Marisol Godbille
• Vice-President Delegation Affairs - Rose Cioffi
• Vice-President MIR - Cole Herman
• Vice-President FLUX - Chloe Rivest
• Vice-President Junior Peacemakers - Lilya Boumhraz
• Vice-President MYAD - Jeanne Gonelle

Winter IRSAM coordinator applications are officially out! Interested in becoming a part of one of McGill’s largest independent student groups? Check the link in our bio. Applications are due February 3rd.

Congratulations to our newly elected Secretary-General of SSUNS 2026, Marcus Kelly! Marcus was our Director of Events for SSUNS 2025 and led his portfolio with great passion and dedication, we are so excited to see what he will accomplish in this new role for SSUNS 2026!

Round One:

Krupa Patel: 31.00 votes 38.75%
Marisa Troullidou: 10.00 votes 12.50%
Marcus Kelly: 39.00 votes 48.75%

After round 1, votes for Marisa Troullidou were redistributed to the to the voters’ second choice candidate.

Round 2
Krupa Patel: 34.00 votes 42.50%
Marcus Kelly: 46.00 votes 57.50%

After round 2, Marcus Kelly won with 57.5% of the vote.

Congratulations to all candidates for leading great campaigns! 💙

Surprise! IRSAM is hosting our first ever end of semester holiday party this Saturday at Le Santa Club in Griffintown!

Open to all IRSAM Members and also non-IRSAM members!

Tickets are $15 dollars and they come with 3 drink tickets that can be exchanged for beer, wine, cocktails, and soft drinks. Buy them now at the link in our bio!!!