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Emma Ueno Velaitis

VP Academic

    Email:emmauenovelaitis@cmail.carleton.ca
    Degrees:2nd Year

    Biography

    mma is a second-year student in the industrial design program at Carleton, and is the current 2026-2027 CIDSA VP academic. In this position, she coordinates with upper-year students, professors, and industry professionals to provide supplementary knowledge for the industrial design students at Carleton. This knowledge can take the form of workshops, portfolio reviews, and alumni connection opportunities in areas such as sketching, software, prototyping, and networking.

    In the previous year, Emma acted as the first-year representative for CIDSA. Emma has a passion for model making, graphic design, sketching, and gaining experience in a wide variety of fields to apply them to her work. She looks forward to joining a vast, varied work environment in her future.

    Hometown: Owen Sound, Ontario
    Extracurriculars: Hiking, Fishing, Gaming, and Sketching