The Engineering Student Societies’ Council of Ontario (ESSCO) has elected its new President – U of T Engineering student Mauricio Curbelo (CivE 1T3).

The announcement was made at the organization’s Annual General Meeting, which took place at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, from May 26-29.

“As President, I’ll be responsible for facilitating constructive dialogue between engineering-student governments in Ontario and working with member schools to establish the strategic direction of the organization.

I’ll also be representing 20,000 engineering students in Ontario to several student and professional organizations,” said Curbelo.

In addition to leading ESSCO, Curbelo has been an active member of the U of T Engineering community, as he is also the VP, External, of the Engineering Society.

“On behalf of the Faculty, I congratulate Mauricio on his new leadership role,” said Dean Cristina Amon, “We are very proud that one of our exceptional U of T Engineering students will be leading such a large and essential organization.”

ESSCO brings together 17 engineering student societies across Ontario, including U of T’s Engineering Society, to share best practices. It represents the province’s engineering students to the Council of Ontario Deans of Engineering and the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, just to name a few.