What is the KSU?
King’s Students’ Union Overview
Every student at King’s is a member of the King’s Students’ Union (KSU), the voice of King’s students. Through the Council of Students, we provide advocacy and representation, ensuring that your wants and needs are heard in council meetings, discussions with King’s administration and in our daily operations.
The King’s Students’ Union Council is a body that meets biweekly. It convenes with all Union representatives: all members of the KSU Executive; the Member-At-Large; 2 Board of Governors Representatives; and the Arts, Science, Journalism, Residence, and First Year Representatives. Together, they decide the direction of the Union and its ongoing actions and campaigns, bringing up and representing the opinions of each Councillor’s constituents.
Our Services
We offer various services for students, including:
- Health and Dental Plan: Comprehensive coverage to support your health needs.
- Free General, Menstrual and Sexual Health Products: Ensuring accessibility to essential health products (including masks and rapid test kits).
- Support for Societies: All King’s societies are ratified through the KSU and can receive funding for events and meetings.
Student Engagement
We operate and manage the Galley and Wardroom, places where every student is a stakeholder. Additionally, we organize one of the few student-run Orientation Weeks in Canada each year, working hard to create a welcoming and engaging experience for new students.
Want to contact your representatives? Stop by the KSU office or find their contact info below. You can also fill out our contact forms: Talk to your Executive Representatives or Talk to your Councillor Representatives
Come Say Hi!
Our office is located in the Link (M). We’re here to help, answer questions, or just chat. Stop by anytime, this space is yours to feel welcome in!
Stay Connected! Follow us on Instagram for updates on events, reminders, opportunities, and more!
Also, don’t forget to subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter TWAK (This Week At King’s)!
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Meet Your Executive!
KSU Execs manage the day-to-day operations of the Union and are always happy to help and answer questions.
You can find them in the KSU office during their office hours, so stop by to chat or say hi!
President - Ellie Anderson
(she/her)
Ellie Anderson is the KSU President for 2025-26. The President supervises the general functioning of the Union, including the student businesses, Union committees, Orientation Week and Union employees. They organize training for and support the rest of the Executive and KSU Council, while sitting on the King’s Board of Governors and many King’s committees to represent student interests.
Ellie is in her fourth year and is double majoring in Political Science and Religious Studies (meaning she can take all the fun occult classes for her degree!) When she’s not in the union office, she can be found catching up on schoolwork in the Wardy or Oxford Taproom, cross stitching in the quad, and trying to befriend the ducks in the Public Gardens.
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
External Vice President - Anna Carsley Jones (she/they)
Anna Carsley Jones is the KSU External VP for 2025-26. The EVP maintains relationships with local societies, resources, non-profits, and other student unions. This includes sitting on the provincial executive board of the Canadian Federation of Students NS, which represents student unions across Nova Scotia and the country. On campus, the EVP meets with student workers and sits on University committees like the Investment Committee.
As EVP, Anna is dedicated to collaborating with students to make their experience at King’s as enjoyable and meaningful as possible. She is entering her fifth year, learning between the programs of Contemporary Studies, Gender & Women’s Studies, History of Science & Technology, and Law, Justice, & Society. They enjoy writing poetry, listening to music, watching wonderfully bad reality or YA tv shows, eating a sweet treat, and reimagining our world.
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Communications Vice President - Gale VanAmburg
(they/them)
Gale VanAmburg is the Communications VP for the 2025-26 academic year. Responsible for managing all communications-related matters, the CVP runs KSU social media platforms, publishes KSU governance documents, writes the Union’s weekly newsletter, “This Week At King’s (TWAK), and chairs several Union committees.
Gale is currently in their second year at King’s pursuing a degree in Contemporary Studies and Sociology and Social Anthropology. They are passionate about disability advocacy, spending too much money on coffee and cooking. If not in class or napping, you can often find them at the Wardy. Come see them during their office hours!
Office Hours: Mondays 11-1:30pm, Fridays 12-2:30pm
Financial Vice President - Olivia Chaput (she/her)
Olivia Chaput is the KSU Financial VP for 2025-20256. The FVP manages the KSU’s payments, budget, and other things related to the Union’s finances. This includes chairing the Finance Committee, which approves funding requests for ratified King’s Societies and consulting on the KSU Budget. The FVP also sits on multiple other committees, including the King’s Budget Advisory Committee and the Wardroom Advisory Committee. She is available during her office hours or anytime over email to answer any questions about the KSU budget and the way that your Union dues are being spent.
Olivia is in her second year at Kings working towards a double major degree in English and Cinema and Media Studies. She loves reading and spends her spare time doing various crafts, like book-rebinding and sewing. You can often find her hanging out in the Wardy, or around the city on a mission to ride on every Halifax Transit bus line.
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Kings Student Union Council - Meet your Council Members!
Advocacy Representative – Iman Mannathukkaren
(she/her)
Iman Mannathukkaren is the Advocacy Representative for the 2024-2025 academic year. The Advocacy Representative represents student needs, with a special emphasis on advocating for underrepresented students and working with student groups that represent specific student communities. The Advocacy Representative also suggests causes or charities for the Union to potentially donate to.
Iman is a first year in the Foundation Year Program – Arts, and has many areas of interest that she is debating between for her upper years, such as Political Science, Contemporary Studies and Cinema and Media Studies. Being a racialised student, Iman is passionate about preventing students from being alienated at King’s. When not doing her FYP reading or essays, she can be found consuming media in various forms and doing Indian classical dance.
- Office Hours: Monday, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
- Contact Info: advocacyrep@ksu.ca
Residence Representative – Ella Chriske (she/her)
The resident rep’s job is to advocate on behalf of the students in residence and make sure that they are informed. Ella is passionate about making sure students feel they have autonomy over their space. If there are any issues relating to residence, she is happy to help in any way she can. She also helps host and organize events and sits on a residency and dining committee. Her goal is to make sure that all students living in residence feel safe, heard, and that they have a voice over their physical space.Ella is in her first year at King’s taking FYP. When not at King’s she can be found at the Public Library or Glitter Bean Cafe in the company of a chai latte. She enjoys watching films, listening to music, writing, and befriending all the cats on campus.
- Office Hours: Monday from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Contact Info: residencerep@ksu.ca
B.O.G Representative – Pascal Cleland-Zarb
(he/him)
Hello! I’m Pascal Cleland-Zarb, one of the student representatives to the King’s Board of Governors. I’m a first year student currently in FYP, hoping to go into labour law. I’m a big believer in communication and cooperation between schools and their students, so please oh please ask me questions you might have (or questions about D&D, Lord of the Rings, and various nerdy stuff).
- Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Contact Info: bogrep@ksu.ca
B.O.G Representative – Erica Waugh
(she/they)
Hi, I’m Erica Waugh, one of two student representatives on the King’s Board of Governors. I’m a FYP student planning to study history and political science. I’m passionate about student advocacy, ensuring that King’s is accessible to everyone, and transparent communication between the university and students. I’d love to hear any and all student questions and concerns—whether they relate to the Board of Governors or anything else on your mind. Feel free to reach out!
- Office Hours: Thursday & Friday 12:00pm – 1:00pm
- Contact Info: bogrep@ksu.ca
