EUReKA! Staff and Volunteers
Information for and about EUReKA! Staff and Volunteers
Applications are closed for 2024.
For information about becoming a EUReKA! volunteer, please scroll to the bottom of this page.
This is our 2024 Team Photo
Meet Our Team
At the beginning of the summer, we interviewed our 2024 team and asked them the following questions:
- What is your favourite dessert?
- What is your favourite alien movie of all time?
- Based on a personality quiz, what type of cowboy are you?
Mariam Hanifa Munyi, Director
Favourite Dessert: Chocolate cupcake
Favourite Alien Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy
Cowboy Type: Wandering cowboy
Natasha Onyango, Assistant Director
Favourite Dessert: Ice cream
Favourite Alien Movie: Home
Cowboy Type: Sharpshooter cowboy
Zach Bullock, Supporting Director
Favourite Dessert: Cherry cheesecake
Favourite Alien Movie: Arrival
Cowboy Type: Classic cowboy
Jerin Jeejo, Tech Coordinator
Favourite Dessert: Butter scotch ice cream
Favourite Alien Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
Cowboy Type: Classic cowboy
Sydney Benson
Favourite Dessert: Doughnuts
Favourite Alien Movie: The Thing
Cowboy Type: Wandering cowboy
Andrea Castro
Favourite Dessert: Doughnuts
Favourite Alien Movie: The Thing
Cowboy Type: Wandering cowboy
Volunteer for Summer 2024
If you would like to join the team as a volunteer please click here for more information. This link will allow access to the volunteer application document. Once the application is filled out it can be returned to the office either via email at eureka@tru.ca, dropped off in the office Monday to Friday during the day to room S232 (May and June only) in the Ken Lepin Science Building and IB2004 (July and August only) in the International Building (IB) on the Thompson Rivers University campus or mailed to:
EUReKA! Science Program
c/o TRU Science Office
805 TRU Way
Kamloops, B.C.
V2C 0C8
It is mandatory that all volunteers undergo a criminal record check (the police station does this service free for volunteers) and attend a short interview. No prior experience working with youth is mandatory, however, it is of course preferred. Applicants must be 16 years of age or older. If you have any questions regarding volunteer applications feel free to call the office at 250 371-5534.
* Although we appreciate parent involvement with volunteer applications, we would prefer to correspond with you (the volunteer) about the possibility of volunteering with us.