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Leadership

Executive Team

The 2026-27 executive team leading UMTA into its biggest season yet.

Matthew Livingstone
President

Matthew Livingstone

Matthew Livingstone is a second-year undergraduate student with aspirations of earning a law degree to pursue a career in public policy. He held the Vice-President position with us for two years, and has been competing nationally in moot/mock trials for just as long. In addition to his work with UMTA, Matthew is a member of the university's debate team, where he has competed in intercollegiate tournaments for the past eight months. He previously completed an internship at the Crown Attorney's Office, and he now serves as the Head of Compliance & Special Situations at the John Simpson Odette Student Investment Fund.

Joseph Murtagh
VP, Finance & Operations

Joseph Murtagh

Joseph Murtagh is an undergraduate student at the University of Windsor, pursuing a combined Bachelor of Commerce and Computer Science degree. He is actively involved in the university's mock trial program and was part of the team that secured first place at the 2025 Black & Gold Invitational Mock Trial Tournament hosted by the University of Waterloo. Joseph also serves as a member of the John Simpson Odette Student Investment Fund, contributing to the fund's operations and investment strategies. He aspires to pursue a legal degree and work in legislation.

Garvit Vadera
Vice-President

Garvit Vadera

Garvit Vadera steps into the Vice-President role after two standout years with UMTA as an event coordinator and team leader. As team captain, he led his squad to back-to-back victories at UMTA's flagship Winter Mock Trial in 2024-25 and 2025-26.

Abhilaksh
Vice-President

Abhilaksh

Abhilaksh joins the executive as Vice-President after serving as an event coordinator and team leader. He is the reigning champion of UMTA's November Moot, where he famously competed solo after his teammate fell ill the night before, winning the largest moot in club history. Currently, he also serves as President of the Political Science Society and the Ontario Mock Trial Alliance. In 2025, Abhi served as Deputy Secretary General, helping International Model UN host their largest conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. For his active participation in debates, moots, mock trials, ADRs, and mock constitutional negotiations since 2023, he has been conferred with the award "Devil's Advocate".

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