TWUSA Executive Elections: and the winners are…
February 20, 2007
Brian Weir, President
Age: 21
Hometown: Mississauga, ON
Year/Major: Fourth/Business
Years on TWUSA: 0
Number of Votes: 434 (54 per cent)
“I want to inform students about TWUSA, connect students with funding, and network them with the appropriate people. I’m also adding two new positions called New Opportunity Facilitators. That’ll be a start.”
Kerala Levitt, Executive VP
Age: 21
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Year/Major: Third/Int’l studies and Education
Years on TWUSA: 2
Number of Votes: 707 (87 per cent)
“I realized that this next role [Executive VP] fits what I’m moving on to do better. This fits my passions. I’d like to try to create a really cohesive council.”
Iain Cook, VP of Academics
Age: 23
Hometown: Kona, Hawaii
Year/Major: Fourth/Communications
Years on TWUSA: 1
Number of Votes: 664 (82 per cent)
“I just want to work to make TWUSA an effective voice for the students. The students’ voice isn’t really being heard. I think that the students need an effective avenue to express what they want.”
Alison Fraser, VP of Student Relations
Age: 20
Hometown: Campbell River, B.C.
Year/Major: Second/Int’l Studies
Years on TWUSA: 0
Number of Votes: 437 (54 per cent)
“I want to keep TWUSA accountable to the student body by communicating what we do and how we’re doing it. I want to work alongside administration to create sustainable projects that are relevant to the student body.”
Josh Roebuck, VP of Finance
Age: 21
Hometown: Mississauga, Ont.
Year/Major: Third/Business, Finance and Marketing
Years on TWUSA: 1
Number of Votes: 685 (84 per cent)
“I want to see some groundwork laid for an endowment fund, and making TWUSA sustainable. Whether it’s next year or the year after, I don’t know – background work needs to be done first.”
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