Candidates for the 2025 General Election

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As per 4.2 of the Electoral Policy, the nominations of the following candidates have been reviewed and approved by the Chief Electoral Officer.

The positions are listed based on the order they appear in the UVSS Bylaw, while names are listed alphabetically based on last name.

Those running unopposed for Lead roles are subject to the approval of UVSS members (commonly known as a “yes” or “no” ballot). Only international students that are UVSS members are eligible to vote for the Director of International Student Relations, while only those who are UVSS members in the Faculty of Social Sciences are eligible to vote for their Director of Social Sciences Student Relations.

Director of Outreach & University Relations

  • Foster, Griffin
  • Kuklev, Artem

Director of Student Affairs

  • King, Katie
  • Semedo, Felipe

Director of Events

  • Andrew, Lindsey
  • Gregory, Ezekiel
  • McDonald, Mickey

Director of Finance and Operations

  • Van Egmond, Lachlan

Director of Campaigns & Community Relations

  • Thompson, Eva
  • Wasserman, Acorn

Director of International Student Relations

  • Senthilkumaran, Abhee
  • Singh, Muskan

Director of Social Sciences Student Relations 

  • Elhav, Gabby
  • Graham, Justin

A total of two (2) Directors-at-Large were received before the Nomination Extension was announced. As such, the following individuals have been acclaimed as per s. 4.2 of the Electoral Policy:

  • Currie, Nelson
  • Nyidon, Tenzin

Upon the extension of the nomination period, the faculty-based positions that received zero nominations were converted into Directors-at-Large position as per s. 6.6 of the UVSS Bylaw. For the 2025 General Elections, a total of eight (8) slots were up for grabs. A total of five (5) nominations were received and approved, and as such, the following positions have been acclaimed as per s. 4.2 of the Electoral Policy.

  • Arnold, Jonah
  • Caryk, Michael
  • Gavrilenko, Alena
  • Robinson, Carson
  • Yeo, Lily Luz

The nomination forms of the following individuals were rejected by the Chief Electoral Officer:

  • Chimnani, Amit (not a UVSS member)

Campaigning officially starts on February 27, 2025, while platforms of candidates will be released on February 28 and can be found in the Voter Guide page of the UVSS Election website. The Voter Guide will also include the list of Board-approved referendums that will be included in the ballot.

Any UVSS member is eligible to vote! Ballots will be made available to all UVSS member starting March 17 at 9:00 am. You can vote anywhere (and anytime) until March 19 at 3:00 pm.