HSF Unveils New Executives

The votes have been tallied for the Humber Students’ Federation (HSF) 2009-2010 student government elections.  Students have voted in the following candidates who will take over Executive positions beginning May 1, 2009:

President – Shugufa Kaker

Vice President, Administration, North Campus – Melissa Mendes

Vice President, Campus Life, North Campus – Ben Rodgers

Vice President, Administration, Lakeshore Campus – Kristen Arcega

Vice President, Campus Life, Lakeshore Campus – Bryan Tran

The voting totals are as follows:

President
Shugufa Kaker, 1065 votes; Ramandeep Kaur, 545 votes; Abhishek Tyagi, 508 votes; Davinderjeet Singh, 449 votes; abstain, 277 votes

Vice President, Administration, North Campus
Melissa Mendes, 755 votes; Gurteghvir Singh, 619 votes; Bradley Watson, 542 votes; abstain, 69 votes

Vice President, Campus Life, North Campus
Ben Rodgers, 998 votes; Mandeep Sidhu, 821 votes; abstain, 166 votes

Vice President, Administration, Lakeshore Campus
Kristen Arcega, 401 votes; Alexandra Kelly, 303 votes; abstain, 60 votes

Vice President, Campus Life, Lakeshore Campus
Bryan Tran, 459 votes; Daniel Hanna, 265 votes; abstain, 40 votes

Voting took place from Monday, March 9 to Friday March 13 at various locations across the North, Lakeshore and Orangeville campuses.  Polling stations saw an increase in voting this year, with 2,844 votes making up a total voting percentage of 16.4 per cent.  This was 62 per cent increase over last year’s 10.5 per cent.

A referendum question was also included in the ballot, asking students whether future HSF Executives should be required to have HSF experience of some kind (such as being an Executive, member of the Board of Directors, a part-time staff member, Program Representative or volunteer) as a prerequisite for holding office. A total of 1472 students responded yes to this question, while 814 voted no and 463 voters chose to abstain.  These results will be analyzed for future consideration.

The HSF would like to thank candidates and especially voters for their participation and for making this year’s election a success.

The Humber Students Federation (HSF) advocates on behalf of 18,000 full-time students.  HSF is committed to providing programs and services that appeal to the entire student body and lobbies the provincial government regarding important student-related issues.  We encourage you to enquire about the many initiatives we are undertaking on your behalf and encourage you to get involved.

For more information, contact Ercole Perrone, HSF Executive Director, at eperrone@hsfweb.com