Zoe Mackenzie has been elected as your new Students’ Union Equal Opportunities and Welfare Officer for 2018/19.
Zoe was declared the Equal Opportunities and Welfare Officer for the 2018/19 academic year after winning the 5th round of voting, with 1864 votes.
The current Equal Opportunities and Welfare Officer for the 2017/18 academic year, is Laura Bealin-Kelly.
Zoe said that she was feeling ‘really shocked and overwhelmed’, and ‘never thought [being elected] would happen after the campaign.’
Zoe also said that the best part of campaigning was hanging out with her friends all week, with ‘amazing support’ from them.
She plans to celebrate by going to Ocean, and is really excited to begin ‘refining [her] plans.’
Zoe envisions Welcome Week being the biggest challenge, and is interested to see ‘how [she] works with the other officers.’
Votes:
Total: 3,370
1st round of voting:
Grace (LEMON) Lawrence: 1196
Zoe Mackenzie: 1396
Fortune Mahachi: 191
Ellie Feasey: 414
RON: 120
2nd round of voting:
Grace (LEMON) Lawrence: 1199
Zoe Mackenzie: 1401
Fortune Mahachi: 192
Ellie Feasey: 414
3rd round of voting:
Grace (LEMON) Lawrence: 1219
Zoe Mackenzie: 1414
Ellie Feasey: 414
4th round of voting:
Grace (LEMON) Lawrence: 1302
Zoe Mackenzie: 1494
5th round of voting:
Zoe Mackenzie: 1864
Connor Higgs
Interview by El Gray
Featured Image: Poppy Anne Malby
