Lewis Ratto elected Alcuin Chair

Lewis Ratto has been named the new Alcuin Chair for 2014 at tonight’s Alcuin Winter Ball.

Ratto, who seeks to change the current system of the JCRC by dividing the position of Vice-Chairperson for Entertainment and Communication into two roles and introducing the new role of Sponsorship Officer, will succeed outgoing Joshua Lee into the role.

Five candidates stood for the main role, and Ratto staved off the challenges of Bronwyn O’Neill, Harry Ashcroft, Peter Gaffney and Caitlin Bloor, as a total of 277 votes were cast for the role of Chair.

Meanwhile former Alcuin Sports Rep James Burroughs was announced as the new Vice-Chairperson for Entertainment and Communication, whilst Harriet Bilsby won the heavily contested role of Treasurer, fending off four other candidates.

A strong turnout in terms of candidates saw most positions contested, however there were no nominations for the integral roles of Vice-Chairperson for Welfare and Support and Secretary.

Alcuin JCRC 2014 in full:

Chair: Lewis Ratto

Vice-Chairperson for Entertainment and Communication: James Burroughs

Treasurer: Harriet Bilsby

Female Welfare Officer: Kymrun Dhami

Male Welfare Officer: Alistair Bochel and Josef Crowther

LGBTQ Welfare Officer: Dom Smithies and Tess Pullen

Disability Welfare Officer: Helen Cox

Campaigns Officer: Anna Schmidl and Sofia Sharifah

Creative Marketing Officer: Tasha McNaught

Social Media Officer: Joanna Ma and Dean Bennell

Social Officer: Anna Marsh and Michael Rowan

Merchandise Officer: Stephanie Fuller, Lois Scarth and Lucy Goodyear

Sports Officer: Grace Clarke, Melissa Turner, Joanne Sharpe and James Beswick

Environment and Ethics Officer: Freya Squires

IT Officer: Chirag Vadhia

RAG Officer: Rennie Akoni

International Students’ Officer: Chiara Pastore and Natalia Bakhir

Ordinary Officer: Lewi Jinks