The election season is now over and we are thrilled to announce the newly elected IGNITE Board of Directors for 2021-2022.

The success of this election would not have been possible without the engagement from all the students at Humber and the University of Guelph-Humber, so we thank you!

Now, all that’s left to do is announce IGNITE’s Board of Directors for 2021-2022.

Introducing IGNITE’s 2021-2022 Board of Directors

Directors, North Campus:

Eli Ridder
Karani Puvanesan
Maksym Botte

Directors, Lakeshore Campus:

Alex Sein
Gabi Hentschke
Shay Hamilton

Directors, Guelph-Humber:

Andy Do
Gabi Rana
Melany Palacios-Naranjo

Congratulations to our newly elected Board Directors! We are so excited to see you succeed in your new role. And thank you to all the candidates who entered the race – you’re what makes this election season both successful and memorable.

We encourage you to stay engaged with us, whether that means running in next year’s election, applying for our part-time jobs, or by attending our events. Whatever it is, we’ve got something for you.

Curious how the votes played out? Take a look at the full election breakdown below.

The breakdown:

A total of 17 candidates entered the race and 1,493 out of 33,292 votes were cast with 55 abstains.

Here’s the full breakdown for each campus and candidate:

North Campus

• Anthony Grguric (86)
• Eli Ridder (97)
• Karani Puvanesan (246)
• Maksym Botte (137)
• Abstain (35)

Lakeshore Campus

• Alex Sein (74)
• Gabi Hentschke (78)
• Karly Heard (42)
• Koji Ahmad (23)
• Mohammad Sabbir Hossain (47)
• Noor Jamil (55)
• Shay Hamilton (112)
• Sierra Hayward (16)
• Abstain (16)

Guelph-Humber Campus

• Ana Sasic (20)
• Andy Do (184)
• Gabi Rana (124)
• Linda Garcia Contreras (27)
• Melany Palacios-Naranjo (70)
• Abstain (4)

And once again, congratulations to all of our newly elected Board Members!

Check out how being an IGNITE Board Director can help advance your career to give you the boost you need to run in next year’s election!

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