VUWSA Election Nominees 2026

Check out our VUWSA Executive Election nominees for the 2027 Exec below! (Candidates are listed alphabetically via last name.)

VOTING OPENS 9AM 21 SEPT
 

Notice of Nominations 

VUWSA Election nominations are closed. 

Te Aka Tauira - The Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association declares the following as nominees (listed via surname) for the 2027 Executive Election*: 

President: 

  • Skyla Ashford – Nominated by Sadie Lynch & Sonia Flux 

  • Charlotte Lawrence – Nominated by Ben Titus & Marina Jones 

  • Ethan Rogacion – Nominated by Oliver Willacy & Felix Askew 

Academic Vice-President: 

  • Sage Garrett – Nominated by Abby Weeks & Bram Casey 

  • Aría Lal – Nominated by Pluto Rennie & Caroline Walmsley 

  • Shay McEwan – Nominated by Mairangi Campbell & Manaia Barns 

Engagement Vice-President:

  • Lewis Collins – Nominated by Rylee Scott & Jack Goodeve 

  • Sophie Guerin – Nominated by Gabriella Rush & Teyogan Cloete 

  • Akasha Sergeant – Nominated by Eoin McGlynn & Rachana Park 

Welfare Vice-President: 

  • Pyper Adams – Nominated by Sorcha Adams & Caroline Walmsley 

  • Sasha Boyce – Nominated by Emma Halliday & Celine Giovanni 

  • Katie Townsend – Nomianted by Nidhi Chaudhary & Zachary Taylor 

Treasurer/Secretary: 

  • Cameron Dickson – Nominated by Seth McEwan & Sahria Rowson 

  • Destin Gallichan-Pearce – Nominated by Orla Jackson & Abi Burden 

  • Lucas Roan – Nominated by Ellaura Danz & Eva Saxton 

  • Jane Young – Nominated by Zak Neville & Lily Curtis 

Campaigns Officer: 

  • Blake Burrows – Nominated by Roman Lauvao-Purotu & Rhian Gates 

  • Pascal Buda – Nominated by Zak Rudin & Rebecca Rombel 

  • Leonora Vejlebo – Nominated by Charlotte Rouse & Shannon Hughes 

Clubs & Activities Officer: 

  • Kaleb Evans-lao – Nominated by Jason Heslop & Haley Kinley 

  • Zara Lyne – Nominated by George Harris & Andy Post 

  • Emily Robinson – Nominated by Ava Brown & Benjamin Reeve 

  • Sophia Nevil – Nominated by Romain Wiki & Helena Fitzgerald 

Education Officer:

  • Afra Ibnat – Nominated by Reem Al-Rimal Al-Shammari & Mina Aminudeen 

  • Natan Chadzynski – Nominated by Chloe Severinsen & Thomas Meldrum 

  • James Noordermeer - Nominated by Tara McLarin & Jake Stringer 

Equity Officer:

  • Bram Casey – Nominated by Seven Godfrey-Billy & Rochelle Tickle 

  • Katie Townsend – Nominated Nidhi Chaudhary & Zachary Taylor 

Postgraduate Officer: 

  • Afra Ibnat – Nominated by Mina Aminudeen & Reem Al-Rimal Al-Shammari 

  • Eoin McGlynn – Nominated by Thomas Brown & Ella Johnsen 

Sustainability Officer: 

  • Sophie Guerin – Nominated by Gabriella Rush & Teyogan Cloete 

  • Frankie Huthnance – Nominated by Felix Steiner & Tūmanako Waa 

  • Simeon Collier-Foley – Nominated by Neve Hopman & Luhama Tau'alupe 

Please note: * The nominations are accepted pending confirmation that the person running meets the criteria to run and that their nominators also meet the criteria. 
Two nominations were not accepted as they were not valid.

Good Luck to all our amazing candidates and may the odds be ever in their favour. 

Emma Maguire 
Returning Officer 2026 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email the returning officer.
Returning Officer Returning.Officer@vuwsa.org.nz or the VUWSA CEO ceo@vuwsa.org.nz  

VOTING OPENS 9AM, 21 SEPTEMBER 2025.