2018 A.S. CANDIDATe PROFILES
Angel Rading
Running for: Student Trustee
Slate: Transparency, Interdependency, Equity (TIE)
Promise if elected:
“Our duty, as campaigning individuals, is to ensure that not only will we provide the mediums of communication between the students and the board, but to also encourage it to the greatest extent possible. In order to ensure and encourage this communication, our slate will implement certain measures, such as a monthly town hall forum where students will be able to voice their opinions on how the school should be ran and also a further breakdown on how students are able to enact change with the assistance of AS."
Ben Kolodny
Running for: Student Trustee
Slate: For the students
Promise if elected:
"Honest advocacy. I’m not going to do anything that students explicitly ask me not to and I’m going to do my best to speak with students, understand what they want from me, and fulfill that in my role as student trustee.”
Charlene "Alex" Boyd
Running for: Student Trustee
Slate: Step Forward
Promise if elected:
"I would create more leadership opportunities by facilitating an increase in the students being civically engaged through Civic Engagement Act."
Beau Espeso
Running for: President
Slate: For the students
Promise if elected:
“Really to get the college tours going again in Santa Monica as it happened back in 2009, but it stopped because the school itself is losing money. So if that’s something the students still want, then let’s have them going out every single semester.”
Isabel Rodriguez
Running for: President
Slate: Step Forward
Promise if elected:
“I really want to create a platform where we include more student leaders... because it is not just the AS board voice that matters.”
Joshua "Daniel" CHa
Running for: President
Slate: Transparency, Interdependency, Equity (TIE)
Promise if elected:
"Santa Monica College is a very diverse community, which leads us to experiencing a variety of cultures, backgrounds and perspectives. We should all be understanding in the differences of each other. With the power of each individual, I am devoted to create a fellowship of transparency to all who attend SMC."
Jason Manigo
Running for: Director of Budget Management
Slate: Transparency, Interdependency, Equity (TIE)
Promise if elected:
“As Director of Budget Management, I promise to do the job effectively with the utmost honor and integrity. The time couldn’t be any better for me to run and I’m ready for my voice to inspire the masses. Not only will my voice be heard, It will be used to create actual changes on this campus.”
Maria Damian
Running for: Director of Budget Management
Slate: Step Forward
Promise if elected:
"I'll make sure that the money that we invest when we become AS members, will benefit each and everyone of us in the best way possible. I will listen to you, represent you, and advocate for your needs the best that I can. I want our students to be successful here at Santa Monica College. I want them to be engaged and to connect with each other. And I will allocate the funds to increase and facilitate this engagement. I want you to love SMC as much as I do, and to have an incredible experience here."
Hesham Jarmakani
Running for: Vice President
Slate: Transparency, Interdependency, Equity (TIE)
Promise if elected:
“I am willing above and beyond that students are properly represented.”
Gema Ceron
Running for: Secretary
Slate: Step forward
Promise if elected:
"Instead of making A.S. food vouchers $15, we want to make it $20 per semester so students can have two meals a week."
Itzchak "Issac" Maghen
Running for: Secretary
Slate: Transparency, Interdependency, Equity (TIE)
Promise if elected:
“I would commit to being out on the quad, telling students ‘Hey, you have the opportunity to tell us (AS) what you think,' cause we have clubs and our club life is very strong and I’m happy for that, but how many students are affiliated with these clubs? But if people really knew the opportunities that existed, they wouldn’t just come here to study and bounce after a year of two, they would be like 'Wow, this is a really nice campus life and I want to get involved."
Suhey Avila
Running for: Director of Activities
The candidate was unable to be reached at the time this was published.
Alexa Benavente
Running for: Director of Student Advocacy
Slate: Step Forward
Promise if elected:
"I plan to engage with students, to create open forums and understand your needs."
Arthur Sanchez
Running for: director of student advocacy
Slate: For the Students
Promise if elected:
“Within my tenure, I will look to continue to advocate for the students regarding their rights pertaining to the constitutions, the ED codes, the regulations, and title five.”
Gosple Ofoegbu
Running for: Director of Student Advocacy
Slate: Transparency, Interdependency, Equity (TIE)
Promise if elected:
“I am going to change the way clubs operate on our campus.”
Kimberly Hernandez
Running for: Director of Student Assistance
Slate: Step Forward
Promise if elected:
"It is with my best intentions to advocate for students’ rights and education by not only communicating, but engaging with the students."
Chi yuen sham
Running for: Director of Community relations
Slate: None (Independent)
Promise if elected:
“I attended the international day, I will keep this event to share all cultures and languages.”
Carlos ortega
Running for: Director of outreach
Slate: Step Forward
The candidate was unable to be reached at the time this was published.
Cathy Phung
Running for: Director of Publicity
Slate: Step Forward
Promise if elected:
"One promise I’m going to fill is social media on campus to promote the events and make sure students are aware of what’s going on around campus."
Jeremy Thurman
Running for: director of publicity
Slate: For the Students
Promise if elected:
“I want to be able to work to change the Associated Students constitutions so that we can make sure the major action items are proposed one week and then a meeting is held on them the next week and we want to make a requirement for an ICC meeting to be held in between those two meetings. We want to do that for transparency.”
Joseph "Joe" Kolko
Running for: Director of Sustainability
Slate: Transparency, Interdependency, Equity (TIE)
Promise if elected:
“I believe that it’s not clear what the roles are for us and waste. We do not have composting bins throughout the cafeteria and at every trash can I want there to be a waste station where students are able to sort through their waste and understand where it goes to be more educated about our waste system.”