The Election Section: Virtual Voting Season
Cabinet Candidate Profiles 2020
Seeking to support an informed electorate, “The Parker Weekly” profiled candidates standing for Cabinet office in this election cycle. Every candidate was granted the opportunity to be featured, and those who chose to engage were interviewed at length about policy, personality, and Parker. Candidates are ordered by their ballot position.
Rohan Dhingra
Junior Rohan Dhingra hopes to involve Student Government more in the community, making Parker more inclusive. “I want Parker to be safer, regardless of race, creed, class, and orientation,” Dhingra said. “I want people to feel comfortable speaking and voicing their opinions in front of their peers to bond with each other.” Dhingra’s plans to make Student Government a more significant ...
Bodie Florsheim
Junior Bodie Florsheim is running for president to unify the Student Body. “In a time like today where people are so separated, it’s crucial that we have somebody in that role of president who can speak out and bring people together in the right way,” Florsheim said. “I think my views and my voice can make a change at Parker.” For Florsheim, this change means bringing together upper and und...
Ava Ori
Junior Ava Ori also hopes to include more students and excite them about the Student Government process. “It’s a really special thing that we get to do, and the only way we can make the most of it is if everyone’s included,” Ori said. “Often, the Cabinet seems to have this mentality that if we want to get something done right, we have to do it ourselves, and I think the only way to do it r...
Grayson Schementi
Junior and current Treasurer Grayson Schementi is running on a different platform than Ori and Florsheim. “I’m running because I think at this moment, the Student Government has no legitimacy in the eyes of students, the administration, and teachers,” Schementi said. “A lot of the time, no one knows what’s going on, and I’m running to change that.” If elected, Schementi hopes to use his posit...
Carter Wagner
Junior and current DCA Carter Wagner initially became involved in Student Government because of his experience as a new incoming freshman. “They aren’t really given a voice to involve themselves, and that’s what motivated me to join,” Wagner said. “Once I was in, I was hooked.” Wagner promises that he will focus on introducing and voting on external proposals to change aspects of Park...
Owen Dudney
Sophomore and current Senate Head Owen Dudney is tired of the status quo. “The committee system, in general, has been the same way, not because the way we currently do things is the best way to do things, but because it’s easy to keep things the same,” Dudney said. “I think we need to start experimenting in order to develop a better committee system. In order to better facilitate communicat...
Will Ehrlich
Junior Will Ehrlich, a two-time committee head, would adopt a laissez-faire approach as DCA. “I want to be more hands-on in the beginning but then start to back away from it,” Ehrlich said. According to Ehrlich, his experience heading both the Pride and Model Home Committees has taught him that an overly involved DCA and the centralized power structure of the committee system stifle committ...
Daniel Mansueto
Junior and current Senate Head Daniel Mansueto asserts that his experience as a three-time committee head especially qualifies him for DCA. “I think you need to be on committees to be DCA to be able to empathize and know the struggles and hardships of being a committee head,” Mansueto said. “I’ve worked with two different DCAs. I’ve seen what works and how to communicate properly.” ...
Alex Schapiro
Goals: Make the budget more transparent by hosting and updating a public Google Sheet. Ensure that what is passed in PB will actually be purchased. Hold monthly discussions with the business office to ensure that Student Government budgeting is going smoothly. Junior Alex Schapiro was the treasurer for FWPMUN, maintains an active investment portfolio, and is a current Senate hea...
Julia Auerbach
Goals: Share a Google Doc of the evolving budget to the student body to increase transparency and ensure student approval. Calculate the Senate's budget based on the previous month's average attendance, with a minimum of $60 per week. Offer $2 dollars per attendee based on the average of previous month’s weekly attendance. Work with the DCA and committee heads to empower committee...
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Jackson Antonow Sophomore Jackson Antonow is currently serving as his grade’s Senate Representative. “Being a Senate Rep this year gave me a chance to be involved in the community which I thought was really nice,” Antonow said. Antonow feels that the Senate heads this year were incredible leaders and would like to try to follow in their footsteps this upcoming year. Antonow is a member...
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