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CCSC and ESC election results announced for 2025-26 school year
Sam Cano Cabrera, CC ’26, and Janie Zhang, SEAS ’26, will serve as CCSC and ESC student body presidents, respectively.
By Giada Robinson / Staff PhotographerThe elections commission received 16 alleged rule violations, 15 of which it dismissed.By Tulasi Cherukuri • April 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
By Tulasi Cherukuri • April 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Updated on April 30 at 6:24 p.m.
The Columbia Elections Commission announced the results of the 2025-26 Columbia College Student Council and the Engineering Student Council elections in a Monday email to the University. Sam Cano Cabrera, CC ’26, and Janie Zhang, SEAS ’26, will serve as CCSC and ESC student body presidents, respectively.
Cano Cabrera is currently the CCSC vice president for finance, and Zhang is currently the ESC vice president for policy.
The individuals elected to the CCSC and ESC executive board were all members of the Crown Council and Boat Baddies parties, respectively. All newly elected members of the CCSC executive board ran unopposed with the exception of Maraki Tamrat, CC ’27, who will serve as the next vice president for communications. All members of the ESC executive board ran against members of the SEAS Tomorrow party.
The elections commission received 16 alleged rules violations, 15 of which it dismissed. It found a “minor violation” for one candidate, Mariam Elmais, CC ’28, for violating article 4 section 1.V, which states that candidates may not endorse other candidates who are not in their parties. A minor violation results in a 10 percent vote deduction.
Read the full election results below. Winners are listed in bold text.
CCSC Student Body President
Sam Cano Cabrera, CC ’26, Crown Council: 65.8 percent
Abstain: 34.19 percent
CCSC Vice President for Campus Life
Alexa Murat, CC ’27, Crown Council: 65.37 percent
Abstain: 34.62 percent
CCSC Vice President for Communications
Maraki Tamrat, CC ’27, Crown Council: 54.57 percent
Abstain: 30.32 percent
Olin Bose, CC ’28, Free Speech & Transparency: 15.09 percent
CCSC Vice President for Equity
Arvin Kim, CC ’27, Crown Council: 66.09 percent
Abstain: 33.9 percent
CCSC Vice President for Finance
Maurice Williams, CC ’27, Crown Council: 64.66 percent
Abstain: 35.33 percent
CCSC Vice President for Policy
Matias Hernandez, CC ’26, Crown Council: 64.3 percent
Abstain: 35.69 percent
ESC Student Body President
Janie Zhang, SEAS ’26, Boat Baddies: 60.25 percent
Omar Mansour, SEAS ’26, SEAS Tomorrow: 27.88 percent
Abstain: 11.85 percent
ESC Vice President for Communications
Shriya Mahakala, SEAS ’27, Boat Baddies: 46.63 percent
Sara Habaibeh, SEAS ’26, SEAS Tomorrow: 34.77 percent
Abstain: 18.58 percent
ESC Vice President for Equity
Anamika Sharif, SEAS ’26, Boat Baddies: 53.91 percent
Abstain: 31.8 percent
Yabby Maelaf, SEAS ’27: 14.28 percent
ESC Vice President for Finance
Martin Lozanov, SEAS ’27, Boat Baddies: 49.67 percent
William Trost, SEAS ’26, SEAS Tomorrow: 28.36 percent
Abstain: 21.95 percent
ESC Vice President for Policy
Margaret Chen, SEAS ’28, Boat Baddies: 46.79 percent
Anastasia Javakhishvili, SEAS ’27, SEAS Tomorrow: 31.25 percent
Abstain: 21.95 percent
ESC Vice President for Student Life
Olivia O’Driscoll, SEAS ’26, Boat Baddies: 45.51 percent
Julie Aleiner, SEAS ’26, SEAS Tomorrow: 35.25 percent
Abstain: 19.23 percent
CCSC Class of 2026 President
Sarayu Bethamcherla, CC ’26, Low and Behold: 79.94 percent
Abstain: 20.05 percent
CCSC Class of 2026 Vice President
Joshua Park, CC ’26, Low and Behold: 72.99 percent
Abstain: 27 percent
CCSC Class of 2026 Representatives
Heather Hayes, CC ’26, Low and Behold: 30.91 percent
Alondra Gutierrez, CC ’26, Low and Behold: 29.21 percent
Cynthia Ribustello, CC ’26, Low and Behold: 28.76 percent
Abstain: 11.09 percent
CCSC Class of 2027 President
Tomás Thor Fernández, CC ’27, Blue Lions: 72.01 percent
Abstain: 27.98 percent
CCSC Class of 2027 Vice President
Nina Quayle, CC ’27, Blue Lions: 72.01 percent
Abstain: 27.98 percent
CCSC Class of 2027 Representatives:
Arturo Samano, CC ’27, Blue Lions: 22.5 percent
Sean Lee, CC ’27, Blue Lions: 22.20 percent
Abstain: 18.77 percent
Svava Valfells, CC ’27, Blue Lions: 18.47 percent
Ryan Crawford, CC ’27: 17.05 percent
CCSC Class of 2028 President
Emerson Ellenwood, CC ’28, Roaring Forward: 61.06 percent
Emerson Min, CC ’28, The Humane Party: 21.6 percent
Mariam Elmais, CC ’28: 11.73 percent (minor penalty - 10% deduction)
Abstain: 5.6 percent
CCSC Class of 2028 Vice President
Marcus Chae, CC ’28, Roaring Forward: 56 percent
Cole Spence, CC ’28, The Humane Party: 30.93 percent
Abstain: 13.06 percent
CCSC Class of 2028 Representatives
Frankie Luna, CC ’28, Roaring Forward: 23.4 percent
Nina Wang, CC ’28, Roaring Forward: 23 percent
Zimo Liu, CC ’28, Roaring Forward: 22.01 percent
Giovanni Zantoni, CC ’28, The Humane Party: 9.26 percent
Ray Wu, CC ’28, The Humane Party: 8.76 percent
Phil Popratiloff, CC ’28, The Humane Party: 7.66 percent
Abstain: 5.87 percent
ESC Class of 2026 President
Peder Dingsør, SEAS ’26, Senior SEASon: 55.77 percent
Rachinta Marpaung, SEAS ’26, Senior ESCape: 32.66 percent
Abstain: 11.55 percent
ESC Class of 2026 Vice President
Sandra Zelen, SEAS ’26, Senior SEASon: 48.2 percent
Dev Vij, SEAS ’26, Senior ESCape: 34.26 percent
Abstain: 17.52 percent
ESC Class of 2026 Representatives
Yasemin Yüksel, SEAS ’26, Senior ESCape: 24.9 percent
Matthew Núñez, SEAS ’26, Senior SEASon: 24.7 percent
Sydney England, SEAS ’26, Senior SEASon: 22.7 percent
Elvin Ko, SEAS ’26, Senior ESCape: 19.12 percent
Abstain: 8.56 percent
ESC Class of 2026 3-2 Combined Plan Representative
John Yan, SEAS ’26: 62.66 percent
Abstain: 37.33 percent
ESC Class of 2027 President
Miriam Trujillo, SEAS ’27: 84.96 percent
Abstain: 15.03 percent
ESC Class of 2027 Vice President
Gianna Zou, SEAS ’27: 78.94 percent
Abstain: 21.05 percent
ESC Class of 2027 Representatives
Jonathan Pierre, SEAS ’27: 43.98 percent
Luca La Rosa Cruz, SEAS ’27, In SEAS We Believe: 42.1 percent
Abstain: 13.9 percent
ESC Class of 2028 President
Sampadaa Prakash, SEAS ’28, SOHCAHTOA: 58.1 percent
Natalie Yen, SEAS ’28, SEAS the Day: 32.43 percent
Abstain: 9.45 percent
ESC Class of 2028 Vice President
Grace Wu, SEAS ’28, SOHCAHTOA: 54.05 percent
Christina Lin, SEAS ’28, SEAS the Day: 34.45 percent
Abstain: 11.48 percent
ESC Class of 2028 Representatives
Edward Sutton, SEAS ’28, SOHCAHTOA: 38.13 percent
Ricardo Sanchez Cortes, SEAS ’28, SEAS the Day: 29.23 percent
Sara John, SEAS ’28, MatriX: 20.33 percent
Abstain: 12.28 percent
CC Alumni Affair Representative
Sarah Hamerman, CC ’27: 56.29 percent
Abstain: 43.7 percent
CC First Generation Low Income Representative
Abstain: 38.98 percent
Dayana Vargas Pineda, CC ’26: 33.54 percent
Chris Turrubiartes, CC ’28: 27.46 percent
CC Gender and Sexuality Representative:
Francesca Schillaci, CC ’26: 56.36 percent
Abstain: 43.63 percent
CC Health and Wellness Representative:
Abstain: 42.63 percent
Harini Thiruvengadam, CC ’27: 41.13 percent
Ashika Gullapalli, CC ’27: 9.22 percent
Tyler Daniel, CC ’27: 7.01 percent
CC International Students Representative:
Abstain: 45.92 percent
Mei Dulabić Chalfe, CC ’27: 24.1 percent
Alexander Knue, CC ’26: 20.31 percent
Federico Ruiz de Hoyos, CC ’26: 9.65 percent
CC Transfer Student Representative:
Emily Kesler, CC ’26: 56.58 percent
Abstain: 43.41 percent
CC International Students Representative:
Manuel Gonzalez, CC ’26: 39.23 percent
Ayodele Ayoola, CC ’28: 35.02 percent
Abstain: 25.74 percent
CC Student Services Representative:
Amy Xiaoqian Chen, CC ’26: 30.44 percent
Abstain: 28.25 percent
Miles Sturges, CC ’27: 27.83 percent
Luca Tuana i Guitart, CC ’27: 13.45 percent
ESC Academic Affairs Representative
Naina Srivastava, SEAS ’28: 63.46 percent
Abstain: 36.53 percent
ESC Professional Development and Alumni Affairs Representative
Julia Ding, SEAS ’27: 64.68 percent
Abstain: 35.31 percent
ESC Sustainability Representative
Joud Alnamnakani, SEAS ’26: 54.64 percent
Abstain: 32.85 percent
Ryon Roque, SEAS ’27: 12.5 percent
ESC Technology Representative
Abstain: 42.94 percent
Stella Vayner, SEAS ’26: 40.22 percent
Albert Lessler, SEAS ’28: 16.82 percent
ESC International Students Representative
Abstain: 41.98 percent
Kristina Kobishchanova, SEAS ’26: 36.39 percent
Dila Yagmurdereli, SEAS ’28: 21.31 percent
ESC Student Health and Wellness Representative
Danielle Maydan, SEAS ’26: 64.26 percent
Abstain: 35.73 percent
ESC Transfer Student Representative
Emily Grunstein, SEAS ’27: 62.82 percent
Abstain: 37.17 percent
ESC Campus Affairs Representative
Vanessa Glowczewski, SEAS ’28: 46.47 percent
Abstain: 42.46 percent
Meryl Sampson, SEAS ’27: 11.05 percent
ESC DEI Representative
Nosa Iyoha, SEAS ’27: 60.51 percent
Abstain: 39.48 percent
Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly listed the last name of Sam Cano Cabrera, CC ’26, as Cabrera. In fact, his last name is Cano Cabrera. Spectator regrets this error.
Deputy News Editor Tulasi Cherukuri can be contacted at tulasi.cherukuri@columbiaspectator.com. Follow Spectator on X @ColumbiaSpec.
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