SG Discusses Election Results (3/27)

Aiko Levick

March 30, 2026

Nkodia Ndongala, a Student Government Vice President candidate, answers a question during the March 20 SG town hall in the RIT campus center.

Student Government (SG) convened to discuss election results and PawPrints at their March 27 meeting.

Election Tie Vote

SG members participated in a closed ballot vote to break the tie between the Greek Leadership Council (GLC) President and Vice President tickets. Members had the option to abstain, vote for Martina Alvez and Sebastian Canakis or vote for Brandon Hernandez and Nagwa Fokunang.

SG members voted in favor of Hernandez and Fokunang, who will be serving as GLC President and Vice President, respectively, starting next semester.

Election Results

This year, 2,221 out of 14,667 (15.4%) electors voted in SG elections.

This election’s winning candidates are as follows:

Yasmine Ibrahim and Nkodia Ndongala, SG President and Vice-President – 1,644 votes
Ash Pennington, CAD Senator – 126 votes
Valery Gong, CHST Senator – 63 votes
Naomi Arias Rios, COLA Senator – 73 votes
Juliana Foster, COS Senator – 84 votes
Jennie Wiley, GCCIS Senator – 275 votes
Brendan Gell, KGCOE Senator – 271 votes
Amina Atabaeva, SCB Senator – 69 votes
Gigi Bakos, SOIS Senator – 28 votes
Suprina Kabadkar, Accessibility Senator – 974 votes
Sarah Walton, Cross-Registered Senator – 89 votes
Chiby Iheonu, Graduate Senator – 196 votes
Alexis Smith, Women’s Senator – 533 votes
Brandon Hernandez and Nagwa Fokunang, GLC President and Vice-President – 10 votes
Emily Lu and Anand Caloh, OUTspoken President and Vice-President – 1,045 votes

Results are pending for the Global Union President and Vice President.

More information about election results can be found on SG’s website.

PawPrints

The PawPrint, “Save Tora-Con and The RIT Anime Club” was closed with a response explaining that “the club will not lose storage space,” and that the club would be moved “into a nearby storage room with a footprint that is at least equivalent to their current space.”

A petition advocating for airport shuttles during breaks was closed with a response explaining that airport shuttles are currently not feasible due to low ridership in previous years. According to the response, SG had also discussed a voucher system for rideshare services and usage of the SG vans, but found that these alternatives were not viable.

“Save the RIT Model Railroad Club!” was updated with an announcement from Student Affairs, stating “Center for Campus Life (CCL) has extended the relocation timeline and committed to finding the Model Railroad Club an appropriate new space. CCL will not require the club to move out of the club room until a new space has been secured!”

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Aiko Levick, Freelance Writer

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