AS Spring Voter Guide graphic. Soleil de Zwart // AS Review
Note from the Editor: Candidates submitted their statements and photos to the AS Review for this voter’s guide. We made no edits.
This guide was updated 4/27/2020 to remove Isa Jolie, candidate for AS VP for Sustainability, from the guide since they dropped from the race.
For more information of how voting will work, check out our AS Spring Election Guide.
Nora Harren
Hi there, my name is Nora Harren. I am running to be your AS Vice President for Sustainability. I am junior and am double majoring in Energy and Policy and Management and Economics. I am running because I am confident that I can effect impactful change on Western’s campus through collaborative efforts with the student body and Western’s administration. My experience working in the Associated Students has provided me with a toolset that will allow me to serve the student body as a resource for advocacy and action. There is an absolute need on a micro and macro level to address environmental issues such as climate change, environmental racism, food insecurity, waste disposal, and transportation, among others. I plan to work on these issues with urgency and care while serving as a resource for the students at Western already engaging in this important work. Thank you!
Jose Ortuzar
Hello Western, My name is Jose Ortuzar(he/him) and I am running to be YOUR AS VP for Sustainability because I want to advocate for policies that value and respect YOUR voice and activism within the environmental movement. The top four things on my priority list are: I intend to advocate with student groups like Shred The Contract and the Outback Farm in working towards food sovereignty. I will keep Western accountable in reducing its carbon footprint. I will make sure that we create an inclusive physical space for BIPOC and other marginalized folks within the Environmental Studies Building. I will work to create a fund that values and compensates student activists for their work as a part of the SEJF fund thus not raising student fees. On a personal note I’m plant dad of 12 and I love talking about environmental justice. Follow me on instagram @jose4asvp