Medicine Class of 2029 Class Council Election - Platforms and Speeches

22 Sep 2025


      Hi everyone,
I hope you all had a restful weekend after your first final. This email marks the beginning of Election Week for the Class Council Election.
Below is a link to access all the written platforms and speeches for each of the candidates. This is not to be distributed outside your class. if you are a candidate in the election and notice a discrepancy with how your nomination is presented, please notify me asap as I am able to edit the document.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14WmgijJmH1yzvCEZWbDvjOSnu_RRlkZMlGlE9cyW...
In random order, the candidates are as follows:
Class President (1 position)
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Gracie Grift
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Natan Skladnik
Academic Representative (2 positions)
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Yana Syvolos
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Leanne Kuo
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Anthony Kozak
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Rhea Gupta
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Michael Byun
Community Outreach Representatives (2 positions)
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Alex (Kyun Hyun) Kim
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Manipal Jassal
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Lizzie Coleman
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Buneet Dhanoa
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Kate Polecina
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Kes Gajeiro
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Misha Sweet
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Areej Zahid
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Michael Kuo
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Noor Imran
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Ryan Raabe
Global Health Liaison Junior (1 position)
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Russell Malabanan
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Hareth Al-Hellawi
MMSA Lounge Programmer Junior (1 position)
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Danial Almasizadeh
MMSA Medicine 1 Representative (1 position)
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Renee Ulrich
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Liam Lori
Social Representative (2 positions)
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Jaypee Aguilar
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Ben Blackwood
Sports Representative (2 positions)
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Arslan Zahid
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Chason Nudler
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Evan Toth
Wellness Representative (2 positions)
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Galvin Huen
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Amadeus Lackman
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Janan Zeid
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Abby Woytowich
Voting will open tomorrow, September 23rd and remain open until Thursday, September 25th at 5:00pm. Votes will be cast via a confidential Microsoft Form.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Best,
Amy Lloyd (she/her)
President, Class of 2028
Max Rady College of Medicine
University of Manitoba