Meet the Exec
Meet The Exec
Sam Sutherland
President
Bringing You This Year
I hope for this year to work on making the society work as well as it can for all of its members, and not just a small core. In particular, I’d like to focus on making sure freshers feel welcome into the society and make a big effort to include them in everything the society does
Fun Fact
My right shoulder can bend my arm backwards horizontally behind my head, but not my left shoulder
Chloe Keenan-Wilson
Vice President
Bringing You This Year
Informative weekly emails and (covid permitting) an enjoyable tour
Fun Fact
Might be the first Northerner you meet who doesn’t like tea
Mireia Taus
Treasurer
Bringing You This Year
Loudness and lots of weird stories, also money? (That’s my job?)
Fun Fact
Likes to add y sound to the end of people’s names to the annoyance of said people eg/ Katie Kate
Kate Thomas
Social Secretary
Bringing You This Year
Hopefully, a good time! I really want to focus on making sure everyone, especially next year’s freshers, can take part in the society and enjoy a range of events
Fun Fact
According to the friendship paradox, your friends probably have more friends than you do.
Dom Sellers
Social Secretary
Bringing You This Year
I’ll be working with Kate to bring term after term of top-tier social events, for everyone in the society. We’re aiming to break the stigma that WMS can only be enjoyed by maths students; we want everyone to be comfortable embracing their wild side outside the world of lectures
Fun Fact
I spend 97% of my money on gig tickets because it’s the closest I’ll come to feeling like a rockstar
Gianni Prenol
Academic Support
Bringing You This Year
The hummus [editors note: we want better hummus]
Fun Fact
Recently found out I’m less Italian than French
James Jones
Academic Support
Bringing You This Year
Bread. So. Much. Bread
Fun Fact
If you choose ANY group of order less than 2000, there is more than a 99% chance it is of order 1024!!
Aisha Austin
Academic Events Officer
Bringing You This Year
Some pretty lit revision lectures
Fun Fact
Went skydiving with only a day’s notice beforehand
Aaron Gilchrist
Marketing Officer
Bringing You This Year
A cohesive campaign of advertising, also maybe some baked goods?
Fun Fact
I have never eaten ice cream.
Itamar Aharoni
Publications Officer
Bringing You This Year
Revision Guides
Fun Fact
Has electrocuted himself too often to admit
Luca Seemungal
Talks Coordinator
Bringing You This Year
Academic talks every Tuesday at 6pm, Terms 1 and 2 (free pizza!) with some amazing academics to tell you about cutting-edge research and some interesting things that aren’t part of any “syllabus”
Fun Fact
Hummus on toast is an acceptable breakfast food.
Davina Mellows
Sports Officer
Bringing You This Year
Encouragement to as many people as possible to get involved in sports teams, and to build on the success of last years sports teams to do even better!
Fun Fact
Once took an inflatable reindeer to Skool Days, Neon then Switzerland.
Finlay Poole
Postgraduate Officer
Bringing You This Year
different socials/events tailoring towards postgraduate students studying maths or something maths related
Fun Fact
Has slept through cops bashing my door open when flatmates thought an intruder was in my room
Melissa Cayford
Equal Opportunities Officer
Bringing You This Year
I’d like to have more of a focus on welfare and mental health within the society and ensure we really get involved in wellbeing week this year!
Fun Fact
Can’t have a conversation without bringing up kasbah or Wales..
