The Social Justice Council held elections for co-presidents April 20, with the final decision announced April 21. The newly elected co-presidents are Zein Blanks (鈥�22) and Rachel Brooks (鈥�22) who won the election via majority vote.聽
Those running for the co-president position delivered in-person speeches after school April 20. The council then deliberated over the next two days to decide.聽
Blanks and Brooks will be taking the reins from former co-Presidents Olivia Benjamin-MacDonald (鈥�21) and Zarina Choudhari-Stewart (鈥�21).聽聽
Blanks said she is excited to work in collaboration with Brooks because she feels they both bring different qualities to the position.聽聽
鈥淚’ve never been a co-president with someone, but I think that both Rachel and I have a lot of very different life experiences and perspectives,鈥� she said. 鈥淪o I think for both of us to be working on the same council and leading the same council would be very beneficial. You get the best of both worlds.鈥澛�
Similarly, Brooks said she is delighted to be working alongside another member as co-president.聽
鈥淚 think being co-president is really important, both through my personal growth and in terms of learning from someone else’s leadership style,鈥� she said.聽
In addition, Brooks said she is excited to take the council to the next level.
鈥淚’m most looking forward to working with individuals and the council because while I have in the past, now being a leader I am able to push them and help them with their projects,鈥� she said.
