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Spring 2026 Primary Election

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HEYY LABBBBB!!!! welcome to the most kick ass awesomeness version of the SSE elections ever this is the first time the elections will be hosted on a system that we entirely wrote an election for our organization ran on a server by our organization. Democracy is very important to me particularly because I’m a very smart guy and very smart guys like democracy. So because I like democracy so much I’ve made you an election system and you’re going to elect whoever you want and we’ve increased the Democratic process massively by passing three constitutional amendments now how many presidents do you know of past three constitutional amendments and you know what not many of them wrote the system they were passed on and now we’ve got the freest fairest most American most SSE election ever on the most SSE system on the most SSE website ever!! thank you for your attention to this matter!!! President JJL

Draft
Nominations OpenApr 21, 10:10 PM
Nominations ClosedApr 25, 12:00 AM
Voting OpenApr 27, 4:00 PM
30 nominations0 ballots cast4 positions
IRV voting system

President

3 candidates

GS

Gary Shadders

Accepted

Vice President · Running mate

AG

Amber Goldhagen

Accepted

A vote for the presidential ticket is a vote for this pair. If the ticket wins, they take office together.

MS

Madison Savage

Accepted
Software Engineering
Year 4

Hey Lab, I'm Madison Savage and I guess I'm old now, going into my last year at RIT. The SSE means an incredible amount to me; it's absolutely the community on Campus that has most defined my experience at university and I would be beyond honored to steward it into the future.

Vice President · Running mate

TF

Theo Furze

Accepted

A vote for the presidential ticket is a vote for this pair. If the ticket wins, they take office together.

TK

Tristen Kurutz

Accepted
Software Engineering
Year 5

Hi friends! My name is Tristen, I’m a 5th year SWE major who has been involved in the SSE since 2024. I’ve been in every layer of the SSE, from mentoring, to treasurer, and secretary. With this and my co-op experience, I’d love to serve the SSE as your next president.

Vice President · Running mate

SW

Sydney Wilson

Accepted

A vote for the presidential ticket is a vote for this pair. If the ticket wins, they take office together.

Treasurer

2 candidates

IN

Isabell Nguyen

Accepted
SF

Sam Fondacaro

Accepted
Computer Science
Year 2

Hi everyone, my name is Sam. I’m a second year CS and Math major, and I’ve been mentoring for two semesters. As the current head of Lab Ops I oversaw the lab rework this semester. Lap Ops was a great introduction to SSE officer-ship, but I’m ready to take more responsibility. I love spreadsheets, and I have lots of plans for treasurer!

Secretary

5 candidates

SF

Sam Fondacaro

Accepted
IN

Isabell Nguyen

Accepted
AG

Amber Goldhagen

Accepted
Software Engineering
Year 3

I’ve been a very active member of the SSE for the last year, serving as Talks Head in the Fall, and Marketing Head this Spring. The SSE and the people in it have without question been the brightest spot in my years at RIT and I would love to take a more active role in the org!

TC

Taveon Cameron

Accepted
Software Engineering
Year 1

Hey Lab, my name is Taveon Cameron and I’m a first year software engineering student. I’ve brought a lot of people to the lab as Events Head, but the SSE needs a continuous stream of new people to keep the club going. As Secretary, I plan to prioritize getting people into the lab, from upcoming freshmen to upperclassmen. The people in the SSE are what makes this club special and I want to continue to bring great people to the SSE.

SM

Sebastian Martinez

Accepted

Mentoring Head

4 candidates

MS

Madison Savage

Accepted
Software Engineering
Year 4

Hey Lab, I'm Madison, I've been some combination of Teaching Assistant and or Mentor every semester since joining the SSE, I enjoy mentoring more than my actual SWEN job and would be over the moon to be responsible for making mentoring the best it's ever been.

TF

Theo Furze

Accepted
Software Engineering
Year 3

Hi, I'm Brooklyn (Theo) Furze, and I've been an SSE mentor for 3 semesters! I'm currently on co-op in NH, but I'll return to RIT for my 4th year this fall. As Mentor Head, I will organize review sessions, mentor schedule, and mentor dinner/gifts while communicating w/ primaries!

BB

Ben Bowen

Accepted
Software Engineering
Year 1

Hi everyone! I'm Ben Bowen. Mentoring is one of the most foremost avenues for new students to get involved in the SSE, and as Mentoring Head, I'll be responsible for both the availability and friendliness of our mentors. We are the friendliest club on campus, after all.

DD

Draco Del Toro 🦐

Accepted
Game Design and Development
Year 1

Jakob told me to