GAPS Elections September 25th

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Hi GAPS members!

A reminder that we will be having our election tomorrow at 3 PM in the MOB Conference Room (with snacks!). Please consider nominating yourself or someone else for a position if you are interested and eligible for any of the roles outlined below.

All GAPS members are welcome to vote even if you are not running for a position.

You are also welcome to join online at the Teams link below.

Hope to see you tomorrow!

-Your GAPS

Teams meeting info:
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/266577302037799?p=ivML4Z3X45FunaaExs
Meeting ID: 266 577 302 037 799
Passcode: Dx2C7Vw6



From: Gaps <gaps at triumf.ca>
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
To: Gaps <gaps at triumf.ca>
Subject: GAPS Elections September 25th

Hello GAPS members!

We will be holding elections for the GAPS committee at the meeting on Friday September 25th at 3 pm in the MOB Conference Room and online. All positions on the committee are open for nominations.

In order to run for an elected position, with the exception of Chair, you must have attended at least 2 committee meetings (i.e. if you attend the GAPS meeting on September 18th, and then the election on the 25th you will be eligible) and nominate yourself/be nominated for the position you are interested in. To run for Chair/Co-Chair, interested GAPS members must have been part of the GAPS Committee for at least 6 months. We also have a series of appointed positions if you would like to volunteer. Regardless of interest in running for a position, all GAPS members are eligible to vote for elected positions.

In order to nominate yourself or others, please fill out the form here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/4Ef62KgGgz

The following are elected positions, for which you can self-nominate, or nominate someone else:

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Chair/Co-chairs (currently Aveen Mahon and Laura Miller)
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Vice-Chair Advocacy/HR (currently Iris Halilovic)
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Vice-Chair HR/Advocacy (currently vacant as we have 2 co-chairs)
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Vice-Chair Social (currently Yasaman Yousefi Sigari)
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Vice-Chair Professional Development (currently Emily Filmer)
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Treasurer (currently Kartikeya Sharma)

Appointed positions:

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Secretary
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Website Maintainer
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Cookie Monster
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Coffee Warden
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Social Media Manager

Full descriptions of each role can be found in our Terms Of Reference, attached to this email. You can also get more information by attending our next meeting, or by reaching out to the committee directly.

Please come to the next meeting if you are interested in getting involved! We’re always happy to see new members!

Best,

The GAPS Committee


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