Election post
Status
Elected
I want to ensure that GeogSoc’s events remain accessible to all by keeping ticket prices for events low whilst providing a range of different events to bring geography students together. I also want to help the society gain more opportunities through grants, expanding the pool of funding which can be used to improve the society’s offerings.
I am passionate about expanding GeogSoc’s ability to hold more events and socials to enrich geography students’ experiences, learnings and opportunities to meet more people within the department. Additionally, I want to ensure that GeogSoc events can maintain a high level of quality and variety whilst remaining achievable within budgetary restraints.
I have many of the required skills such as budgeting and handling finances. I developed this when I helped turn a previously struggling short-term rental business around and generated $72,000 of profit for the company by increasing the number of bookings and carefully managing the budget. This provided me with skills in keeping detailed financial records as I recorded the flows into and out of the account. I learnt to communicate with the team on the financial results and how we could achieve the wider business aims within the budget. This furthered my communication and teamwork skills whilst also summarising complex financial records. I also have significant experience with Excel from my course and the rental business allowing me to conduct necessary calculations and create financial records.