This election affords Glendon's student body a great opportunity - the chance to have our voices heard in a fair and open voting process and to choose the representatives that will shape our next year together; the kind of participation that has been lacking and a trust that needs to be re-built.

It is with this in mind that I have put forth my candidacy for the vice presidency and have decided to run with the "Clean Slate." I am excited to take on the challenge of tackling the GCSU's financial difficulties, with the aim of re-claiming the council and its expenditures for the students in a transparent, responsible, and participatory process.

• Successful entrepreneur in the field of web/graphic design and computer software development
• Served in an administratively appointed position on student council at Kitchener Collegiate Institute.
• Recipient of provincially recognized award for excellence in accounting (2000)
• I have spent the past 3 years at Glendon feeling separated from my potential as a leader and active participant in student life because of the poor quality of governance and uninspiring council occupying the GCSU office. This is why I am running. It's time for a Clean Slate.

• Fulfill my Constitutional duties and assist in the drafting of a new and improved constitutional document.
• Assure the appropriate funding for clubs and services at Glendon.
• Write a balanced and responsible budget.
• Create a plan to eliminate debt with as little impact on the student body as possible, through fundraising activities and fiscal restraint.
• Choose a business manager through an open and transparent process, tasked with ensuring fiscal responsibility and the council¹s accountability.
• Ensure that there is a full and complete investigation into the financial state of the GCSU, the results of which will be made available to all Glendon students.
• Make the GCSU office a hospitable environment for all Glendon students!
• Create constitutionally assured equal opportunities for involvement in the Glendon community.

• 13. The Vice-President
  1. The Vice-President shall be the Chief financial officer of the Union and shall act as deputy chairperson of the Executive Committee;
  2. shall be an ex-officio member of all GCSU standing committee's and shall assist and advise them on matters concerning finances;
  3. shall chair the GCSU Budget Committee and Supervise all fiscal transactions conducted by the Union;
  4. shall prepare, in direct consultation with the Budget Committee, a preliminary operating budget for the Council by June 30th, and present a final operating budget for the Council by November 15th;
  5. shall co-sign along with the President, all financial documents, including cheques and petty cash requisition slips, issued by the Union;
  6. shall assist the President in negotiating the 'Non-member College Fund' with the CYSF;
  7. shall directly supervise the function of the Business Manager, and shall, along with the Business Manager, advise the Executive Committee and the Council on possible investments and other methods for fund-raising;
  8. shall present, in conjunction with the Business manager, the necessary facts and figures to a reputable Accountant, or an agency acceptable to the administration of York University, for the purpose of conducting a general audit for the fiscal academic year by June 1st;
  9. shall supervise the function of the Secretary of Council;
  10. shall co-ordinate the function of the Directors with a view to maintaining an efficient office;
  11. shall present, when requested, to Council, a detailed list of all cheques issued by the Council including amount and to whom the cheque was issued.