CREDIT: KERRA SEAY
Meet your new FSU president Carlie Forsythe.

Carlie Forsythe has been elected the new president of the Fanshawe Student Union (FSU).

Her term will begin on May 1 when current FSU president Alan Bushell steps down.

Forsythe was up against four other contenders for the title, something that is considered unprecedented in the history of the FSU.

Forsythe said she initially chose to run for the position of president because she thought she did an excellent job as VP finance over the past year. She added that it feels great to have won against so much competition.

“It feels absolutely fantastic. It was a really intense race, having five candidates out there it was really difficult to stand out,” Forsythe said. “I treated my campaign more like a job interview, so it was less about me and more about what I can do for you.”

Forsythe credits engaging voters on a personal level for her victory.

“[My election] says a lot about student engagement. I was out there every day until late at night just engaging one-on-one with students. It says a lot about how much students care,” she said.

Forsythe said one of the first things she wants to check off her list is to cancel Fanshawe’s membership in the Canadian Student Alliance (CSA), a change that will save over $90,000 per year, or $6 for every student.

The only other FSU position that was contested was the VP Entertainment portfolio that was won by Morganna Sampson, the former VP Internal. She replaced former VP Tabatha Rosborough who left the FSU due to a pregnancy in January.

The following winners ran unopposed.

The new VP Finance is Jahmoyia Smith.

The new VP Internal is Kevin Kaisar. Kaisar is the current VP Entertainment.

The new VP External and Academic Affairs is Bryan Levesque.

The VP Athletics & Residence Life remains open and will be filled at a later date in a by-election.

Final election numbers will be posted in the next issue of Interrobang and are also available online at www.fsu.ca.