The Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Elections came to a close Thursday night as Cal Poly students picked a new ASI President and Board of Directors.
As the sun crept below the horizon, curious onlookers awaited the results while local band Chiller Whales rocked the stage.
Voter turnout was 21.4 percent; president candidates Sarah Storelli received 2,920 votes, more than the 51 percent she needed to win the position.
Storelli starts her term June 15. She said she was “incredibly happy” when the results became official.
“I am just so excited to serve the students,” she said.
Ryan Moriarty, founder of the Facebook group Coalition for the Restoration of Alex Kaplan in the Cal Poly Community, sported a tank top with Kaplan’s likeness.
He said he congratulates Storelli and applauds her campaigning efforts.
Official votes for the ASI Board of Directors will not become official until May 19 upon review of alleged impromper use of materials during campaigning and also candidates representing themselves in a different light, according to ASI Elections policy.
Following is a list of the newly-elected board members:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CAFES
KATIE TITUS (381 VOTES)
MITCHELL YERXA (315 VOTES)
KELSEY RUGANI (295 VOTES)
MATT JOHNSON (261)
JACOB SAMUEL (233)
CAED
JEFF MINER (141 VOTES)
CHARLOTTE BELL (125 VOTES)
PHILIP OST (123 VOTES)
CENG
MATT SLETTE (396 VOTES)
SUSAN HARADA (330 VOTES)
ERIC FREEMAN (327 VOTES)
KRISTIN PORTER (326 VOTES)
KYLE STRUTHERS (52 VOTES)
CLA
KOSTAS IAN MCDADE (259 VOTES)
DANIEL GALVAN (244 VOTES)
NATALIA WALICKI (183 VOTES)
JESSICA BRUNO (177 VOTES)
OCOB
TONY CHAN (273 VOTES)
BRETT WARD (200 VOTES)
NICOLE VARVITSIOTES (196)
KAMIE MACHADO (174)
COSAM
LAUREL HILT (262 VOTES)
LEANDRA CONLEY (256 VOTES)
ERICA NAVARRO (236 VOTES)
CHRISTOPHER LI (43 VOTES)