Receiving a standing ovation for his leadership services, Joseph M. Garland '00 passed on the presidency to Natalie Guerrier '01 at last night's Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) elections.
"PBHA needs to focus on getting back to its roots," Guerrier said in her candidate speech just before the vote. "With 70 committees, volunteers sometimes don't feel a connection to the organization or each other."
Also elected last night were Michael E.Thakur '01 as vice president, Lee M. Hampton '01 as treasurer, Priscilla Chan '01 and Charity D. Shumway '01 as programming chairs, Andrew Park '01 and Aalap A. Mahadevia '03 as fundraising chairs, and Goldy M. Peterson '01 as events coordinator.
The election for the position of secretary was postponed until Dec. 1 because no one accepted a nomination to run for the office.
Elected candidates will assume office in February 2000, just after PBHA celebrates its centennial anniversary.
The three presidential candidates, Guerrier, Thakur, and Trevor S. Cox '01, spoke of their plans to launch PBHA into the 21st century. They stressed the need for interaction between the organization's various programs.
"Various programs of PBHA can only gain from integration," said Rebecca A. Windt '02, a program director. "Every committee can contribute to a support network for PBHA."
Candidates also urged interaction between PBHA and the Cambridge community.
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