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Christopher D'Urso (he/him)
PresidentI’m a first-year DPhil in Public Policy student, investigating the use of alternatives to extradition in United States prosecutions of transnational cybercrime. When I’m not working at the Blavatnik School of Government and pondering how to catch international cybercriminals, you can usually find me rowing with the St. John’s College Boat Club, eating lunch and dinner in Hall, or watching American court shows.
As MCR President, I represent the St. John’s graduate student community before College committees and the Oxford Student Union Student Council, chair MCR committee and general meetings, and oversee our MCR building. If there is any problem you are facing or issue you want changed in the MCR or College, you can contact me at the link above and I can help you bring it to the relevant parties.
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Pol Hernández Lladó (he/him)
Vice PresidentHi! I am a first year DPhil in Synthesis for Biology and Medicine CDT. When not in the lab, you’ll find me in the old gym, going to debates, in MCR events or trying to dance salsa…
As your Vice President I run the room ballot in Trinity term and I’m your point of contact if you have any issues in terms of discrimination or unequal treatment not covered by our Liberation officers. If you have any questions about this then please contact me!
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Alice Kerr (she/her)
TreasurerI’m a first year DPhil student in Mathematics, so unsurprisingly I’m also your treasurer for this year! This means I’ll be working behind the scenes to make sure all budgeting and expenses matters run smoothly.
When I’m not trying to make sense out of hyperbolic groups or expenses forms I can usually be found rowing or playing football for St John’s. For those of you who prefer the great indoors, you can catch me at one of our film nights, where I enjoy horrifying people with my method of eating jaffa cakes.
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Lucy Field
SecretaryI moved to Oxford almost three years ago to start a DPhil in Medical Sciences. I work in the Haematology department at the John Radcliffe Hospital. I am originally from Cambridge but have been fully converted to Oxford although I’m still learning the new punting style.
As your secretary I will be responsible for supporting the rest of the committee in all admin related responsibilities as well as ensuring the thorough documentation of meetings.
I was previously the St John’s Women’s Captain of Rowing and love a beautiful sunrise on the water. When I’m not rowing or pipetting I enjoy spending time with friends experiencing new countries and cultures by bike or hiking in the mountains.
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Ellen Taylor (she/her)
VictuallerI’m a DPhil student in Experimental Psychology, investigating children’s reading development.
As one of your Victuallers, I help organise Guest Dinners and Cheese & Wine nights, and other tasting events for the MCR. We’re always looking for ideas and helping hands, so if you would like to get involved, then please get in touch.
Outside of college life, I enjoy swimming, creative writing and travelling. Hope to see you at one of our events!
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Ioana Grigoras
VictuallerI am a first year DPhil in Clinical Neurosciences and one of the three Victuallers.
Each term, we will organise themed guest dinners, where you can bring your family or your friends from other colleges to experience St John’s spirit. We will also organise tasting events, like the wine and cheese nights or chocolate tastings, where you can enjoy a nice, chill evening with your MCR friends.
We are happy to receive suggestions for themes you might have in mind for guest nights and tastings you would be interested in. We hope to see all of you at our events!
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Liam Peck
VictuallerHi, I’m Liam – a 7th(!) year MB-PhD student. I will be finishing a DPhil in September 2019 and staying at St John’s for my next few years studying clinical medicine.
Alongside Ioana and Ellen, I am one of the MCR Victuallers and we aim to keep you all sated with good food and refreshments at twice termly guest dinners, and wine and cheese nights, among other events. Look forward to meeting as many of you as possible over the coming year!
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Tunrayo Adeleke-Larodo
Welfare OfficerAside from providing welfare supplies and organising mega brunches, I am here to help as best I can with any welfare-related issues or direct you to someone who is better equipped to do so– there is a vast amount of resources available through the college, University, Student Union and the city.
I am usually at lunch in hall and always happy to have a chat over a caffeinated drink so do get in touch! Please also get in touch if you have any ideas for how we can make welfare provisions more sustainable, accessible or efficient.
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Ria Dinsdale
Welfare OfficerHi, I’m a 2nd year DPhil student in Pharmacology and one of you Welfare Officers this year.
I am happy to listen to any concerns you may have big or small about any aspect of Oxford life. I am also one of the MCR peer supporters and have been trained by the university counselling service to be a confidential active listener and can help navigate the support structures in college, as well as the university more broadly. I also supply welfare supplies and organise various welfare events throughout the year.
If you’d like to talk about absolutely anything, send a message my way!
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Gemma Gothard
Social SecretaryHi everyone! I’m Gemma and I’m doing a DPhil in Neuroscience, so obviously I’ll be reading your minds about what social scenes you want to happen at John’s.
I’m really excited to be working with the other social secs to bring you fun bops, exchanges and bar crawls to your hearts content. If you have any suggestions or questions about social events at St John’s please feel free to drop me an email!
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Jana Muschinski (she/her)
Social SecretaryI am a DPhil student studying anthropology and primatology. I spend about half my year with baboons in Mozambique. When I’m not chasing baboons, I spend most of my time outside with my dog, enjoying pints with friends, or watching terrible movies. If you ever want some dog cuddles or have questions about finding pet friendly accommodation/living outside of college, I am happy to meet up for a coffee or pint.
As a social secretary, I help organize exchange dinners, bops, pub crawls, cocktail nights, garden parties, and other shenanigans. Please feel free to get in touch with any event suggestions or feedback on how we can make our events more inclusive to all members of the MCR community.
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Patric Bonnier
Social SecretaryI am doing a Dphil in Mathematics with a focus on stochastic processes and random systems.
Together with Jana and Gemma I help organise intercollegiate events such as exchange dinners, bar crawls, and bops. I am very keen to help build a lively and inclusive graduate community, so don’t hesitate to send me an email if you have any questions or suggestions!
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Rachel Coombes
Culture OfficerI’m a DPhil student in History of Art, studying the relationship between music and the visual arts in early 20th-century France.
As Culture Officer for the MCR I organise weekly film nights, plug events throughout Oxford and organise MCR outings – there’s always so much going on in this city!
If you have any ideas for events to attend or organise, please do get in touch! I am also one of the MCR peer supporters so please feel free to come and chat about any non-cultural concerns you may have, however big or small.
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Gabriella Kountourides (she/her)
Women’s OfficerI’m Gabriella Kountourides, one of your women’s officers. I’m in my first year of a DPhil in medical anthropology. I’m studying how immunity varies through the menstrual cycle (and whether we should be targeting medication doses at specific parts of the period).
In my role in the committee, I represent womens* voices. We work with the JCR women’s officer, Zoe to organise women’s lunches, women’s lecture series, women’s dinner AND annual garden party. If you have any ideas, from workshops/talks on sex to business, please get in touch. We have a FB group (will add link when we have it) and would love to hear from you.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch
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Aleksandra Ziolkowska
Women’s OfficerI am a second year DPhil student in Theoretical Physics specialising in Condensed Matter Physics. So when I’m not working towards gender equality, I scribble lots of equations. Outside physics, I am an amateur figure ice skater, but also a big fan of cosy book-and-a-cup-of-tea time and of course our MCR events!
As a Women’s Officer, I am making sure that our college community is inclusive for all women – anyone who identifies partly or wholly as a woman, transfeminine, or is otherwise significantly female-identified. So if there are any changes you would like to see in our MCR or more broadly in the college, do not hesitate to contact me and I’ll do my best to help! Together with my fellow Women’s Officer, Gabriella Kountourides, we will be running multiple events throughout the year, from college wide like the Annual Women’s Dinner to MCR feminists talks and workshops. We have also set up the MCR Woke Library, check it out to challenge your biases! If you have any other ideas for equality related events or you’ve seen something happening in town, let me know.
Also, don’t forget to join St. John’s women’s community on Facebook!
For current students – SJC Women group
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Hira Javaid (she/her)
International Students’ OfficerI am a 2nd year DPhil Oncology student looking at epigenetic defects in certain cancers and how to target them for therapy.
Otherwise, I am either juggling, dreaming about juggling, or watching videos of juggling (yes I am slightly addicted). I also enjoy baking, eating what I bake, making substandard short films, and watching stand up comedy.
I am originally from Pakistan, grew up in Saudi Arabia, and went to an American school for the most part, so am grateful to have had an experience and appreciation of different cultures. Moving to England five years ago was one more chance for me to experience new things.
As your international officer, I would love to be able to help you navigate moving away from home maybe for the first time. It can feel daunting but it doesn’t have to be. I’m always here to lend an ear and have also received welfare training from the Student Union. Think of me as an international officer/welfare person who can answer your questions on settling in Oxford/someone to chat to anytime you feel lonely or bored/or ready supplier of baked goods because nothing can make your day better than some cheerful chocolate cake!
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Aislin Sheldon (she/her)
Environment and Ethics OfficerI’m Aislin, a 3rd year DPhil student in Neuroscience and your environment and ethics officer.
In this role I try to help the college and MCR be more environmentally conscious. I promote sustainable living, reusable products and run the charity allocations. I advertise E&E events such as gardening sessions in our own MCR garden and relevant talks throughout Oxford. Please come to me with any questions you have in this area or if you are thinking of creating a Green group in your department.
I’m particularly passionate about swapping European air travel for alternatives with 20x less carbon emissions. Ultimately “you don’t need to spend two weeks on a boat to avert our climate emergency. You just need to do everything you can, with everyone you can, to change everything you can”.
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Ruby-Anne Birin (she/her)
Interfaith OfficerHi all,
I am starting my first year DPhil in Archaeological Science. I provide ages to archaelogical sites in hope of better understanding human evolution in South Africa, the place I call home.
I will also be your interfaith officer this year. I enjoy running activities which help celebrate experience, bring people of different backgrounds together and ensure those who wish to share, celebrate and discuss have a safe and welcoming space to do so. I enjoy sending long (rambling) newsletters with updates of (inter)faith events. If you know of any such event or want to organise one, feel free to contact me!
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Laura Boddy
Sports OfficerI’m a fifth year medical student and keen rower for college and university lightweights and a retired netball player. When I’m not on the water or in the hospital I can be found life drawing or enjoying a basic brunch (poached eggs and avo anyone?).
I am your officer for all things sports related, whether that be maintaining the MCR sports cupboard, organising the sports dinner and sporting events in college including the sports dinner in trinity term. Whether you’re a college or blues athlete, please come to me for your sporting ideas, concerns and expectations.
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Daniella Cugini
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