For the past few weeks, five highly qualified candidates have been preparing and competing for the coveted spot of co-chair for the 2016-2017 school year. Being elected co-chair is not only a huge honor, but is a responsibility that takes hard work and dedication. This election season, both the female and male candidates were eager to take on the challenge of running Morning Meeting as well as leading Executive Committee. The school-wide election took place last week and Ingrid Hirt and Jonathan Greenberg have been elected as the Co-Chairs for the 2016-2017 school year.

Hirt is looking forward to streamlining Executive Committee to make it as efficient as possible for the student body and faculty and is excited to take on the role of Co-Chair. “I am really excited to take on this leadership position because I think that Masters students have great ideas and I am looking forward to putting those ideas into action next year,” Hirt said.

Jon Greenberg expressed his excitement for his new role. “I ran for the position because Iwanted to make an impact on the Masters community and leave a legacy for himself at school,” Greenberg said. One of Greenberg’s goals for his role as Co-Chair is to make Morning Meeting fun and exciting for the students and faculty, and is willing to risk embarrassment to do so.

Both Greenberg and Hirt bring their unique perspectives and strengths to the position, and are looking forward to working together. Greenberg emphasized his excitement for Morning Meeting and Hirt highlighted some interesting proposals for Executive Committee next year. One of Hirt’s main goals as Co-Chair is to work towards passing amendments and proposals to make Masters more sustainable and environmentally conscious, a goal that could benefit the greater community. Both incoming Co-Chairs are eager to take on the new role and institute their own changes and ideas, and also want to continue the great work of the current and previous Co-Chairs.

Current co-chair Annie Canning emphasized the importance of staying organized and being patient when scheduling Morning Meetings and facilitating Executive Committee meetings. Canning expressed her emphasis on the student body as co-chair, and hopes that Hirt and Greenberg are able to represent students and faculty properly in Executive Committee and Morning Meeting.

Canning also spoke of the significance of being a positive representative of Masters, whether it is at Morning Meeting, Convocation or Prospective Student events. “I think that a huge role of Co-Chair is to really convey the morals and values of the school, and represent the Masters community accurately to new students and members of the community,” Canning said.

While Canning and fellow co-chair Tim Kaplowitz bring their own strengths and outlooks on the position of Co-Chair, one common theme is the importance of communication and cohesion between the two Co-Chairs. “I hope that Ingrid and Jon are able to work together and use each other to their advantage in order to balance out the job, which can be a lot of work,” Canning said.