Meet the Committee
Isabella leads the JCR Committee and is responsible for taking your views to college. She is a member of the College's Governing Body alongside the fellows and attends the various College committees to communicate the views of the JCR.
Treasurer
Sam Partridge
Sam oversees the JCR Budget, and is responsible for allocating money to sports teams and societies. He also keeps a check on JCR spending in other areas such as Ents and general Officers expenses. The budget is produced annually and presented to a DCAC (MCR and JCR) Open Meeting, and Sam also presents a mid-year financial report to the college.
Isabella and Valeria will be responsible for the care of students' welfare in college, providing peer support as a listening ear, services such as signposting to various welfare services available to you, and helping improve welfare issues in college. Together they will be promoting welfare awareness in college and organising events to promote student wellbeing. All members of college can feel free to get in touch with Isabella or Valeria about any problem - just send an email anytime to contact them or reach out through the Welfare instagram @downingwelfare.
Vice President
Emily Darnell
Bryan is responsible for the JCR's various online services, including the JCR Rooms Bookings, DCAC Reimbursement Forms, and the JCR Website. He is also responsible for helping run the ballot for rooms in February every year, as well as calculating room bands and prices, in collaboration with the Vice-President and Accommodation & Services Officer. Please note that Bryan cannot assist with issues regarding Cambridge or Downing IT systems - the UIS or Downing IT should be contacted in these cases.
Foundation Year Officer Officer
Kayyisa Khodabocus
Disabilities & Mental Health Officer
Fatima Jilani
Hi, I’m Angel! As your Access Officer, it’s my role to ensure access to Downing for people from under-represented and widening participation backgrounds. This involves maintaining a high level of outreach and continuing the growth of resources for college applications. A key aspect of my role is to ensure close ties with the School and College Liaison Officers (SCLOs) to maintain visits to schools, residential courses in Cambridge, open days, admissions fairs and webinars etc. In terms of the wider university, I keep up-to-date with the Student Union to be aware of current and future changes for outreach. Importantly for current students, it means enabling access to financial assistance and equal opportunities once at university. I aim to work with the college to signpost and promote support for existing students. Access is something many people have experience with and are passionate about, so please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have or ideas to improve and contribute to access at Downing.
BAME Officers
Mary Pashai and Dara Osinowo
LGBT+ Officers
Alice Roberts and Lily Ellis
Green Officers
Sophie Clargo and Andro Lusung
Gender Equalities Officers
Pra Sudheer and Sona Urbanova
Charlie fields sports-related enquiries and manages information regarding Downing's numerous sports clubs, collates weekly news, results and reports, is responsible for upkeep of facilities including the gym, tennis courts and sheds, and organises the annual Varsity Sports Day with Lincoln College, Oxford.
Nathan and Wesley are excited to represent the Downing international community. They are more than willing to lend a listening ear to the problems faced by the international students in Downing, as well as promote the concerns of the international community to the JCR Committee, CUSU International, and the College in general. They also enhance integration between international students and the wider Downing community, paying particular interest to international freshers. Their additional responsibilities are to organise social events with internationals from different colleges and arrange international storage facilities.
Freshers' Reps
Sophie Davies and Millie Maskell
Ents Officers
Apple Sershi and Senya Kang
Apple and Senya oversee Downing Ents, organising various events each term, including halfway hall and the JCR garden party. They work with the JCR and college to help make Downing's social calendar as lively as possible, from Silent Discos to Themed Ents. If you have any suggestions or questions about Ents or want to get involved, don't hesitate to contact them! Please note that the Downing Ents officers are not affiliated with the Downing Ticket Rep.
The Accommodation & Services Officer is the first port of call for any questions, complaints or suggestions you have regarding any aspect of the services provided by the college or JCR. They look after the gym, laundries and TV room, as well as overseeing areas such as catering and maintenance. Our college is constantly changing and these changes should always be in our benefit so please get in touch via email whenever you have concerns or questions or, better yet, when you have suggestions for improvement!
As Communications Officer, George has three main roles: to send weekly emails to Downing undergraduates with bulletins about upcoming events and opportunities going in Cambridge; to keep minutes in the JCR meetings and to make sure these are available to all undergraduates; and to oversee all JCR communication, which includes ensuring frequent and easily accessible contact between college students, college administration, and the JCR.
