AYY Board elected for 2022

Aalto University Student Union’s Representative Council approved the proposal for the composition of the Board for 2022 submitted by the Former of the Board Otto Usvajärvi at its meeting on 1 Dec 2021. The meeting also elected the Vice Chairs of the new Representative Council.
Kuvassa AYY:n hallitus vuodelle 2022

Members of the AYY Board for 2022 are:

Otto Usvajärvi, BIZ, Chair

Kaisla Soljanto, ARTS

Veera Ollikainen, CHEM

Marianna Malkamäki, SCI

Velma Pohjonen, SCI

Ida Parkkinen, SCI

Erik Halttunen, BIZ

Vili Ripatti, SCI

Sampo Sainio, ENG

Tomas Kurenniemi, ENG, BIZ

The Board will officially decide on the areas of responsibility of the Board members at its first meeting.

“Next year’s Board has excellent capabilities to advance the action plan projects and the vision of the Student Union’s future approved by the Representative Council. I am confident that, with this composition, we will be able to channel our members’ views widely into operational decision-making,” says Otto Usvajärvi, Former of the Board and Chair of the AYY Board for the next year.

At the same AYYE 2/2022 meeting, the Representative Council elected the Vice Chairs of the Representative Council for 2022. Allu Pyhälammi was elected as First Vice Chair and Julia Tofferi as Second Vice Chair.

Further information:

Otto Usvajärvi, Former of the AYY Board and Chair of the 2022 Board, otto.usvajarvi@ayy.fi

Aalto University Student Union AYY is an advocacy and service organisation for approximately 15,000 Aalto University students of technology, business and arts. AYY represents the interests of its members, particularly in academic affairs and social affairs concerning students.

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