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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear MIT postdocs,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Thank you all for voting during the 2026/2027 MIT Postdoctoral Association board elections!
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<p class="MsoNormal">After first announcement at the last general meeting, we are happy to again introduce the new cohort of elected PDA officers for the coming academic year who will be taking over on September 1st, 2026.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Election results:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">President: <b>Megan Priestley</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Vice-President: <b>Vas Fotopoulos</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Treasurer: <b>Stefania Konstantinidi <u>and</u> James Dark </b>
(professed co-Chairs, who also received the <u>exact</u> same number of votes)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Corresponding Secretary: <b>Florian Lindenbauer</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Governance Secretary: position open, nominations possible<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Advocacy Committee Chair: <b>Leonardo Capeleto de Andrade</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Alumni Committee Chair: position open, nominations possible<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Orientation Committee Chair: <b>Xinran Zhao</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Community Building Committee Chair: <b>Jake Hoffman</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Belonging and Outreach Committee Chair: <b>May Almousa</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professional Development Committee Chair: <b>Natalie Maus</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sports Committee Chair: <b>Blake Madruga</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IT & Information Committee Chair: position open, nominations possible<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to the initiatives, connections, and events this new cohort will be pursuing as they advocate on behalf of all postdocs at MIT, create opportunities for postdocs to find community and advance their careers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you know any of these new officers, kindly congratulate them. Also, stay involved and in touch by attending the PDA general meetings. Watch out for the general meeting reminders via the newsletter and the slack channel.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers to a great academic year ahead!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Your current PDA officers and the MIT PDA 2026 Election Committee<o:p></o:p></p>
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