Our Team
The DSP has four distinct parts to its organisation – The Councillors, The Board, The Secretariat, and The Advisory Board. On this page you can find a little more information regarding the individual parts and how they work together to make the DSP work for you.
Want to join our team? See our vacancies here.
The Councillors
The Councillors are the individuals you elect to act as your voice in the rooms of power throughout the University.
The Board
The Board is the engine room of the party, it works to coordinate the Councillors and the Secretariat.
The Secretariat
The Secretariat are the people behind the scenes that make the work of the DSP possible. The Secretariat is home to the Councillor Support Officers, Student Outreach Members, and Campaign Support Staff.
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board keeps the DSP in line with our obligations as set out in our Statutes and Policy Manual. They also serve as guidance for tough queries that the DSP may encounter and as an impartial arbiter in the event of internal issues.
The Councillors
Ella
Picavet
(She/Her)
University Council
Valentin
Fenk
(He/Him)
Faculty of Behavioural
and Social Sciences (FSW) Council
Lelani
Antar
(She/Her)
Faculty of Humanities
(FGW) Council
The Board
Max Adams
(He/Him) – President
Roles: Running the party overall, completing general tasks ad hoc
Rohan Sharma
(He/Him) – Vice President
Roles: Acting as liaison between Board, the Councillors, and the Secretariat
Rea Desai
(She/Her) – Secretary
Roles: Point of Contact for the DSP, maintaining our internal records, creating the newsletter
Umang Sodhi
(She/Her) – Treasurer
Roles: Maintaining the financial affairs of the party
Jans Hangoor
(She/Her) – Social Media & Campaign Manager
Roles: Maintaining our social media presence across all platforms, leading our election campaign
The Secretariat
Council Support Officers
CSOs help the councillors prepare for council meetings by working on projects and helping with translation.
Student Outreach Members
SOMs are the eyes and ears of the DSP and act as our direct route into the various degree programs at Leiden University.
Campaign Support
When election time comes around, we really have to work to get our message out there. We do this through our Campaign Support Volunteers.
The Advisory Board
The Advisory Board works to ensure that the DSP Board does everything according to the rules and regulations that have set in the Articles of Association and the Policy Manual. Both can be found on the About Us section of the website. The Advisory Board is made up of former DSP councillors and board members so that they can also offer advice to the Board upon request as well as help resolve any issues that may arise within the DSP.