VP FINANCE: NAOMI GUE (SHE/HER)
When not debating, you’ll probably find her baking vegan deserts or taking pictures of the squirrels in her backyard.
Her favourite book is All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doer.
She played the marimba as a child.
Her least favourite snack is Pringles.
She used to live on a small, remote island in British Columbia.
She can count to 10 in Estonian.
Naomi’s role as VP Finance is to deal with all things budget-related. She keeps track of tournament registration fees and helps plan for tournaments. She also works with the rest of the executive to create subsidies to make tournaments more accessible.
Let’s see what the other executives have to say about Naomi…
DESCRIBE NAOMI IN ONE SENTENCE
Emilie: “Naomi is a woman of few words, but when she speaks, she is influential and people listen to her”
Neil: “Very calculating, calm, and kind”
Jacob: “Quiet, but also very smart, funny and knowledgeable”
Fariha: “fairy”
Hansen: “😄”
Nathan: “Our favorite financier”
Rajesh: “A very expressive person with high morals”
MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF NAOMI WAS…
Emilie: “This woman is a silent killer-- soft-spoken but has all the hallmarks of an excellent debater”
Neil: “I was a bit scared”
Jacob: “She must be cool, she grew up Hornby Island”
Fariha: “I thought she was very scary and avoided her like the plague because I was so intimidated lol”
Hansen: “🤓”
Nathan: “Strong presence”
Rajesh: “Intriguing”
I WOULDN’T WANT TO DEBATE AGAINST NAOMI ON A(N) _______ TOPIC
Emilie: “Economics”
Neil: “Finance”
Jacob: “anything related to the Baltics”
Fariha: “anything about the french or dorian gray”
Hansen: “Economics”
Nathan: “any”
Rajesh: “East EU centric”
NAOMI IS (BLACK CAT/GOLDEN RETRIEVER)
Emilie: “Black Cat”
Neil: “Black cat”
Jacob: “Maybe a Cat, I don't really know” (L O L)
Fariha: “Black cat“
Hansen: “black cat”
Nathan: “Golden retriever”
Rajesh: “Black Cat”
MY FAVOURITE THING ABOUT NAOMI IS…
Emilie: “Her various talents-- especially cooking! I think its really cool :))”
Neil: “Her calmness and coolness”
Jacob: “her sense of humour”
Fariha: “She tries to empathize with everyone”
Hansen: “her wide array of knowledge and outgoing personality”
Nathan: “knowing about Estonia”
Rajesh: “Persistence”
I KNOW I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON NAOMI TO…
Emilie: “Communicate effectively and complete the tasks she has committed to”
Neil: “Balance the books”
Jacob: “be able to spout out some crazy fact”
Fariha: “go from being the sweetest person outside of rounds to becoming the most terrifying person ever within a debate”
Hansen: “run super cool cp motions”
Nathan: “know about Estonia”
Rajesh: “Recall Important events”
NAOMI WOULD BEST PLAY A CHARACTER IN A(N) ________ FILM
Emilie: “Romantic Comedy”
Neil: “Guns blazing action movie”
Jacob: “Political thriller”
Fariha: “Romantic historical drama”
Hansen: “mystery”
Nathan: “mystery”
Rajesh: “Biography”