MAWSA Sustainability officer resigns from role

Joe Ogle

Massey Wellington’s exec are reeling after the resignation of their Sustainability Officer, Joe Ogle. Joe says he gave his resignation “careful consideration” but ended up resigning to pursue other opportunities that “are more relevant to what I aspire to be doing in the future”.  

Tessa Guest, MAWSA President, recalled the event precisely; 8:15pm on 17 November, a Tuesday night. “I was at a dinner with my friends, we were having a really good time and then this message popped up…I wasn’t in tears, but it did put a damper on the evening, and the feeling was just a bit shocked, surprised, and sad,” Tessa admits.  

Despite resigning from the Executive, Joe still plans to join the Sustainability and Wellbeing Committee this year. He chose to resign early into his role “because I thought it would be best for MAWSA as they can now get an Executive who will definitely be there for the full year. Right from the start.” 

The MAWSA Exec are gearing up for a by-election to fill the empty seat. Nominations for the position will open 1 March and will close on 3 March, in week two. Voting opens 8 March, with results announced via livestream 11 March. 

Both Tessa and Joe encourage those interested to get involved: “It’s an awesome opportunity for anyone to get involved with MAWSA and do one of the coolest roles on the Exec!” Just don’t tell that to the Academic Officer, they’ll be heartbroken. The Sustainability role is 10 hours a week, and will chair the Sustainability Committee.  

Let’s hope this next Sustainability Officer is… sustainable.