Kunsill Nazzjonali taz-Zghazagh (KNZ) held their extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on July 14, following the resignation of the council’s President, Vice-President, and Secretary-general. The Third Eye, along with 14 other organisations were present to cast their vote.
Due to there being nine positions which needed to be filled and nine candidates, all candidates were automatically elected. However, a vote of confidence was taken by all 15 organisations nonetheless. Considering there were no objections, below are the nine individuals which now form part of KNZ:
- President – Yacopo Baldacchino
- Vice President – Veronika Sytnyk
- Secretary General – Mariah Zammit
- Financial Officer – Mike Borg
- PR Officer – Mikela Chetcuti
- Youth Services Officer – Michaela Vassallo
- International and EU Officer – Chloë Cauchi
- National Officer – Bradley Cachia
- Advocacy Officer – Jacob Callus
Yacopo Baldachino – President
Yacopo is a 25-year-old biology student at the University of Malta. He has served as PRO and President within S-Cubed, Education Commissioner within KSU, Marketing Officer and Secretary General within TDM 2000, as well as a student representative of the Faculty of Science. He has been occupying the role of PRO within KNŻ since March 2021, being involved in initiatives such as the National Youth Parliament, the Environmental Task Force and the Youths and AI subcommittee.
Veronica Sytnyk – Vice-President
Veronika is a 20-year-old law student at the University of Malta. She has served as Head of the Maltese Delegation, Committee President and President in Model European Parliament, as well as the Coordinator of the Irregular Immigration Committee in NYP. She has been occupying the role of Commissioner for Youth Services within KNŻ since March 2021, having worked on various projects concerning diversity, mental health and education.
Mariah Zammit – Secretary General
Mariah Zammit is a 19-year-old psychology student at the University of Malta. She has served as Director for International Affairs and International Officer within KNŻ during the last term and is currently the Vice-President of Pulse Social Democratic Students. Mariah has been involved in iMUN Rome, has been Head of the Maltese Delegation in Model European Parliament, as well as having served as Secretary General of her locality’s youth council.
Mike Borg – Financial Officer
Mike is a 28-year-old fund administrator. He has been involved in ASCS as External Relations Officer and later as President in the UM Wolves RFC at the University of Malta. He currently acts as Treasurer for the Malta Rugby Football Union and has been active in the Maltese Scout Association for years. In 2021, Mike was elected as KNŻ’s Financial Officer.
Mikela Chetcuti – PR Officer
Mikela is a 22-year-old commercial studies student at the University of Malta, intending to pursue digital marketing. She has served as the PRO, as well as the President within the student organisation ASCS (Association of Students of Commercial Studies).
Michaela Vassallo – Youth Services Officer
Michaela Vassallo is a 20-year-old European Studies with Communication Studies student at the University of Malta. She has served as Secretary-General and Vice-President in the European Studies Organisation, as well as the student representative on the board of the Institute for European Studies. Michaela wishes to continue working closely with youths, providing a safe space to discuss modern-day societal concerns.
Chloe Cauchi – International and EU Officer
Chloë is a 19-year-old law student at the University of Malta. After having served as Events Officer within Malta Model United Nations Society, she is currently serving as President of this organisation. She has participated in the Model European Assembly, Model European Parliament, the JCI European Public Speaking Championship and Women2Women. Chloë has occupied the positions of Director for Gozo and Director for Civic Engagement within KNŻ during the last term.
Bradley Cachia – National Officer
Bradley Cachia is an 18-year-old student. In KNŻ’s 2021-2022 work year, he served as Director for Arts and Culture within the Council. He has also worked with KNŻ through the National Youth Parliament for three consecutive years and was a part of a subcommittee that worked on the event. He has also served as a member of the St. Aloysius College Sixth Form’s Students’ Council for two consecutive years and has worked on various other projects in arts and education.
Jacob Callus – Advocacy Officer
Jacob Callus is a 22-year-old University of Malta graduate in European Politics, Economics and Law, and has been serving as the Advocacy Officer in KNŻ since March 2021. He is also the Social Policy Officer of UM Rowing Club. He has worked on projects related to human rights in Malta, the concept of intersectionality in our society, as well as non-partisan initiatives related to the 2022 general election campaign and several public consultations.
The new Executive Committee would like to thank the previous administration for its work and dedication over the past few years, and it looks forward to continuing to work on pertinent issues concerning youth.
New Executive Committee
The Third Eye wishes the new executive the best of luck!