Simon Tacke
President
Simon is a first (and final) year MSt student in Global and Imperial History, who has decided to run for a committee role for some odd reason. Besides losing his mind when it comes to college, he likes to spend his time obsessing about Pyramids, Mummies and other ancient stuff and how they ended up in Europe. Don’t ask him about it though, because you’ll end up in a never-ending conversation filled with random fun facts about anything and everything. Beyond academia, he loves little boats on rivers and spends all his time in the boat house instead of actually going to a library.
Robert Doane-Solomon
Co-Vice President
Rob is a second year DPhil student who has decided to swap from the boat club to the MCR citing “transferable skills” as his reason for running for vice president. Just don’t mention anything about the weather, as Rob will leverage the power of his climate models to tell you about the rainfall in immense statistical detail including about how “rotating the principle components of the climate system in phase space helps to understand…” (we cut him off here)
Ellie Naraidoo
Co-Vice President and Web Witch
Ellie would love to tell you how concrete is magic, but spends most of her time trying to hide the fact that she's a massive nerd (now in the third year of her DPhil in Engineering Science). Aside from trying not to talk about structural engineering, she will be either spinning, swimming, running, or earning back the calories at second dessert.
Alessia Cofone
Development Rep
Alessia is a first-year DPhil student researching representations of motherhood in contemporary Japanese literature. When she isn’t tackling her ever-growing reading list, she enjoys writing, practising yoga, and attending the weekly MCR events. Always happy for a reason to take a break, she will gladly chat over a cup of coffee or go for a stroll in the meadows.
Daniel Foran
Treasurer
Dan is a 2nd year Medical Sciences DPhil student most often found in the cardiac surgical theatres at the John Radcliffe or in the lab running organ baths. In his spare time not bathing organs, Dan enjoys frequenting the MRC bar or rowing with PCBC. If you'd like to know what an organ bath is he will be delighted to tell you (but just make sure you don't have anywhere to be anytime soon).
Dane Luo
Academic Rep
Dane is a first-year DPhil student researching about the modern constitutional role of the Crown. He recently graduated from the BCL and served as the VP Academic at Wadham's MCR in 2023-24. He is always up for a chat about anything related to the law, loves cycling around Oxford and is a regular at Pembroke hall for lunch!
Cassidy Serhienko
Social Secretary
Cassidy is a second-year Pembroke student studying digital humanities and medieval studies; her research interests include women in chivalric literature, contemporary reading culture and social media, and fantasy literature. Corner her if you want to chat about your current read, how British weather is really not that bad (she’s from Canada), or her conspiracy that the geese are plotting against her.
May Pattinson
Social Secretary
Durham alumni May is studying for a MSc in Learning and Teaching. She’ll undoubtedly tell you she’s also a full-time teacher, having taught from EYFS to Y11; however, keen to attend the many Pembroke exchanges, bar nights and formals she’s happy for the bell to dismiss her early!
Chloe Harper
Social Secretary
Chloe is a second-year Interdisciplinary Bioscience DPhil student (i.e. Biology DPhil) and a Plant Sciences girly (though she unfortunately kills just as many houseplants). When not in the lab, you can find her spending too much on food, walking anywhere green, or being clumsy (I dropped my phone in the river during Summer Eights).
Isa Linares
Access Rep
Isa is a first-year student doing an MPhil in Development Studies. What she lacks in height, she makes up for in coffee consumption. This Colombian loves a good Latin music party and finds pure joy in reading about very random subjects. Always up for a challenge, she's currently trying her hand at Taekwondo—because why not? Just don’t change her profile on the MCR coffee machine; trust us, you don’t want to find out…
Viktoria Sochor
Welfare Rep
Viktoria is a second year MPhil student in Politics (European Politics and Society) researching the development of the EU administration. You can ask her anything about the EU, but please do not mention Brexit (“the B word”). She has at least three EU flags in her room and enjoys travelling by train while reading books (preferably about the EU).
Elena Andree
Food Rep
Elena is a first-year graduate entry medic from sunny San Diego, CA, still coming to terms with the UK’s unique definition of “good weather.” When she's not in the lecture halls or whipping up treats for 2nd Dessert, you’ll likely find her running (when it's not pouring – so actually not often), or indulging in her self-appointed role as an amateur food critic.
Thomas Drezet
General Rep
Thomas is a 3rd year engineering DPhil, but when he's not at the lab researching Jet engines, or crawling around underneath his rusty car, you will usually find him hanging out enjoying the various weekly staples of life in the MCR (bar nights, second desserts, exchange dinners...). Ask him about any obsolete machine, or his home town up north, and you'll wish you hadn't 😴
Julius Kochan
General Rep
Julius is a second-year DPhil student researching contemporary Chinese literature and art. His background was in Russian studies, and he continues to work on Sino-Russian comparative projects. He is always up for a chat about interesting words from any language, is a regular in the MCR, and almost always attends Pembroke hall on Monday night for the roast dinner!
Alex Welch
General Rep
Pembroke is celebrating its 400th anniversary and Alex has been here almost as long; previously an undergrad here, Alex is a Pembroke loyalist and a regular at the MCR. Now in his second year of a Biochemistry DPhil, Alex is researching mRNA vaccines and has a *completely* unrelated side project working on microchip-enabled mind control. If you have a few hours to spare, ask Alex about music (from classical to hard rock) or tennis. Don’t ask about his stay in the Travelodge.
Fernanda Dias
Women's Rep
Fernanda is a BCL/MJur student—which basically means she spends way too much time reading case law. Before diving into her master’s, she practiced law in Brazil for 5 years, specializing in Law & Tech.
When she’s not buried in readings, she’s chasing sunsets on mountain trails or scribbling poetry. There’s something about long hikes—the way the world unfolds one step at a time—that made her think ‘I want to write a novel about it.’ So now, she’s doing it.
She’s also a restorative justice and non-violent communication practitioner, which is a fancy way of saying she actually wants to hear about your conflicts. No, really. She hates seeing people bottle up their pain—that’s one of the main reasons why she wanted to be Women’s Rep.
Marton Bod
Part-time Student Rep
Marton is a first-year MSc Software Engineering student, pursuing his degree part-time. He joined Pembroke after a career that already feels too long, spanning a stint of management consulting and several years of software engineering roles at big tech. Now on a hard-earned sabbatical, he is focusing on his studies, playing tennis, and exploring rabbit holes in philosophy, Magic card strategies, and home espresso setup.
Faye Thijssen
Bar Manager and Environment Rep
Faye is a first year MPhil student in politics researching the impact of corporate influence in environmental politics. Aside from her studies, she enjoys spending an ill-advised amount of time on Spotify and attempting to convince neighborhood cats to follow her home (with moderate success).