2026-27 National
Executive Board
2026-27 National
Executive Board
Milan van Dam
National Chair
Milan, from Maryland, previously served as National Vice Chairman, Maryland State Chair, and First-Gen Caucus Chair. As National Chair, he’s working to expand youth representation and mobilize the next generation ahead of the midterms. Milan also leads the organization’s DNC delegation and serves on the DNC Executive Committee.
Milan van Dam
National Chair
Milan, from Maryland, previously served as National Vice Chairman, Maryland State Chair, and First-Gen Caucus Chair. As National Chair, he’s working to expand youth representation and mobilize the next generation ahead of the midterms. Milan also leads the organization’s DNC delegation and serves on the DNC Executive Committee.
Asher Owens
Communications Director
Asher, from North Carolina, served as a local chapter Vice Chair and Publications Director of the LGBTQ+ Caucus. As Communications Director, inspired by the stories of democrats from own state, her goals are to expand opportunities and strengthen chapters in red and rural areas through spotlights and enhanced communication.
Asher Owens
Communications Director
Asher, from North Carolina, served as a local chapter Vice Chair and Publications Director of the LGBTQ+ Caucus. As Communications Director, inspired by the stories of democrats from own state, her goals are to expand opportunities and strengthen chapters in red and rural areas through spotlights and enhanced communication.
Asher Owens
Communications Director
Asher, from North Carolina, served as a local chapter Vice Chair and Publications Director of the LGBTQ+ Caucus. As Communications Director, inspired by the stories of democrats from own state, her goals are to expand opportunities and strengthen chapters in red and rural areas through spotlights and enhanced communication.
Mateo Cisneros
Programs Director
Mateo is a current junior from Miami, Florida, who previously served as Immigration Task Force Director. In his role as National Programs Director, he’s pushing for increased student involvement in our most competitive 2026 races. Coming from a Mexican-American background, he’s also dedicated to Latino and minority representation, uplifting and empowering our diverse and vibrant communities.
Mateo Cisneros
Programs Director
Mateo is a current junior from Miami, Florida, who previously served as Immigration Task Force Director. In his role as National Programs Director, he’s pushing for increased student involvement in our most competitive 2026 races. Coming from a Mexican-American background, he’s also dedicated to Latino and minority representation, uplifting and empowering our diverse and vibrant communities.
Mateo Cisneros
Programs Director
Mateo is a current junior from Miami, Florida, who previously served as Immigration Task Force Director. In his role as National Programs Director, he’s pushing for increased student involvement in our most competitive 2026 races. Coming from a Mexican-American background, he’s also dedicated to Latino and minority representation, uplifting and empowering our diverse and vibrant communities.
Mateo Cisneros
Programs Director
Mateo is a current junior from Miami, Florida, who previously served as Immigration Task Force Director. In his role as National Programs Director, he’s pushing for increased student involvement in our most competitive 2026 races. Coming from a Mexican-American background, he’s also dedicated to Latino and minority representation, uplifting and empowering our diverse and vibrant communities.
Sam Hunt
Chief of Staff
Sofia Gallo-Mora
Diversity Director
2026-27 National Staff
2026-27 National Staff
Sam Hunt
Chief of Staff
Sam, from South Carolina, previously served in caucus leadership and as the Rural and Red Areas Coordinator on the National Staff. Driven by a passion for organizing rural and red-state Dems, he is working to ensure that HSDA, its National Staff, and its Executive Board are productive and organized.
Alisha Sachdeva
Data Director
Alisha, from Michigan, has worked extensively in her state chapter, as the Michigan Western Regional Director, and as the Michigan Development Director in the current and previous terms. This term, she also serves as our Data Director, collecting, tracking, and analyzing data necessary for HSDA’s operations.
Alisha Sachdeva
Data Director
Alisha, from Michigan, has worked extensively in her state chapter, as the Michigan Western Regional Director, and as the Michigan Development Director in the current and previous terms. This term, she also serves as our Data Director, collecting, tracking, and analyzing data necessary for HSDA’s operations.
2025-26 Caucus Chairs
AANHPI Caucus Chair: Achutan Raghushri (achutanraghushri@gmail.com)
Black Caucus Chair: Kyra Newton (knewtonn03@gmail.com)
Disabled Caucus Chair: Santanah Schnizler (santanahjschnizler@gmail.com)
First-Gen Caucus Chair: Amanda Salgado (amandasalgado770@gmail.com)
Hindu Caucus Chair: Simar Jolly (simarjollyyrp@gmail.com)
Indigenous Caucus Chair: Starr Joe (starrjoe013@gmail.com)
Jewish Caucus Chair: Ava Donoghue (acdonoghue16@gmail.com)
Latino Caucus Chair: Sofia Gallo-Mora (sofiacgallo@gmail.com)
LGBTQ+ Caucus Chair: Megan Bacinski (bacinm@blair.edu)
MENA Caucus Chair: Vacant
Muslim Caucus Chair: Ayaan Haque (ayaan.haque2019@gmail.com)
Women's Caucus Chair: Yeeun Park (pyeeun0619@gmail.com)
2026-27 Caucus Chairs
AANHPI Caucus Chair: Achutan Raghushri (achutanraghushri@gmail.com)
Black Caucus Chair: Payton Foster-McLean (paytonfostermclean@gmail.com)
Disabled Caucus Chair: Catey Iacono (catey4youngdemsfoco@gmail.com)
First-Gen Caucus Chair: Alyssa Dey (1alyssadey@gmail.com)
Dharmic Caucus Chair: Saanya Chugh (saanyachugh18@gmail.com)
Indigenous Caucus Chair: Tazbah Spruhan (tazziespruhan@gmail.com)
Jewish Caucus Chair: Ava Donoghue (acdonoghue16@gmail.com)
Latino Caucus Chair: Gabriel Garcia (garcia.gabriel0421@gmail.com)
LGBTQ+ Caucus Chair: Channing Panmaneevong (iamy3llowreal@gmail.com)
MENA Caucus Chair: Habiba Elseidy (habibaelseidy444@gmail.com)
Muslim Caucus Chair: Aamina Ahmed (aaminaahmed107@gmail.com)
Women's Caucus Chair: Preet Shukla (shukla270931@waukeeschools.org)
2026-27 Caucus Chairs
AANHPI Caucus Chair: Achutan Raghushri (achutanraghushri@gmail.com)
Black Caucus Chair: Payton Foster-McLean (paytonfostermclean@gmail.com)
Disabled Caucus Chair: Catey Iacono (catey4youngdemsfoco@gmail.com)
First-Gen Caucus Chair: Alyssa Dey (1alyssadey@gmail.com)
Dharmic Caucus Chair: Saanya Chugh (saanyachugh18@gmail.com)
Indigenous Caucus Chair: Tazbah Spruhan (tazziespruhan@gmail.com)
Jewish Caucus Chair: Ava Donoghue (acdonoghue16@gmail.com)
Latino Caucus Chair: Gabriel Garcia (garcia.gabriel0421@gmail.com)
LGBTQ+ Caucus Chair: Channing Panmaneevong (iamy3llowreal@gmail.com)
MENA Caucus Chair: Habiba Elseidy (habibaelseidy444@gmail.com)
Muslim Caucus Chair: Aamina Ahmed (aaminaahmed107@gmail.com)
Women's Caucus Chair: Preet Shukla (shukla270931@waukeeschools.org)
2025-26 State Chairs
Alaska: Madison Arreola (madi.sophia.love@gmail.com)
Hawaii: Nine Dona (nine.dona.2k8@gmail.com)
California: George Balan (gbalan@cahsdems.org)
Oregon: Vibhav Javali (vibhav.javali@gmail.com)
Washington: Anoushka Sane (anousane@gmail.com)
Colorado: Nick Ingram (nick.ingram@crms.org)
Nevada: Ty Tan (tan.ty.grr@gmail.com)
Arizona: Kavya Sud (kavya1sud@gmail.com)
Utah: Andrew Smith (andrewjs.pos@gmail.com)
New Mexico: Maryam El-Kady (me619041@gmail.com)
Wyoming: Fey Smith (feydyassmith@gmail.com)
Montana: Maia Fishman Miller (maia.fishmanmiller@gmail.com)
North Dakota: Fatima Diaby (fatimadiaby11@gmail.com)
South Dakota: Ciara Reinfeld (ciarareinfeld57@gmail.com)
Nebraska: Mattie Peavy (mattiepeavy8@gmail.com)
Kansas: Eli Cokelet (elicokelet@gmail.com)
Oklahoma: Nevaeh Dukes (dukesnevaehr@gmail.com)
Minnesota: Pranya Duvvuru (pranya.duvvuru@gmail.com)
Idaho: Holden Gonzales (theholdsterg@gmail.com)
Iowa: Samuel Stone (samuestone574@gmail.com)
Missouri: Dwayne Irvin (irvindwayne04@gmail.com)
Wisconsin: Alexandra Orejuela (26orejua@elmbrookstudents.org)
Illinois: Veronica Motawi (vmotawi@gmail.com)
Indiana: Jackson Lythgoe (lythgoeja123@gmail.com)
Michigan: Abby Huffman (abbyhuffman16@gmail.com)
Ohio: George Baldree (gwbaldree@gmail.com)
DC: Aidan Sokolov (aidansokolov@gmail.com)
Maryland: Will Andrione (willandrione12@gmail.com)
Pennsylvania: Gibson O’Mealy (gomealy9@gmail.com)
New Jersey: Saanvi Kulkarni (saanvikulk@gmail.com)
New York: Michael Sorgen (mksorgen@gmail.com)
Connecticut: Evan Lucas (evanlucasbooks@gmail.com)
Massachusetts: Lauren Peloquin (lpeloquin27@nobles.edu)
Vermont: Cashel Higgins (cashelhiggins@gmail.com)
New Hampshire: Lauren Lee (leelaurenyuna@gmail.com)
Maine: Brennan Edwards (edwardsbrennan397@gmail.com)
Rhode Island: Jay Thornber (jay.thornber@icloud.com)
Delaware: Gregory Earle (gregoryme2009@gmail.com)
Puerto Rico: Ana Laura Macchiarella (macchiarella.analaura@gmail.com)
Texas: Nirav Mandhani (nirav.mandhani@gmail.com)
Louisiana: Thomas Simoneaux (simoneaux2008@gmail.com)
Arkansas: Jair Arroyo (jair@ydarkansas.org)
Mississippi: Tyler Crawford (diaryoftyler@gmail.com)
Alabama: Reese Calomarde (reese333c@gmail.com)
Tennessee: Jacob Francy (jacobfrancy@comcast.net)
Georgia: Edwin Tang (edwintang528@gmail.com)
Florida: Nikhil Daniel (nikhildaniel9843@gmail.com)
Kentucky: Parker Williams (parker.williams.ky@gmail.com)
West Virginia: Kate Sayre (katherineaepxo@gmail.com)
Virginia: Jack George (teen_chair@vayd.org)
North Carolina: Krish Korrapati (krishkorr@gmail.com)
South Carolina: Leo Ha (leohavinci@gmail.com)
2026-27 State Chairs
Alabama: Payton Foster-McLean (paytonfostermclean@gmail.com)
Alaska: Stephen Gibson (stevecurry581@gmail.com)
Arizona: Shreya Raman (shreraman09@gmail.com)
Arkansas: TBD
California: Delilah Yen (delilahyen0812@gmail.com)
Colorado: Bridgett McManus (bmcmanus28@smanet.org)
Connecticut: Poet Bumpus (pbumpus28@missporters.org)
DC: TBD
Delaware: TBD
Florida: Andrew Light (drewlightsrq@gmail.com)
Georgia: Aishvarya Prahalad (aishvarya.prahalad@gmail.com)
Hawaii: TBD
Idaho: TBD
Illinois: Tyler Talaga (tylertalaga8@gmail.com)
Indiana: Travis Glover (travis.glover100@gmail.com)
Iowa: TBD
Kansas: Angelo Reyna-Sosa (angeloreynasosa@gmail.com)
Kentucky: Ezra Anglin (ezra.elvis.anglin@gmail.com)
Louisiana: TBD
Maine: Brennan Edwards (edwardsbrennan397@gmail.com)
Maryland: Samir Ahmed (samir.hafiz.ahmed@gmail.com)
Massachusetts: Lauren Peloquin (lpeloquin27@nobles.edu)
Michigan: Rishiv Ramesh (rishivramesh13@gmail.com)
Minnesota: Pranya Duvvuru (pranya.duvvuru@gmail.com)
Mississippi: TBD
Missouri: Gannon Seyer (gannonseyer@gmail.com)
Montana: Tayler McPhillips (mcphillips.tayler@gmail.com)
Nebraska: TBD
Nevada: Ty Tan (tan.ty.grr@gmail.com)
New Hampshire: Aslan Bilimer (aslan.bilimer@icloud.com)
New Jersey: Achutan Rahushri (achutanraghushri@gmail.com)
New Mexico: Gloria Guerin (gm.guerin26@gmail.com)
New York: Tony Pan (tonypan513@gmail.com)
North Carolina: Krish Korrapati (krishkorr@gmail.com)
North Dakota: TBD
Ohio: George Baldree (gwbaldree@gmail.com)
Oklahoma: Nevaeh Dukes (dukesnevaehr@gmail.com)
Oregon: TBD
Pennsylvania: Andreo Bono (andreo.s.bono@outlook.com)
Puerto Rico: Ana Laura Macchiarella (macchiarella.analaura@gmail.com)
Rhode Island: Dennis Gallagher (dgallallagher215@gmail.com)
South Carolina: Alex Luther (alexluther335@gmail.com)
South Dakota: TBD
Tennessee: Lukas Roy (roylukas2008@gmail.com)
Texas: Sania Abraham (abrahamsania09@gmail.com)
Utah: Matilda Thomas (matilda.lee.thomas@gmail.com)
Vermont: TBD
Virginia: Nahyla Barakat (teen_chair@vayd.org)
Washington: Emma Shampain (emshampain@gmail.com)
West Virginia: TBD
Wisconsin: Syrus Foys (couriersstop@gmail.com)
Wyoming: TBD
2026-27 State Chairs
Alabama: Payton Foster-McLean (paytonfostermclean@gmail.com)
Alaska: Stephen Gibson (stevecurry581@gmail.com)
Arizona: Shreya Raman (shreraman09@gmail.com)
Arkansas: TBD
California: Delilah Yen (delilahyen0812@gmail.com)
Colorado: Bridgett McManus (bmcmanus28@smanet.org)
Connecticut: Poet Bumpus (pbumpus28@missporters.org)
DC: TBD
Delaware: TBD
Florida: Andrew Light (drewlightsrq@gmail.com)
Georgia: Aishvarya Prahalad (aishvarya.prahalad@gmail.com)
Hawaii: TBD
Idaho: TBD
Illinois: Tyler Talaga (tylertalaga8@gmail.com)
Indiana: Travis Glover (travis.glover100@gmail.com)
Iowa: TBD
Kansas: Angelo Reyna-Sosa (angeloreynasosa@gmail.com)
Kentucky: Ezra Anglin (ezra.elvis.anglin@gmail.com)
Louisiana: TBD
Maine: Brennan Edwards (edwardsbrennan397@gmail.com)
Maryland: Samir Ahmed (samir.hafiz.ahmed@gmail.com)
Massachusetts: Lauren Peloquin (lpeloquin27@nobles.edu)
Michigan: Rishiv Ramesh (rishivramesh13@gmail.com)
Minnesota: Pranya Duvvuru (pranya.duvvuru@gmail.com)
Mississippi: TBD
Missouri: Gannon Seyer (gannonseyer@gmail.com)
Montana: Tayler McPhillips (mcphillips.tayler@gmail.com)
Nebraska: TBD
Nevada: Ty Tan (tan.ty.grr@gmail.com)
New Hampshire: Aslan Bilimer (aslan.bilimer@icloud.com)
New Jersey: Achutan Rahushri (achutanraghushri@gmail.com)
New Mexico: Gloria Guerin (gm.guerin26@gmail.com)
New York: Tony Pan (tonypan513@gmail.com)
North Carolina: Krish Korrapati (krishkorr@gmail.com)
North Dakota: TBD
Ohio: George Baldree (gwbaldree@gmail.com)
Oklahoma: Nevaeh Dukes (dukesnevaehr@gmail.com)
Oregon: TBD
Pennsylvania: Andreo Bono (andreo.s.bono@outlook.com)
Puerto Rico: Ana Laura Macchiarella (macchiarella.analaura@gmail.com)
Rhode Island: Dennis Gallagher (dgallallagher215@gmail.com)
South Carolina: Alex Luther (alexluther335@gmail.com)
South Dakota: TBD
Tennessee: Lukas Roy (roylukas2008@gmail.com)
Texas: Sania Abraham (abrahamsania09@gmail.com)
Utah: Matilda Thomas (matilda.lee.thomas@gmail.com)
Vermont: TBD
Virginia: Nahyla Barakat (teen_chair@vayd.org)
Washington: Emma Shampain (emshampain@gmail.com)
West Virginia: TBD
Wisconsin: Syrus Foys (couriersstop@gmail.com)
Wyoming: TBD
Matthew Brown
Chief of Staff
Matthew, from New Hampshire, previously served as Programs Director and has worked to ensure HSDA and its National Staff are productive and organized.
Junya Liu
Diversity Director
Junya, from Illinois, is working on supporting HSDA's 12 caucuses.
Naisha Bhagashra
Partnerships Director
Naisha, from New Jersey, is working to strengthen HSDA's collaborations and connections.
Saanvi Kumar
Summit Director
Saanvi, from Massachusetts, is serving in her second term as Summit Director and focusing on the logistics of the 2026 National Summit.
Suryaa Kalyan
Summit Director
Suryaa, from Virginia, is focused on the ensuring successful and engaging programming for the 2026 National Summit.
Bridget Hallinan
Local Expansion Director
Bridget, from Pennsylvania, leads local chapter expansion and Chairs the Expansion Committee.
Daniel Cornitcher
National Committee Clerk
Daniel, from Maryland, assists the Vice Chairs in the operations of the National Committee.
William Samuel Hunt
Red & Rural Areas Coordinator
Sam, from South Carolina, previously served as Vice Chair of the LGBTQ+ Caucus and is devoted to expanding Democratic representation in red and rural areas, also serving as Co-Chair of the Rural Outreach Commission (ROC).
Adelino Vellis
Red & Rural Areas Coordinator
Adelino, from New Hampshire, previously led the Rural Association and served as a Co-Chair of the Rural Outreach Commission (ROC).
Benjamin Glover
Abroad Director
Benjamin, currently travelling the world, is working to expand HSDA's presence worldwide.
Lauren Peloquin
Eastern Regional Director
Lauren, also serving as Massachusetts State Chair, is working on supporting states and chapters in the Eastern Region.
Ananya Bhatla
Eastern Regional Director
Ananya, from New Jersey, also serving as a local chapter leader, is working on supporting states and chapters in the Eastern Region.
Jack George
Southern Regional Director
Jack, also serving as Virginia State Chair, is working on supporting states and chapters in the Southern Region.
Parker Williams
Southern Regional Director
Parker, also serving as Kentucky State Chair, is working on supporting states and chapters in the Southern Region.
Sarah Lee
Midwestern Regional Director
Sarah, from Michigan, previously served as a two-time Regional Staffer and is working on supporting states and chapters in the Midwestern Region.
Josh Carter
Midwestern Regional Director
Josh, also serving as the Ohio State Vice Chair, is working on supporting states and chapters in the Midwestern Region.
Andrew Smith
Western Regional Director
Andrew, also serving as Utah State Chair, is working on supporting states and chapters in the Western Region.
Ed Turpel
Western Regional Director
Ed, from California, is serving in his second term as Western Regional Director and is focused on supporting states and local chapters in the Western Region.
Helen Hu
Social Media Director
Helen, from California, also serves as California's Communications Director and works to ensure HSDA posts informative and engaging content.
Sarah Malushi
Social Media Director
Sarah, from Massachusetts, is focused on making engaging short-form video content for HSDA.
Mariam Faruqi
TPT Editor-in-Chief
Mariam, from Texas, runs The Progressive Teen with a team of staff writers.
Mykah Redaja
Multimedia Director
Mykah, from Washington, leads multimedia efforts for HSDA, including the Progressively Yours podcast.
Neil Barot
Multimedia Director
Neil, from Florida, leads multimedia efforts for HSDA, including the Progressively Yours podcast.
Sarah Malushi
Social Media Director
Sarah, from Massachusetts, is focused on making engaging short-form video content for HSDA.
Aanya Ujjval
Legislative Director
Aanya, previously serving as Texas State Chair, leads legislative advocacy efforts for HSDA.
Veena Karthik
Campaigns Director
Veena, from Michigan, leads HSDA's national campaign coordination efforts and Chairs the Campaigns Committee.
Ella Froberg
Climate Change Task Force Dir.
Ella, from Illinois, leads HSDA's Climate Change Task Force.
Andreo Bono
Econ. Justice Task Force Dir.
Andreo, from Pennsylvania, leads HSDA's Economic Justice Task Force and also serves as a local chapter leader.
Saniya Yamin
Education Task Force Dir.
Saniya, from Virginia, leads HSDA's Education Task Force.
Mateo Cisneros
Immigration Task Force Dir.
Mateo, from Florida, leads HSDA's Immigration Task Force.
Viraja Shivhare
Data Director
Viraja, from California, works to organize HSDA's data and manage our Action Network.
Ara Vazquez
Accessibility Director
Ara, from Illinois, is HSDA's Accessibility Director.
Ayan Islam
Diversity Affairs Media Director
Ayan, from Washington, leads social media and design for the Diversity Department.
Matthew Brown
Chief of Staff
Matthew, from New Hampshire, previously served as Programs Director and has worked to ensure HSDA and its National Staff are productive and organized.
Junya Liu
Diversity Director
Junya, from Illinois, is working on supporting HSDA's 12 caucuses.
Naisha Bhagashra
Partnerships Director
Naisha, from New Jersey, is working to strengthen HSDA's collaborations and connections.
Saanvi Kumar
Summit Director
Saanvi, from Massachusetts, is serving in her second term as Summit Director and focusing on the logistics of the 2026 National Summit.
Suryaa Kalyan
Summit Director
Suryaa, from Virginia, is focused on the ensuring successful and engaging programming for the 2026 National Summit.
Bridget Hallinan
Local Expansion Director
Bridget, from Pennsylvania, leads local chapter expansion and Chairs the Expansion Committee.
Daniel Cornitcher
National Committee Clerk
Daniel, from Maryland, assists the Vice Chairs in the operations of the National Committee.
William Samuel Hunt
Red & Rural Areas Coordinator
Sam, from South Carolina, previously served as Vice Chair of the LGBTQ+ Caucus and is devoted to expanding Democratic representation in red and rural areas, also serving as Co-Chair of the Rural Outreach Commission (ROC).
Adelino Vellis
Red & Rural Areas Coordinator
Adelino, from New Hampshire, previously led the Rural Association and served as a Co-Chair of the Rural Outreach Commission (ROC).
Benjamin Glover
Abroad Director
Benjamin, currently travelling the world, is working to expand HSDA's presence worldwide.
Lauren Peloquin
Eastern Regional Director
Lauren, also serving as Massachusetts State Chair, is working on supporting states and chapters in the Eastern Region.
Ananya Bhatla
Eastern Regional Director
Ananya, from New Jersey, also serving as a local chapter leader, is working on supporting states and chapters in the Eastern Region.
Jack George
Southern Regional Director
Jack, also serving as Virginia State Chair, is working on supporting states and chapters in the Southern Region.
Parker Williams
Southern Regional Director
Parker, also serving as Kentucky State Chair, is working on supporting states and chapters in the Southern Region.
Sarah Lee
Midwestern Regional Director
Sarah, from Michigan, previously served as a two-time Regional Staffer and is working on supporting states and chapters in the Midwestern Region.
Josh Carter
Midwestern Regional Director
Josh, also serving as the Ohio State Vice Chair, is working on supporting states and chapters in the Midwestern Region.
Andrew Smith
Western Regional Director
Andrew, also serving as Utah State Chair, is working on supporting states and chapters in the Western Region.
Ed Turpel
Western Regional Director
Ed, from California, is serving in his second term as Western Regional Director and is focused on supporting states and local chapters in the Western Region.
Helen Hu
Social Media Director
Helen, from California, also serves as California's Communications Director and works to ensure HSDA posts informative and engaging content.
Sarah Malushi
Social Media Director
Sarah, from Massachusetts, is focused on making engaging short-form video content for HSDA.
Mariam Faruqi
TPT Editor-in-Chief
Mariam, from Texas, runs The Progressive Teen with a team of staff writers.
Mykah Redaja
Multimedia Director
Mykah, from Washington, leads multimedia efforts for HSDA, including the Progressively Yours podcast.
Neil Barot
Multimedia Director
Neil, from Florida, leads multimedia efforts for HSDA, including the Progressively Yours podcast.
Sarah Malushi
Social Media Director
Sarah, from Massachusetts, is focused on making engaging short-form video content for HSDA.
Aanya Ujjval
Legislative Director
Aanya, previously serving as Texas State Chair, leads legislative advocacy efforts for HSDA.
Veena Karthik
Campaigns Director
Veena, from Michigan, leads HSDA's national campaign coordination efforts and Chairs the Campaigns Committee.
Ella Froberg
Climate Change Task Force Dir.
Ella, from Illinois, leads HSDA's Climate Change Task Force.
Andreo Bono
Econ. Justice Task Force Dir.
Andreo, from Pennsylvania, leads HSDA's Economic Justice Task Force and also serves as a local chapter leader.
Saniya Yamin
Education Task Force Dir.
Saniya, from Virginia, leads HSDA's Education Task Force.
Mateo Cisneros
Immigration Task Force Dir.
Mateo, from Florida, leads HSDA's Immigration Task Force.
Viraja Shivhare
Data Director
Viraja, from California, works to organize HSDA's data and manage our Action Network.
Ara Vazquez
Accessibility Director
Ara, from Illinois, is HSDA's Accessibility Director.
Ayan Islam
Diversity Affairs Media Director
Ayan, from Washington, leads social media and design for the Diversity Department.
Be part of the change
Be part of the change
HSDA offers various leadership positions from the local to national levels, holding elections on a yearly basis and connecting youth with various opportunities to organize, connect, and grow.
HSDA offers various leadership positions from the local to national levels, holding elections on a yearly basis and connecting youth with various opportunities to organize, connect, and grow.
Milan van Dam
National Chair
Milan, from Maryland, previously served as National Vice Chairman, Maryland State Chair, and First-Gen Caucus Chair. As National Chair, he’s working to expand youth representation and mobilize the next generation ahead of the midterms. Milan also leads the organization’s DNC delegation and serves on the DNC Executive Committee.
Milan van Dam
National Chair
Milan, from Maryland, previously served as National Vice Chairman, Maryland State Chair, and First-Gen Caucus Chair. As National Chair, he’s working to expand youth representation and mobilize the next generation ahead of the midterms. Milan also leads the organization’s DNC delegation and serves on the DNC Executive Committee.
Milan van Dam
National Chair
Milan, from Maryland, previously served as National Vice Chairman, Maryland State Chair, and First-Gen Caucus Chair. As National Chair, he’s working to expand youth representation and mobilize the next generation ahead of the midterms. Milan also leads the organization’s DNC delegation and serves on the DNC Executive Committee.
Milan van Dam
National Chair
Milan, from Maryland, previously served as National Vice Chairman, Maryland State Chair, and First-Gen Caucus Chair. As National Chair, he’s working to expand youth representation and mobilize the next generation ahead of the midterms. Milan also leads the organization’s DNC delegation and serves on the DNC Executive Committee.