Our Leadership
Executive Leadership
Dorian Palmer
President
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Anna Rios
Executive Vice President
evp@ydnc.org
ELECTED Leadership
Jesse Ross
Western Regional VP
western@ydnc.org
Alia Wofford
Piedmont Regional VP
piedmont@ydnc.org
Daniel Franch
Triangle Regional VP
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Siaria Divel
Eastern Regional VP
eastern@ydnc.org
Josie Reed
Secretary
secretary@ydnc.org
APPOINTED Leadership
Siaria Divel
Treasurer
treasurer@ydnc.org
Garrett Readling
Communications Director
comms@ydnc.org
Brenden Hipps
Deputy Communications Director
Joey Melone
Finance Director
finance@ydnc.org
Michael Careccia
Senior Advisor for Finance
YDA & Partner Leadership
Katherine Jeanes
YDA Representative
katherine@ydnc.org
Zach Finley
YDA Representative
zach@ydnc.org
Kema Leonard
College Democrats of NC President
Daniel Patterson
NC Association of Teen Democrats President
Caucus Chairs
Black Caucus | Vacant |
Disability Issues Caucus | Vacant |
LatinX Caucus | Albaro Reyes-Martinez |
Labor Caucus | Jesse B. Ross |
LGBTQ+ Caucus | Elijah J. Mears |
Rural Caucus | Daniel Franch |
Women's Caucus | Josie Reed |
District Reps
1 Vacant
2 Peyton Glendinning
3 Samuel Johnson
4 Anna Rios
5 Nathan Linville
6 Albaro Reyes-Martinez
7 Shakeyla Ingram
8 Vacant
9 Vacant
10 Vacant
11 Brenden Hipps
12 Kiara Lawson
13 Nicholas Imarah
14 Chase Howard
Board of Trustees
Hon. Brian Turner (term expires in 2024) | Montica Talmadge, Chair (term expires in 2025) | Mayor Ronnie Thompson (term expires in 2026) |
Dr. Tilden Hagan (term expires in 2024) | Rep. Zack Hawkins (term expires in 2025) | Vinod Thomas (term expires in 2026) |
Hon. Terry van Duyn (term expires in 2024) | Christy Agner (term expires in 2025) | Lainey Edmisten (term expires in 2026) |