The 2021-2022 session of the Young Democrats of North Carolina got off to an excellent start this weekend as the new Executive Committee met for the first time. Following the successful elections of new officers to YDNC's various caucuses on Saturday afternoon, the committee oversaw the approval of a diverse slate of forty nominees to various appointed positions within the organization, including a full set of Regional Directors, District Chairs, and members of various committees. The appointees also include the first women to serve as Regional Directors in the modern incarnation of these positions and a majority-female slate of district chairs for the first time.
The Beckett Administration is firing on all cylinders and ready to get to work building a new momentum for Young Democrats all across North Carolina. In addition to approving these appointments, the committee also got started on numerous important initiatives for the coming year, including the administration's Chapter Investment & Infrastructure Plan, the adoption of Slack as a platform for cross-organization communication, and the first steps toward forming a scholarship fund for up-and-coming young political activists.
We congratulate the newly-appointed individuals and newly-elected caucus chairs below and look forward to working with them:
Regional Directors
Eastern — Samuel Johnson
Piedmont — Ansley Fennell
Western — Kristen Robinson
District Chairs
1st District — Myelle Thompson
2nd District — Kris Rixon
3rd District — Autumn Gillikin
4th District — Damien Gu
5th District — Stephen Leverton
6th District — Elijah Mears
7th District — Shar Martinez
8th District — Mackenzie Reedybacon
9th District — Caroline Broadfoot
10th District — Ali Wofford
11th District — Emily Whitmire
12th District — Judd Larkins
13th District — John Coleman
District Vice-Chairs
1st District — Cathy Leake
4th District — CJ Robinson
8th District — Landon Keith
Charter & Bylaws Committee
Kelvin Stallings, Zach Finley, Ali Fazal, Cathy Leake
Resolutions Committee
Ali Fazal, Michael Evola, Natalee Nieves, Caroline Broadfoot, Kris Rixon
Amendment Advocacy Committee
Taylor Beckett, Jenna Kubiak, Kevin Lin, Katherine Jeanes, Anderson Clayton, Jon McLamb, Daniel Franch, Dorian Palmer, Cortney Bohannon
Communications Committee
Katherine Jeanes, Garrett Readling, Elijah Mears
Caucus Chairs
Black Caucus — Tia Canada
Disability Issues Caucus — Quinton Hawkins
Hispanic Caucus — Albaro Reyes-Martinez
LGBTQ+ Caucus — Lauren LaVigne
Rural Caucus — Samuel Johnson
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