Our Board
Our Elected Board
All officers are elected annually at the December membership meeting of the San Francisco Young Democrats. Elected officers include two Co-Presidents, the Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.
Co-President
Ernesto Cuellar (he/him)
Co-President
Andrea Gallardo Lopez (she/her)
Vice President
Mirac Fittro (he/they)
Treasurer
Sakura Martin (she/her)
Secretary
Rosine Garcia (she/her)
Immediate Past President
Khloe Ollison (she/her)
The Appointed Board
All appointed board members are selected by the elected officers in order to carry out committee assignments and amplify the collective goals of the board as a whole.
ADVOCACY
Chair: Kudrat D Kontilis
Committee Member: Alexandria Zeng
Committee Member: Lauren Valles
Committee Member: Cole Rothman
At-Large Member: Sacha Zafari
COMMUNICATIONS
Chair: Chanel Marie Green
Committee Member: Jordan Tirona
At-large Member: Armaan Patel
EVENTS
Co-Chair: Brielle Alexis Trinidad
Co-Chair: Jacob Sandobal
Committee Member: Colin Angel
Committee Member: Amanda Chen
MEMBERSHIP
Chair: Ryan Gottschalk
Committee Member: Liam Brady
Committee Member: Prabhat Jammalamadaka
At-large Member: Chase Preston
FINANCE
Committee Member: Forrest Cameron
At-large Member: Diego De La Rosa Laday
PAC
Chair: De'Marea Brandy
Committee Member: Julia Forrest
Committee Member: Yuval Berenstein
Committee Member: Bella Conferti
At-large Member: Adrianna Zhang
Notable Past Presidents
Phillip Burton
Served as a CA State Assemblyman (1957-1964) and US Congressman (1964 - 1983) for San Francisco. Phil Burton was one of the first members of Congress to acknowledge the need for AIDS research and introduce an AIDS bill. He was instrumental in creating the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett
A civil rights maverick, champion for international peace, doctor of medicine and publisher of several African American newspapers. He led local protests for civil rights, fostered the careers of numerous influential politicians, shepherded young proteges into the field of medicine, counseled U.S. presidents -- including John F. Kennedy -- and received head-of-state receptions around the world for his quest for international peace.
John Burton
Former chairman of the California Democratic Party and former CA State Assemblyman, US Congressman and CA State Senator. When John Burton retired from the State Senate, the California Journal reported “Gone will be the Senate's most vehement partisan for social services for the poor, the Senate's angriest voice against tax breaks for businesses and the wealthy, its loudest voice for protection of workers, its fiercest pro-labor advocate and its disciplinarian."
Willie Brown Jr.
Served more than 30 years in the CA State Assembly (spending 15 years as its speaker) and later served as the 41st mayor of San Francisco. He was CA’s first African American Speaker of the Assembly and the first African American mayor of SF. During his time as Speaker, the New York Times called him “one of the country’s most powerful state legislators.” He authored and lobbied the successful passing of the bill that legalized homosexuality in California. His tenure as mayor was marked by significant increase in real estate development, public works, city beautification, and other large-scale city projects.
Rebecca Prozan
The Chief of Public Policy & Government Affairs at Google and former SF assistant DA and head of the DA’s Community Relations Division, where she spearheaded the Neighborhood Prosecution program that allowed offenders to serve the community instead of going to the courtroom. She formerly served on SF’s Democratic County Central Committee.
Max Szabo
Founded Szabo & Associates, a leading strategic, policy communications, and public affairs firm. Szabo was previously a senior adviser to San Francisco's top prosecutor where he served as an Assistant District Attorney and Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs.
From left to right, former and current SFYD Presidents: Alex Barrett-Shorter (2019-21), Whit Bastian (2017-2019), Zahra Hajee (2021-2022), Diane Le (2014-2017), Luis Zamora (2018-2020), Joy Zhan (2022-2023)