Sabina Nussipov (she/her), President

Like many others, Sabina was spurred to action after the 2016 election. As an immigrant herself, she realized that she could no longer be silent as her community and everything she valued was threatened and attacked. Having never been involved in politics, she sought out guidance, training, and support and found all that and so much more within SCYD. She immediately joined every committee and before she knew it, she was running for a leadership role herself. Sabina is now a Government Affairs Manager for a Native American Tribe who fights to ensure that the needs of Indian Country are well represented. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her two adorable nephews, attempting artistic projects, and going on adventures outdoors!

 Noah Marty (he/him), VP of Membership

Noah Marty is currently a Legislative Aide with Assemblymember Gabriel’s office working on issue areas such as privacy, education, and public safety. Noah graduated from Sacramento State University with a double major in Political Science and International Relations and was actively involved with student government, including serving as student body president. Noah is on the executive board of the Capital Fellows Alumni Association and along with his role with the Sacramento County Young Democrats and is passionate about advancing the priorities of young people working in politics. Outside of work, Noah enjoys watching his bay area sports teams (49ers, Warriors, and Giants), hiking, and finding the best happy hour near the Capitol.

Arman Gevorgyan (he/him), VP of Fundraising

Arman recently started working at Capitol Morning Report. His involvement started at the beginning of 2016 with the Sac State Dems. He was elected onto the board as VP of Finance twice, Executive Vice President, and then President. Then when he graduated and was elected onto the CA College Dems as VP of Finance. He has been mainly involved in Northern CA activism and politics. He really enjoys being outside: camping, hiking, playing sports, etc. He loves animals and will get more emotional in a movie involving dogs than any other movie out there.

Chris Napoleon Smith (he/him), Political Affairs Director

Chris rejoins the SCYD board as its Political Director for 2022. He previously served as SCYD’s VP of Membership from 2015-2017. He also served as President of the Sac State College Democrats in 2007 and 2008. In his day job, Chris works at the Associated General Contractors of California (AGC) as their Government Affairs Director, representing over 1,000 construction and associated companies throughout the state. Prior to joining AGC, Chris worked in Washington D.C. for a lobbying firm tracking Congressional legislation and Administration actions on issues relating to air quality, agriculture, infrastructure, and transportation. He also worked for the Sacramento Metro Chamber in their policy department. Additionally, Chris has managed political campaigns ranging from School Board to State Senate. In his free time, Chris enjoys long distance running and is part of several running groups in the Sacramento Region.

Robin Rahil (she/her), Policy Director

Robin graduated from the University of California, Merced, with a BA in political science in 2020. Throughout her educational career, she focused on American Politics and Constitutional Law. As a student at UC Merced, she served as the Internal Vice President for the Democrats at UC Merced. As the Internal Vice President, Robin brought several guest speakers and conducted discourse discussions to increase awareness on campus about criminal justice reform and racial equity. Currently, Robin works at CivicWell (formerly known as the Local Government Commission) as the Operations and Recruitment Coordinator. Before joining CivicWell, Robin worked as the Central Valley Fellow for Emerge California, District Intern for former United States Senator Kamala D. Harris, and a student assistant for the California Energy Commission. In her free time, Robin enjoys reading, sipping on a good cup of coffee, or going for a run!

Robert Cruz (he/him), Treasurer

Robert Cruz was born and raised in Sacramento, California, and is a recent graduate of California State University, Sacramento. Robert first got involved with SCYD through the College Democrats at Sac State, where he served as its Treasurer for two years. Currently, Robert is a legislative staffer in the California State Assembly. He has many interests and hobbies.

Evan Cragin (he/him), Communications Director

Evan Cragin currently works as a Field Representative for Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry in her Davis office. He is from Berkeley and is a proud UC Davis political science alum, focused on American politics, constitutional law, and the electoral system, with a minor in human rights. In his time at UC Davis, he was the Executive Director of the Davis College Democrats during the 2020 Election, contributing to races from the city to the federal level. His past work includes several political campaigns, grassroots organizing, and both – partisan and nonpartisan – politics in Yolo and Sacramento Counties. Along with his role with the Sacramento County Young Democrats, Evan loves to stay involved in electoral, housing, and transit politics. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, exercising, and playing trivia nights with his friends.

KaSandra Soto (she/her), Community Affairs Director

KaSandra is a District Representative in the office of Councilmember Eric Guerra, focusing on constituent issues, social media and childcare.

KaSandra graduated from Sacramento State University on December 2020 with a double major in Economics and Political Science. During her time at Sac State she helped start Diverse Women in Politics along with being a past board member of the Sacramento State Democrats. She started volunteering in campaigns in high school, starting with Representative Garamendi.

In her free times she likes to paint and visit new places.

Camille Boudreaux (she/her), Equity Director

Camille Boudreaux is a life-long Sacramentean, public servant, and activist. She is passionate about sociology and business, subjects she proudly studied locally at Sacramento State University. Camille is excited to return for her second term on the SCYD e-board as its first Equity Director. She looks forward to uplifting progressive candidates and building upon the camaraderie, diversity, and transparency in the young democratic community. 

Kenton Ngo (he/him), Parliamentarian

Kenton runs Pantograph Labs, a small digital agency that runs email and ads for groups and candidates across the nation. He joined SCYD when he moved here from Virginia in 2018 to make friends and talk shop with like-minded Democrats, and since he can't get enough of the nerdy stuff, he’s happy to serve as Parliamentarian!

Katie Hanzlik (she/her) , Immediate Past President

Katie served as president of SCYD from 2019-2020 and has been a member of the board since 2014. She got her start in political communication when she first joined the SCYD Communications Committee in 2013, and has since served as communications director to Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg and Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis. Katie currently does communications and campaign consulting for local and statewide candidates. She also serves as SCYD's representative to the Democratic Party of Sacramento County, of which she was elected Vice Chair in 2021. In her spare time, she enjoys running, walking her dog Marty, and constructing the perfect charcuterie board.