Who We Are
We are a coalition of students who are changing the way that young people participate in politics.
Young people’s voices aren’t included in the political conversation in our country. As a result, issues that affect young people go ignored and young people are becoming disengaged in politics.
Our Work
Our democracy is being threatened by civic disengagement, legislative gridlock, and hyperpartisanship. We need the next generation to be engaged in politics to reverse this trend and save our democracy.
We are a 501(c)(4) nonprofit with 30 paid students and hundreds of volunteers working at 9 campuses across North Carolina to empower young people in politics. We register students to vote, hold community events to connect students to the political world, and advocate for youth issues on campus and at the state legislature. Learn more about the impact we’ve had on college campuses through our Campus Organizing and at the NC General Assembly through our Advocacy.
Team
Sam Hiner
Executive Director
Junior at UNC Chapel Hill from Mooresville, NC
Mick Tobin
Operations Director
Junior at Duke University from Mooresville, NC
Alexandre Dray
Field Operations Director
Junior at Duke University from Miami, FL
Elina Murarka
Communications Director
Junior at Duke University from New Haven, CT
Ava Smithing
Federal Advocacy Associate
Class of '23 at Stevens Institute of Technology from Nashville, TN
Noah Coffman
Research & Policy Director
Junior at University of Notre Dame from Tulsa, OK
Neil Sairam
Federal Advocacy Associate
Junior at George Washington University from Washington, DC
Andrew Fingeret
Federal Advocacy Associate
Senior at George Washington University from Pittsburgh, PA
Kennedy Smith
Campus Field Director
Junior at East Carolina University from Raleigh, NC
Amarah Din
Campus Field Director
Junior at Appalachian State University from Cary, NC
Joyane Longmiere
Campus Field Director
Sophomore at North Carolina A&T State University from Raleigh, NC
Briana Harmon
Campus Field Director
Sophomore at Davidson College from Kamuela, Hawai'i
Jackson Meade
Webmaster
Junior at UNC Chapel Hill from Charlotte, N.C.
