Our Leadership

Aidan was born and raised in Staten Island and lives in West Brighton. He is the current President and former Vice President of SIYD. Aidan is also a member of SIDSA and part of their Organizing Committee. Aidan has ran for public office twice, for the 49th City Council district, and has worked on electoral campaigns at the local, state, and federal level. Most recently, he's worked as a Field Lead with Zohran Mamdani's campaign.

Apart from politics, Aidan enjoys exercise and sports.

James currently lives in Sunnyside but grew up in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. His background is in research and data modeling, specializing in machine learning & recession forecasting. He previously worked in the U.S. Census Bureau as a Survey Statistician in the Small Area Estimates Team. His interests outside of politics include music and video games, such as Clair Obscure: Expedition 33.

He currently lives in Grymes Hill, Staten Island. He serves as the Associate Director of Student Engagement & Activities for at Wagner College. His focus is on building community and leadership development for young adults both in his career and the boarder community. Christian also served as the Staten Island Canvas Coordinator for the Zohran Mamdani Mayoral Campaign. 

Christian, an Upstate Native, grew up in a small town just outside of Syracuse, NY. He is a proud Alumn of two SUNY institutions. He holds his Master's in Higher Ed & Student Affairs from Binghamton University and BA in Boardcasting & Cinema from SUNY Oswego.