Leadership Committee

In September, members gathered for our fourth annual Membership Congress. Over the course of two days, members and staff reflected on the past year and collaborated to shape our organization’s direction. During the Congress, we held elections for the 2024 Leadership Committee, with four candidates running for two open positions. Each candidate presented their vision, shared why they aspired to be an LC member, and answered questions from fellow members, staff, and Congress participants. After a democratic vote, we concluded our Annual Congress by welcoming our two newly elected LC members: Amaya Sheftall and Emily Martinez!

At our annual membership Congress held in September 2023, Power U members elected two new Leadership Committee members: La’Monique Reid and Alisson Najera.

In March of 2024, members elected another layer of leadership with committee co-chairs and the documentarian. The committee co-chairs are EJ: Christopher Arriaza & Mila Boyd, ASPP: Eric Royal Jr. & Angelo Garcia, RJ: Amaya Sheftall & Toni Raggs.

This year members continued to shape the organization through elected leadership with the new addition of the Documentarian role. Members initially convened at our annual membership congress and elected Ebony Felton as the first seat on our Leadership Committee. In a special election in November, Kassidey Antenor was elected the second seat & Jamal Victor was elected as the new Documentarian.

As our year continued and committees were formed, we have continued to appoint youth leadership with committee co-chairs. These individuals will lead their committees throughout our year, primarily supporting their committee campaigns and the development of members. Like other leadership positions, these individuals were required to run and be elected by their peers. They are CNC: Roy Puckett & Jordan Norteus, Reproductive Justice: Jimmie Neal & Lamonique Reid, and Exploratory: Azya Whitby & Claud Joseph

In September members convened for our second annual membership congress. Over these two days, our members alongside staff were able to offer reflections from the year and decide on new leadership positions. Our 2022 Leadership Committee was also voted in during congress. 5 Candidates ran for the 2 positions open. Each had the opportunity to present and share why they wanted to be an LC Member as well as answer questions from fellow members.