Meet the outstanding staff of HMC 2025!

Deputies

Featured

Elias Schisgall

Class of 2025

Deputy Vice President

Kaitlyn Vu

Class of 2027

Deputy Speaker of the House

Jahir Tineo Castillo

Class of 2027

Deputy President of the Senate

Makenna Walko

Class of 2027

Deputy Director of Special Programs

House Staff

Featured

Brooke Decho

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Agriculture

Ian Svetkey

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; Agriculture

Lillian Rousey

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Agriculture

Kaitlyn Tran

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Education and the Workforce (Novice)

Sarita Plata

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Education and the Workforce (Novice)

Franny Connors

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Energy and Commerce

Hiral Chavre

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Energy and Commerce

Alexa Shumway

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Financial Services

Amari Urquhart

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Financial Services

Mimi Koenig

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; Foreign Affairs

Vivian Nguyen

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; Foreign Affairs

Morgan Lee

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; Homeland Security

Tsion Debebe

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Homeland Security

Luke Kushner

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Judiciary

Sebastian Juarez

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Judiciary

Margaret Lee

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Oversight and Accountability

Roberto Quesada

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Oversight and Accountability

Soleei Guasp

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Oversight and Accountability

David Sauer

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Select Committee on Intelligence

Hana O'Looney

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Select Committee on Intelligence

Jason Morganbesser

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Small Business

Kayla Andrews

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Small Business

Matt Suescun

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Small Business

Anil Cacodcar

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Science, Space, and Technology

Mohammed Maarouf

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; Science, Space, and Technology

Onovughakpor Otitigbe

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; Science, Space, and Technology

Benjamin Ma

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Transportation and Infrastructure

Nathan Tesler

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Transportation and Infrastructure

Featured

Amber Nolazco-Torres

Amber Nolazco-Torres

Class of 2026

Junior Staffer; Agriculture

Neha Mukhara

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Agriculture

Samara Baksh

Class of 2027

Junior Staffer; Agriculture

Hillary Silver

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Education and the Workforce (Novice)

Jessie Wang

Class of 2026

Junior Staffer; Education and the Workforce (Novice)

Jimmy Merino

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Education and the Workforce (Novice)

Isabelle Agarwal

Isabelle Agarwal

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Energy and Commerce

Joshua Schultzer

Joshua Schultzer

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Energy and Commerce

Tyler Dalton

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Energy and Commerce

Daniel Patel

Class of 2027

Junior Staffer; Financial Services

Edgar Torres

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Financial Services

Theresa Nguyen

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Financial Services

Caleb Graupera

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Foreign Affairs

Kyra Esrig

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Foreign Affairs

Najman Mahbouba

Najman Mahbouba

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Foreign Affairs

Wesal Haroun

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Foreign Affairs

Michael Mauro

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Homeland Security

Nora Koutoupes Guessous

Nora Koutoupes Guessous

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Homeland Security

Sophia Farkouh

Class of 2026

Junior Staffer; Homeland Security

Jack Botein

Class of 2027

Junior Staffer; Judiciary

Mizuki Yashiro

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Judiciary

Abby Gerstein

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Oversight and Accountability

Jacky Loc

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Oversight and Accountability

Sebastian Ramirez Feune

Sebastian Ramirez Feune

Class of 2025

Junior Staffer; Oversight and Accountability

Angelina Xu

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Select Committee on Intelligence

Jennifer Guo

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Select Committee on Intelligence

Maria Tracy

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Select Committee on Intelligence

Dillon Dukes

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Small Business

Hanna Wosenu

Class of 2026

Junior Staffer; Small Business

Jonathan Yang

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Small Business

Senate Staff

Featured

Luke Schofield

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Agriculture, Nutrition, Forestry

Michelle Balderrama

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Adi Raj

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Armed Services

James Bergstrom

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Armed Services

Emily Peck

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Selam Ambaw

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Alexandria Westray

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Nick Dominguez

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Isaiah Flores

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Energy and Natural Resources

Tenzin Yiga

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Energy and Natural Resources

Evelyn Zhou

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Finance

Lillian Yang

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Finance

Caleb Thompson

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Foreign Relations

SoEun Park

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Foreign Relations

Tova Kaplan

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Foreign Relations

Muskaan Arshad

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Sam Schumann

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Emma Jing

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Homeland Security

Salma Boukouj

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Homeland Security

Austen Wyche

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Judiciary

Jonathan Haileselassie

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Judiciary

Lauren Cruickshank

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Judiciary

Miguel Chiapetta

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Select Committee on Intelligence

Rachel Fields

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Select Committee on Intelligence

Ethan-Judd Barthelemy

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Nate Bolan

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Featured

Angela Calderon Pio

Angela Calderon Pio

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Emma Pham-Tran

Class of 2027

Junior Staffer; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Katie Martin

Class of 2027

Junior Staffer; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Pippa Lee

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Nirja Trivedi

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Armed Services

Raif Boit

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Armed Services

Rishi Hazra

Class of 2027

Junior Staffer; Armed Services

Rosa Wu

Class of 2027

Junior Staffer; Armed Services

Dylan Rhoton

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Emilia Leon

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Michael Zhao

Class of 2025

Junior Staffer; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Ahmed Eldeeb

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Commerce, Science and Transportation

Emma Crago

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Commerce, Science and Transportation

Yasmeem Galal

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Commerce, Science and Transportation

Connor Cowan

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Energy and Natural Resources

Melanie Martinez

Melanie Martinez

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Energy and Natural Resources

Sydney Massey

Class of 2027

Junior Staffer; Energy and Natural Resources

Hamzeh Hamdan

Class of 2025

Junior Staffer; Finance

Kelly Olmos

Class of 2027

Junior Staffer; Finance

Zackhery Facey

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Finance

Bannon Price

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Foreign Relations

Khalid Alzamil

Class of 2027

Junior Staffer; Foreign Relations

Yusuf Kahloon

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Foreign Relations

Enaya Ahmad

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Layla Kelly

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Samantha Mujica

Samantha Mujica

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Shakira Ali

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Romi Chaovat

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Energy and Natural Resources

Featured

Kaitlyn Choi

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Homeland Security and Government Affairs

Kyle Davis

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Homeland Security and Government Affairs

Mariah Cornejo

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Homeland Security and Government Affairs

Nathan Chen

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Homeland Security and Government Affairs

Adele Raillot

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Judiciary

Carter Umphress

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Judiciary

Henry Pahlow

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Judiciary

Elena Michielsen

Elena Michielsen

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Select Committee on Intelligence

Nhaomi Lartey

Class of 2027

Junior Staffer; Select Committee on Intelligence

Oksana Trefanenko

Oksana Trefanenko

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Select Committee on Intelligence

Riya Sikand

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Select Committee on Intelligence

Helen Hailemariam

Helen Hailemariam

Class of 2027

Junior Staffer; Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Reyaz Abdullah Sultani

Reyaz Abdullah Sultani

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Sona Hawkins

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Zach Berg

Class of 2028

Junior Staffer; Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Special Programs Staff

Featured

Dhara Patel

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Ad-Hoc

Mukta Dharmapurikar

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Ad-Hoc

Dev Ahuja

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Constitutional Convention

Nellie Fitzpatrick

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Constitutional Convention

Ella Dotzler

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; District Court

Emily Young

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; District Court

Ericka Familia

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; District Court

Eva Rankin

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; FBI

Patrick Pieper

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; FBI

Will Smialek

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; FBI

Alexandra Oikonomou

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; G-20

Althea Lee

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; G-20

Ethan Jasny

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; Historical Committee

Raihana Rahman

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Historical Committee

Maia Hoffenberg

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Media

Natalie Coon

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Media

Red Hamblin

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; Media

Jocelyn Xu

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; NEC

Lidya Tadesse

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; NEC

Audrey Moorehead

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; NSC

Roja Yousuf

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; NSC

Anna Mikhaylyants

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; Presidential Cabinet

Gavin Lindsey

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; Presidential Cabinet

Laiba Khan

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; Presidential Cabinet

Aarna Sitani

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; SCOTUS

Chelsea Bohn-Pozniak

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; SCOTUS

Nabila Chowdhury

Class of 2025

Senior Staffer; SCOTUS

Ryan Jung

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; SCOTUS

Lara Berliner

Class of 2027

Senior Staffer; UNSC

Maria Cheng

Class of 2026

Senior Staffer; UNSC