Caucus Leaders
Megan Imperial
Caucus Chair
Megan Imperial currently serves as a Legislative Aide to San Francisco Board of Supervisor Myrna Melgar in District 7. Her legislative portfolio includes Women in the Workforce and Contracts, Transportation, Environmental Justice, Resilience and Emergency Planning, COVID Health, and Budget. Obtaining her bachelor's degree from the University of California Berkeley in Interdisciplinary Studies, Megan was recognized with the Highest Honors for her Thesis, specializing in race, language, culture, and identity. Her Thesis explores the sociolinguistic patterns of women and adolescents of color as they relate to neoliberalism and the hegemony of heterosexual speech through market analysis. As the Chair of the California Young Democrats (CYD) Womxn's Caucus, she aims to lead with the lens of Racial, Gender, and Geographic Equity Frameworks.
Cassidy Denny
North Regional Director
Cassidy is the North Regional Director for the CYD Womxn's Caucus. She currently works as a Legislative Aide for California State Senator Skinner. This is her first year on the board, but she is very excited to grow our membership and network with young women across the state. In her free time, Cassidy mentors high school-aged athletes and coaches volleyball at a local club.
Nini Wu
South Regional Director
My name is Nini (she/hers)! I grew up in a college town in Oklahoma and am about to graduate with a Bachelors of Art in Political Science from UC Irvine. I’m super thrilled to join the California Young Dems Womxns Caucus as the South Regional Director! At UCI, I have served as the Student Government External VP, where I worked to ensure that young people were included in all spaces where decisions are being made. In the SoCal community, I serve as the Vice Chair for the Orange County Young Democrats. Last summer, I also had the honor of working with EMILYs List in Washington D.C. right as Roe v Wade was overturned, a critical turning point in women’s rights across the country. It was through these experiences that I learned how to organize young people and especially young women to fight for a fair and equitable future that uplifts the voices of young people everywhere and I hope to continue this work as South Reguonal Director where I will work diligently to uplift womxn to advocate, organize and run for office.
Cynthia Pinto-Cabrera
Central Regional Director
Cynthia Pinto-Cabrera (she/her) is a clean air and environmental justice advocate in the San Joaquin Valley. As a native to the San Joaquin Valley, and an asthmatic, she is interested in supporting more environmental champions in leadership role and up lifting youth engagement in the environmental movement throughout the Valley. She is currently an online graduate student pursuing a Master's in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver. Prior to this, Cynthia obtained her undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. In her spare time, she enjoys coaching and is currently the Head Coach for the Madera Unified Middle School Aquatics Program. You can find her on Twitter @cynthiapintoc.
Jubilee Byfield
Treasurer
Beyond the realm of work, Jubilee Byfield is deeply committed to democracy and advocacy. Jubilee firmly believes in using her skills and resources to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others, embodying her values both personally and professionally.
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For Jubilee, the opportunity to make a positive impact in Los Angeles politics and contribute to something greater than herself is the driving force behind her hard work. Jubilee wakes up every day eager to make a difference, fueled by a genuine passion for generational positive change for people of color, and guided by her unwavering dedication and belief that everyone belongs in politics. Jubilee strongly believes that we are all capable of making the changes we wish to see in the world. No matter how big or small, we have to work together in order to do so!
Maricruz Ramirez
Secretary of Membership
Born and raised in California's Central Valley, Maricruz Ramirez began her political work as an environmental justice activist who has participated in a 266-mile march in support of a bold Civilian Climate Corps and has been interviewed by USA Today, Mother Jones Magazine, and Jane Fonda's Fire Drill Fridays in regards to the climate crisis.
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Currently, she is a community organizer for the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment, where she works with the mission of empowering local communities in the fight against Big Oil.
As part of the CYD Womxn's Caucus, she plans to highlight the struggles of marginalized communities who are continuously ignored and neglected by political leaders.
In her free time, she enjoys reading, attending concerts, and spending time with her husband and their two cats, Mochi and Luci.
Riya Mehta
Communications Director
Riya Mehta is a current law student at UC Law SF, and she graduated from the University of Southern California with an education in history, business, and analytics. She uses her unique
combination of studies to understand politics from a historical, economic, and data-driven perspective.
Riya is passionate about championing policy and change that amplifies the voices of marginalized communities. On her campus, she undertakes this mission by working as the Vice President of DEI of the American Constitution Society and as a representative for various affinity groups. Off campus, she promotes change by working on campaigns for progressive candidates. With her work as Communications Director for the CYD Womxn’s Caucus, she
intends to strengthen her efforts of serving as a public advocate.
Alondra Esquivel Garcia
Political Director
Alondra Esquivel Garcia (she/her/ella) currently serves as the Political Director for the CYD Womxn’s Caucus. During her time at San Francisco State University, she held various leadership roles and was a Willie Brown Jr. Fellow at the San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority focusing on Vision Zero.
Previously, Alondra worked as a San Francisco Fellow in the Department of Public Health for the City and County of San Francisco. She is now the Director of the San Francisco Youth Commission, where she is dedicated to advocating for youth and impacting local government systems.
Alondra is passionate about electing women to office, being an active member in various Democratic organizations in San Francisco, and being a union member of SEIU 1021.
Guiliana Dakdouk
Parliamentarian
Guiliana Dakdouk is a first generation Lebanese and Venezuelan American whose heart lives in the great city of Los Angeles. Growing up in LA, Guiliana saw the efforts of her parents tirelessly working to make ends meet while connecting people from all paths thru food, music and good energy. This experience cultivated a passion for helping others by listening to individuals needs and finding creative solutions.
She began her career in the retail food industry and shifted into management with the intent of being an advocate for employees in a space that is less than inviting to women and BIPOC communities. Working full time while going to school, Guiliana became the first in her family to graduate from college receiving her BA in Communication Studies focusing on Intercultural and Interpersonal Comms. After graduating with her MPA in Organizational Leadership from CSUN, Guiliana became a board member in her community’s neighborhood council until 2023.
She currently is a Self-Identifying Female at Large Board Member of LACYD, the Vice Chair of the Women’s Committee for LACYD and a board member of the DEI Steering Committee at Soho House. Guiliana is hopeful that as more young people recognize the power of community engagement, change will occur.
Veronica Boulos
Legislative Director
My name is Veronica Boulos and I’m a fourth year Political Science major at Sacramento State. I’m a first generation student and an Egyptian Immigrant. I wasn’t involved in advocacy until I began college and decided that I wanted to do something meaningful and impactful. I switched my major from psychology to political science and tried to get involved on campus. Since my first year and a half at Sac State was fully online, it made it harder to find the opportunities for involvement, but I stumbled across our Associated Students Incorporated student government. I joined many committees such as Student Academic Senate and Lobby Corps to tackle student and higher education issues. This showed me that just talking about the issues was not enough. I wanted to take action and have a seat at the table so I ran for the Director of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies position of the ASI Board of Directors.
This role strengthened my involvement in our College Democrats chapter where I helped champion women’s rights. I authored a resolution in support of California Proposition 1 and spoke at a rally organized by our College Democrats at Sac State. I then joined the California College Democrats and founded/chaired the CCD Women’s Caucus. Authoring legislation in bills for higher education such as SB 808, AB 266, AB 888, SB 260, and many more through my ASI Board position sparked my interest in legislative advocacy. As a woman of color, women’s rights has always been a priority of mine so I look forward to continuing my advocacy through my role as the CYD Legislative Director.
Who We Are
The California Young Democrats Women’s Caucus aims to engage women civically, lead, and run for office. As a caucus, it wants to ensure support for women's health, economic prosperity, security, leadership, fair treatment and sexual assault and domestic violence prevention.
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Membership
The California Young Democrats Womxn’s Caucus functions under the bylaws of the California Young Democrats and the Young Democrats of America. We welcome young democrats to join! In order to be a voting member, you must be between 14-35 years old, self identify as a democrat, and pay annual dues.