The San Diego County Young Democrats (the “Young Dems”) welcome you to our group! We’re the official Democratic Party organization for voters under the age of 36 in San Diego who wish to actively participate in the Democratic Party. Our members work hard to improve the San Diego community and elect Democrats – from San Diego City Council to the halls of Congress. Participate in the Young Dems and you will:
- Meet other young professionals and students in the San Diego community who share your values;
- Work to elect Democratic candidates at all levels of government;
- Improve your community today by participating in our community service events;
- Learn the ropes about the political process so you can be an effective advocate for the things you care about;
- Meet elected officials and ask them questions directly.
In the past two years, we’ve had visits from national, statewide and local candidates and our group is growing. The people who believe San Diego is merely a place for retired Republicans are blind to the change that is happening around them. YOU are the future of San Diego. And even if we haven’t met you, we know you. You’re young, technically savvy and you know this country is messed up. Come help us do something about it and welcome aboard!
Executive Board
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President: Matti Miranda president (at) sdcyoungdemocrats.com |
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Vice President: Vivian Moreno vp (at) sdcyoungdemocrats.com |
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Community Service Chair: Lindsay Burr & Ashley Harrington communityservice (at) sdcyoungdemocrats.com |
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Secretary: Stephanie Sandbeck secretary(at) sdcyoungdemocrats.com |
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Communications Chair: Tracy Duong communications (at) sdcyoungdemocrats.com |
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Treasurer: Aaron Friberg treasurer (at) sdcyoungdemocrats.com |
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Membership Chair: Doug White membership (at) sdcyoungdemocrats.com |
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Co-Political Director: Colin Parent Colin Parent |
Matti Miranda
President
Matti Miranda was raised in Tucson, Arizona and attended the University of Arizona. There she worked for 5 years in Dr. Raymond Goldstein’s laboratory and also work as part of the Atomic Mass Spectrometry Laboratory. In 2007 she moved to San Diego and is currently working as Scientist I for NanoImaging Services. Matti is proud to be serving her third term on the SDCYD board, first term as president. She likes making dinner with friends and long walks on the beach.
Vivan Moreno
Vice-President
Vivian Moreno, is a vibrant young leader in the community. She received her degree from UCSD in Political Science, with an
emphasis in International Relations. For the past four years, she has been mentoring teenage girls through MANA’s Hermanitas
program where she spent the last two years as the Assistant Director, and was named the 2009 Mentor of the Year. Ms.
Moreno is also a proud 2010 NLC alumni. When not working or being active in the community she loves talking about politics,
reading, spending time with her friends and with family in the south bay where she was raised and enjoys a good local
microbrew beer in her hand. 
Ashley Harrington
Community Service Co-Chair
Ashley Harrington is a recent graduate of the University of San Diego, where she majored in Political Science. As a student leader, she organized immersion trips in Tijuana for USD students, as well as local service opportunities through the InterFaith Shelter Network. Ashley currently works for SDSU Research Foundation, supporting individuals with developmental disabilities to live in their own homes.
Lindsay Burr
Community Service Co-Chair
Lindsay moved to San Diego in January 2011 and is excited to be joining the San Diego Young Dems Board.Lindsay is currently working at AMSOLAR Corporation as the Manager of Special Projects, where she focuses on community outreach where AMSOLAR is developing solar projects.Her work background is almost entirely in campaign politics, spending campaign cycles in several states: Virginia in 2005, Ohio (primary) and Colorado (general) in 2006, New Mexico in 2008, and Iowa in 2010.In Iowa she was the Political Director for Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-02).She is originally from Colorado and attended Wellesley College.
Stephanie Sandbeck
Secretary
Stephanie was originally a Las Vegas native before moving to San Diego a little under eight years ago. She is the daughter of two military servicemembers (Navy and Air Force) and herself served briefly in the Navy before injuring herself and becoming a veteran. She graduated cum laude from Boston University and plans to soon pursue a graduate degree. She currently works as a paralegal in a midsized private law firm
Tracy Duong
Communications Chair
Tracy works as a scientist in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. She currently works for company the seeks to find an alternative to fossil fuel. Tracy has been a member of the San Diego County Young Democrats for over two years. She has been active in canvassing and some doing some political walks. She has a Bachelor of Science from UCLA and a Master of Science from UCSD.
Aaron Friberg
Treasurer
Aaron hails from Bakersfield, California and loves Merle Haggard, cowboy buckles and Lyndon Johnson. He would love to see San Diego further develop its public transportation system and would happily pay more sales tax for it. His super ability is squeezing membership dues out of 20-30 somethings, creatures from the zoo, and various and sundry inanimate objects.
Doug White
Membership Chair
Whether the commitment has been local, state or federal Doug White has been involved in progressive democratic politics for the entirety of his career. Starting out in the Governor Gray Davis administration, Doug quickly cut his political teeth in Washington, DC. Additional political and policy work – for the Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, the Obama presidential campaign and Presidential Inaugural Commission, Toni Atkins for State Assembly and Howard Wayne for San Diego City Council campaigns – only furthered Doug’s resolve to become more intimately involved with the democratic cause.
As membership chair, Doug is responsible for: the Club’s chartering documents for the statewide California Young Democrats organization; maintaining the directory of official membership in good standing and associate members; handling membership correspondence and renewal billings; and verifying the intent or registration status of all new members.
Doug received his bachelor of business administration degree in management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and his master of public administration, public and non-profit management degree from New York University. He is a Democratic State Central Committee member and elected delegate from the 76th Assembly District, board member and community service chair of the Jewish Federation’s Young Adult Division (YAD), board member and youth caucus chair of the San Diego Democratic Club, and a New Leaders Council 2011 Fellow.
Colin Parent
Co-Political Director
Colin Parent is an attorney in San Diego. He is a graduate of UCSD and NYU Law School. Colin is the founder and Co-Director of the San Diego New
Leaders Council, a local chapter of a national entrepreneurial leadership program for progressive young professionals. The New Leaders Council annually
trains 15-20 Fellows on communication, management and political skills, to build a deeper bench of progressives who are able to make change in their
communities. Colin serves on the boards of the League of Conservation Voters, the San Diego Lawyers Chapter of the American Constitution Society, and the
San Diego County Young Democrats. Colin is Catholic, an Eagle Scout, a member of Scouting for All, and he lives in the North Park neighborhood of San
Diego.
