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EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP, COMMITTEES, AGENDAS, AND CONSTITUTION!
YDSA 2025-26 STEERING COMMITTEE
YDSA 2025-26 STEERING COMMITTEE
LAUREN FIN
(SHE/HER)
Co-Chair
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OLIVE WATSON
(THEY/HE)
Co-Chair
Olive is a Social Science major graduating in 2026, and remaining at PSU for the GTEP graduate program until 2028! They shared: "I'm a lifelong organizer, and started organizing at PSU with the Student Workers Union. I joined YDSA to connect with organizers outside of that campaign, and I'm so glad I did! YDSA is one of the surprisingly few groups on campus fighting for the changes people want to see, and I'm grateful to align my work with the chapter's goals."
DIEGO PAJUELO
(HE/HIM)
VICE Chair
Diego is an Economics major graduating from PSU in 2028! He shared: "I'm in YDSA because I see a war between capitalists and workers, and have observed that the capitalist fight is an unsustainable one, one which demonizes people of color, destroys environments, colonizes nations, and disempowers workers. I joined DSA to fight for a better future under the leadership of workers."
SIERRA BUHLERT
(SHE/HE)
SECRETARY
*blurb*
QUINN VALE
(THEY/THEM)
TREASURER
Quinn is an Arts & Letters major graduating in 2029! Their hobbies include reading, writing, collecting books, watching films, and volunteering as an English tutor and gardener. They shared: "The reason I joined YDSA is to become part of the campus and Portland community along with fight for LGBTQ+ and immigrant rights."
CHAPTER COMMITTEES
CHAPTER COMMITTEES
Committees are open for all membership in good standing to join! These smaller groups focus on different facets of our organization and help labor to be distributed. Joining a committee allows you to contribute your skills and learn some new ones in political education, communication, labor organizing, graphic design, leadership, event planning, recruitment, and more!
Click any image to access the mission statements of our committees for more details.
Communications Committee
Communications Committee
What to expect: Managing and creating media to advertise YDSA, maintaining communication with club members, and streamlining said communication. Keeping track of tasks on Google Sheets, as well as maintaining an archive of past materials. Social media management.
Artwork by Stephen Crowe
Recruitment Committee
Recruitment Committee
What to expect: Helping to run the Spring Recruitment campaign, scheduling and doing one-on-one meetings with new members, contacting membership and community figures, tabling to advertise YDSA. Focusing on retention and engaging less-involved members.
Photo via @ydsapsu
Coalition-Building Committee
Coalition-Building Committee
What to expect: Creating and maintaining relationships with other campus groups, especially political and international organizations. Event-boosting and sharing our events and actions with other groups, and doing the same for them. Assigning point people for specific organizations they have relationships with.
Cropped flyer by MEChA de PSU
Labor Committee
Labor Committee
What to expect: Managing communications between YDSA and labor unions both on and off campus. Boosting labor events and actions, assisting YDSA workers with unionization, and improving and promoting the image of campus workers and unions. Supporting salting and peppering campaigns at and around PSU.
Photo by Eli Imadali / OPB
Political Education Committee
Political Education Committee
What to expect: Informing the membership and the public about socialist or labor history, thought, and movements to democratize information and knowledge. Situating our work within the history and theory of those before us. Fostering discussion and collaboration surrounding political education.
Art by the Center for Political Education
AGENDAS
CONSTITUTION
Our constitution grows and changes with the organization. Questions or suggestions for amendments? Contact us via Instagram or over email at ydsa@pdx.edu, or attend a general meeting (held on Wednesdays from 5:30-7:00pm during Spring Term 2026) to share your thoughts! More information about general meetings can be found here.
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