Delegate Leadership
76th Model Legislature & Court
Nicholas Johnson
76th Youth Governor
Matty Gualeni
76th Secretary of State
Emi Sakamoto
76th Chief Justice
Board of Managers
2023-2024
Robert “Robbie” Abelon
Board Chair
Senior Manager, Government Relations
Adobe
Northern California
Greg Baker
Vice Chair, Board and Financial Development Committee
Director/Sales Manager, KFSN-TV ABC 30
The Walt Disney Co. /
Disney Ad Sales
Central California
Chantal Cotton Gaines
Vice Chair,
Finance Committee
Deputy City Manager
City of Palo Alto
Northern California
Bodhi Brunings
Delegate,
Central Coast YMCA
Central California
Diane Boyer Vine
Legislative Counsel, ret.
Northern California
Juan Carlos Torres
Deputy Chief of Staff
Speaker of the Assembly
Northern California
Dr. Kenny Donaldson
Sr. Associate Athletic Director, Academic Excellence
And Sport Administration/ Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
UCLA Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Southern California
Kasey Babb
Delegate, YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
Southern California
Ligia Gutierrez
75th Anniversary Co-Committee Chair
Executive Coach
Central California
Mahee Haswani
Delegate and Former
75th Secretary of State,
YMCA of Superior California
Northern California
Martha Alvarez
Chief of Legislative Affairs and Governmental
Relations at Los Angeles Unified School District
Southern California
Morrell Jones II
History Educator
Geffen Academy @ UCLA
Southern California
Nicholas Johnson
76th Youth Governor,
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
California YMCA Youth & Government
Statewide
Sue Marasco
S.V.P. Branch Ops., ret.
YMCA of Metropolitan
Los Angeles
Southern California
Victor Madero
Vice President of Strategy
OPTUM CALIFORNIA
Southern California
Staff
Mari Bassel (She/Her)MariBassel@ymcaLA.org
Executive Director
Dan Powell
California YMCA Youth & Government/LA Teen DevelopmentDanPowell@ymcaLA.org
Ali Sheaffer (She/Her)AliSheaffer@ymcaLA.org
Associate Executive Director
Madison Farricker (She/Her)MadisonFarricker@ymcaLA.org
Program Director, Conference & Event OperationsLisa Daddario (She/Her)LisaDaddario@ymcaLA.org
Associate Executive Director
Megan Brennan (She/Her)MeganBrennan@ymcaLA.org
Program Coordinator