Executive Board

  • Zach Cohen - President

    Zach is a senior at WWU, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Economics. Zach has worked in various campaigns across Western Washington, and continues to work to elect Democrats at every level. In his free time, Zach enjoys hiking, live music, and Mariners baseball

  • Vivek Prakriya - Vice President

    Vivek is a Junior at the University of Washington, majoring in Computer Science, Physics, and Math. He is also involved in CDA as the Western Regional Director and previously interned for Rep. Suzan Delbene’s campaign in 2021. In his free time, he likes to routinely hang his queen on chess.com, ski, and play guitar.

  • Kamil Zaidi - Legislative Affairs Director

    Kamil is the Legislative Director for the College Democrats of Washington. He is currently a freshman at Seattle University, where he is studying Political Science. He's been passionate about public service from a very young age, and got involved in Democratic politics in middle school. His enthusiasm for politics stems from his core belief that everyone deserves to live a happy, healthy, and prosperous life. In addition to his role with CDWA, he's also Vice Chair for the King County Young Democrats, Vice Chair for the 45th District Democrats, and a multimedia journalist for the Northwest Progressive Institute. Overall, he's excited to make a positive impact on the lives of college students throughout the state!

  • Claire Cox - Membership Director

    Claire is a sophomore studying history at Seattle University! She joined CDWA to help empower young people as she believes that college kids are crucial to make change to our government! In her free time, she loves watching basketetball and tennis

  • Steven McCray - Eastern Washington University Chapter Chair

    Steven McCray is currently a junior studying Social Work at Eastern Washington University. Steven is also a PCO in the 6th Ld for 6010. Steven is a recently elected Water Commissioner in Spokane County. Steven also serves on the student advisory committees for DEI at EWU and is secretary for the Spokane Council of the Blind. Steven is a father of two. Once Steven graduates, he wants to serve the less fortunate in his community.

  • Nolan DeGarlais - University of WA Chapter Chair

    Nolan is a senior at the University of Washington studying political science and history. He first got involved with College Democrats during his freshman year, at the height of the COVID Pandemic and the chaos surrounding the 2020 election. Currently, he is the President of the UW chapter of the College Democrats and hopes to grow membership while building a solid base of educated, progressive, and politically involved young people on campus. In his free time, Nolan loves to read, hike, and otherwise enjoy the natural beauty of Washington.

  • Bellana Bogar - WSU Pullman Chapter Chair

    Bella is a student at WSU Pullman and the chapter chair there. She studies Professional Writing and Rhetoric with a minor in psychology. Fun fact about Bella, in high school, she went to Harvard for a political science summer program.

  • Karina Dulay - WSU Vancouver Chapter Chair

    Karina is the chair of the Washington State University, Vancouver chapter. Her pronouns are she/her, she’s majoring in criminal justice with a minor in political science. Fun fact about Karina, she loves to do her own nails once a week!