Faces of the Future: Meet Your New Student Leaders
The student elections of 2025 at the City College were a milestone moment in the institution’s democratic heritage, with record student turnout and policy action of unprecedented scope.
By Tabari Morris
The student elections of 2025 at the City College were a milestone moment in the institution’s democratic heritage, with record student turnout and policy action of unprecedented scope. The elections occurred in the context of accreditation challenges to the institution and shifting student demographics.
Highest Voter Participation
The Spring 2025 Associated Students election at City College had a record student turnout as college bulletins posted a “record student voter turnout.” While candidate-by-candidate statistics were unavailable in publicly available data, the rate of increase in turnout reflects increased awareness of the necessity of having student government represent issues on campus such as affordability, safety on campus and academic support services.
The Associated Students Executive Council, with its own guiding document requiring representation from City College campuses and centers, is also responsible for articulately representing student concerns. The excitement surrounding this year's election also stems from a long-standing push to engender better student leader-general student relations such as through initiatives like the Mission Center Council and events and activism on the Mission Center campus.
Associated Students Election Results 2025
Student Trustee
Angelica Campos
Student Chancellor
Heather Brandt
Student Vice Chancellor
Juan “Mallinali” Villalobos
Associated Students Council Chinatown/North Beach
Felix Jirathananart Kaewwika, President-Elect
Ana Claudia Castillo, Treasurer-Elect
Xiangjun Liu, Secretary-Elect
Proposition A: Chinatown Council Codes
ASC Downtown
Maria Caroliny de Oliveria, President-Elect
Temesgen Mekonnen, Vice President-Elect
Eka Tsintsadze, Treasurer-Elect
Vy Lang, Secretary-Elect
ASC Mission Center
Melissa Bonilla, President-Elect
Renata Araujo, Vice President-Elect
ASC Ocean Campus
Dahlia Gonzalez, President-Elect
Johanna Gormley, Senator-Elect
Nolan Wong, Senator-Elect
Sadiqa Karem Sha, Senator-Elect
Rosi Sarduy, Senator-Elect
Tyler Powers, Senator-Elect
Priscilla Nguy, Senator-Elect
Noel Chen, Senator-Elect
Angela Davidovich, Senator-Elect
Jay Langdon, Senator-Elect
Ellen Estrada, Senator Elect
Donald Aingworth IV, Senator-Elect
Amir Sabino Thagavis, Senator Elect
Jennifer Allen, Senator-Elect
Sharon Batton, Senator-Elect
Unifying Democratic Pillars
The 2025 election at City College shows both progress and continued struggle in student government. Historic voter turnout and noncitizen voting rights are signs of a growing culture of engagement, but accreditation and budget constraints call for focused leadership.
Trustees and student leaders will have to weigh advocacy and compliance if they are to maintain City College as a pillar of affordable higher education. These suggestions include expanding transparency in reporting election results, expanding educational outreach to the electorate and establishing mentorship programs to guide emerging student leaders. While City College reaffirms its accreditation, active participation by administrators, faculty members and students will play a key role in deciding its fate.
